I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: Nats Insider was never intended to be permanent. The purpose of this site when it launched Feb. 1, 2010 was purely selfish. I had been unemployed for a month after the Washington Times eliminated its entire sports department, and figuring it might help my pursuit of another job I decided to start blogging, showing any potential employers out there I was still in the game, still trying to stay on top of Nationals news.
Only one week later, the purpose of Nats Insider completely changed. Based on the surprisingly strong interest in the site right from the get-go, I decided to go out on a limb and see if I could somehow make this my actual job.