The calendar says March 3 but the temperature says it’s the middle of January. I think some of us wish the calendar was still in the middle of January.

I know a lot of people just think we show up on about April 5^th and get everything ready for the season, but that’s not the case. This is probably the busiest month of the year for us including the season.

We are in the process of building lists of items that have to be done before the season starts and the list is nearly four pages long. It’ll all get done because it’s this way every season, but every season presents its own challenges and this season is no different.

But even with all the challenges we are all very excited. I just can’t tell you all how excited we are about the new video system. It is simply going to be amazing. And you are going to notice it right away. We are going to have the ability to entertain you in ways we never have before.

Entertainment is a huge part of what we do and what I try to do on the radio. And this year we’re certain that we’ll be able to entertain you like never before.

As for the radio, well…

On the field so far this spring the Nationals are 2-3 with plenty of former Senators seeing significant playing time. It’s fun following the spring training games with so many former Sens playing.

Here’s a rundown:

·         Roger Bernadina 1 x 6

·         Kory Casto 1 x 4

·         Leonard Davis 1 x 4

·         Ian Desmond 0 x 3

·         Justin Maxwell 3 x 10

·         Luke Montz 1 x 3

·         Jorge Padilla 1 x 4

·         Ryan Zimmerman 1 x 7

On the mound:

·         Luis Atilano 1g 2ip

·         Collin Balester 1g 2ip

·         Jason Bergmann 1g 2ip

·         Marco Estrada 1g 2ip

·         Shawn Hill 1g 1ip

·         Mike Hinckley 2g 2ip

·         John Lannan 1g 2ip

·         Shairon Martis 1g 2ip

·         Garrett Mock 2g 2ip

·         Michael O’Connor 2g 2ip

·         Saul Rivera 2g 2ip

·         Jordan Zimmermann 1g 2ip

That’s a pretty impressive list. We’ll see how that list grows as spring training moves along. Spring training is longer this year than normal with teams playing 40+ games primarily due to the World Baseball Classic.

Well that’s about if for today. I’ll have more tomorrow. Stay warm…