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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
Meet Tony LaCava
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Federal Baseball got confirmation from three anonymous sources for a rumor that I too had heard--that the... Nationals are preparing to hire Blue Jays AGM Tony LaCava to replace Jim Bowden. LaCava worked for Kasten briefly in Atlanta and has rumored to be a top candidate for pretty much every GM ... (more) Meet Tony LaCava

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 3/1/2009
Bowden Resigns!!!!!!
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — I've been thinking about this post for a long time . What would be the right way... to reply to the news that Jim is finally gone? No one likes a sore winner, so I thought I probably shouldn't gloat. Much more classy to say a few respectful words about Jim and something optimistic for the future. ... (more) Bowden Resigns!!!!!!

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 3/2/2009
Jim's Ten BEST Moves as Nationals GM
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — I'm not sure why (ha ha), but it's been occasionally suggested that I did not give Jim... Bowden enough credit for the good moves he made as Nationals GM. Today, now that Jim's time as Nationals GM finally has come to an end, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on Jim's best moves during ... (more) Jim's Ten BEST Moves as Nationals GM

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 17 days ago
Aw, Heck, Valentine Wouldn't Have Been Much Better
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — In retrospect, the minute Jim Fizzleman was identified as a "strong candidate," he was probably a lock.... The team has let inertia make most of their front office decisions for half a decade now, so why not continue with the field manager? And since the other two finalists, Don Mattlingly and ... (more) Aw, Heck, Valentine Wouldn't Have Been Much Better

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
Tonight's the Night(?)
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — A well known reporter for an industry publication just sent me an email strongly implying that the... decision has been made. (more) Tonight's the Night(?)

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 3/22/2009
Optimizing the Nationals Batting Order
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — With a hat tip to Tom Tango, Mitchel Lichtman, Andy Dolphin, and Sky Kalkman, this post looks... at the Nationals batting order and projects an ideal lineup to maximize offensive production. First, a little context. Tango/Lichtman/Dolphin in The Book wrote about batting orders and blew up some ... (more) Optimizing the Nationals Batting Order

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 3/25/2009
FJB's Official 2009 Big Predictions Post
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — It's prediction time. As opening day approaches, here are the things I see in my crystal ball.... Some of these predictions are more "out on a limb" than others, I think, but regardless, prepare your spitballs and let 'em fly. Nick Johnson, Ryan Zimmerman, Lastings Milledge, Jason Bergmann, and ... (more) FJB's Official 2009 Big Predictions Post

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 4/14/2009
The Plan: Dead, Buried and Gone (?)
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Once upon a time there was a team called the Washington Nationals. They had a "plan" of... sorts, which though some understandably derided it as more a PR gimmick than an actual strategy for building a winning team, there was some real substance to it. The team was committing to youth. Knowing ... (more) The Plan: Dead, Buried and Gone (?)

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 4/22/2009
Manny on the Hot Seat
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — With the team off to a horrendous start (and public enemy #1 Jim Bowden out of the... picture), Manny Acta has very suddenly found himself on a very, very hot seat. A year ago at this time, you almost never heard anything about Manny getting the axe. Now, you're hearing it all the time. So should ... (more) Manny on the Hot Seat

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 5/1/2009
Currently Unemployed PItchers
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Eleven walks, one HBP, four wild pitches (by Daniel Cabrera), and a balked-in run... maybe it's time... to fire everyone again. So for the hell of it I started looking around to see who's still unemployed. (Not that I endorse adding any of these guys. I wanted them to sign Derek Lowe.) Pedro ... (more) Currently Unemployed PItchers

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 6/9/2009
Draft Economics 101
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — The last week saw the beginning of what will undoubtedly be several weeks of heated discourse about... the economics of Major League Baseball. People will say the Lerners are cheap, and probably far more people will say that Stephen Strasburg is greedy and almost everyone will say that Scott Boras ... (more) Draft Economics 101

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 7/13/2009
Give Manny Credit for Lasting this Long
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — My position on Manny Acta's future with the Nationals has been clearly ambivalent and concretely muddy for... a long time. I think Manny's shown the ability to be an excellent motivator, which in my view is 80% or more of a manager's job. I think his in-game strategy has been a mixed bag--I don't ... (more) Give Manny Credit for Lasting this Long

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 7/30/2009
Time to Start Rooting for the Pirates
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — When was the last time you've seen so many top prospects change hands in such a short... time? And here we are, sitting on a boat load of 30-year-olds with nothing to show. The kicker came tonight: the Pirates just acquired top pitching prospect Tim Alderson for Freddy Sanchez . Freddy Sanchez. ... (more) Time to Start Rooting for the Pirates

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 9/2/2009
Elijah Dukes's Setback Season
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Elijah Dukes hasn't had nearly the season Nationals fans had hoped for this year. He hasn't even... had a year that realists expected. Last year, in his age-24 season, he hit .264 / .386 / .478, good for the fourth best wOBA among NL right-fielders with at least 330 PA. He also was a +11.2 UZR/150 ... (more) Elijah Dukes's Setback Season

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 9/10/2009
Thin-Skinned Jim Goes Off
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Jim Riggleman was asked a couple times today why he's not playing his young, improving players and... benching the declining veterans. He didn't take too kindly to it, lecturing the assembled media that "When we play baseball, we're supposed to try to win." I agree with that, though of course ... (more) Thin-Skinned Jim Goes Off

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 9/23/2009
Things to Watch in the Final Weeks
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — As always this time of year, we Scats fans tend to focus on the young players and... not care so much about the scoreboard. The Bryce Harper watch is long finished. Everyone's watching Dunn lumber towards 40. But here are some other subplots you might not be aware of in these final few laps on ... (more) Things to Watch in the Final Weeks

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 10/8/2009
J.J. Hardy: Make it Happen, Rizzo
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Today, Brewers general manager Bob Melvin said this about 2007 All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy: Asked if there... was any way to keep both rookie shortstop Alcides Escobar and former starter J.J. Hardy on the roster, Melvin said, "That would be very difficult." In other words, bye-bye Hardy. Melvin ... (more) J.J. Hardy: Make it Happen, Rizzo

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 2/22/2009
Smiley's Buscone Speaks
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — ESPN's Jorge Arangure, Jr. has a post this morning reporting Basilio Vizcaino's side of the story on... the Carlos Alvarez/Smiley Gonzalez episode. To recap, Vizcaino was Alvarez's buscone, the personal trainer/agent/foster parent who in exchange for 20% of the player's future bonus housed and ... (more) Smiley's Buscone Speaks

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 3/18/2009
Why it Might Make Sense to Leave Flash Jordan in AAA (for two months)
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Rizz hinted to Chico Harlan yesterday that Jordan Zimmermann might be on his way back to Syracuse... to start the season. I can understand fans wanting to see Flash Jordan on day one, but there are good reasons to want to hold him back. First and foremost, there's the arbitration clock. The ... (more) Why it Might Make Sense to Leave Flash Jordan in AAA ...

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firejimbowden.blogspot.com - 4/5/2009
Free Bergy!!
— firejimbowden.blogspot.com — Yesterday the Nationals announced their final 25-man, and there's plenty here to debate. But I'll start with... Jason Bergmann getting screwed (again). What does this guy have to do to prove that he's a major-league pitcher? I can understand the decision to move him to the bullpen, though there's ... (more) Free Bergy!!

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