 Jeez look at his arm. (Nick Wass/Associated Press) On the one hand, you should really be writing this newsletter for me, since I tried not to pay all that much attention to D.C. sports during the week I just spent on wholesome family activities such as kayaking and bike riding and board games and eating Cool Ranch Doritos and staring at phones but not for D.C. sports updates. On the other hand, a quick scan of the headlines makes it appear that not all that much has changed. Trent Williams isn't at Redskins training camp, because either he's greedily waiting for more money or he has an unsolvable philosophical disagreement with the team worth making a stand over, while fans either line up for him or against him, depending on which of those interpretations they favor. (Morgan Moses wore his No. 71 jersey to his presser yesterday, but also seemed to suggest that Williams would return to the team at some point. Read more) (I'm trying to imagine what the other response from Tony Wyllie might have been. "Yes, that's right, Trent Williams and the Redskins now hate each other. Thanks for asking.") The Nationals, meanwhile, have a crucial, potentially make-or-break series on deck, and somehow after every one of these series they remain 5 or 6 or 7 games out of first place. (For 59 straight days, if I'm counting right, the Nats have been somewhere between 4 and 8½ games out of first. For almost half that time, it's been either 6 or 7 games. It's currently 5½. The first-place Braves, if you didn't know, are up next. After one team wins two out of three, the Nationals will either be 4½ or 6½ games behind.) But that's not properly enthusiastic, so here's Boz: By now, the 2019 Washington Nationals have gone through so many injuries and aggravations, ignored so many naysayers and endured so many blown saves that they seem as resilient as an insolent rubber ball. The harder they get slammed down, the higher they bounce back up. Who knows how long it will last, but Sunday's 11-4 win over the back-to-back National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers was another illustration of the Nats' tendency to contradict expectations, reverse recent trends and push their faces back into any group photo of genuine pennant contenders. (Also, Stephen Strasburg was an ace yesterday, keeping the Nats from a sweep. Read more) Meantime, the most enjoyable sports event (if you don't actually care about the results of sports events) of the year has arrived: the Citi Open. As usual, I'll be there as a fan on Saturday night, likely watching multiple tennis players I've never heard of wait out a rain delay, but there's no place I'd rather be in August, and this isn't a bit. Plus, there's new food and amenities this year, and it sounds great. (Scott says Friday's tasting event was the best sports tasting event he's ever attended.) So anyhow, here's more of what I missed, or what you might have missed. And, to quote Tony Wyllie, it's "100 percent false" that I am anything other than overjoyed to be back at work. I think I got that right. - Max Scherzer is very doubtful for his scheduled start Tuesday. Yikes. (Read more)
- More on the Skins: Jordan Reed can run without pain, and has been the offensive star of training camp. (Read more)
- The offense had its best day of camp yesterday. (Read more)
- Colt McCoy doesn't want to be forgotten in the crowded quarterback competition. (Read more)
- And Samaje Perine is apparently still in the running back mix. (Read more)
- Coco Gauff, the youngest player in the Citi Open field, drew the largest crowds in recent memory for the tournament's qualifying round. (Read more)
- Goff takes a look at the NWSL after its World Cup bump. (Read more)
- Saturday night, D.C. had another humdrum result, a 0-0 draw in Chicago. United is 2-3-7 in its past 12 games. (Read more)
- The Caps re-signed depth forward Chandler Stephenson to a one-year, $1.05 million deal. (Read more)
- Bram Weinstein and Andy Pollin are back on local sports radio, joining ESPN 630. (Read more)
- Noah Lyles, the kid from T.C. Williams, won the U.S. title in the 200 meters and is headed to worlds. (Read more)
- For Katie Ledecky, world championships to forget ended with a gold medal to remember. (Read more)
Today on TV: The Nats host the Braves at 7 on MASN and ESPN. The Orioles are in San Diego at 10 on MASN2. |
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