Stories by Aaron Guerrero:
May 25, 2012
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, we wanted to give readers a quick roundup of what we learned this week in our ventures out on the diamond.
May 24, 2012
On June 20, the women of the Congress and the women of the press will square off for the fourth annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game. The game’s primary purpose is to raise money for the Young Survival Coalition, an organization that aids young women with breast cancer.
May 23, 2012
Last week, we tweeted at the Colorado Cutthroats, noting that the House Softball League team had not shown its Twitter feed some love in quite some time.
May 22, 2012
On game day, it’s not uncommon to hear some players express the need for new team shirts.
May 22, 2012
Derek Kettner can fly around the base pads and the clouds.
May 22, 2012
A native of Kokomo, Ind., and a freshman at Gettysburg College, Emily Cranfill recently won an internship co-sponsored by the American Political Items Collectors and the historical division of the Smithsonian Institution.
May 21, 2012
Every week, HOH gets to know a Member of Congress better through a series of five fun questions. This week, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) talks about those first-place Cleveland Indians and her favorite dinner spot back home.
May 21, 2012
On an overcast Monday night, the Whiskey Caucus, a House Softball League team, fell 15-13 to the Three Amigos, a team primarily made up of staffers from the Texas delegation.
May 21, 2012
When it comes to summing up the prospect of softball surviving this week’s onslaught of expected rain, we turn to the wise philosopher Astro: “Ruh-roh!”
May 21, 2012
The Whiskey Caucus is solving Washington’s partisan woes one drink and softball game at a time.
May 18, 2012
Up until now, Natasha Mayer’s professional life consisted of crisscrossing the globe, spending time in areas that many of us see only on TV or a map.
May 18, 2012
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.
May 17, 2012
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.
May 16, 2012
Softball is a merciless sport, played in the cruelest months, capable of driving its participants to the depths of despair.
May 15, 2012
Chandler Lockhart is a softball junkie.
May 14, 2012
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.
May 14, 2012
Lauren Worley single-handedly piloted the NASA softball team, Deep Space 9, off the launching pad.
May 9, 2012
Other than spring rain, nothing can put a damper on the Congressional softball season like not being able to find a place to play.
May 9, 2012
Beth Preiss brought some hardball tradition to the softball field Wednesday night.
May 8, 2012
When it comes to proper equipment, the Senate and Congressional softball leagues pull no punches.
May 8, 2012
The permit conquers all.
April 29, 2012
It’s Recess Monday, when HOH gets to know a Member of Congress better through a series of five fun questions. This week, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) talks about his preference for Spider-Man over Batman and the most memorable concert he attended.
April 25, 2012
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.
April 20, 2012
Kyle Anderson’s career on Capitol Hill got off to a late start. The new communications director for Rules ranking member Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) graduated from college in 1989 as a political science major, but he wouldn’t begin his career as a Hill staffer until 18 years later.
April 13, 2012
The author of two self-published books, Robert Pohl released his latest effort, “Wicked Capitol Hill: An Unruly History of Behaving Badly,” last week. The book chronicles some of Capitol Hill’s most legendary scandals, ranging from duels to murder to sex.
