A New Stadium...

Well, they published the new DC Stadium designs a few days ago, and they look... ok. It's not anything that will really jump out and make me take notice, but they generally look decent. The 3D animation available on the washington post website is a bit more interesting looking, since it plays up the glass exterior of the park a bit. It's all a bit...federal, though, and not in the classical monument way. More in the office building way. It's got potential, but it may be a bit stiff for a sports venue.

A Good Gamble...

The Nats have signed Nick Johnson to a significant contract extension. Johnson has been plagued with injuries for most of his career, but this seems like a worthwhile, and relatively cheap risk for Washington. Before hitting some DL time last year he was one of the best hitters in the NL. We'll see if this pays off, but my gut says it's a smart move to have solidified both corners of their infield, with Zimmerman joined by Johnson long term.

Playball!

Spring Training and the World Baseball Classic are up and running. It's baseball time again, and that seems like as good a time as any to fire up this blog again and see how long I can keep up with both the O's and the Nats this year. I find myself kind of glad I didn't manage to actually follow through with this blog last year, since it was, to put it mildly, an insane season in Baltimore, but an exhilirating one for most of the year in DC. I think this year will be a bit calmer on both fronts, but we'll see...