http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/columns/solomongeorge?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeGeorge Solomonen-us1514020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12203-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12203-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12132-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12132-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Talkbackers seem slightly confused over the activity at Redskins Park last week. Talk of trades, then actual trades, trading up, trading down, press releases and more press releases to counter previous press releases. I can't keep up.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58912-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58912-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58913-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58913-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT It should have been enough for Washington sports fans that the Wizards clinched an NBA playoff spot for the first time since 1997 by beating the up-and-coming Chicago Bulls at MCI Center Wednesday night. But one night later, something even more unthinkable occurred: Major League Baseball returned to Washington.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40080-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40080-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMTThe Nationals live -- 34 years after waiting for Major League Baseball to return to Washington, it happened last week. Overcoming significant obstacles such as Peter ("The Great") Angelos, the fact the team is still owned by the other 29 owners and watching it and listening...]]> George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40081-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40081-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Talkbackers never have it easy. Finally, after 34 years, Washington gets a baseball team that some area fans still haven't seen (two of the team's first three games weren't on TV) or heard (the team's broadcast signal comes and goes, depending on the air, sun, trees and possible clandestine use of North Korean signal-blockers by the competing team north of the parkway).]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21165-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21165-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMTIt's clear to me Orioles owner Peter Angelos begins the 2005 baseball season with a record of one win and one loss. The win, of course, was Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday awarding 90 percent ownership and profits of a regional sports network to...]]> George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21155-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21155-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Today is the day many fans thought would never again occur: a Washington baseball team playing a game in Washington, D.C. It'll happen at noon, an exhibition game between the Nationals and New York Mets at RFK Stadium. Tomorrow, it's for real, with the Nats in Philadelphia. The home opener is April 14, with filmmaker and baseball activist Aviva Kempner in the stadium using a ticket from one of 50 generous readers who offered to help. Baseball Gang meets at the Marshall statue today at 11 a.m., before moving on (slowly) to section 517 at 11:15.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3427-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3427-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3428-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3428-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Talkbackers don't know where to look first: There's Barry Bonds, on crutches, telling reporters they've "won" and have brought him down. Or how about over-hyped Courtney Brown's "Tour of NFL America"? Or the Nats "reportedly" selling more tickets than the O's, while for 33 years Washington was told it could not support a baseball team.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50416-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50416-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29773-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29773-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29768-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29768-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Three weeks until the first Opening Day in Washington in 34 years and the Talkbackers are going nostalgic.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10411-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10411-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10410-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10410-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Ted Leonsis has been the majority owner of the Washington Capitals since 1999. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56249-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56249-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT Talkbackers tend to worry a lot. Like how they'll handle the record book if and when Barry ("Who, me?") Bonds passes Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron in home runs. They're also worried about whether they'll be able to find the Nationals games on the radio and how they'll behave toward their loved ones if they can hear only the O's.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56248-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56248-2005Feb26.html?nav=rss_sports/columns/solomongeorgeSun, 24 Apr 2005 7:50:06 GMT George Solomon