An Opening Act With A Bullet

April 2, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Bryce Hapre and Stephen Strasburg made a compelling case on Opening Day to be considered the two best talents ever to play Major League Baseball in Washington, DC. Facing a depleted Miami Marlins roster, Stephen Strasburg seemed to hardly work up a sweat as he breezed through seven innings on eighty pitches without allowing a […]

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Can You Over-hype the Nationals?

March 6, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments

Bryce Harper has put on 10 pounds to hike his playing weight for 2013 to 230. I remember Jim Callis at Baseball America coming on our podcast a few years ago and quoting some scouts who believe Harper will one day have more of an Adam Dunn footprint than a Mickey Mantle one. I don’t […]

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