Archive: March 23, 2008 - March 29, 2008
Nats Fans Will 'Experience' Nothing and Like It
I feel for the Lerner family, I do. Here they are, trying to create this "fan experience" -- flat-screen TVs, jungle gym and PlayStation 3 for the kids, all kinds of fun things to do before the games begin -- that the fans don't even want. They just want to...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 28, 2008; 8:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Let's Answer Some Email
Here's a new feature, appearing every Friday morning from now until this blog gets kicked off the Internet. I'll publish out some email, give a quick answer (or explain why I'm completely unqualified to do so) and then open up the floor for whoever else wants to respond. I should...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 28, 2008; 9:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Duke Haters Are Very Good at What They Do
Hardcore Duke haters sure do know how to rationalize. D.C. Sports Bogger Dan Steinberg writes about his visit with Coach K's family *gasp!* and how they deal with the taunting, booing and pure hatred often displayed by Duke's opposing fans. It sort of tugs at the heartstrings (assuming any of...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 27, 2008; 11:13 AM ET | Comments (28)
Wilbon Loves the Wizards, and Everyone Loves Wilbon
It's springtime, and respect bordering on adoration is in the air. Mike Wilbon praised the Wizards on Tuesday for "hanging in there," and laid out his game plan for the remainder of the season: If doctors okay him playing, Gilbert Arenas comes off the bench. The crowd ate it up:...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 26, 2008; 10:15 AM ET | Comments (5)
Boswell Sides With Georgetown, Strikes a Nerve
In the comments section of yesterday's post about reader comments about the Nationals' new stadium, a commenter suggested I comment on the comments on Thomas Boswell's latest column. I'm almost positive that the above sentence just lost this blog at least three readers forever. I regret it, but let's move...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 25, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (12)
If You Build It, They Will Complain
As the "distinctly Washington home for the national pastime" nears completion, a few Nationals fans turn into cynics upon finding out what they'll have to spend at the ballpark in order to enjoy the other national pastime: eating, naturally. Nationals Park may be distinctly D.C., but the food and drink...
By Lindsay Applebaum | March 24, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
