Quick hits: Hanson's debut, Halladay's 10th win
Circling The Bases —
... if they will be buyers or sellers mode as the trade deadline approaches. The Indians currently find themselves seven games behind the first-place Tigers. - And finally, D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin put the kibosh on fireworks at Nationals Park. _
DMV: Nats Keep Playing Reliever Roulette
Mr. Irrelevant —
... is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Following in the proud tradition of Joel Hanrahan, Julian Tavarez, Kip Wells, Joe Beimel and Hanrahan again, ex-All-Star-turned-scrapheap-pickup Mike MacDougal is the new Nats closer. And, yes, only one of them was even with the team on photo day. If you’re gonna fail, fail awesome. [Nats Journal]
Speaking of, D.C. fire chief shuts down fireworks at Nats Park. [City Desk]
Why this and other Nats fails are heartbreakingly perfect. [D.C. Sports Bog ...
Weekend Recap
Amphibious Sports Duo —
... Rants] I thought this girl winning the Texas state title in Track and Field was impressive, but Catfish was quick to point out, "It's only class A, isn't that the worst division?" [Deadspin] I get the feeling the Stanley Cup Finals may be over tonight after the way the Wings looked with Datsyuk back. [Yahoo] Where was the security at Roland Garros on Sunday? [TBL] Now I just think the Nationals are doing this stuff on purpose. [DC Sports Bog] Ian Kinsler gets my vote for best player on a good team no one is talking ...
The Nationals Even Lose To Fireworks [Mlb]
Deadspin —
... — so the franchise rewards those 200 people who shell out to watch another loss with fireworks. Nice gesture, until the Nationals, as always, managed to screw it up. ...
Are The Nats Capable of Doing Anything Right? Fireworks Fiasco Latest Flub
The Jaunt —
... on someone in their ballpark…that someone happens to be the arrogant D.C. Fire Chief. Dennis Rubin was reportedly quite livid and ordered for the fireworks show to be shut down. Sources close to the action stated that Rubin even resorted to the “Do you know who I am?” tactic; a card that the Washington Nationals could only wish they could play. They have to go to their “Please forget that we exist” ploy.
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D.C. Fire Chief Rubin Shuts Down Fireworks @ Nats Games [Washington City Paper]
Cleveland Seagulls Love Cheap Ballpark Food, Could Be Chased Off By Falconer
The Sporting Blog —
... In truth, the invading seagull problem may have been solved by a recent brainstorm: to chase the gulls away with fireworks after every half-inning. (Note: Nationals officials might not want to try that one.) And indeed, while the issue swooped into national consciousness after a wing got in the way of Coco Crisp's fielding attempt last week (losing a feather in the process and reportedly winding up stunned for several minutes), it turns out the birds have been a problem for months. The guy who was turned into a hero by last week's most famous bird -- Shin-Soo Choo -- reported ...
Nationals Fire Manny Acta; Poised to Make Late Wild Card Push
Style Points —
... , and no local fire chiefs are hit with flaming debris. Nationals Stadium routinely sells out, and with people actually rooting for the Nationals. Elijah Dukes doesn’t threaten to kill anyone via text message, Adam Dunn finishes the season with 55 HR and the team goes a staggering 60-15 to finish at 86-76 and win the NL wild card. ...
Washington Nationals : Chronicling Fail
Comments on: Fantasy Football Week 3 —
... : Exploding Sausages Launched into Crowd May 21st : Jim Bowden’s Twitter feed is funny May 22nd : About those MASN ‘Defining Moments’ nats-orioles-hat May 24th : The O’s colored Nationals Hat May 24th : Bobblehead Spelling Fail May 31st : Nat’s dissed by MASN on Twitter jimbowden June 3rd : Jim Bowden breaks his silence June 3rd : Kosher Hot dog Fail June 5th : Why Nationals Park sucks June 7th : Fireworks Fail natsclockfail June 7th : Timekeeping Fail June 7th : Another ...
The 2009 Washington Nationals: A Season Of Bigger Failure [Mlb]
Deadspin —
... June 7: Off-duty District of Columbia Fire Chief Dennis Rubin attends an afternoon game at Nationals Park against the New York Mets. Rubin immediately suspends all pyrotechnics at the stadium after he is hit by "debris" during ...
