Amy K. Nelson (ESPN), Mike Hall (NESN), Jeff Pyatt (Real Clear Sports), Jeff Pearlman (SI), Dan Steinberg (WaPo), Bethlehem Shoals (FreeDarko) Yeah, you know how that line ends and the song keeps sticking in my head as I write a recap of “Blogs With Balls 1.0”. Actually, I don’t have the biggest of them all, clearly. It’s probably a good thing I have none of those dangly somewhat spherical objects at all, as I’ve been straddling a fence (hopefully not picket) ... Continue Reading

A little over a year ago, I met Jennifer Hammond during the "Inaugural Ball Walk". Jennifer is a baseball player and also in charge of marketing/publicity for the Eastern Women's Baseball Conference (EWBC). As I mentioned back then, I'd love to play, but sadly still haven't been able to find a way to fit it into my chaotic life (wow, that post was two years ago!). Next weekend, May 23-25, the EWBC will be hosting the Fourth Annual Baltimore-Washington Invitational Diamond ... Continue Reading

[Photoset] When I first became an avid fan of the Nationals and started pouring out my mostly inane thoughts on this here website, I would have just died to think I might have an opportunity one day to spend the better part of a day golfing with one of the players. Oh wait, I don't golf. So what I mean is, spending the day following him, the #2 golf instructor in Maryland according to Golf Digest 2007-2008, my husband, and ... Continue Reading

Joel Hanrahan is best known as the newly anointed closer for the Nationals, but did you know he's got a great golf game too? More later... I'm having a beer at the clubhouse while they finish the last three holes... Continue Reading

[Photoset] Mr. Chatter and I won four passes to any DC United game with access to the Screaming Eagles tailgate in a charity auction and yesterday was it! Neither of us had ever been to a soccer game despite intending to go for quite some time. I've heard so much about the wild and crazy fans at DC United matches and was eager to witness it myself. I was not left disappointed! I felt kind of funny pulling into Lot 8 ... Continue Reading