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 President’s Day
President’s Day
I mentioned a couple different times that I got the chance to talk to Nationals Team President Stan Kasten. It wasn’t exactly an exclusive — there were dozens of others in the room to hear him speak. And it wasn’t exactly an ...
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 Some History of the Expos Relocation to DC and My Nationals Park Mea Culpa
Some History of the Expos Relocation to DC and My Nationals Park Mea Culpa
As the new Nationals Park prepares to be opened, here's a look back at the seven years involved in the Expos relocation, the funding of the ballpark, and a mea culpa by Maury Brown on how it all turned out.
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 Bush League: President Didn’t Choose Acta Over Lo Duca
Bush League: President Didn’t Choose Acta Over Lo Duca
On Sunday, when the new Nationals Park opens, President Bush will be part of the celebration as he throws out the first pitch. But, it will be manager Manny Acta that will be behind homeplate, not Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca , who was named in the Mitchell Report.
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 First Concert at Nationals Park Should Be Eagles
First Concert at Nationals Park Should Be Eagles
While it has not been officially announced, the first concert that is likely to be held at the newly opened Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. will be the Eagles. The schedule currently does not display the concert date, but the Nationals confirm that they are in talks with the super group. As reported by the Washington Times : Although no such date appears on the Web site for the Eagles' ..
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Carpenter won't return to broadcast
Washington Nationals television announcer Bob Carpenter has been told by the club his contract will not be extended when it expires after the season, sources with knowledge of the situation said yesterday. Carpenter, who has done play-by-play for all ...
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 Nat's Chartese Burnett Awarded for Cancer Fundraising
Nat's Chartese Burnett Awarded for Cancer Fundraising
Washington Nationals Vice President of Communications Chartese Burnett was named the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s National Capital Area Chapter’s 2008 Woman of the Year on Saturday, June 14. A non-Hodgkins lymphoma survivor, Chartese raised over $79,000 during the ten-week fundraising competition. Burnett oversees the Club’s strategic and business communications and
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 The Biz of Baseball Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary
The Biz of Baseball Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary
My thanks go out to...(here's a handful mentioned)... Ballhype, Bugs and Cranks, AOL Fanhouse, Rob Neyer, John Brattain, Hardball Times, Baseball Prospectus, Bill James, Basebaqll Think Factory, Brian Borawski, Stan Kasten, Ken Rosenthal, Curt Schilling, Mark Shapiro, Terry Ryan, Billy Beane, Lewis Wolff, Chuck Armstrong, and a cast of thousands.
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 The Cubs Sale Will Be Like None Other
The Cubs Sale Will Be Like None Other
The thing about the sale of the Chicago Cubs, and all its trimmings (Wrigley Field and ComcastSports Chicago), is it may be unlike any deal prior. Forget looking at the Lerners and Stan Kasten with the Nationals. Forget looking at Liberty Media and the sale of the Braves from Time Warner. Forget the sale of the Dodgers to Frank McCourt. It seems that we should expect the unexpected. This ...
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 Kasten: Nats not likely to sign all picks | Nationals.com: News
Kasten: Nats not likely to sign all picks | Nationals.com: News
DENVER -- Of the Nationals' top five picks in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, four of them -- right-hander Aaron Crow, shortstop Daniel Espinosa, left-hander Graham Hicks and catcher Adrian Nieto -- are unsigned. Major League teams have until Aug. ...
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Ticket Woes Mar Run-Up To Opener - washingtonpost.com
LAKELAND, Fla., March 26 -- One week before the Washington Nationals open their third season in the District -- their first full year under the new ownership group headed by Theodore Lerner -- some of the club's most ardent fans were still awaiting ...
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Nationals' Big Three Don't Run, Hit or Field - washingtonpost.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 29 -- Thursday afternoon, Jim Bowden stood in a blazer on the field at Cooper Stadium, home to the Washington Nationals' Class AAA affiliate here, as his team was introduced. Stan Kasten, Bowden's boss and the Nationals' ...
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 Doctor Gives Hill the 'Best Possible News'
Doctor Gives Hill the 'Best Possible News'
ATLANTA, June 25 -- On the same day the Washington Nationals found out starting shortstop Cristian Guzman is out for the year, they received encouraging news on one of their most promising pitchers. Right-hander Shawn Hill visited renowned orthopedist ...
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 Young Signs A Two-Year Extension
Young Signs A Two-Year Extension
NEW YORK, July 28 -- The Washington Nationals announced the signing of first baseman Dmitri Young , the team's lone all-star, to a $10-million, two-year contract extension on Saturday. The move reinforces Young's remarkable turnaround, removes a ...
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 The Hope for Elijah Dukes in DC
The Hope for Elijah Dukes in DC
Stan Kasten says he has a plan in place for Dukes to be successful as a player and a person, but you just hope that DC, a place not wired for discipline and maturity, can instill in him what he so desperately needs.
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Thomas Boswell - In Rebuilding Game, Nats Lead the Braves - washingtonpost.com
Many think that Stan Kasten is crazy or blowing smoke when he claims that his team is "way ahead" of the Braves franchise he rebuilt in the late '80s and transformed into a dynasty. I've been hard on the Nats president for the decision to field a...
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Robinson Declines Celebration in His Honor - washingtonpost.com
VIERA, Fla., Feb. 15 -- Former Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson has declined an offer to be honored by the club during a game this May, according to team president Stan Kasten, who said officials hold out hope that Robinson will reconsider....
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The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
So this is at least the third franchise that Frank Robinson has left with bitter feelings. It took years for him and the Cincinnati Reds to patch things up after they traded him before the 1966 season. He came back there for a ceremony to retire his...
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 My Conversation With Stan Kasten
My Conversation With Stan Kasten
The Baseball Games may well be over for Our Washington Nationals--but this off season may well be as busy as the just concluded 2007 Season. A New Stadium is on the horizon--scheduled to open in Spring, 2008. Thousands of Season Ticket Holders need ...
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 Elijah Dukes: Another Rush To Judgement?
Elijah Dukes: Another Rush To Judgement?
Former Devil Ray, current National Elijah Dukes is due in court Tuesday as another woman seeks a protection order against him. She claims he sent her threatening text messages on Oct 23. But Dukes was playing baseball that night in the Dominican Republic.... is he really crazy enough to be doing that? Plus reactions from his agent and Nationals President Stan Kasten.

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