metswalkoffs.com - 11/4/2008
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For a guy whose major-league career consisted of 81 at-bats, new third base coach Razor Shines (yes, that's his real name...Razor is a middle name, passed down in his family through multiple generations) sure has a lot of connections to the New York Mets. * Razor made his major-league debut on ...
Hot Stove from the Capital
seamheads.com 11/23/2008 — Washington GM Jim Bowden has his own transition going on in the Capital. His ambitious trade with the Marlins stoked a DC hot stove that had been stone cold. Change is the watchword in Washington these days and it could be washing over the baseball fortunes of the Nationals.
What Can The Pirates Learn From The Nationals?
bucsdugout.com 1/26/2009 — I recently wrote about the mess that was made of the Montreal Expos in the years before and after they thought they might be contracted, and the connections between that situation and the one Neal Huntington inherited:
Dave ...
Send the Washington Nationals Back to the Hell from Whence They Came
bleacherreport.com 12/12/2008 — The Washington Nationals are the worst franchise in professional sports.
As a creature with origins in the D.C. suburbs, I say this with equal parts sincerity and scorn. What kind of team loses 102 games and then sees fit to offer a free agent ...
Nationals display new uniforms | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 11/7/2008 — WASHINGTON -- The Nationals unveiled their new jerseys on Thursday afternoon at the ESPN Zone, as manager Manny Acta, outfielder Lastings Milledge and women from the "Nat Pack" helped display the new uniforms. The home, road and alternate jerseys ...
Stuff I miss
bugsandcranks.com 1/8/2009 — I’m an Orioles fan and any Orioles fan worth his or her salt is also a Nationals fan. The Nats are the reason Peter Angelos started the MidAtlantic Sports Network. And though it’s not much to look at now, MASN is the only chance the ...
Keith Law Blog
sports.espn.go.com 11/11/2008 — The Marlins move two players in a salary dump, trading them to the Nationals , who are in a perfect position to roll the dice on left-hander Scott Olsen while receiving a big upgrade offensively from outfielder Josh Willingham . It's an easy win for ...
Source: Nats get Willingham, Olsen | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 11/11/2008 — WASHINGTON -- The Nationals continue to stay busy this offseason, as they have reached an agreement to trade second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, right-hander P.J. Dean and infielder Jake Smolinski to the Marlins for left-hander Scott Olsen and ...
Nats outright Young to Triple-A | nationals.com: News
washington.nationals.mlb.com 11/5/2008 — WASHINGTON -- In an effort to protect some of their Minor Leaguers from the Rule 5 Draft, the Nationals outrighted first baseman Dmitri Young to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday afternoon. Young, who did not elect to become a free agent, has one year ...
Hondo
hardballtimes.com 12/4/2008 — WaPo's Dave Sheinin notes that Frank Howard is out of a job and makes a pitch for the Nationals to do something about it:
At 72 years old, Howard is, in fact, a free agent, having been let go recently by the New York Yankees, for whom he had been working as a professional scout. He had a ...
Nationals outright 1B Young to Triple-A —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 11/4/2008
Washington Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, the latest setback for the 2007 NL comeback player of the year.
Young played in only 50 games this year, batting .280 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 150 ...
Nats outright Young to Triple-A —
Major League Baseball News 11/4/2008
In an effort to protect some of their Minor Leaguers from the Rule 5 Draft, the Nationals outrighted first baseman Dmitri Young to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Young did not elect to become a free agent. Washington's 40-man roster now stands at 35.
