With the MLB All-Star Game here in DC this year, I went to the All-Star FanFest, which MLB proudly calls “the largest interactive baseball theme park in the world”. Yesterday was long but fun day with friends and lots of little moments that made it memorable. (more…)
2014: Matt Williams named NL Manager of the Year
October 2015: Nationals fire Matt Williams
2016-2017: Dusty Baker becomes most successful manager in Nationals/Expos franchise history
October 2017: Nationals fire Dusty Baker (more…)
Adrián Beltré’s recent 3000th career hit kicked off a conversation in my baseball circles about where he ranks in history among the game’s best third basemen. I took a statistical approach, looking at each player’s career WAR and using a positional adjustment for games they have actually played at their position. (more…)
Like any kid, I wanted to be a major league baseball player.
I played baseball in high school, but having spent most of my grade school years up in Canada, I was a little behind most of my American peers when I moved back down to the US for 11th grade. Being born on the wrong side of the cutoff date for grade placement didn’t help, making me almost a year younger than most of my peers. I wasn’t very good and spent most of the time riding the bench. (more…)
So my good friend Mal decided to have a destination wedding in Punta Cana. I am a travel junkie, and here’s the chance to go to the Dominican Republic. Fun!
As I was looking for flights, I found a little promo in the sidebar for Southwest Vacations, which sells flight and hotel packages together. And they’ve got some pretty good deals on there! I found a great deal for a flight from DCA to PUJ along with 4 days at the Royalton Punta Cana Resort where my friend’s wedding is being held. Perfect! Well, not so much… (more…)