tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post2464100799233046253..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Rhythm Of The SeasonScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-84105400203436313782008-01-20T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-20T11:44:00.000-05:00I am a lifelong Chicagoan although I have lived mo...I am a lifelong Chicagoan although I have lived most of my adult life in D.C. I CAN NOT tell you how THRILLED I AM to be a NATS FAN! They will always be my SECOND team because I have been a proud WHITE SOX fan since 1972, but they are my HOME team! I have every hope that the new stadium will be EVERY BIT as "magical" as my favorite ballpark ever, WRIGLEY FIELD in Chicago, where I make an annual trip and have every year since 1970. Go Nats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-33537192779152026682007-07-18T15:09:00.000-04:002007-07-18T15:09:00.000-04:00So, true! The sounds and smells of baseball are as...So, true! The sounds and smells of baseball are as important as the sights. I grew up in St. Louis at "Old" Busch Stadium. My dad got us tickets to eat/sit and watch the game in the restaurant over looking the field one year for my birthday. It was nice, had to wear my favorite dress with tights and all (I was probably 8). Sure, it was a neat experience, but nothing beats sitting in the bleachers with a hot dog. Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-53419161208338596142007-07-18T10:47:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:47:00.000-04:00I meant the Spendid Splinter - not the 1941 AL MVP...I meant the Spendid Splinter - not the 1941 AL MVP Jumpin Joe - who hit .406 obviously...SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-18520501425942188732007-07-18T10:31:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:31:00.000-04:00Beautifully expressed sentimental and timeless pie...Beautifully expressed sentimental and timeless piece. Yes - Washington has settled into having a major league baseball team. No longer is the hanging question whether the Nationals will remain here pending the stadium controversy or just plain old uneasiness that some political quisling would undermine the team's ability to remain here.<BR/><BR/>Recall that the situation was still very much unsettled just one year ago. And, believe me, there were powerful forces, including one in Baltimore, rooting for that stadium to be delayed creating a firestorm...<BR/><BR/>I remember the illustrious Tom Boswell a bit more than a year ago saying that the "new owners will undoubtedly want to change the name back to the Senators" - a ridiculous notion, which would have richly fed the political opposition since the team is in a city where the license plates read "Taxation without representation" - and U.S. Senators are held responsible for that plight!!<BR/><BR/>By luck and in many cases quiet dedication, perserverance, and design, this team has become part of the fabric of the Nation's Capital, and its broad community. The name fits and seems eternal; the uniform is a classic; the Curly W now part of the venacular; and increasingly seen on hip-hop video's and in Hollywood. (I ought to send one for Turtle to sport on HBO's Entourage...)<BR/><BR/>The team has its own unique voice in Charlie Slowes, and "Bang - Zoom Go the Fireworks." It has a charismatic president and a controversial general manager. And it has its own manager - having never been anyone else's and true to a Horace Greeley-like aphorism: "go to the Nationals, young man, and grow up along with your team."<BR/><BR/>With 33 games to go in the old girl (Frank Howard's number in 1971); and Dmitri Young hitting at the Yankee Clipper's clip of .406 for nearly a third of the season, and leading the National League in hitting (a day at a time...), we can look forward hopefully to a countdown which may witness the healthy return of "Madeline;" Shawn Hill commanding the mound; B.Watson showing what he can do; and two-three young arms sporting their stuff.<BR/><BR/>Timeless and terrific. Two Nats' regulars hitting over .310 at this time of the year; a pitching staff with scrap heap starters and Double A hurlers combining for 4.70 ERA; and Zimmerman is indeed the rock projected. Last place doesn't seem hopeless, despite the anemic overall powerless quality of the current line-up. And they play in the sun today, right?<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.com