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February 01, 2005
Nats Roundup
I guess the big story today has to be Murray Chass' column in the New York Times claiming that MLB scuttled a Sosa to Washington deal in order to placate Orioles owner Peter Angelos. Like Chris Needham, I think it sounds plausible, especially since we're still waiting on the details of Angelos' indemnification deal with MLB, as well as the announcement of a radio and television deal for the Nats. Nats GM Jim Bowden and four other players are scheduled to make an appearance tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at the ESPN Sportszone in D.C. -- bring stuff to be autographed. And Mark your calendar for Saturday afternoon for a Nats Fan Club meeting in Chinatown. Check Capitol Punishment for details. Ex-WTEM host Phil Wood made his debut in today's first issue of the new Washington Examiner and the reviews are mixed. Chris thinks Wood is putting on a good Tom Boswell impersonation; Josh at Nationals Review thinks Wood is better on radio; and Nationals Inquirer is just shrugging his shoulders. The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission is looking for some new style when it comes to the Nats new home, and District of Baseball (soon to be added to the Blogroll) doesn't think that's a bad idea. Thanks to the Nats Blog for the link. And over at Capitol Dugout, Rich Tandler continues his series introducing the team's 2005 lineup. Today's focus: Vinny Castilla. There are reports, once again, that Bill Collins head of the failed effort to bring the Expos to Virginia, is making a bid on the team. And I can't help but notice that a lot of Nats bloggers have grown fond of using the term (first coined by Ryan at Distinguished Senators), "Loudoun Cabal" to refer to Collins and his fellow investors. Here's something I think you guys should remember -- long before there was any formal announcement that baseball was coming back to this area, the one name who has been connected to the effort since the late 1980s was Bill Collins. Say what you will about the merits of the plan for a Loudoun ballpark (I thought it was a disaster too), or whether or not Collins would be the best owner for the team now (I think he's a longshot), but the fact of the matter remains that for many years he was the one public figure who kept working to keep the idea alive that baseball belonged back in Washington. He deserves better.
Eric
12:35 PM
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