(Photo of Matt LeCroy talking on a baseball-shaped phone courtesy of Minnesota Department of Public Safety Web Site.)
Matt LeCroy: S.O.S.!
Wil Nieves left tonight's game with an apparent leg injury. Gimpy Josh Bard and his bad hammy and groin now catching...Josh Willingham an option in an emergency. Jesus Flores recovering from Dr. James Andrews' knife.
Is it too late to bring back former Nats backup catcher, and current Hagerstown Suns manager, Matt LeCroy?
Or maybe bring Paul LoDuca back into the fold?
Desperate times...
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September 17, 2009
(by Mike Henderson) Wil Nieves came up lame in his only Thursday at-bat. Fortunately, the Nats may have recently-acquired Jamie Burke ready to go.
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September 15, 2009
(by Mike Henderson) More bad news for snakebit Nats backstop Jesus Flores.
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September 18, 2009
Josh Bard hit a two-run homer and knocked in three, as the Washington Nationals held on to edge the New York Mets, 6-5, in the opener of a three-game series at Citi Field.
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September 17, 2009
PHILADELPHIA | This was supposed to be the season Jesus Flores broke out as an everyday catcher and solidified his place in the Washington Nationals' long-term plan. Two separate shoulder injuries, a lengthy stint on the disabled list and a surgical procedure later and his standing within the organization is back in question. Flores had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum...
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September 16, 2009
Lee, Phillies Shut Out Nats - The PostComedy of errors as Nationals lose - The Wash. TimesPhillies P Cliff Lee was on last night. Nationals P Garrett Mock was not. The Nats offense was definitely off too. Baserunning, defense, those were also bad. The Wash. Times says it may have been Washington's worst game of the season.Final score PHILADELPHIA 5 Washington 0.Flores Has Torn...
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September 18, 2009
(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff. Above, Ryan Zimmerman's fantastic, tarp-defying 6th inning catch. Give that man a Gold Glove already!)
"I think that [our season] can go either two ways these next couple of days. We can either start shutting it down or we can finish strong." (Josh Bard, via Washington Post, 9/18/2009)
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September 18, 2009
Step into the Wayback Machine, my friends, to a happier time and place in Mets History, just three short years ago tonight. El Guapo and I were there, in UR1 for the festivities on a magical night, never to be forgotten, no matter how bad things get.This Zapruder-like video is how things looked from where I was sitting on that night, September 18th, 2006. Josh Willingham hit it,...
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September 19, 2009
NEW YORK | The Washington Nationals' catching situation has reached a dire point, so much so that an injury to Wil Nieves sent general manager Mike Rizzo scrambling for his phone Thursday night. But the short supply of major league-ready catchers could mean an opportunity for two journeymen trying to prolong their careers. Catcher Jamie Burke, whom the Nationals acquired late...
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September 18, 2009
Henny Ray Abrams/Associated PressWashington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, center, is congratulated by teammate Josh Willingham, right, after driving in Cristian Guzman, left, with a two-run home run in the first inning Friday. Records aside, who's worse, the Mets or the Washington...
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September 18, 2009
Ryan Zimmerman hit his 30th homer, Josh Bard drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals held off the free-falling New York Mets 6-5 on Friday night.
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