<< Previous day Blog posts in this category Next day >>
<< Previous year (same day) (if any) Next year (same day) >>
August 13, 2010 [LINK / comment]
Nationals lose five straight
Somehow the Washington Nationals have fallen into another bad slump, with five consecutive losses. On Wednesday Stephen Strasburg had the worst outing of his first ten starts in the majors, giving up six runs in less than 4 1/3 innings. He is now 5-3. Well, nobody's perfect. Last night Livan Hernandez gave up three runs in 6 1/3 innings,
So, it's a perfect time for me to head up there and rally support for the "D.C. 9"! I just hope it doesn't rain like it did last night...
Reds brawl with Cards
Tension is mounting in the NL Central Division, as some pre-game trash talk escalated into virtual gang warfare on the field. MLB suspended Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto for seven games, and gave shorter suspensions to both managers, Dusty Baker (Reds) and Tony La Russa (Cardinals). See MLB.com.
Rays ballpark drama
I learned from Mike Zurawski that the owner of the Tampa Bay Rays, Stu Sternberg, is ramping up the pressure to get a new stadium built. He says that the Rays will consider any ball park in the Tampa Bay area; the Rays will "rise above municipal boundaries to find an optimal site." He even hinted that the Rays might not honor the contract to play in Tropicana Field until the end of the lease, which expires in 2027. He says "baseball will not work in Downtown St. Petersburg." See wtsp.com.
More stadium news to follow...
Posted (or last updated or commented upon): 13 Aug 2010, 10: 28 AM
(unformatted URL) .
ALL blog posts today
New blog post entry
This post is over a week old, so comments are closed.
© Andrew G. Clem. All rights reserved. Your use of this material signifies your acceptance of the Terms of use.
Hits on this page (single blog post) since July 2, 2007: 
Category archives:
(all years)
Baseball
Politics
Latin America
War
Wild Birds
Culture & Travel
Science & Technology
This (or that) year's
blog highlights
January 18, 2010 Earthquake leaves Haiti in ruins
January 18, 2010 Our new governor: Bob McDonnell!
January 29, 2010 Obama: "We can do it together"
February 27, 2010 Huge earthquake strikes Chile
March 20, 2010 Procedural ploy to pass Obamacare
March 21, 2010 House passes Senate's Obamacare*
March 29, 2010 Rebuilding a Republican majority
March 31, 2010 Augusta County GOP reunites (for now)
May 11, 2010 R.I.P. Yankee Stadium (1923-2010)
May 17, 2010 Did Tories win British election?
May 18, 2010 The final mission for Atlantis?
June 9, 2010 Strasburg makes a historic debut
June 24, 2010 Nationals sweep the Royals (almost)
August 5, 2010 Ballpark blitz: 4 stadiums in 2 days!
August 14, 2010 Friday the 13th: Nats get lucky
August 19, 2010 "Ground Zero mosque" hysteria
September 15, 2010 Tea Party triumphs in Delaware
September 17, 2010 The U.S. Constitution and Freedom
September 27, 2010 Nationals spoil Braves' hopes, again
October 6, 2010 Photo gallery extreme makeover
October 27, 2010 Tempests in the Tea Party
November 3, 2010 Decision 2010: two cheers for the GOP
November 5, 2010 San Francisco Giants: world champions!
November 27, 2010 Goodbye to Luciano, and to Olive
December 6, 2010 Nationals sign Jayson Werth
December 29, 2010 Extreme weather disrupts sporting events
Blog highlights have been compiled for the years 2010-2012 thus far, and eventually will be compiled for earlier years, back to 2002.
Explanation
The "home made" blog organization system that I created was instituted on November 1, 2004, followed by several functional enhancements in subsequent years. I make no more than one blog post per day on any one category, so some posts may cover multiple news items or issues. Blog posts appear in the following (reverse alphabetical) order, which may differ from the chronological order in which the posts were originally made:
- Wild birds (LAST)
- War
- Science & Technology
- Politics
- Latin America
- Culture & Travel
- Canaries ("Home birds")
- Baseball (FIRST)
Also see: My blog practices.
Blog errata (Nobody's perfect.)
