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Zimmermann set for Major League debut | nationals.com: News
Zimmermann set for Major League debut | nationals.com: News
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com 04/19/09 9:30 PM ET WASHINGTON -- Monday's game between the Nationals and Braves will be worth watching. Why? Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will make his Major League debut. Zimmermann was named the Nationals' fifth starter during Spring Training with the ...
Nationals bench Dukes after Little League-related tardy note
Nationals bench Dukes after Little League-related tardy note
sports.yahoo.com — Just when you thought your 1-9 Washington Nationals couldn't grow any more absurd comes some news that... goes beyond the ridiculous and into the territory of the just plain laughable . On Saturday, Washington outfielder Elijah Dukes was benched, ... (more) Nationals bench Dukes after Little League-related tardy note
Washington Nationals Uniforms Say Washington Natinals
Washington Nationals Uniforms Say Washington Natinals
sportsrubbish.com — If you’re the Washington Nationals, things can’t get much worse. You’re 1-9, you play in a horrible... area of DC, and you have little hope of improving, aside from hopefully getting Stephen Strasburg (but you won’t get too excited yet because he’s represented by ... (more) Washington Nationals Uniforms Say Washington Natinals
How Low Can You Go? Washington Nationals Attendance
How Low Can You Go? Washington Nationals Attendance
bizofbaseball.com — Nationals Park, sparsely attended last season Even with a $611 million public investment, back in 2004-2005 there... was a lot of talk by baseball boosters in the D.C. area that droves fans coming from Virginia would spend their discretionary income in and around the new ballpark for the ... (more) How Low Can You Go? Washington Nationals Attendance
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GameThread: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals. Game 12 of 162. Jordan Zimmermann Debuts For DC.
Federal Baseball — ... Zimmermann was (1-1) in 3 starts and two relief appearances this Spring, giving up 13 hits, 2 walks and 5 ER, while collecting 20 K's in 14.1 IP, and the Nationals named the 22-year-old right-hander to the rotation at the end of camp. The Nationals' "Acting" GM Mike Rizzo was quoted yesterday by MLB.com's Bill Ladson in an article in anticipation of today's start entitled, "Zimmermann set for major league debut", saying that he thinks Zimmermann is ready for the jump: ...

Finally, some good news!
The Nationals Enquirer —   A bad weekend for the Nationals all around. Let's recap: a sweep at the hands of bleeping Marlins, featuring three consecutive meltdowns by the bullpen; the embarrassment of misspelled "Natinals" jerseys on Friday night; the embarrassing, ridiculous decision to bench Elijah Dukes for being late after attending a local Little League function; Roger Bernadina to the DL with a fractured ankle, Cristian Guzman to the DL because of his sore hammy. Did we forget anything? However, it wasn't all bad new for the Nats over the weekend. Lost in the gut-wrenching commotion was a silver lining: In the bottom of the 5th ...

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