<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Thomas Boswell</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/columns/boswellthomas?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><description>Thomas Boswell</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[No Alarms, No Shocks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12354-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12354-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sensible, team-building picks from Auburn, cornerback Carlos Rogers and quarterback Jason Campbell, show that Coach Joe Gibbs is in charge.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nats, O's Get Their Fill]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61558-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61558-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The weekend's attendance numbers would seem to render moot the argument whether the Washington- Baltimore market has enough baseball fans for two teams.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rocking Good Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54926-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54926-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The entire stadium, including the press box, began the same unmistakable swaying up and down that marked so many touchdowns in the Redskins' glory days, writes Thomas Boswell.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacing Before The Blessed Event]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51431-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51431-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The return of baseball may turn out to be one of the Washington area's best decisions, writes Thomas Boswell, a victory at every level from entertainment and economics to region-wide pride and cooperation. Unless it isn't.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than Everyman]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42637-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42637-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Persevering through a grueling day of 28 holes of trying Augusta National golf while dealing with the illness of his father, Tiger Woods shows fallibility with brilliance.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'Big Four' Feud]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40482-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40482-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In what amounts to a a face-off in the golfing world, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson find time between the raindrops to bicker about golf spikes and greens.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid Moods And Swings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38465-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38465-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods appears to be developing a temper problem or a frustration phobia that's in danger of becoming ingrained. In his last 10 winless majors, there have been so many displays of disgust and anger, so many tossed clubs and smacked bags, so many curses (some caught on TV) and incidents of petulant grousing.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master Players, Major Rivalries]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35936-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35936-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Before the Masters one year ago, the idea of a Big Five in golf would have been ridiculous. Now, all that has changed. The golf world senses that the sport may be on the verge of a uniquely rich period. Superstars have always fueled the sport. But it's never had quite enough of them.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nats Return to Earth]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26438-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26438-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you didn't like the outcome of Monday's opener, you've got 161 more games with an almost infinite variety of alternative endings.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New, Friendly Confines]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23808-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23808-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sunday's cold, windy, overcast weather fails to overshadow the excitement and enthusiasm of a Washington area public that is embracing baseball after 34 years.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nats Can't Lose]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17271-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17271-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Before Washingtonians get too worked up over the TV deal, the result could give the Nats a playing field on which they can compete.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crunch the Numbers: The Nats Don't Get Creamed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14263-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14263-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington's pitching looked pretty good this spring, writes Thomas Boswell, and the Nationals should have enough pitching to keep them close to most teams.  The offense, however, continues to be a source of concern.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chavez Resists Coaches]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11147-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11147-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Endy Chavez, who has the classic tools of a leadoff man, simply refused to listen to Nationals coaches who tried to help him improve.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Given the History, Rivalry Should Come Naturally]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8255-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8255-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Much has been made of the baseball rivalry that is about to be born, or rather reborn, between Washington and Baltimore. Nationals Manager Frank Robinson has been asked about it constantly in spring training. His answers often seem a bit peculiar. The Orioles legend can't seem to get the word "rivalry" out of his mouth. Not with a straight face anyway. No matter how he tries, his answers always return to the same theme.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crash of a Titan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61369-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61369-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that Barry Bonds is talking about walking away from baseball for good, writes Thomas Boswell. Bonds has been dropping hints since last season.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Players of Stature,  Feats of Clay]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45392-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45392-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[What happened in a hearing room on Capitol Hill Thursday, with all its twist of plot and character, will not be forgotten in baseball for decades, writes Thomas Boswell.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warming Up For a Spring Classic]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42071-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42071-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The congressional hearing on steroid use in baseball has all the makings of a ridiculous spectacle. For pure unadulterated tackiness, you can't top this combination of slapstick circus and drug seminar, writes Thomas Boswell.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intentions Made Obvious]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35065-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35065-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Peter Angelos's open letter to Washington and baseball in last Sunday's Washington Post exposes the O's owner's desperate case for maintaining control of the D.C. area.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Show We Don't Need]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25428-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25428-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A manageable rhubarb has turned into a full-scale beanball war between baseball and the House Committee on Government Reform.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nationals Could Be Better Than You Think]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22178-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22178-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/boswellthomas</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:32:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Livan Hernandez leads what could be a pretty decent pitching rotation for the Nationals, writes Thomas Boswell.  Good pitching could help the Nationals win a few more games this season and perhaps reach the .500 mark.]]></description><author> Thomas Boswell</author></item></channel></rss>