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MLB Rumors:
Cardinals manager
Tony LaRussa once again has rummaged around in his
hat full of ragtag retreads, untested prospects and walking-wounded to pull out a rabbit in the form of young power-hitting outfielder
Joe "
The Beaver"
Mather.
Though formerly ranked well behind various other prospects -- most ...
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February 28, 2009
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Via Just A Nats Fan
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March 02, 2009
This is Brad Eldred obligingly signing autographs for kids behind Space Coast Stadium after the game while some players were in the batting cage further back. Of course, those kids didn’t realize that until after he’d signed hats and ticket stubs for half of them. “Are you Adam Dunn?” one asked ...
Via The Biz of Baseball
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March 01, 2009
Jim Bowden, who had been the only general manager for the Washington Nationals since the club relocated from Montreal as the Expos, has resigned today, saying that he had become a distraction. An immediate replacement for Bowden was not announced at the time. Bowden has become part of a federal investigation into the skimming of bonuses given to Latin American players, and comes...
Via Just A Nats Fan
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March 02, 2009
I sat on a plane at National and gave my Twitterific one last browse. Just as they announced, “please turn off all electronic devices,” I saw the tweets spill in one after the other with the news that GM Jim Bowden had resigned. OMG! I then shut off my device like a good girl and [...]
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March 01, 2009
The baseball one, not the football one...Chico Harlan of the Washington Post let us know the obvious, or the inevitable...Jim Bowden ((pictured, thanks usatoday.com)) resigned his GM post from the Nationals..."It is an emotional decision that saddens me, but one that I feel is in the best ...
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Via Eli's MLB Rumors
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March 01, 2009
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Via Nationals Enquirer
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February 28, 2009
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Via The Biz of Basketball
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February 27, 2009
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Via msn.foxsports.com
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March 01, 2009
Even if Jim Bowden wasn't the target of a federal investigation, Ken Rosenthal says he needed to go in Washington.
Via Mr. Irrelevant
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March 01, 2009
Finally, our long Nationals nightmare is over!
Pen your own version of Bowden?s Nats career tombstone in the comments. Bonus points for mentions of segways, ex-Reds, Paul LoDuca and young Dominicans who say they?re 16 and go by ?Smiley?.
Via Nationals Enquirer
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February 28, 2009
Astros 6, Nationals 3: Here we go again. Nats pick up where they left off in 2008 with another gut-wrenching, soul-sucking loss.
What's that? It's only Spring Training? The games don't count? Lannan pitched two perfect innings? Nobody got injured (including Pete Orr, who survived a 6th ...
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