Washington Nationals
Let’s Not Get Carried Away
Cristian Guzman, the Washington Nationals lone 2008 All-Star, has been handed a two-year contract extension worth $16 million.Batting .307 with 5 homers and 34 RBIs over 97 games this season, the switch-hitting shortstop led the National League with 12…
23Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedA Game Thread?
So we haven’t had a game thread in a long while. Blame jobs, blame lack of time, blame apathy, but no matter what, they’re back. As promised, we’re bringing back the game threads after the All-Star break. The Braves are closing out a 3-game series against the Nationals this afternoon and looking for a series […]
20Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Webb Wins Again, Perez Gets Tossed
Brandon Webb is still shutting it down for the Arizona Diamondbacks, earning his big league-leading 13th victory Tuesday night over the Washington Nationals with a 2-0 shutout.The righty, who is 13-4 with a 3.27 ERA after being selected to his third st…
9Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East Review: Nationals
So, here we are at the halfway point of the season. About the time when you can almost judge what will happen down the stretch (no one could have seen the Mets major collapse this early last year, but there will be random cases). If the season ended after 81 games, the Phillies, Cubs, Diamondbacks […]
1Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Steve Shell Makes it to The Show
By Kevin Mark - Angelswin.com Columnist
Former Salt Lake Bees pitcher Steve Shell made his Major League debut for the Washington Nationals last Sunday. In the game Shell pitched one inning and retired the Texas Rangers in order. Tonight against his for…
Brandon Webb: Back to Business
Like Brandon Webb was going to let back-to-back losses mess with his game. Pssh.The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner was back in dominant form Saturday night, tossing his eighth career shutout to help snap the Arizona Diamondbacks’ five-game skid with a 4…
1Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
D-Backs skid hits 5; Nationals win 7-4
Willie Harris’ 3-run home run off of Micah Owings broke a 3-3 tie in the 7th inning, and the Washington Nationals handed the Arizona Diamondbacks their 5th straight loss. Harris, getting a rare start, came into the game hitting only .161 with 1 homer on the season, and only 8 in his career-spanning 530 […]
30May2008 | AZ Sports Hub | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East: The Big Picture
Here’s the big picture in the NL East right now:
Florida Marlins: Can they hold it together? Nobody expected to see these guys in first this far into the season. I think even the Marlins are surprised. That hasn’t kept them from acting like they belong in first. Anchored offensively by Uggla, Hermida, and […]
Vargas To Make Mets Debut Tonight
Justin Terranova at The New York Post writes about Claudio Vargas and his debut for the Mets tonight against the Nationals:It may be a downgrade for Claudio Vargas to go from pitching against Triple-A competition to “softball girls,” but he will deal w…
14May2008 | Shea Nation | 0 comments | Continued
Acta On Maine
John Harper at the Daily News writes about the Nationals manage Manny Acta and his opinion of John Maine:”I consider him one of the top pitchers in the league,” Acta said. “When he has that fastball working, it’s almost like an invisible fastball. That…
14May2008 | Shea Nation | 0 comments | Continued
The Market
In the market we scour over the stats and determine which players fantasy owners should consider buying low and selling high along with our favorite free agent those owners should consider adding to their roster. Decisions like these can be the difference in a winning and losing fantasy squad, so without further adieu, here are […]
6May2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | ContinuedJurrjens Attempts To End Slide
The Braves are on a three-game losing streak and are looking to Jair Jurrjens to help end the road trip on a high note this afternoon against the Nationals. Jurrjens (3-2, 3.45) has been the most consistent hurler in a rotation that has been severely plagued by injuries already this season. There’s no reason to […]
30Apr2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedJurrjens Attempts To End Slide
The Braves are on a three-game losing streak and are looking to Jair Jurrjens to help end the road trip on a high note this afternoon against the Nationals. Jurrjens (3-2, 3.45) has been the most consistent hurler in a rotation that has been severely plagued by injuries already this season. There’s no reason to […]
30Apr2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedNationals Park…..Again….
How is it that, in April, we are already making our third trip to Nationals Park and have only played 4 away games against them so far? Either way, we’re back in Washington for a two-game series to close out the month against the Nationals. The Braves are fighting a slew of injuries, but key […]
29Apr2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Link Parade
It’s been awhile since I’ve done this, but I wanted to get you some stories to devour before I head out of town for the weekend. I probably won’t be able to post until Sunday, but I’ll do what I can.
I’m giddy over the fact one of the prospects I invested in this season (Red […]
Just found the MLB Hub site, and happy to see that my favorite blog, Shea Nation, is the Mets' site ...
