Stephen Strasburg meets Washington

  (AP Photo. Adam Dunn covers his nose after Collin Balester stunk out the joint last night.) "We were lucky we weren't down five or six early. I've said it before, and it sounds a little Pollyannaish, but I love working with this group. They're enjoying playing this competition that's going to be playoff-bound. They're meeting them head-on. We're...

Now all the Nationals have to do is keep on losing so they can select Bryce Harper in next year's draft. -Pel

The Washington Nationals say they will hold a news conference Thursday to announce Mike Rizzo's promotion to general manager and senior vice president of baseball operations.

Nats Cannot Shake Balester's Bad Start - The PostWalks the culprit as Nationals fall - The Wash. TimesCollin Balestar could not find the strike zone last night with a map. He lasted a mere 1 1/3 innings and walked five batters, including the first three of the game. The bullpen, pressed into extended work last night walked another five batters and hit one too. Even with all of that...

Mike Rizzo has taken over as the Washington Nationals' general manager, 20-plus years after becoming a scout.

With fireworks and $1 tickets, the Washington Nationals have welcomed Stephen Strasburg to the nation's capital.

WASHINGTON(AP) Given a chance to stay at the plate after a disputed non-strikeout, Carlos Gonzalez blooped an RBI double that helped the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Can this man save a franchise? At 11:58 and 43 seconds, according to Washington Nationals team president Stan Kasten, baseball’s worst team this season and highly-touted, Scott Boras-managed pitcher Stephen Strasburg were finally able to reach a deal for a record $15.1 million signing bonus. There is no doubt that the signing of Strasburg was an absolute must for the struggling...

Reports came out earlier this week that Mike Rizzo would lose his position as Interim General Manager by the end of the week. He did. He is now the Washington Nationals official General Manager. Congrats Mike. Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that Mike Rizzo would be replaced by Arizona Diamondbacks Vice President Jerry DiPoto within 24 hours. Whether this report was true, and that...

Without question, the week of Aug. 16-22 will be regarded as a highlight of the 2009 season for the Washington Nationals. It's hard to top the signing and public introduction of Stephen Strasburg as the future ace of the pitching staff and the naming of Mike Rizzo as general manager. But there have been ballgames played this week as well, and the results have not jibed with the positive...

The Brewers weren't able to better their playoff chances against one last-place team. With time running out, they'll get another opportunity tonight.