The Orioles were a short drive away, so who needs a baseball team? “Washington needs a baseball team,” Povich said. Anytime a congressman wanted a mention in the newspaper, he or she just had to say Washington deserves a baseball team. Somehow, though, both of them and a huge number of Washington baseball fans were smiling from above Nationals Park last Tuesday night. George Solomon was assistant managing editor for sports at The Washington Post from 1975 to 2003.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2019 16:07 UTC