misterirrelevant.com - 8/18/2008
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The Nats selected Aaron Crow with the ninth pick in June’s draft. He has a 98 mile-per-hour fastball and could be in the rotation next year, except they failed to sign him before the Friday night deadline.
Read the 3,700-word interview with Jim Bowden on the subject , because nuggets like this are strewn throughout:
“We gave them a final offer at 10:30 p.m. last night, we said ...
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What's going on with the Nats Front Office?
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What's going on with the Nats Front Office?
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Game Thread: Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies - 2008 Game 127 of 162. "What Kind Of Nationals' Fan Are YOU?"
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... started it off with a Fanshot link entitled, "What's going on in the Nats' Front Office?" which led to a post on Mr. Irrelevant's blog which is one of many, many, many, recent articles criticizing DC GM Jim Bowden's handling of the Aaron Crow Affair. ...
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