IAN DESMOND RUMORS & GOSSIP
Zimmermann, Desmond lead Nationals past Braves 2-0
Jordan Zimmermann turned in another dominant performance with two-hit ball over eight innings, Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Washington Nationals finally beat the Atlanta Braves, 2-0 Wednesday night.
The Braves had won five in a row this season over their NL East rival, and nine straight dating to last season.
Zimmermann (5-1) made sure that streak ended...
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Andrelton Simmons throws out Ian Desmond from his butt (VIDEO)
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With nobody out in the bottom of the ninth of a 3-2 Braves lead, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond hit a chopper to his counterpart, Andrelton Simmons. Simmons’ right foot gave out just as he was fielding the big hop causing him to fall on his backside. With the presence of mind, and a hose for an arm, Simmons was still able to throw Desmond out from the seat of his pants...
Ian Desmond a top 5 shortstop?
There is no doubt that the talent at the shortstop position has been down in recent years. Finding a player who can hit the ball at a high level and preform well enough in the field to remain at shortstop has been very difficult.
Ian Desmond, last year’s National League All Start Shortstop and 2012 Silver Slugger award recipient, is off to a great start in 2013.... Read more
Nationals 7, Reds 6(11)
Ian Desmond made two errors at shortstop that helped the Cincinnati Reds send the game to extra innings, then led off the 11th with his first homer of the season to rally the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 victory Saturday.
The Nationals were coming off a 15-0 loss in the series opener, their most lopsided defeat since baseball returned to Washington in 2005. The Reds hit six homers...
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April 06, 2013
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Meet Ian Desmond's new mustache
Biggest news out of Nationals camp today? Jordan Zimmermann and the Nats avoiding arbitration by signing a one year deal? Raffy clearing up his visa issues and being cleared to leave the Dominican Republic? No and No.
The answer: Ian Desmond's mustache, of course.
And the stache is staying a while, confirms @IanDesmond20:
(Screencap above via this CSNWashington.com...
Ian Desmond - regression candidate?
I participated Sunday night in my first ever fantasy mock draft with the folks from MLB Dirt and others noted for their skills in that realm. As such, I was a bit of a saltwater fish trying to adapt to a freshwater pond. I was pretty high on my shortstop, Ian Desmond, until I started to dig this morning into his numbers a little more closely. Once I did, his 2012 numbers looked...
Nationals to get new batting practice caps, Ian Desmond says he might wear it properly.
And so while you're sitting around waiting for Adam LaRoche to sign that three year deal with the Red Sox, say goodbye to the ugly old Washington Nationals batting practice caps, and say hello to the new ones.
Via Paul Lukas of UniWatch/ESPN.com, a sneak peak in the image above of the new red white and blue cap above, right, contrasted with the really ugly old ones. WFY chimed...
Ian Desmond got his first hole in one today, said it was better than a walkoff
And so, while you're sitting around waiting for Adam LaRoche to sign a 3-year deal with some team not named the Washington Nationals, enjoy the video above of Ian Desmond's walkoff home run against the Diamondbacks back on May 2. Doesn't get much better than a walkoff, right?
Not so, Tweeted Desmond today after his first ever hole in one today on hole #13 at the Ritz...
Ian Desmond Diagnosed with Oblique Tear
The NL East leading Washington Nationals received some bad news on Sunday as shortstop Ian Desmond was diagnosed with an oblique tear.
Desmond, a first time All-Star in 2012, is in the midst of a career year, with 17 home runs and 53 RBI’s in just 89 games this season. In his previous four big league seasons, Desmond failed to top more that 10 home runs.
According to a report in...
Ian Desmond gets Gatorade bucket bottle of water dumped on head after walk-off HR
(Michael Morse attempted to dump a small bottle of water on Ian Desmond's head after Desi's walk-off homer Wednesday night. Screengrabs via MASN/TV.)
Nationals 5, D-backs 4: Bullpen rally caps worked. Here's where we promise not to forget mentioning Ian Desmond's walk-off home run (video here) while obsessing over all the **** Bryce Harper did.
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