The Nationals Would Be in First If...
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — The Washington Nationals would be in first place if...if the games were only three or four innings long. The Nationals have played 69 games and have lost 49 of them. The Fan follows the games every night and it always seems like the Nationals are in the lead. In fact, tonight, the Fan saw the ...

Scouting the Nationals
rightoffrussell.com 6/26/2009 — Here’s some perspective on the next opponent for the O’s. Thanks to Ed at Federal Baseball . 1. The Nats are making good efforts to build around pitchers like, Lannan, Martis, Zimmermann and Detwiler. What is your impression of this group? Who sticks/who doesn’t stick ...

It's time to $hit or get off the pot
athbloggs.blogspot.com 7/21/2009 — Just when you think the season couldn’t get much worse for the Washington Nationals, their fans (those left) will wake up today and realize there are only four weeks left to d-day. That’s right, the Nationals front office, which has apparently not even made contact with Stephen Strasburg’s ...

Nats Fans HAD High Hopes for 2009 Season
baseballreflections.com 7/13/2009 — The Washington National fans entered this season with high hopes. Not with the typical hopes of baseball fans, that their team may be winning the pennant or even the World Series. No, Nationals fans were finally hopeful that their team had turned the corner and would be in the beginning of ...

International Signing Deadline
natsfarm.com 6/25/2009 — Given the struggles on the field in 2009, many Nationals fans had circled June 9 on their calendars. It was on that date the Nationals selected right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg with the first overall selection in the Rule 4 Draft. What most fans do not realize is that July 2 is almost as ...

Dunn comes through in extra innings, win third in a row
thenatsblog.com 6/20/2009 — Nationals’ rookie Jordan Zimmermann took the mound tonight to try and extend a rare feeling for the club, the feeling of a winning streak. The young hurler did not disappoint, as for the second consecutive start he excelled, this time pitching five innings, allowing only one earned run, ...

Washington Nationals: Outline Of A Firesale
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — The Nationals are still a disaster. They sit dead last in the NL East and have the worst record in baseball. There is talk that the Nationals will soon fire Manager Manny Acta as the front office continues to try and find ways to salvage the rest of ...

Nats win on our nations birthday
thenatsblog.com 7/4/2009 — Washington’s team won in our nation’s capitol this Independence Day, five to three, over the Atlanta Braves. The Nats were carried by their ace, John Lannan, who again put in a strong performance. The lefty pitched eight innings, scattered nine hits, allowed three earned runs, struck out ...

Across the Affiliates 08/17/09
natsfarm.com 8/17/2009 — Today is the big day. Some time over the next 15 plus hours, we will find out if the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg will agree on a contract or whether the Nationals will have to settle for the 1A in 2010. My gut feeling is that a deal will get done. Both sides have too much [...]

Sports Business Commentary
washingtontimes.com 6/19/2009 — Redskins Adjust Tailgating Policy A look at how tailgating may change for this upcoming season A Conversation With BizofBaseball.com's Maury Brown In which we touch on everything from the Nationals to Kobe Bryant and the future of the Phoenix Coyotes ...

Nationals option Dukes to Triple-A — Major League Baseball News 7/1/2009
Calling it a "pure baseball decision," the Nationals optioned outfielder Elijah Dukes to Triple-A Syracuse prior to Wednesday's game.

Nats make room after trade for Nyjer Morgan, option Dukes — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/1/2009
The Washington Nationals sent outfielder Elijah Dukes to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, making room to add newly acquired outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-hander Sean Burnett to the 25-man roster.

Nats option Dukes, welcome Morgan and Burnett — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/1/2009
Nyjer Morgan had no complaints about getting traded to the team with baseball's worst record. Instead, he found it flattering.

Austin Kearns Era Refuses to End — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
With the acquisition of Nyjer Morgan, it was obvious that the Nationals needed to make a corresponding roster move. The clear choice was to get rid of an outfielder to help ease the logjam created by the Morgan acquisition. The question then ...

Marlins' Ramirez gets RBI in 10th straight game — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/1/2009
Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez pushed his RBI streak to 10 games Wednesday, hitting a two-run double in the third inning against Washington and extending his team record.