Posts Tagged: Baseball

Food for Thought: A Conversation with Orioles Team Nutritionist Sue James

Without knowing the context, when the New York Times quoted Yankees general manager Brian Cashman saying, “We’re trying to build a more perfect beast,” it’s unlikely the average person would know he was talking about nutrition. Yet the Yankees are not the first team in Major League Baseball to bring a nutritionist onto the roster.Read… Read more »

The Next Home Run for the Federal Workforce

In 1997, Billy Beane became the general manager of the Oakland Athletics. Upon arriving at his new job, Beane quickly recognized that the ‘old way’ of scouting for talent was no longer feasible for the Athletics’ shrinking budget. Faced with a scouting staff entrenched in a paradigm as old as the game itself, Beane neededRead… Read more »

Tickets for the Troops

Last week we were proud to announce the 2nd year of our “Tickets for the Troops” program, which provides two free tickets to each of the 81 Washington Nationals home games this year to active military personnel and their families. Throughout the entire 2011 MLB season, military families can obtain the free tickets through theRead… Read more »

Tickets for the Troops

One of the aspects of living in the D.C. area that I love the most is being able to work with the many wonderful organizations and individuals that are dedicated to helping and providing service to those brave men and women who sacrifice so much for their country – I am truly appreciative of theRead… Read more »