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Every GM's Worst Nightmare.
(Photo of TV by Nationals Enquirer staff. The Peoria Javelinas celebrate the 2009 AFL championship by jumping on top of each other.) The good news is, the photo above isn't a picture of Espinosa, Storen, Marrero, et al. in a dog pile, jumping on top of each other like they just won ...
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Riggleman's Rigglemen
The Nationals have announced Jim Riggleman's Rigglemen, a.k.a. the Nats 2010 coaching staff. From the official release : The Washington Nationals today announced that hitting coach Rick Eckstein, pitching coach Steve McCatty and third base coach Pat Listach will return in the same roles in ...
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DeAngelo Hall's Birthday party. Hosted by Ryan Zimmerman.
(Photo via Absolute Addiction dot com. H/T to http://twitter.com/ckstevenson . Wow. You really can't make this stuff up.) Seriously? No joke? Ryan Zimmerman is hosting DeAngelo Hall's Birthday party tonight, but we can't figure out why. Our anonymous, unnamed sources tell ...
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The "Pop" Heard Round the World
(AP Photo. There's Stephen Strasburg in happier times, with both knees still intact.) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Strasburg scratched from Saturday's AFL start after blowing out twisting his knee effectively ending his career shagging fly balls. It's a good thing the Nats are "in ...
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Davey is the cherry on top.
(AP Photo. The Nationals have officially hired Davey Johnson as senior advisor to GM Mike Rizzo.) "Davey makes me a smarter general manager. He is a deep thinker. He has done every aspect you can do in the game. Just to be around him, it makes me all that much better." ( Mike ...
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Don't bother wasting another breath talking about John Lackey coming to D.C., okay?
(AP Photo. There's not a chance in hell John Lackey ends up in Washington. But, we'll waste a minute on the topic anyway.) Nope. No Chance. MLB dot com's Bill Ladson reports that the Nationals have "expressed interest" in signing John Lackey : The Nationals are one of ...
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NatsTown turns into a Bizzarro World version of Seattle, circa 2008.
(Photo by Reuters. Manager in waiting? John McLaren is reportedly the Nats new bench coach.) Role Reversal. According to Mark Zuckerman of the Washington Times, the Nationals have hired John McLaren to serve as Jim Riggleman's bench coach . Mr. Riggles, of course, served ...
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Need a job? Mike Rizzo is hiring!
(AP Photo. Mike Rizzo seems to be enjoying his first offseason as a real, live, Major League GM.) Rizzo hires two more assistants to assist the assistant director to the GM. Or something like that. "We have two of the best baseball minds in the industry. These guys are as ...
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Hometown Discount
(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari. At his last introductory press conference, Mr. Riggles didn't wear a suit .) "This is a team I grew up on -- the Washington Senators. To me, it's still the Nationals/Senators. It's all the same as Washington baseball." ( Jim Riggleman, via Nationals dot ...
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In Like Jim
(AP Photo. Jim Riggleman needs a new handle on Twitter. R.I.P. "Interim Jim". "Mr. Riggles" has a nice ring to it, no?) Jim Riggleman, You're Hired Good news for Jim Riggleman. Good news for the Nationals? Just like our unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation ...
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Good as Gold!
(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff. Ryan Zimmerman completes an amazing, tarp-defying catch September 17th during yet another loss to the Phillies .) "It's a huge honor." ( Ryan Zimmerman, via ESPN News via Nationals Journal, 11/11/2009 ) Ryan Zimmerman Wins Gold Glove  ...
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Good as Gold
(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff. Ryan Zimmerman completes an amazing, tarp-defying catch September 17th during yet another loss to the Phillies .) "It's a huge honor." ( Ryan Zimmerman, via ESPN News via Nationals Journal, 11/11/2009 ) Ryan Zimmerman Wins Gold Glove  ...
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Enough! Just Get It Over With Already!
(AP Photo. Even Jim Riggleman has to be exasperated by the Nats' managerial search at this point.) "In talking to some people up in Washington, the feeling I'm getting is that there will be [something happening] between the General Managers' Meetings and the Winter Meetings. That ...
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Can you believe the Nats declined that $10 million option on Austin Kearns?
Can you believe the Nats declined that $10 million option on Austin Kearns?
nationalsenquirer.com — (AP Photo. The Austin Kearns Era is effectively over in D.C. Unless he comes back for really cheap.) Ted Lerner says: I'll take the $1 million buyout, thank you very much! And just like that, the only remaining character from the ... (more) Can you believe the Nats declined that $10 million ...
Oh *BLEEP*!! Noooo!!! Strasburg scratched? Career in jeopardy?
Break out the Panic Button, NatsTown. Earlier this afternoon, news broke that Stephen Strasburg will miss his scheduled start in the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Game tomorrow due to a strained muscle in his neck . According to the Washington Times, the neck injury was ...
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Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a World Series Trophy
(Reuters Pictures: Dear Ted Lerner, Can you buy DC a World Series Championship, please? Sincerely, NatsTown) BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! $201.4 Million in Payroll 7, Phillies 3 : Cash is King! Okay now that the World Series is over: Can the Nats just get it over with and announce ...
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No Donnie Baseball in DC?
(Photo by Reuters Pictures. According to the Washington Times, Don Mattingly, right, has decided not to interview for the Nats job. He's decided to wait around for Joe Torre to kick the bucket out in LA.) Good news! No Acta Redux! Phew! No on-the-job training for Next Nats ...
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Stan Kasten says: Go Phillies!
(AP Photo. The Philadelphia Phillies are Stan Kasten's second favorite team in the NL East . But he'll always be a Brave at heart.) Stan's Favorite Paying Customers 6, Big Market Team 1 : Don't forget to hold your noses, Nats fans, as you root, root, root for the Phillies along with ...
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Nats Fans Subject of Worst Reality TV Show Concept Ever?
(Photo by Nationals Enquirer staff. In this photo, throngs of blue-shirt clad Nationals fans celebrate the selection of Stephen Strasburg in the MLB Draft back on June 9th at Nationals Park. Good luck finding those same die-hard Nationals fans for a TV show.) Move over Danny Bonaduce ! ...
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Exclusive Footage of Nationals Managerial Search
That's right...the deafening sound of crickets. If only we could follow Jim Bowden's Tweets (he blocked us), then maybe we'd have a better idea about what the heck is going on. Meanwhile...more news yesterday on Mike Rizzo's remodeling work in his front office: he hired Kasey McKeon as ...
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