Redskins defeat Cowboys 28-18 Win NFC East
Cardinals1 courtesy of Homer McFanboy Before the season began there were a host of predictions that the Redskins wouldn’t just be worst than last season, but that they would be the worst team in the...
View ArticleNFL Wild Card Round Redskins vs. Seahawks
Seahawks7 courtesy of Homer McFanboy Russell Wilson, the Richmond Virginia native and 41st round pick of the Baltimore Orioles in 2007, returns to the area this Sunday to take on RGIII and the...
View ArticleSeahawks defeat Redskins 24-14
The Walk courtesy of Miss Maxine Welcome to DC sports. It is the place where your 98 win baseball team enters to ninth inning with a lead in game 5 of the NLDS and is bounced by a utility infielder,...
View ArticleHockey’s Back – Should We Care?
Empty Verizon Center courtesy of deejayqueue In case you missed it among the news of yet another Washington sports team’s playoff collapse, the NHL lockout is over. Which means the Capitals will soon...
View ArticleNationals finalize LaRoche deal for 2 years
Adam LaRoche courtesy of Keith Allison Adam LaRoche will be a National again. After a long period of negotiations between LaRoche and Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, the two came to an agreement midday on...
View ArticleOh Look, an Apology (Sort of)
Ted Leonsis courtesy of Keith Allison Oh look, Ted apologized. Two things. First, where was this on Sunday? Why wasn’t this the email sent out? Not that this is all that much better, mind. (I’m...
View ArticleCapitals Release Tickets, Start Fan Appreciation Week
Rock the Red courtesy of theqspeaks Late Saturday night, while the whole city was having a good long party, hockey returned to the District of Columbia. The Caps released their short 48-game schedule...
View ArticleA Thank You to Michael Morse
RAD_1549 courtesy of Tony DeFilippo This evening, it has been widely reported that Michael Morse has been traded to the Seattle Mariners for prospects A.J. Cole, Blake Treinen and a player to be named...
View ArticleCapitals drop home opener to Jets 4-1
Skates by yostinator Every year since 2000, the Capitals have carried their home opener with a victory. Every year until 2013. The Capitals looked ragged and rusty on Tuesday night against the Jets of...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Pay Attention To The Wizards, Washington DC
John Wall courtesy of Geoff Livingston If you are like some of my Twitter followers, you may have noticed there hasn’t been a lot of Wizards talk lately. That’s because they were terrible. Heading...
View ArticleNationals add to the Presidential roster, spark rivalry
Photo by Luis Albisu, special to We Love DC If the Nationals ever move from racing presidents, to racing supreme court justices, they’ve made a huge swing pickup. On Saturday, the Nationals unveiled...
View ArticleFan Spring Training
Diamondbacks Spring Training 2011 courtesy of Dru Bloomfield – At Home in Scottsdale Pitchers and catchers have reported to Spring Training sites in Arizona and Florida, and soon we will have baseball...
View ArticleFan Spring Training: Positional Difference
Adam LaRoche courtesy of ameschen Many Nationals fans would label Adam LaRoche as the team’s 2012 MVP, and many would label Danny Espinosa as the Nat on the hottest of hot seats. You see in 2012 Adam...
View ArticleFlashes of Greatness, Flashes of Suck for Capitals
The Capitals had flashes of greatness on Thursday night, slicing through the Devils lines like the team that won the Presidents Trophy in 2010, but a maddening display of undisciplined behavior in the...
View ArticleFan Spring Training: wOBA
Washington Nationals Mike Rizzo courtesy of Keith Allison wOBA = (0.691×uBB + 0.722×HBP + 0.884×1B + 1.257×2B + 1.593×3B + 2.058×HR) / (AB + BB – IBB + SF + HBP) That above is the formula for wOBA...
View ArticleTime To Get Excited, Nats Fans
Nationals Park - Magic of Summer - 9-20-08 courtesy of mosley.brian Spring Training is upon us. It’s celebrated as a holiday in many a home and cheers up folks stuck in deep emotional slumps due to...
View ArticleFan Spring Training: Pitching Stats
IMG_8541 courtesy of NDwas Like a goalie in hockey and a quarterback in football the pitcher in baseball has the most impact on if his team wins or not, and there was a time when a pitcher had even...
View ArticleFan Spring Training: Sample Sizes
1ST_1280 courtesy of MissChatter One of the most important details about stats is that on a long enough time line any stat will give you an indication of if a player is good or not. The effort put...
View ArticleFan Spring Training: Visiting the Affiliates
April first draws closer everyday, and with it the start of a new baseball season. The Washington Nationals baseball franchise is expected to be one of the best in the majors this season, but they...
View ArticleHarper and Strasburg Put on a Show, Nats Win 2-0 on Opening Day
The success of Washington’s 2012 season trickled over to Opening Day 2013 as young guns Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper led the Nationals to their first win of the year, a 2-0 victory over the...
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