NATS IN THE NEWS
Stadium Deal Could Profit Owner’s Son As D.C. Pays – The Post
The son of White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who negotiated the deal to bring the Expos to D.C., is apparently part of one of the leading candidates to represent the Nats to the city. This is not the sort of thing that sounds good to a skeptical public and council.
Cropp expects better ballpark deal – The Wash. Times
If Linda Cropp can get a better deal, good for her. However, I hardly expect there to be any big announcement of a better deal. Apparently, she will not vote “no” when the council votes again, choosing to abstain if she does not get what she wants. That is something, but a yes vote would be really nice. Perhaps when she sees the pretty new uniforms next week, she will be swayed.
Pitching Tops Nats’ Wish List at Meetings – The Post
It looks like Dodgers pitcher Odalis Perez is the one D.C. really wants. Jim Bowden also wants to bring in Jose Rijo as a coach. Barry Larkin continues to be mentioned as a utility player.
Nationals’ broadcasts up in the air – The Wash. Times
I have to wonder if the holdup in the ballpark deal is keeping any radio stations from committing to the Nats. The TV deal is in MLB’s hands because they have to negotiate a deal with Peter Angelo$ (booo!) Hey, I’ve scooped DCRTV too!
PSU SPORTS
Paterno to be featured on two CSTV specials – The Collegian
If anyone gets CSTV, please tape these shows for me.
Attitude biggest challenge for DeChellis at PSU – Post-Gazette
A thorough look at the challenges that exist for Men’s basketball at Penn State.
Paterno encourages BYOB for offseason work – The Collegian
Bust Your Butt to the Ball. Given the way things have gone off the field for the last few years, you can understand why that might be taken differently. Also, I saw somewhere, that Dan Connor was named a Sporting News freshman All-American.
Luber resumes practice, likely to play Saturday – CDT
We could have used Ben Luber on Monday night. He needs to be back and play well if PSU has any hope this season. I yearn for the days when you “could not spell Nittany without NIT.”