New Brooms, Clean Sweeps – The Post
The Nats are 8 – 4 and in first place by their lonesome.
I caught the first couple of innings in the car. Charlie Slowes is really starting to grow on me.
More from The Wash. Times: Right at home
Thomas Boswell – Nationals, Orioles Are Getting Their Fill – The Post
Bos is giddy, but I see no need to bring that subsidized team into the column; it kind of taints it for me.
Guzman moves up in lineup – The Wash. Times
Cristian Guzman is hitting .114, but was moved back to second in the order anyway. The one at-bat I heard was vintage Guzman, a groundball out on the first pitch.
Dick Heller – Something special in the works? – The Wash. Times
Another “how good are they?” column. This is a great start, but I have to wonder how long it can last.
Tony Kornheiser – Cluck if You Love The Nats – The Post
Kornheiser made it to a few games and generally likes what he sees. This column was not too sarcastic, for a change.
Loaiza steady in start for Nationals – The Wash. Times
This article says he was steady. In Boswell’s column, Loaiza said “I had nothing, but I battled.”
WHAT DOES LISA TURTLE THINK ABOUT OUR NEW MASCOT?
The Newest Eagle Has Landed – The Post
Screech is going to take some getting used to, I think, because I am not impressed yet. The childrens seem to like him though, and it is all about the childrens, at least when it comes to the mascot. The Wash. Examiner has the AP story and is the source for the above photo.