D.C. Picks 3 Finalists To Design Stadium – The Post
I guess I missed this in The Wash. Times yesterday, because it is cited as the source for this information. HOK is one of the finalists, Harwood K. Smith Architects and Skidmore Owings/Turner-Meis are the other two.
This is nice and all, but I think it is March 15 (Beware the Ides of March!) that the council finds out if the budget projection is within the established parameters. This could be a very bad day, because if it is not, they look at other sites. No telling what MLB will say to that, even though people like us are making them rich by purchasing so much Nats stuff.
Rijo saves six Cuban players from deportation – The Wash. Times
Perhaps the appointment of Jose Rijo to the Nats front office was a better move than we thought. He apparently has the power to grant political asylum. Read on…
Nationals Notebook – Loaiza Weathers Assignment – The Post
Sounds like Bethune-Cookman put up a good fight, the team was sloppy, but the Nats prevailed and Esteban Loaiza did OK.
Taking it from the top – The Wash. Times
Frank Robinson thinks the lineup is greatly improved but it still might not be enough in the NL East.