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Lackey, DeRosa . . . Or Both?
centerfieldgate.com - 7 days ago
Lackey, DeRosa . . . Or Both?
— centerfieldgate.com — CFG writer and droog DWilly ( here he is , in case you’ve forgotten), is pessimistic about... the possibility the Nats will sign Belinski free agent pitcher John Lackey : “The Red Sox will be in the mix and they’ll bid him up, but only to make sure the Yankees don’t get ... (more) Lackey, DeRosa . . . Or Both?

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Meet The New Boss . . .
centerfieldgate.com - 17 days ago
Meet The New Boss . . .
— centerfieldgate.com — Same As The Old Boss : Jim Riggleman has been hired as the manager of the Washington... Nationals , according to information coming both from the team and from baseball sources. The official announcement is expected to be made sometime on Thursday during a press conference at Nationals Park. ... (more) Meet The New Boss . . .

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centerfieldgate.com - 18 days ago
Zim’s Glove Is Gold
— centerfieldgate.com — Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was named the recipient of the National League Rawlings Gold Glove... award for third basemen for 2009. It was the first time that Zimmerman has won the award. Zimmerman led all National League third basemen for 2009 in total chances (an ... (more) Zim’s Glove Is Gold

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centerfieldgate.com - 18 days ago
Alberto vs. Orlando
— centerfieldgate.com — Now that the Phuzzies have become the former world champions — dropping the World Series to New... York’s Jedi Knights – we can return to baseball’s second season: as ultimate a test for GMs and owners as the on-the-field play of their counterparts during the regular ... (more) Alberto vs. Orlando

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The Revenge of the Whiz Kids?
centerfieldgate.com - 10/26/2009
The Revenge of the Whiz Kids?
— centerfieldgate.com — The 1950 Phillies were one of baseball’s memorable teams : a great pitching staff and heavy long-bomb... hitters. And they arrived at the Fall Classic in a similar fashion to their 2009 version: having humbled the Brooklyn version of the Dodgers in the season’s final game. Then, as ... (more) The Revenge of the Whiz Kids?

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Doormats Win NL . . . Mattingly To Nats?
centerfieldgate.com - 10/23/2009
Doormats Win NL . . . Mattingly To Nats?
— centerfieldgate.com — While the AL champion has not yet been decided , the crowning of the Phillies as N.L.... champs sets up a classic I-95 tussle with the Yankees — or maybe it’s the Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed series. Despite the dominance of the Phillies in every aspect of their series with the ... (more) Doormats Win NL . . . Mattingly To Nats?

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0-19? Try 110-52 . . .
centerfieldgate.com - 10/21/2009
0-19? Try 110-52 . . .
— centerfieldgate.com — What’s so astonishing (well, at least to me) is that Nats fan Steve Krupin — the subject... of a cheeky Sports Illustrated commentary on the fortunes of fate (and what it means to be a fan of the Anacostia Nine) – sits just one row ahead of me in Section 129. It’s not that ... (more) 0-19? Try 110-52 . . .

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The Grudge Match
centerfieldgate.com - 10/16/2009
The Grudge Match
— centerfieldgate.com — Tommy Lasorda is a ubiquitous presence in baseball and a legend in Los Angeles. The camera finds... him in Dodger Stadium during nearly every game of the week, he’s constantly interviewed, and his baseball judgment is considered nigh on saintly: Tim McCarver mentions his name in a ... (more) The Grudge Match

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Angel’s Stun, Sweep Sox
centerfieldgate.com - 10/11/2009
Angel’s Stun, Sweep Sox
— centerfieldgate.com — That glazed and puzzled look that has appeared on the faces of so many other post season... teams ( the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday , and the Chicago Cubs last year, to name just two) is now being worn by the Boston Red Sox. The A.L.’s wild card entry was stunned by a ninth inning rally in ... (more) Angel’s Stun, Sweep Sox

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Twin Killings: Twinkies, Bosox On The Ropes
centerfieldgate.com - 10/10/2009
Twin Killings: Twinkies, Bosox On The Ropes
— centerfieldgate.com — There have been 26 Yankee juggernauts in major league history — 27 if you count the 1960... team, that could have, might have and should have won a world title: were it not for the heroics of Bill Mazeroski . This team, the 2009 version, is even more formidable. The twin killers of the ... (more) Twin Killings: Twinkies, Bosox On The Ropes

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Rockies Even Series; Trolleys Stun Redbirds
centerfieldgate.com - 10/9/2009
Rockies Even Series; Trolleys Stun Redbirds
— centerfieldgate.com — The Colorado Rockies held off the rallying Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday to take... the second game in their five game series, 5-4. The key for the Purples was an unlikely two run homer off the bat of catcher Yorvit Torrealba , who hadn’t had a four base knock ... (more) Rockies Even Series; Trolleys Stun Redbirds

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Playing Hunches — and Playing Favorites
centerfieldgate.com - 10/8/2009
Playing Hunches — and Playing Favorites
— centerfieldgate.com — Tom Boswell and Dave Sheinin’s sobering dual articles (”everything-has-changed-now-that-we’re-in-the-playoffs”) in yesterday’s Washington Post hasn’t kept anyone from... playing hunches — or favorites. We should scatter all pretensions of predicting the ... (more) Playing Hunches — and Playing Favorites

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Zim Wins Goslin MVP Award
centerfieldgate.com - 10/6/2009
Zim Wins Goslin MVP Award
— centerfieldgate.com — The Washington, DC chapter of the Internet Baseball Writers Association has voted Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan... Zimmerman its 2009 Goose Goslin MVP Award. The award is voted on by the DC-IBWA — an organization that represents Washington Nationals’ internet writers, ... (more) Zim Wins Goslin MVP Award

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Season Ends With Win In 15
centerfieldgate.com - 10/5/2009
Season Ends With Win In 15
— centerfieldgate.com — The Washington Nationals finished the 2009 season on a high note, winning their seventh in a row... , 2-1, in fifteen innings in Atlanta. The game winning RBI was plated on a line drive by Alberto Gonzalez , whose single in the 15th inning drove in Elijah Dukes with what turned out to be the ... (more) Season Ends With Win In 15

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Harmonica Phil
centerfieldgate.com - 10/4/2009
Harmonica Phil
— centerfieldgate.com — Back in July, I took a friend – a lifelong Yankee fan — to a Nats game... and we sat reminiscing about all the games we had seen as kids. My friend had grown up in New York when the Trolleys, Giants and Yankees were all the rage in baseball, so he had lots of stories: about Mickey ... (more) Harmonica Phil

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