First off, I overslept this morning so I didn’t get to blog about Ross Detwiler (more like BOSS DETWILER) pitching really well again and Bryce Harper going 4 for 5 while battling flu-like symptoms (DC Sports Bog, The Post) in a 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Good to get that curly W flag waving on the right side again. Now, moving on…
I half-jokingly suggested several times on twitter that the new dugout reporter for Washington Nationals telecasts on MASN would be Mike O’Connor, briefly a pitcher with the team. I said this because I had heard he was trying to get into the broadcasting business and as a former Nat with local ties (George Washington University and Howard County, Md.) he might have that going for him. So, not a blind guess, but maybe a near sighted one?
The actual choice is somebody named Julie Alexandria
So, is Julie Alexandria a Virginia cousin of D.C. Washington? #nats
— Steve Repsher (@SteveRep44) April 17, 2013
I don’t think she and D.C. are related, but good name. We can only hope that Virginia Arlington and a Montgomery Rockville are someday involved with the franchise.
Nonetheless, she is on twitter at @JulieAlexandria and is already more interesting than her predecessor:
This looming winter storm “Yogi” is making a tough case for global warming. “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded.”
— Julie Alexandria (@JulieAlexandria) April 15, 2013
Somebody also RT’ed something she said about Star Wars.
Alexandria has worked with the Mets, Maury Povich (a NATS FAN1!!11!!1) and MTV among other things. @dcsportsbog tweeted this press release that mentioned “Julie is an avid Mets fan, with an AL West crush on the Angels.” There was also a post about her.
I don’t care too much about the dugout reporters, but it’ll be interested to see if she has to dodge as many Gatorade dumps as Kristin Akra. For the most part, I blogged about her because @SteveRep44’s excellent tweet.
Alexandria is expected to start during the next homestand.