Posted to WaPo Baseball Insider during today’s Nats – Jays game. Gimme Some Glavine So the Braves can find no use for Glavine? Guess they think he’s all broke down and spavined. That a man of such stature Would be put out to pasture Is a shame – but I’d sure love to have him!
Feel free to imagine Gordon Lightfoot singing this homage to his fellow Canuckian. The Ballad of Shawn Hill A young pitcher born in Saskatchewan came down To the Montreal Expos encampment Where he took the ball and threw it right by them all With a blend pure stuff and enchantment. On his first turn at [...]
In an earlier post on the topic of local franchises and how their front offices are structured, I laid out a list of 6 dimension son which to grade the teams: Established Revenue Base (ERB), Marketing (MK), Player Development (PD), Separation of Business and Sport (SBS), Team Makeup (TM), Degree of Resemblance to Successful Teams [...]
So as not to bury the lede… Ned and I believe that the Redskins, Wizards, and probably Nationals are not championship contenders as long as they play down to the level of their opposition, and their best player does not burn for a championship. And also of course if they cough up the ball. Geordie: [...]
Geordie: There’s no way that the Skins could be playing this well without dominating the line of scrimmage. How have they improved from last year? Depth and competition have made the difference, especially on the right side of the line. Right guard Randy Thomas is back from injury which lets last year’s start Jason Fabini [...]
If it’s true that Dan Snyder is going to give Vinny Cerrato the authority to assemble the roster and manage the cap, and get an unglamorous football guy like Jim Fassel to coach the team, and allow him to surround himself with solid, young coaching talent such as Jim Zorn and Rex Ryan, then good. [...]
