There I was standing outside my office building chatting with the building maintenance guy and enjoying some sun after a waterlogged week, when what to my wondering eyes does appear but a man walking by in a black track suit (with white stripes if you must know). Blond hair. Familiar face. My brain did that […]

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Remember when I said maybe Stan Kasten and Jim Bowden should do a Q&A with fans as part of the Winter Tour? Well, how about Stan and Brian Parker, Assistant Director of Scouting? It’s taken four days to get around to this post, but I transcribed 25 pages of the hour and a half […]

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Wooo! The Nationals picked up one of the two club options on Manny Acta beyond next season (which means a raise each year too, according to Barry Svrluga). Interesting discussion on his previous post about the Mets fans wanting them to bring Manny back to New York to replace Willie Randolph. To them I say […]

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After a reasonable presentation of power points, slides, and graphs failed to convince the young draftee to sign, the Nats turned to a new tactic. Jim Bowden plans on camping out at draft pick Michael Burgess’s family home with his sleeping bag until the guy signs. Snore torture! How long can they hold out?

Jim Bowden: […]

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…Walk into a ‘bar’… stop me if you’ve heard this one…
Could they be discussing MLB’s archaic TV/internet black-out rules? MLB’s archaic policy on credentialing media? Not funny enough for a punchline? Ok, make up your own ending to the joke! I never claimed to be a comedienne.
Uh oh, while writing this I saw the very […]

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