A Deal’s a Deal, Selig Tells District<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i> Codey wants Penn State in Big East<\/b><\/a> – The (Morristown) Daily Record<\/i> Lady Lions breeze past George Mason for nonconference win<\/b><\/a> – CDT<\/i> Oh wait, neither of us care that much, especially him. He went to Penn State for a while too. D’oh!<\/p>\n Not as much fun as “monkeys in the news,” but then again, nothing is and this is still interesting.<\/p>\n Codey wants 20 miles of Pike widened <\/b><\/a> – Star-Ledger<\/i>
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Baseball Owners Plan to Approve Team’s Move to Washington Today<\/b>
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig<\/b> was in the District at a Board of Trade luncheon to say MLB is happy to be in D.C. (for now), will vote today (though it may not be unanimous), give out a six figure grant for baseball fields, and say, oh yeah, the deal we made is set in stone. Linda Cropp<\/b> was seated next to him for a while too and apparently she (among others) thinks MLB will change terms of the deal. Yeah right — they have all the power, MLB is Vader, D.C. is Lando<\/b>. Oh and about that, The Post’s<\/i> Marc Fisher<\/b> had a few things to say about Mrs. Cropp<\/b><\/a> in a column yesterday — basically, Linda this is hardball and you are out of your league so get out of the way and vote yes<\/b>. (Thanks for the heads up, Fritz!)
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More from The Wash. Times<\/i>: Selig says he won’t alter Expos deal<\/b><\/a> <\/p>\n
Nationals’ payroll could hit $50M<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
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It sounds great on paper, but with Jim Bowden<\/b> spending the money, the increase may be a fool’s errand. Keep Brad Wilkerson<\/b> and Nick Johnson<\/b> (known briefly in early 2002 at “the clinician”) at all costs! <\/p>\n
Jim Caple<\/b> – Baseball’s Nationals disgrace<\/b><\/a> – ESPN Page 2<\/i>
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Jim Caple has never been crazy about D.C. baseball and in this article, he uses *facts* to remind us, that hey, this could still blow up. The nerve<\/i> of him to tell the truth! He seems giddy about it though, you may not want to even read this column. <\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\nPSU TO BIG EAST?<\/h2>\n
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The paper of record in my “original” hometown reports that the interim governor of New Jersey Richard Codey<\/b> (D) plans on inviting Penn State to the Big(L)East. He does not have the authority to do that, though the commissioner is not commenting, nor is Tim Curley<\/b>, Penn State’s AD. Do not get too excited\/worried\/upset — this will not happen<\/b>. There is so little benefit leaving the Big11Ten for such a lesser conference. It would mean surrender in athletics and taking a big step down academically. The Big11Ten is a perfect fit for Penn State academics.> <\/p>\n
Zack Mills: Through the Years<\/b><\/a> – Patriot-News<\/i>
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A Zack Mills<\/b> photo gallery has been posted and looking at it, I get the “how can I stay mad at you”<\/b> feeling. He gave his all and brought us some great memories, just not enough. Thanks Zack, we will miss you!<\/p>\n
PSU’s Guman is Academic All-American<\/b><\/a> – The Morning Call<\/i>
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Good for him. We need more Andrew Gumans<\/b> at Penn State, they used to be half the team. He may even get an NFL shot.<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\nPSU BASKETBALL<\/h2>\n
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See that Christopher<\/b>? The women’s basketball team at my alma mater CRUSHED your university’s team like a pair of glasses.<\/p>\n
Bad memories nonexistent for young Nittany Lions<\/b><\/a> – CDT<\/i>
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Of course bad memories are nonexistent for the Cagers, I am not sure they all have the drivers’ licenses yet. Hey, it works though, for a while at least. Hopefully, it will work on Monday too.<\/p>\n
\nTURNPIKES IN THE NEWS<\/h2>\n
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The $1.2B project in Central Jersey spawns warning of a toll increase<\/b>
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Wow, that is two Gov. Codey<\/b> mentions in one day. Anyhow, it looks like the N.J. Turnpike Authority is going to widen the road between the Pennsylvania Turnpike at EXIT 6 and EXIT 8A. This is much needed with I-95 being realigned to there and we have to wonder if they will be doing it with two sets of lanes in each direction. Thanks go out to Steve Anderson<\/b>, who hosts the excellent Web sites nycroads.com<\/b><\/a>, phillyroads.com<\/b><\/a>, and bostonroads.com<\/b><\/a>, for the link.
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Union, turnpike agree on contract<\/b><\/a> – Patriot-News<\/i>
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I thought I would provide the follow up to the story last week about Pennsylvania Turnpike workers striking.<\/p>\n
\nWMATA BOARD DOESN’T USE METRO<\/h2>\n