By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 18, 2012, 2:32 p.m.
If you’re like us, you might have been left tossing and turning last night over the unsolved mystery surrounding the origins of RAND Slam!, the Senate Softball League team.
David Meyers
| May 18, 2012, 12:14 p.m.
The House Softball League, unlike the Congressional and Senate leagues, doesn’t rely only on wins and losses to determine its standings. Instead, it uses a “ratings power index” that takes into account a team’s winning percentage, its opponents’ winning percentage and its opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage.
By
Patrick Curran
| May 17, 2012, 11:15 p.m.
Oil rules, even in softball.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 17, 2012, 11:03 p.m.
RAND Slam!, a team from the Senate Softball League, bares the name of Sen. Rand Paul. And the team plays in the league named after the chamber in which the Kentucky Republican serves.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 17, 2012, 12:02 a.m.
Softball is a merciless sport, played in the cruelest months, capable of driving its participants to the depths of despair.
By
Patrick Curran
| May 16, 2012, 9:41 p.m.
After being rained out three consecutive weeks, Jerry Duty finally got a chance to show its stuff on the Mall this week. And boy, did they show up.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 15, 2012, 10:19 p.m.
Chandler Lockhart is a softball junkie.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 14, 2012, 9:58 p.m.
The classic Carpenters’ tune “Rainy Days and Mondays” would have been a perfect play Monday night against the backdrop of a wet, soggy and desolate National Mall.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 14, 2012, 9:54 p.m.
Lauren Worley single-handedly piloted the NASA softball team, Deep Space 9, off the launching pad.
twhitmire@cq.com
| May 11, 2012, 4:11 p.m.
Is Pew’s Your Daddy the “coolest team in the Congressional Softball League”?
By
Patrick Curran
| May 10, 2012, 10:47 p.m.
Microsoft’s search engine might be a distant second to Google, but the company has got softball down.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 10, 2012, 12:03 a.m.
Other than spring rain, nothing can put a damper on the Congressional softball season like not being able to find a place to play.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 9, 2012, 8:32 p.m.
Beth Preiss brought some hardball tradition to the softball field Wednesday night.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| May 8, 2012, 5:54 p.m.
When it comes to proper equipment, the Senate and Congressional softball leagues pull no punches.
David Meyers
| May 7, 2012, 4:57 p.m.
Today’s forecast looks great for softball. The partly cloudy skies will keep the sun out of batters’ eyes, and there’s only a 10 percent chance of rain.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| April 26, 2012, Midnight
Democrats and Republicans are used to hurling barbs at each other. On Saturday, they’ll have the chance to hurl dodgeballs instead. LivingSocial, the D.C.-based website, is hosting the partisan-themed tournament from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Yards Park in Southeast D.C.
By
Aaron Guerrero
| April 7, 2012, 4:56 p.m.
As Members of Congress begin preparing for this summer’s 51st Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game, Republicans are faced with two challenges: replacing their longtime pitching ace and neutralizing a rising Democratic star.
Kristin Broughton
| Feb. 28, 2012, Midnight
On a cloudless Saturday morning over Presidents Day weekend, 57 men and women vied to join the elite ranks of the Racing Presidents, the Washington Nationals’ famous mascot squad.
Aaron Guerrero and Jessica Estepa
| Feb. 1, 2012, Midnight
It was a game worthy of a Super Bowl finish. Down by 8 points with seconds to go in the championship game of the Senate Flag Football League, Fun Boy Football ran a Joan of Arc miracle play — first cousin to the Hail Mary — finding Helen Dwight in the end zone as time expired.
