Gio, LaRoche Key Nats 3-0 Win Against The Crew
Gio Gonzalez was anxious to fit back into the rotation, particularly after his first start since returning from the disabled list proved so unsatisfying. But on Monday night in Milwaukee Gonzalez...
View ArticleCubs 7th Inning Rally Downs The Nats
These are the last place Cubs, the Chicago Doormats who can’t pitch, can’t hit and can’t run. But you’d never know it from the way they played on Thursday night on the North Side of Chicago, where they...
View ArticleCubs Maul The Nats — Again
After a solid series in Milwaukee, the Washington Nationals dropped their second in a row to the Cubs in Chicago. The Nationals were simply outplayed, and seemed sluggish at the plate and on the field....
View ArticleNats Recover In Chicago, Take Two From The Cubs
The Washington Nationals relied on their starting staff, and the arms of Gio Gonzalez and Blake Treinen, on Saturday to sweep an unusual doubleheader in Chicago (the first since 1983) on scores of 3-0...
View ArticleCubs Rout Roark, Nats 7-2
Fresh off a sweep against the reeling Red Sox in Boston, the Chicago Cubs continued their mid-summer surge, touching Washington starter Tanner Roark for nine hits over seven innings, while coasting to...
View Article13 Runs, 19 Hits — Plus Gio
Saturday’s whipping of Chicago was an offensive outburst like no other, as the Washington Nationals sprayed 19 hits (including eight doubles) and scored six times in the 3rd and four times in the 7th,...
View ArticleZimmerman Single Seals Series Win
The Washington Nationals got a taste of Cubs righty Jake Arrieta on Sunday, and he was everything Cubs fans say he is. Arrieta battled Washington ace Jordan Zimmerman for six full innings, a toe-to-toe...
View ArticleBaltimore Barrage Bombs The Nats In 11
An old-fashioned pitchers’ duel that lasted through seven-plus innings pitting Chris Tillman against Stephen Strasburg gave way to an extra inning Baltimore barrage at Nationals Park on Monday night,...
View ArticleHarper Homer Hammers Mets In Extras
A Bryce Harper home run in the bottom of the 13th inning broke a 3-3 tie as the Washington Nationals took their three game set against the New York Mets 5-3, in walk-off style on Thursday at Nationals...
View ArticleA.J. Pitches Philly Past The Nats
Veteran Phillies righty A.J. Burnett tamed the Nationals with twelve strikeouts on Monday night, leading Philadelphia past Washington at Citizens Bank Park, 3-2. Burnett’s victory was his first since...
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JR Remains Optimistic . . .
Despite Nats 3-1 Loss. The Nats were outpitched in their dual against Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs Friday, but Jim Riggleman remained upbeat during the post-game press conference. The shape of the new...
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Swept
The Chicago Cubs got healthy in Washington, taking four games of a four game set, the last an embarrassing blowout with seeming ramifications for both the starting staff and the bullpen. Julian “Coo...
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Those Not-So-Amazin’ Mets
There were two miracles in 1969: Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and the New York Mets won the World Series. But it’s worth remembering that on this date — when Armstrong landed the “Eagle” at...
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A Frank Robby Curse?
Author and friend Paul Dickson — the arbiter of authorities, the wizard of wordsmiths, the emir of ERAs, the sultan of slang — has dispatched an apparently tongue-in-cheek email entitled:Â “Entry which...
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Friars Sizzle Nats
The San Diego Padres capitalized on four Washington Nationals’ errors Friday night to take the first of a three-game set from our Anacostia Boys, 6-2. After taking two of three from the Mets, the Nats...
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J.D., Riggleman, and Dunn’s Dinger
The Milwaukee Brewers came into Nationals’ Park the proud owner of a four game losing streak that had put them ten games behind the St Louis Cardinals in the NL East. The Brewers will not likely catch...
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Is “The Fook” Coming To D.C.?
MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the Nats and Cubs have been in talks about a prospective trade that would bring Cubbie Kosuke Fukudome to Washington — though the reports add that the talks have not...
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Olsen Dominates, Nats Head To Chicago
Scott Olsen’s seven inning gem against the Dodgers has Nats fans (and the Washington Post) oohing and ahhing about the team’s new attitude. “Instead of saying ‘Get ’em tomorrow,’ the Nats have finally...
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Marquis Returns With Shaky Outing
This is what we can probably expect then — that the Nationals will flirt (on-and-off) with being good, but then will slip a bit (it will be tantalizing) before climbing precariously back. After the...
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Nats Win Snakes’ Series
The Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 at Nationals Park on Sunday, taking two games of a three game series. The game marked the second return of Stephen Strasburg following his stint on...
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