The Poor Step-Child’s Big Day
seamheads.com 6/20/2009 — The Orioles’ farm system is bubbling over. Matt Wieters and Nolan Riemold are taking hold at the major league level and Chris Tillman, Jake Arrietta and Brian Matusz are surging through the upper minors. Did anyone in the Mid-Atlantic look down the pike to watch 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 ...

Blogger Day Staring Willie Harris
wevegotheart.com 6/23/2009 — On Saturday, 20 June 2009, The Washington Nationals took a step in the right direction and hosted their first Blogger Day. And no, Bloggers Day wasn’t just some free tickets in the same section and food coupons. What the Nationals did for those of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why Do The Washington Nationals Want To Fire Manny Acta?
federalbaseball.com 6/15/2009 — More photos » by Brian Blanco - AP about 10 hours ago: Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta walks back to the dugout after taking left-handed ...

There's Hope in Washington
homeruntrot.blogspot.com 5/23/2009 — Tim Kurkjian said it , so it must be true. And he wrote that article after the Nationals made history by tying a major league record for losing six consecutive games where they scored at least five runs in each game. Plus, they're also 12-29, holders of the worst record in all of MLB. Despite ...

Acta looks safe through Thursday
washingtontimes.com 6/16/2009 — Ben Goessling ( Contact ) | Tuesday, June 16, 2009 NEW YORK | The Manny Acta watch apparently will continue for at least another day - and possibly through Thursday or longer. The Washington Nationals did not announce the firing of the third-year ...

Game 64: U.S. Blues
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/16/2009 — Washington: First in war, first in peace, last in the American League. That was the old line about the first and second MLB franchises to call our nation's capital home. The Washington Senators v1.0 (1901-1960) and v2.0 (1961-1971) were a perrenial second division team. In 60 years, the first ...

With trip to Washington, Sox escape miserable weather
soxblog.projo.com 6/23/2009 — After a week-long homestand in which it seemed to rain every night -- although the Red Sox managed to get every game in anyway -- the team will find conditions appropriate to the season when they travel to Washington for the first since 1971. It's ...

Why the Washington Nationals will be Contenders in 2013 — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
The Washington Nationals. The annual laughing stocks of Major League Baseball. Last season, had 102 losses last season, for the MLB's worst record. This season is pretty much lost, as well. (16 wins? What the hell is this all about. Manny Acta ...

Washington Nationals Dilemma: On Manny Acta, and Passion — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
  Some people think that just because Manny Acta doesn’t scream and yell that he doesn’t have passion for the game and his team. There is a very vocal segment of the fan base that is calling for Acta's head simply because he ...

Manny Acta Deserves Better — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
The rumors aren’t whispers, they are discernible shouts over the constant din of failure emanating from Nationals Park. Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta will likely be fired in the coming days, and it is unfortunate given the mess of a ...

Washington Nationals: Outline of a Firesale — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/15/2009
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 ...

Zimmerman making run at Wright — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 6/15/2009
David Wright retains his lead at third base in the latest NL All-Star balloting, but it's not a foregone conclusion that he will start the July 14 game in St. Louis. Here's the latest tally: CATCHERS Yadier Molina, Cardinals, 1,051,485 ...