Cap Peterson Spring Training Power Display – March 15, 1969
Part 3 of a series on 1969 Washington Senators’ Spring Training Once the excitement and commotion surrounding the Senators in the winter of 1969 — Robert E. “Bob” Short purchasing the team out from...
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1969 Senators Spring Training — Hondo’s Holdout
1969 Senators Spring Training — Hondo’s Holdout: Part 4 of a 5-Part Series As spring training in Pompano Beach continued, Ted Williams and his charges learned more and more about each other. Williams...
View Article1969 Senators Spring Training — Bob Short Meets Texas Tom Vandergriff
1969 Washington Senators Spring Training: Bob Short Suddenly Books Two Games in Texas 5th of a 5 part series Once Frank Howard signed his contract and joined his teammates in Pompano Beach, the...
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1969 Spring Training -The Entire Story
“Bob Short’s Picnic Table Diplomacy” Part 1 of a Five Part Series on 1969 Spring Training 1969′s spring training may have been the most unique in Washington baseball history. Change abounded. The club...
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The Passion of Senators Fans in 1969: The Raucous Welcome for the Nats at...
(Part 1 of a 3-part series) Starved for a winner, Washington baseball fans went a little crazy when it looked like they might actually get one in 1969. Once the thrill of having Ted Williams on board...
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The Joyful Sendoff of 1969
The Passion of Washington Baseball Fans Part 2: The Joyful Sendoff of 1969 After their triumphant return home from the late June into early July road trip that left them with a winning record, the 1969...
View ArticleDC Baseball History — Appreciation for Ed Stroud
On July 2, at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ed Stroud died at the age of 72. The cause of death was not named in this obituary on TribToday.com: http://bit.ly/OAoafl. Blessed with blazing speed,...
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1969 in Washington, D.C. – A Special, Memorable Opening Day
Forty-four years ago today, the baseball season began anew in Washington, as the Senators hosted the New York Yankees. A sports backwater since the 1940′s, when Slingin’ Sammy Baugh led the Redskins to...
View ArticleNationals Need to Sell, Not Buy, at Trading Deadline
After the 2012 joyride, this season, flush with foolish proclamations like Davey Johnson’s “World Series or bust” comment and media publications, notorious for their poor accuracy, proclaiming the...
View ArticleWhen the Stars (and so Much Else) Came to Washington
So many years have passed since the nation’s capital last hosted baseball’s All-Star game that most people have forgotten the unique, unforgettable events that took place before and during the 1969...
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