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Nats could strike gold with Lidge and Oswalt from Phillies
With a stunning third place finish in the NL East in the regular season, the Washington Nationals are clearly on the rise, only looking up at the Phillies and Braves. But what happens when one of those teams (the Phillies), release two former All-Stars that still have left in the tank? You seize the opportunity [...]
TweetNats show youthful pitching depth beyond Strasburg
Although the idea would seem preposterous to most baseball fans, the Washington Nationals have more options than Stephen Strasburg in their future rotation. The Philadelphia Phillies got to experience this in person, as young lefties Tom Milone and Ross Detwiler tossed 13 1/3 scoreless innings in a day-night doubleheader sweep on Tuesday. Milone surrendered four [...]
TweetThings I noticed about the Nats in person: 9/12/2011
Being a fan of the Washington Nationals while living in New York means that opportunities to watch my favorite team play come far and in between. On Monday night, I saw the Nats in person for the first time in about two years, facing the Mets at Citi Field. And for the first time in [...]
TweetStrasburg’s return for Nats may be on hold
Hold your breath, everyone…. Stephen Strasburg may not start tonight for the Washington Nationals. But don’t worry, he’s not injured (yet). The phenom righty is supposed to make his return to the majors after a year-long recovery from Tommy John surgery, but mother nature may have other ideas. The game against the Los Angeles Dodgers [...]
TweetPitcher Milone potentially has coolest Nats debut ever
Every kid that grows up playing baseball dreams of playing in the big leagues one day and hitting a home run, rounding the bases as your home ballpark cheers you on. But imagine for a second what that was like for Washington Nationals pitcher Tom Milone, who was making his debut at baseball’s highest level. [...]
TweetNats show determination in series against Phillies
We all know that the Washington Nationals aren’t as talented as the Philadelphia Phillies. But sometimes, the better team doesn’t win and effort trumps skill. That’s exactly what happened this past weekend when the Nats defeated their NL East rivals twice in a three-game series by rallying late in games. The heroics started on Friday [...]
TweetShould Nats shut down Bryce Harper?
On Thursday night, Washington Nationals top prospect Bryce Harper was injured running the bases in a game for Double-A Harrisburg. The injury was deemed a right hamstring strain, an injury that could affect a player for the long haul. With only 18 games remaining for Harrisburg, should the Nats organization sit Harper the rest of [...]
TweetNats allow three homers in loss to Cubs
The Washington Nationals were prone to the long ball on Wednesday night as they lost to the Chicago Cubs by a score of 4-2 at Wrigley Field. Reed Johnson, who hit one of three Chicago homers, couldn’t be stopped by Nats pitching, getting four hits. Ross Detwiler started the game for Washington and took the [...]
TweetNats seeing Livan Hernandez fade again in 2nd half
Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez has been around the block a few times and it’s no secret that he doesn’t have the best stuff in the world. So it’s not surprising at all when opposing hitters are licking their chops at the plate against the veteran hurler. Nor is the fact that after a decent [...]
TweetNats fall short against Marlins after furious rally in 9th
The Washington Nationals made things interesting on Wednesday night, but that didn’t stop the team from losing yet again to the Florida Marlins. The Nats scored four runs in the 9th inning against the Florida bullpen, but Laynce Nix just missed a game-tying home run, ending a 7-5 defeat. Washington is now five games under [...]
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