R.I.P. Capitol Punishment, 2004-08

 
More than a year ago, I wrote a story about what seemed to me to be the inordinate number of Nationals blogs given the team's profile nationally and even in DC. Anyone who reads this space closely knows that, of all those blogs (and there are several good ones), Chris Needham's "Capitol Punishment" was my favorite. I say "was," because Chris announced on said blog that he would be putting down the pen (or is...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. [link]

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