Holding Court: #RedPorchWedding Reaction
Just when I stopped singing, “It’s a niiice day, for ah… Red Wedding” after Sunday’s shocking Game of Thrones, Mike Rizzo pulls off his own #RedPorchWedding with a series of roster moves Tuesday...
View ArticleOpinion: Booing Players-A Jerk Thing To Do
I tried to write this with a soft open after Dan Haren got booed by the Nats Park home crowd just two Saturdays ago. I hemmed and hawed about how to be polite about it and still get my point across....
View ArticleAll-Star Assessment Part II: Can You Make It Better?
On Monday, we talked about just went wrong with the Nationals in the first 90+ games. Today, we get to every Armchair GM’s favorite topic-how to tinker with a team to make it better (including if the...
View ArticleOpinion: One Year Later, It’s Time To Let Go of Game 5
WARNING: The following post goes against conventional fan logic and feelings, asking readers to consider a viewpoint they likely do not agree with. The post espouses an opinion on what you, the...
View ArticleNationals Fans Should Be Thankful For Dr. Frank Jobe and Tommy John Surgery
Dr. Frank Jobe in 1990. (Getty Images). Click for source article We here at Nationals101 are very happy to be getting some quality work from our newest contributor, Matthew Shalbrack. Matt is brand new...
View ArticleMy First Opening Day and Nationals Park Through My Eyes
Get To Know Our Newest Writer! Matt Shalbrack reflects on his first Opening Day ever, and what going to Nationals Park was like for relative outsider to the Washington D.C. area. Baseball is back...
View ArticleDeBozzed: Listen to the Whispers of the Wind!
Thanks to @GorChase for this. Yesterday I read Thomas Boswell‘s rage inducing column on Bryce Harper, benching, hustle, whispering, and….who the $(#*$# knows what else was in there. I’ve avoided most...
View ArticleGet To Know Neurofibromatosis
As you’ve likely seen already, May is Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month. Lots of Nats-tweeters have changed their profile pictures (to the picture above), and are using the hashtag #EndNF. Ian...
View ArticleHolding Court: Happy Ryan Zimmerman Day!
Father’s Day sucks for me. I lost my dad in April of 2006 and it’s just *wonderful* to have that fact rubbed in my face. I celebrate Ryan Zimmerman Day. On June 18, 2006, in section 428, Row A, seat 4...
View ArticleBrief Thoughts On the New Pace of Game MLB Rules
I haven’t been on Twitter in nearly a week, so I genuinely don’t know: Is it me, or do the newly implemented MLB pace of game rules seem reasonable, okay, and not such a big deal? I mean, I imagine...
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