The Shot Heard 'Round the Natosphere
The Nationals Enquirer —
Capitol Punishment shutting down?
Say it isn't so! Blog burnout? Or blame Matt Chico?
Our "sources" are telling us that the reason is because Needham is taking some time off before taking the keys over at Nationals Journal after Barry Svrluga leaves the Nats' beat for China & the Redskins. Ok, wishful thinking: we made all that up. We have no sources.
If it's true, Needham's voice will be sorely missed. Damn. ...
Requiem for a Blog
Washington Nationals —
... If you haven’t seen (and if you haven’t seen you’re probably my mom, because who else would go to OMG first?) Chris Needham of Capitol Punishment has hung up his computer typing fingers. Grisly, but sadly true. ...
Introspection
Nats Triple Play —
... is one thing. Expecting anyone else to give a rat's ass what we think about ourselves, though, is a whole other level of self-absorbtion. That said, every once in a while something comes along and makes us take stock of our situation. Chris Needham did what the United States Supreme Court has steadfastly refused to do; he put an end to Capitol Punishment. ...
Capitol Punishment Goes Dark
ShysterBall —
Chris Needham is calling it quits: It's Time. Way back in October 2004, I started writing the blog, not really knowing what to expect, and certainly not expecting that it would get to be as big (relatively speaking) is it is, nor would it have given me some of the opportunities it has.I started for two simple reasons. First, I wanted an outlet for my writing. My day job has me doing lots of godawful writing. Heretofores. Whereases. Convoluted clauses that wrap around themselves. It's not a particularly fun type of writing, and I wanted something that ...
Morning Constitutional: Hey, Links!
The Sporting Blog —
We're having a worse day than LeBron*, so here are some links. Click on them: VIDEO: Rick Ankiel has a Cannon | Bugs and Cranks: Tonight's The Night | Capital Punishment NFL Live Weighs-In On The Matt Leinart Pics | AA Thomas belongs in this year's All-Star Game | Big League Stew Having Fun With Passed Out Brewers Fan | Busted Coverage LeBron's worst days are probably better than our best days, so perhaps this is a bad comparison.
Capitol Punishment: Needham: Tonight’s the Night
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Capitol Punishment: Needham: Tonight’s the Night The most prominent Nats blog ends its run. It was one of the first (established Nov. 2004), and it ran the longest. Those of us who read Nats blogs are sad. But it got me to thinking: what’s the longest-running blog for your team, and how long has it been active? ...
THT Live:Capitol Punishment moves on
The Hardball Times —
Capitol Punishment moves on by Dave Studeman May 07, 2008 Chris Needham, of Capitol Punishment, has decided to hang up his writing chops and quit the blogging scene . Chris followed the Washington Nationals with a great deal of insight and writing flair, and we will miss him. No truth to the rumor that Buzz Bissinger forced him out. Dave is the manager of the ...
The Juice Blog: Thumbs Up
Baseball Toaster —
... liveblogs to Amalie Benjamin's lineup posts, we're seeing things that newspapers - the physical, paper product - can't do for various reasons. Sure, for every one of the positive examples, there's probably a handful of poorly written, crass, or simply uninformative blog out there to match it, but you click past it. You ignore it. You go back to the ones that are good. Now I can only wonder ... how is the web holding us back? - * - * - As I wrote this, my spider pulled in a post from Chris Needham *. Needham's leaving blogging, following in the path of guys I've read regularly ...
Goodbye to the Best Nationals Blog
Presidents Race: Let Teddy Win! —
... Blogger Chris Needham has has hung up his keyboard after almost 4 years at the helm of Capitol Punishment. Chris’s blog was required daily reading by every Nationals blogger, beat writer, and team executive (not necessarily in that order). ...
AaronGleeman.com — ... Chris Needham has been blogging about the Nationals since before they were even the Nationals, but decided to hang up the keyboard this week over at Capitol Punishment, saying: "It's time to move on." I've never been especially interested in the Nationals, but still made sure to check out Needham's blog on a regular basis, which is one of the best compliments that a team-specific blogger can receive. Thanks for all the hard work and good writing, Chris. ...
Slow Times
Sabernomics —
I’ve been thinking about blogging—the activity—lately, with the Costas-Bissinger incident and the demise of Capital Punishment.
About the former, Buzz Bissinger is a jackass: this isn’t news. To take his commentary seriously is to think that Michael Moore and Bill O’Reilly have something interesting to say. (If I have insulted one of your intellectual heroes, I’m not sorry.) The real issue was Costas allowing Bissinger to behave that way on his show and not moderate the discussion. I don’t watch his show—I ...
Hello! This Blog Is Still Here!
Bad Nats —
... " and other baseball numbers like Capitol Punishment. This blog only understands HORRIBLE BASEBALL, so it is a good time to look at the Bad Nats! ...
