Thom Loverro: Raising the bar in D.C.'s ballpark

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By: Crash Pretty harsh, Tom. If the type of baseall the Nats are playing is so offensive, why are the fans turning out? Are you suggesting that liquor is the reason? Folks are too tipsy to care about the game? Manny Acta is right- people would rather boo than cheer...I think it is sad that you are amoung the nay-sayers. I enjoy the fact that players are given a chance to try their stuff. Have ... [link]

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Thom Loverro Follows Up On Jersey Mystery
Published 6/23/2008 by misschatter at MissChatter : OnLine Reporter
... Date June 23, 2008 Turns out the canceled Sunday kids’ jerseys may be the subjectn of an international probe and part of a future Bond movie! The Nationals giveaway jerseys, along with ones for the Marlins and Pirates, were seized by customs and have been locked away, according to Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney, though Courtney said they had no explanation for why they were seized. Nationals president Stan Kasten said he was told the same story and that he didn’t expect to ever see those promotional jerseys again. That would obviously qualify for ...

Nats Feature Oil Protesters, Dated Cover Bands, Massage Therapists
Published 6/25/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
Nats Feature Oil Protesters, Dated Cover Bands, Massage Therapists Nats highlights from across the Internats, starting with * Thom Loverro's masterful weekend column , in which he attempted to solve the case of the missing children's promotional jerseys . Never made it through Customs, apparently Even more fascinating, though, was the case of the dated cover band. The bar featured a band called, " Dr. Fu ," and they were all wearing Nationals jerseys. However, the jerseys were all for players who are no longer here - Ryan Drese , Bill Bray , Billy Traber and Felix Rodriguez . Might as well put them to good use, I guess. Glad I'm not the only ...

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