Happy Snowpocalypse! As you dig your cars out, shovel your sidewalks and prepare for another big storm tomorrow, take a guess at this week's Where at Nats Park challenge. Good luck, stay warm and remember -- pitchers and catchers report to Florida in just over a week. Answer: "N" from Nationals lettering above the Home Plate Gate. Good work!

...a project for a snowy day. On Tuesday, veteran baseball broadcaster Victor Rojas asked his Twitter followers and Facebook fans one simple question: what is baseball? Dozens and dozens of fans responded and all of the submissions are available on his blog. Many of the answers are brilliant but all of the submissions attempt to capture that special essence of the game we all struggle to define. I could hardly come up with an original response myself because no answer can quite compare to...

Jason Berken was pleased with his bullpen session today, his second since reporting to camp. Berken threw 35 pitches, most of them fastballs. But he also mixed in his changeup and breaking ball. Earlier this winter, I speculated that Berken or David Hernandez could move to the bullpen as part of the 12-man pitching staff. I'm not as confident in that arrangement now that the Orioles want to keep a left-handed specialist - assuming Will Ohman, Alberto Castillo, Mike Hinckley or Wilfrido Perez...

This Valentine's Day, Wil Nieves and his wife Yormarie have a lot to celebrate. The couple will welcome their first child in August of this year, a miracle they've been anxiously awaiting for some time. They met back in November of 2002 on a blind date. In fact, they can tell you the exact date. Nieves had just finished his rookie season with the Padres. "For me, it was love at first sight," Yormarie said. And Wil knew during those first few dates that she was "a keeper." ...

Happy President's Day. Speaking of President's, be sure to check out Nationals Pride and Nats320 for photos from this weekend's President's Race auditions. Now, on to this week's Where at Nats Park challenge... Can you identify what this is and where it was taken? Put your guesses in the comments below and remember, I'll hide the correct answers until Wednesday so that everyone can have a shot at it. We'll try to count up your correct guesses for the contest so far later this...

Don't let the snow drifts fool you. It's time for spring training. Pitchers and catchers report to Nationals camp in sunny Viera, FL on Friday which means that we have just two more days before a brand new season begins. It's the most exciting time of the year for fans, especially those of us buried under a blanket of snow. It's a sign that summer is quickly approaching along with another season of Nationals baseball. Just in time for the start of spring training, MASN released its...

Matt Wieters caught Alfredo Simon's bullpen session yesterday. And like the rest of us, he's amazed that the right-hander is less than a year removed from ligament-reconstructive surgery. "I was really impressed with the life he had on his fastball, especially coming off Tommy John," Wieters said. "His fastball was very lively. It was a lot more lively than I was expecting it to be this early in spring training." Wieters also was impressed by Cla Meredith. "He really stuck out to...

On Tuesday afternoon, the Potomac Nationals announced a special five-game ticket plan in preparation for a possible Stephen Strasburg debut at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge this season. The $15 Million Plan, named for Strasburg's contract, includes Opening Day on April 8th and four flexible games that can be used to watch possible Strasburg starts. The plan does not guarantee that Strasburg will debut at Potomac, nor stay for five starts, but the P-Nats wanted to get started early. ...

It sure feels like spring might finally be on its way. Before long, we'll all be at Nationals Park enjoying our summer nights -- and I'll have to think twice as hard to stump you! Here's this week's challenge: Good luck! We'll do the tally this week since last week was a bit too hard. Remember, I'll hide the correct answers until Wednesday. ANSWER: This is a curly W flag that waves high above the Nats Family Fun Area in center/right field. Good work!

Eager to get involved in the community around their spring training home, the First Ladies, a group of wives and girlfriends of Nationals players, is participating in the Alzheimer's Association's annual Memory Walk this spring. In 2009, Shari Langerhans, wife of then-National Ryan Langerhans, asked the First Ladies to participate. This year, the women decided to get involved again. "We would love to make it a yearly Spring Training tradition to participate in the Walk," said Ashley...