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Stephen Strasburg: "I haven't heard from the Nationals"
That sound you hear is either the Nats screwing up the most important thing in the history of their franchise or Scott Boras screwing up Stephen Strasburg's career. Hard to tell which it is, really. Tom Boswell, who caught up with Strasburg in St. Louis yesterday, has the scoop:
A response letter to the Washington Nationals front office
A response letter to the Washington Nationals front office
thenatsblog.com — Washington Nationals Front Office, We agree with you, this season has been rough. We too had hopes... that this season would be the start of something special. The start of a rise of a young cast of characters’ who would inevitably compete somewhere down the road. We too have seen how the ... (more) A response letter to the Washington Nationals front office
Two things the Nats need in the second half
Two things the Nats need in the second half
thenatsblog.com — Ryan Zimmerman, continue to earn that contract Ryan Zimmerman was dawned the Nationals franchise player before even... wore the clubs jersey. At the age of 20 he broke into the big leagues and batted .397 through 20 games, affirming to Nationals fans that he would be the first homegrown star ... (more) Two things the Nats need in the second half
Boswell: Strasburg Waiting to Hear from Nats
voices.washingtonpost.com — Stephen Strasburg received the Golden Spikes Award during pre-All-Star Game festivities as the best player in college... baseball this season. In the past Golden Spikes winners have performed far better as professionals than, for example, Heismann Trophy ... (more) Boswell: Strasburg Waiting to Hear from Nats
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