The team is here. The stadium is to be built. And while we fast close in on the Washington Nationals’ second season, the team remains orphaned. Ever since baseball came back to the District in late 2004, the league — whose 29 team owners jointly own the Nats, having purchased them for a bargain-basement price of $120 million in 2002 — promised that they would pick a new ownership group as soon as all the…

It’s no secret that this Thursday and Friday afternoon thousands of area employees will “run errands,” sneak off to the office TV lounge, or otherwise alt-tab their way through the day as NCAA conference tournament play blesses us all with daytime television that doesn’t suck. March Madness isn’t the only productivity killer available this week, however. The World Baseball Classic, which began last week with Pool A games featuring China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, comes…

It’s been a rough spring training for the Nats, particularly where pitching is concerned, and the approaching World Baseball Classic might induce some additional nervousness for Washington fans, as Nationals’ arms are put to the test. Fireballing Mets reliever Billy Wagner withdrew from the U.S. roster yesterday, allowing Nats relief pitcher Gary Majewski to step into his spot. Majewski joins closer Chad Cordero on the American team, while Washington players Luis Ayala and Tony Armas…

One of the joys of Spring Training is supposed to be taking a break from the icy darkness of wherever you’re from to head south and dream of the warm summer nights that must be around the corner if baseball’s begun. This winter, of course, we’ve all been able to keep our tans, and the kids never had to quit their stickballing in the alley, but it’s still pretty exciting to think that it’s nearly…