Archive: January 13, 2008 - January 19, 2008
Arbitration goodies
Sorry, I've been traveling all week trying to report some stories that will appear in that crazy $.35/$.50 edition, and the Journal obviously suffers when that happens. But while we were away: Tim Redding settled before submitting arbitration figures. He'll...
By Barry Svrluga | January 18, 2008; 7:15 PM ET | Comments (121)
Manny: impActa Kids
So many moons ago I told you about Manny Acta's home town of Conseulo in the Dominican Republic. Acta was upset that the ball fields were going unused, that they were in disrepair -- the same fields on which he...
By Barry Svrluga | January 16, 2008; 11:42 AM ET | Comments (127)
Food & Friends Wrap-up
So Monday's chapter of the Nationals' winter tour was rather impressive. As I stood around (more on that later), Manny Acta, John Lannan, Jason Bergmann, Charlie Slowes, Screech, Bergmann's fiancee Jarah and four members of the Nats front office staff...
By Barry Svrluga | January 14, 2008; 4:51 PM ET | Comments (71)
Winter Tour 2008: Food & Friends
So we're out here at Food & Friends on Riggs Rd. in Northeast with Screech (who is wearing an apron and whistling incessently), Manny Acta (wearing an apron but not whistling), Jason Bergmann (apron, non-whistler), John Lannan (same) and Charlie...
By Barry Svrluga | January 14, 2008; 10:01 AM ET | Comments (49)
