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Nats Fans HAD High Hopes for 2009 Season
Nats Fans HAD High Hopes for 2009 Season
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 ...
Washington Nationals : Chronicling Fail
Washington Nationals : Chronicling Fail
gunaxin.com — 129756_pirates_nationals_baseball It’s no secret that the Washington Nationals are the worst team in Major League Baseball and... have become a national joke. As a resident of the area, I have paid close attention to the struggles of the Nats this season, and have been waiting for the right time ... (more) Washington Nationals : Chronicling Fail
Nationals Fire Manny Acta; Poised to Make Late Wild Card Push
Nationals Fire Manny Acta; Poised to Make Late Wild Card Push
stylepointsblog.com — In a prototypical “re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic” move, the languishing Washington Nationals have fired... their manager , Manny Acta. Sitting at an embarrassing 26-61 and on a painstaking pace for 48-114 (which would be the third worst mark of the past 56 years, ... (more) Nationals Fire Manny Acta; Poised to Make Late Wild Card ...
Tough Acta to Follow
Tough Acta to Follow
morehardball.blogspot.com — Well, it is official. Last night under the cover of darkness, the powers that be fired Manny... Acta as Nationals' manager. But who will Kasten and Lerner tap to fill his shoes? Here are a couple of people who may be able to help turn the bottom of the barrel Nationals into a top-notch professional ... (more) Tough Acta to Follow
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Half-season review at Baseball Reflections
The Nats Blog- Your Place For Washington Nationals News — As some of you may know, I write monthly for the website BaseballReflections.com.  This week I wrote a analysis of the Washington Nationals ugly first half, check it out. Here's a preview:   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 an upswing that would ...

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