thenatsblog.com - 6/29/2009
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The Washington Nationals avoided the embarrassing sweep from their Beltway rivals by pulling out the 5-3 victory yesterday afternoon in Camden Yards.
John Lannan shined once again for the Nationals, and as usual it was in a spot where the Nats needed a pick-me-up. Lannan tossed 7.1 ...
Red Sox Fans Swarm D.C, Nats Lose In Stunning Fashion
thenatsblog.com 6/24/2009 —
The Washington Nationals bullpen couldn’t hold on and a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning turned into an 11-3 slaughter by the Boston Red Sox.
John Lannan went toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in baseball, again. The lefty pitched 6.1 strong, scattering nine hits, allowing three earned ...
Across the Affiliates – June Recap
natsfarm.com 7/1/2009 — Overall, the Nationals had a solid June among their minor league affiliates, finishing with a combined 81-69 record for the month with the full season affiliates finishing 62-46. I realize that team record is not necessarily an accurate indicator of the health of the Nationals player ...
Where's the Lannan Love?
mvn.com 8/7/2009 — The Nationals have one of the top 20 starters in the National League in their rotation right now.
In 2008, he put up an ERA of 3.91 (22nd in NL) and a WHIP of 1.34 (26th)
In 2009 so far he's improved both 3.39 (15th) and 1.33 (27th) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nats win again, defeat Padres 3-2
dcprosportsreport.com 7/26/2009 — The Washington Nationals are suddenly feeling what it is like to win. They did it again today, winning their second straight game, and have now won 4 of their last 6 games. They did it again with what has brought the team the little success they have had --- solid starting pitching. ...
These Aren't The Washington Generals
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — The Nationals are a bad team. I think we can all agree on that. Being 30 games under .500 at this point in the season puts them on pace to lose roughly 120 games. That is mind- bogginglingly awful. But it doesn't mean that anything less than a sweep against them is a disgrace. Beat writers ...
Nationals 5, Orioles 3 —
NYT > Baseball 6/28/2009
BALTIMORE (AP) -- John Lannan took a four-hitter into the eighth inning, Adam Dunn hit a colossal home run, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Lannan And Links —
Nationals Journal 6/29/2009
Before I get to the links, let me drop a comment about John Lannan, who probably deserved more attention in my game story. With Lannan, results will always speak louder than radar guns. He doesn't have an ace's typical stuff -- no dominant fastball, ...
M's Trade Morse, Acquire Langerhans —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Hours before a series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, the Mariners announced they had traded utility man Mike Morse to the Washington Nationals. In exchange for Morse, Seattle received minor league outfielder Ryan ...