The past two nights have seen the Washington Nationals’ two best players (arguably) reach milestones much ballyhooed on the Twitter and elsewhere. On Monday night Nats slugger Bryce Harper hit the 100-RBI mark for the first time in his career. … Continue reading
The Redskins beat the Packers and Tiger Woods wins a golf tournament (the Tour Championship no less) for the first time in more than five years? Somebody pinch me. This is what Sundays are all about. … Continue reading
Tony Bennett’s new album, Love is Here to Say, recorded with Diana Krall, just doesn’t have it. It’s not terrible, of course (it’s Tony Bennett, after all), it just… doesn’t have it. I’ve said previously that Tony Bennett doesn’t need duet … Continue reading
An oh-fer doesn’t usually make headlines. Not in a good way, anyway. But an oh for oh? With five walks? That’s worth blogging about. And tweeting about. And something to talk about in math class. Thanks, Bryce Harper. You just made the … Continue reading
The biggest story from yesterday’s pro football matchup between my hometown team and our visitors from Indianapolis was the number of empty seats at FedEx Field. Attendance on Sunday was the team’s lowest since moving to said venue in 1997. … Continue reading
Washington Nationals leftfielder Juan Soto has been getting a lot of ink recently. He’s probably the second-most talked about person in town, after, you know, the guy who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Trump wishes he were having such a … Continue reading
Congratulations, Bryce Harper, NL Player of the Week from September 3 to September 9. In six games Harper had, among other things, two homers, two doubles, and TWELVE walks. His OBP was an incredible .655. Your dad was right. A … Continue reading
All smiles in the DMV this morning following a win for our local pro football team yesterday. And I’ve already heard whispers of the Alex-Smith-for-mayor campaign beginning. Yes, you would have loved to see a shutout. But 24-6 is still … Continue reading
Tiger Woods’s opening round 62 yesterday—his lowest first-round score in nearly 20 years—had me feeling young again last night. Knowing that 62 on a Par 70 course was a -8 had me feeling like a math teacher. Thanks for giving … Continue reading
Gotta hand it to the folks at Chuck E. Cheese’s. One of my favorite establishments since the Reagan administration, Chuck’s has now brought it to a new level. Yesterday I received an e-mail reminding me that it was a certain … Continue reading