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"Every loss hurts, but I mean, we had the lead and [Bergmann] was pitching very good and we thought we had a very good chance today to snap out of it." ( Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 8/19/2008 ) Phillies 5, NAAAts 4 : ...a nd the beat goes on, Nationals clinch losing season . Eleven in a row, but who's counting?
Meanwhile...
The miracle of Jesus: he really was ...
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"He's like a 12 year old David Cone, with Jose Rijo's [guts]." ( Jim Bowden, via Nationals Enquirer, 8/18/2008 )
"Horse[expletive]." ( Tim Redding, via Washington Post, 8/18/2008 ) Nationals look to bolster sputtering rotation , stop 10 game losing streak, with Guam Little League rhp Parish Reyes.
Reyes to start for Nationals in Philadelphia tonight. ...
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"You have to look at the global thing. This is the budget for signing these guys, and you if sign them for this much, you won't be able to sign somebody else down the ladder." ( Mark Lerner, via Nationals Journal, 7/13/2008 ) Did Tightfisted Ted's 2008 Draft Budget doom 11th Hour Crow negotiations?
OR: If Ted Lerner doesn't care about The Plan, should you?
We've had a ...
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"Forget about baseball. Get together with your family. Tell them that you love them. Do a barbecue. Whatever. And then be ready to play on Tuesday." ( Manny Acta, via Washington Times, 8/18/2008 ) Rockies 7, NAAAts 2 : Fire up the barbecue, and bring on Strasburg! Ten in a row, but who's counting?
Enjoy the day off today, Nationals fans, and try to forget about ...
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"It's very tough. I had some great moments, some bad moments too." ( Luis Ayala, via Chatter, 8/17/2008 ) Luis Ayala to the Mets for a bag of baseballs Anderson Hernandez.
Thanks for the memories, Luis. We'll remember the good times, and try to forget everything that happened after the World Baseball Classic.
Now, let the Anderson Hernandez Era begin!
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"Anything positive from this game? It's over." ( Manny Acta, via Rocky Mountain News, 8/17/2008 ) Rockies 13, Nationals 6 : Nine, but who's counting?
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The Crow post-mortem : Sounds like both sides f#cked up .
Jesus: day-to-day [insert punchline here].
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Rockies 4, Nats 3 : Eight, but who's counting? F#ck Crow, bring on Strasburg!
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Ah, just a "couple of more days" for Guz . Sounds about right.
Hard to believe there's nobody in the organization who can play SS for a few weeks while Guz and Gonzalez sit? That's what's going to keep Belliard in Washington ?
Stan Kasten was an angry man during BP last night .
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"You guys were judging Milledge in May, and I bet it's different than the way you're judging him today." ( Jim Bowden, via Washington Post, 8/14/2008 ) Lastings Milledge's 14-game hitting streak: over.
Hey, was that L-Millz flashing some sign language to a bunch of Gallaudet University students after his fantastic sliding catch on a David Wright liner for the first out of the 8th ...
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"We had momentum for a little bit." ( Pete Orr, via Washington Times, 8/15/2008 ) Mets 9, Nats 3 : Seven in a row. There's not much else left to say.
Damn you, Brian Schneider.
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Anything to those Belliard-to-the-Dodgers whispers ?
*Sigh*. You just knew this was coming, didn't you? Hey, but Boone's back!
It sure doesn't sound good for Crow .
The Gabe ...
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"The only thing I'm going to take from today is to just forget about it. Really, I think that's the best way to approach it. Best remembered for forgetting it." ( Jason Bergmann, via Washington Times, 8/14/2008 ) Mets 12, NAAAts 0 : Boooooooooooo! Bergmann's nightmare third kills Nats, screws bullpen (his line: 3IP, 8H, 10R, 6ER, 6BB, 89 pitches).
Losing streak hits 6. It's ...
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NFA linked up the story that Aaron Crow
has signed a minor league deal with the Independent
Fort Worth Cats . More from Fort Worth Star Telegram , complete with verbal hand grenades tossed by Crow's agent Randy Hendricks, including: “We ...
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH! You'll miss him when he's gone. A thinly veiled attempt by Jim Bowden to lobby for his job through the media ...let the ass kissing begin! "We're very blessed that we have ownership and a president that are committed to allowing us to draft the best players and allowing us to sign them. [Please, don't fire my ass.] Our scouting department feels we had one of the best ...
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"It's very tough. I should, in that situation, know their offense, and I couldn't hold it. But we'll be back." ( Saul Rivera, via Washington Times, 8/13/2008 ) Mets 4, Nationals 3 : Tatis swung! Saul Rivera plunks Easley in the eighth with the bases loaded to lose it. Hey Manny, nice to see you get fired up!
Another solid start for Odalis Perez ( that's 3 in a row ): Wonder if ...
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Whatever you do, don't call The Family cheap ! Yesterday, the cheapskate free-spending Mr. Ted Lerner dug up several more suitcases full of cash (reportedly among the ~15 he buried under home plate at RFK Stadium for 'safe keeping' after the final home game last season). Thanks, Mr. Lerner.
Two more down, Crow to go: Nationals sign Daniel Espinosa (#3 pick, $525,000, bonus, small ...
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"It was kind of hard to see the
ball here...At night, you can see better. But day
games? The umpire was telling me this was the worst place for day games, just because of the shadows. But, it was just a little bit hard. Their pitcher today, he ...
ONE MORE DOWN (NIETO), CROW TO GO
Mr. Lerner handed over several suitcases full of cash yesterday, temporarily silencing legions of know-it-alls ( *cough* *cough* ) who have nothing better to do with their time than dream up new ways to spend his money. Thank you, Mr. Lerner. Good stuff: The Nationals agreed to terms with 5th round pick Adrian Nieto ($376K signing bonus is, NFA points ...
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"Walks will kill you eventually..." ( Charlie Manning, via Washington Post, 8/11/2008 ) Brewers 5, Nationals 4 : Walks will kill you eventually ...and so will Luis Ayala .
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"Every team in the league has one or two of those guys, they have two of them, and you have to go out there and battle those guys. You can't just assume because a top pitcher is pitching that you're going to lose the game." ( Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 8/10/2008 ) Brewers 6, Nationals 0 : Well not every team, Manny. Wow. So THAT'S what a #1 starter looks like . Redding: rough. ...
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"There's a reason why they got him. This guy can pitch." ( Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 8/9/2008 ) Brewers 5, Nationals 0 : Wow. Like Manny said, this guy can pitch. Nats no match for CC .
The opening line in the gamer on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online pretty much sums it up: "The Washington Nationals never really had a chance."
Hey Mr. Lerner, if you're not ...
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"A lot of these guys are not as bad as we were swinging the bat earlier. I'm not saying from now on they're going to be banging the ball every single day, but they're certainly not as bad as they were." ( Manny Acta, via Washington Times, 8/8/2008 ) Double Vision : Fourth place, here they come!
NAAAts 6, Rockies 3 : It's the Lastings Milledge show!
NAAAts 6, Rockies 3 : ...
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