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MLB Rumors: Is the Stephen Strasburg Shut Down a Smokescreen?
It’s something unprecedented in Major League Baseball, and pretty much any other professional sport: The Washington Nationals, as stated from the start of the season, plan to shut down ace starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg when he hits the pre-determined innings pitched cap set by physicians, and the team general manager, Mike Rizzo. The problem is, [...]
TweetRoger Bernadina Makes The Catch Of The Year To Preserve Victory For The Washington Nationals
Roger Bernadina may have finally made the play that puts Mike Trout in his place. Trout had an amazing play to rob a home run this year but it looks like Bernadina turned in a play that betters the young phenom’s efforts on the diamond. The Washington Nationals certainly needed the play in order to [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Buyers and Sellers of the National League
I wrote something similar to this yesterday about the buyers and sellers of the American League. Well, now it is July 19th, and it is one day closer to the non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball. Nothing major has actually happened in the trade market in the last 24 hours, so that makes this [...]
TweetMike Rizzo: Stephen Strasburg Will Have to Pass the Eye Test to Pitch Beyond 160 Innings
If you had July 18, 2012 in the “When will Mike Rizzo backtrack on his Stephen Strasburg innings limit” pool, you just won the grand prize! Finally, the Washington Nationals‘ GM is coming to his senses when it comes to his pitching phenom. Thank the Lord. The self-imposed 160 innings limit on Stephen Strasburg’s gifted right arm [...]
TweetDoes Washington Nationals Rookie Bryce Harper Still Have An Attitude Problem? Clown Question, Bro
During Bryce Harper‘s rise through high school, his one year of college, and the minor leagues with the Washington Nationals, there was a lot of talk about how the future major league star had a major attitude problem.
TweetBryce Harper Badly Misjudges Popup During 2012 All-Star Game
I think everyone was on the edge of their seats waiting to see Bryce Harper get his first experience during an All Star Game. The Washington Nationals phenom walked in his first at bat, but people are going to talk about his defense or lack thereof on this play. Mike Napoli hit a routine popup to [...]
TweetMLB News of the Day: Greinke, Harper, Stanton, and some Crazy Rookies
Welcome to the first installment of what I am hoping will become a daily (or semi-daily) post from me. There are a lot of things that happen in a day in Major League Baseball. It’s tough to keep track of all of them. In this space my goal is to pull out the three or [...]
TweetMidseason Awards: David Wright Is NL Comeback Player, MVP Candidate
Don’t call it a comeback, yet. The top candidates for the 2012 Comeback Player of the Year award have overcome injuries and/or poor play from last season, but they’ve still got a long way to go before their comebacks are complete. Over the next three months, some of the candidates will fade, and one or two [...]
TweetBryce Harper Deserves Our Vote for Midsummer Classic
The great fans of baseball want to see Bryce Harper. It would figure when he’s a 19-year-old phenom every fan has his or her eyes on, gladly entertained by one of baseball’s prodigies, a rookie outfielder who would be honored for the opportunity to play in the All-Star Game on July 10th in Kansas City. [...]
TweetNL Final Man Vote Pits Old Vs. New With Chipper Jones And Bryce Harper
One player has an entire desert left in his career’s hourglass, the other mere grains of sand. Chipper Jones, the Atlanta Braves’ 40-year-old third baseman, and Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals’ 19-year-old center fielder, stand at polar opposites of their career spectrums, but find themselves going toe-to-toe in this year’s National League All-Star Final Vote [...]
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