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Lannan Named Rookie All Star
Washington Nationals starter John Lannan was named to the Major League Baseball Topps rookie All Star Team. Lannan finished the 2008 baseball season with a record of 9-15. But ignore that. No pitcher could possibly have a winning record on that team
Lannan named to Rookie All-Star team | nationals.com: News
Lannan named to Rookie All-Star team | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com — Silver linings can come in all shapes and sizes. For the Nationals -- in a season that saw their club get decimated by injuries en route to losing 102 games -- their silver lining came in a 6-foot-5, 200-plus-pound frame that threw with pinpoint ... (more) Lannan named to Rookie All-Star team | nationals.com: News
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