The DC Traveler

June 11th, 2008

Blue Crabs Baseball

I wrote about the Potomac Nationals, one of DC’s minor league pro baseball teams last month. And yet another new minor league team, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs minor league baseball are now playing their first season in Southern Maryland. 
The Blue Crabs are the sixth non-MLB pro baseball team in the Washington, DC area, for […]

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May 13th, 2008

DC’s Other Ball Team - The P-Nats

Did you know that Washington, DC has more than one professional baseball team?
Besides the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles, and 5 other mionor league teams, the Potomac Nationals, of the Carolina League, play home games in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia, just 40 minutes from Washington, DC.
The Carolina League formed in 1945 with just a […]

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March 31st, 2008

The Perfect Season…So Far

Granted, only one regular season National League baseball game has been played (at least until this afternoon), but the MBL standings look pretty good so far.
The Washington Nationals won their season opener last night at their new ballpark, Nationals Park, against the Atlanta Braves, 3 to 2. 
The win came with a classic […]

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April 3rd, 2007

Who’s on First?

It’s baseball season again and the Washington Nationals had their home opener yesterday against the Florida Marlins.

In Spring training, the Nats were 6 and 6 with 2 ties. And after a fifth-place finish last year, and some serious questions about team unity, the Nats have high hopes for this year’s season. With a new manager […]

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