District Skeptical On Financing Deals – The Post
None of the private financing options seem to get the council too excited, so it looks like the District may pay for the ballpark.
More from The Wash. Times: Ballpark private funding criticized
More from The Post’s Steven Pearlstein – Ballpark Finance Requires Clear Thinking
Former Barry aide grabs ballpark post – The Wash. Times
Courtland V. Cox, who has known Marion Barry since the 1960s and held posts with the Barry administration in the ’80s, has been hired as director of local, small and disadvantaged business enterprise development by the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission. The commission’s record on hiring local, small, minority and disadvantaged businesses is not great, something Cox is expected to change. Barry denied knowing of this hire, but praised Cox. The former mayor-for-life is becoming increasingly active in the Nationals, which is not too terribly surprising — he follows the spotlight. I wonder if he will still be holding a protest at RFK in April.
Talks With Angelos Hinge on TV Rights – The Post
No breakthroughs on getting the Nats on TV. Something will probably happen by opening day, but it may not be a good deal for the Nationals.
Marc Fisher – A Swing And a Miss For Angelos – The Post
Another wonderful “preaching to the choir” column about Peter Angelo$ from yesterday.
Hernandez shows ‘vintage’ form early – The Wash. Times
¡LIVAN! dominated Cleveland yesterday – six innings, three hits, one run, no walks, five Ks. He was perfect through four as well.
Johnson’s New Stance – The Post
National Looks for Production Boost
The club is working on 1B Nick Johnson’s batting stance to improve his production. That is all fine and good, but best way to improve it is to stay off the DL.
Elbow Keeps Vidro Sidelined – The Post
2B Jose Vidro has now sat out three consecutive games with a hyperextended right elbow.
John Markon – Look at the bright side Low expectations for Nationals could lead to some positive results – Times-Dispatch
Another example of how being a cynic can be more rewarding than a skeptic.
Phil Wood – Like the summer of ’69? – The Wash. Examiner
A look back at a summer that seemed to last forever. Scratch that — it’s about spring training 1969, when Ted Williams was a rookie manager and the Senators wound up a surprising ten games over .500.
Starters don’t play so other players can get their chance – Florida Today
It is Wednesday, which means GM Jim Bowden is talking to columnist Scott Brown (’94 PSU) about spring training.
In case you have not seen it on the official site, be sure to check out “The Capital Game” video. It is about 25 minutes long and narrated by Billy Sample. I have seen the first half of it and will watch the rest tonight. So far, so good.
The Post’s Barry Svrluga had another chat yesterday.