Lannan Salary Arbitration Hearing Key for Nationals
The first salary arbitration hearing for 2012 took place yesterday between LHP pitcher John Lannan and the Washington Nationals.
Beyond it being the first hearing of the year (it’s likely that the results of it will be made known today), as arb hearings go, it’s a substantive one for the Nationals.
Lannan has his work cut out for him if history holds court. From 2005...
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Hail to the Chief! Chad Cordero returning to DC area this summer...
(The Chief, circa 2006. Photo by @misschatter.)
For as long as he can remember, Chad Cordero would wake up on a late January morning like this and start thinking about throwing a baseball. But the winter of 2012 has been like nothing Chad Cordero has ever experienced in his life. “Very weird” is how Cordero described it in a phone call on Monday. “This time of year I...
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Ranking the Top 5 Seasons by a Nationals Player
Here's a countdown of the best seasons any Washington Nationals player has had in the team's 7 year history. We'd love to hear your responses. Hit up the comments.
5. Tyler Clippard’s 2011 Season
After leading the Nationals in wins in 2010 as a relief pitcher, Tyler Clippard put together the second best performance in Washington Nationals’ history as a reliever...
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20 days ago
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Best Moments of 2011 - #1: Nationals win 80th Game of the Season
In the final installment of this series, we remember the best moment of the 2011 season: September 28th, 2011, when the Washington Nationals won their 80th game for just the 2nd time in team history and finished 3rd in the NL East.
This moment was a long time coming for Nats fans after the team failed to break 70 wins in the previous 3 seasons. Throughout the season, the Nats...
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November 11, 2011
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November 11, 2011
Mets call up the two Josh's
The first two players to receive Sept. call-ups maybe getting an early look to see how they can handle the major leagues. About 10 days ago Terry Collins was clamouring for bullpen help and Josh Stinson was the player he specifically named. The youngster struggled in AAA posting a 7.44 ERA in 13 appearances but in AA he's been solid with a 3.99 ERA in 27 appearances. There...
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September 01, 2011
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September 01, 2011
He’s OK, folks! Little League World Series pitcher takes liner off cap
Good luck, along with the flat brim of his cap, saved youngster Braydon Salzman from serious injury at the Little League World Series on Friday.
Salzman, a pitcher for the Huntington Beach, Calif. team, would have been hit in the forehead with a ball in the third inning were it not for his caps' bill, which cushioned the blow of a line drive smoked back through the middle.
Salzman...
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August 20, 2011
Former All-Star Cordero retires
At the age of 29, former Washington Nationals closer Chad Cordero has announced his retirement.
Via Miami Herald
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June 21, 2011
Former National Cordero brings career to a close
Chad Cordero announced his retirement on Monday, saying he'd lost the velocity on his fastball and that he was missing his family following his daughter's death from sudden infant death syndrome this past December.
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June 21, 2011
Former Nats Fireman Cordero Retires from Baseball
(by Mark Hornbaker) Former Nats closer, Chad Cordero announced his retirement yesterday. For most Nationals fans Cordero was known as the Chief and he was the charismatic closer for the Expos/Nats from 2003 to 2008.
Via Nationals Pride
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June 21, 2011
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June 21, 2011
DMV: Top 20 Draft Prospects for the Wiz
The draft is Thursday night, and the Wizards have picks 6 and 18. Here’s a ranking of the top 20 prospects they should consider, including Kogod’s guy Bismack Biyombo. [Bullets Forever]
Enes Kanter falls to the Wiz at 6 in the ESPN blog draft. [Truth About It]
This is shaping up to be the best Nats team since 2005. [Nats Baseball]
Revisiting the trade that brought Mike...
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June 21, 2011
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June 21, 2011
Thanks for the memories, Chief.
(The Chief at RFK, circa 2006. Photo by Scott Ableman via Flickr.)
Chad Cordero Retires
Admit it: To this day, without fail, you still think "Chief" when you see a flat-brimmed Nats cap. It'll probably always be that way.
It's hard to imagine the personal and professional heartache the Chief has been through the last couple of years -- can only...
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June 21, 2011
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June 21, 2011
Former Nats closer Cordero calls it quits
It was announced today by the St. Paul Saints that former Washington Nationals closer Chad Cordero has decided to retire from baseball. Cordero, known as “The Chief” is hanging up his cleats at the young age of 29 after getting roughed up in his last three outings for the Saints, an Independent league team. For Nats fans everywhere, this truly is a sad day.
Cordero was drafted...
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June 21, 2011
RHP Chad Cordero Retires
29-year-old right-handed pitcher Chad Cordero has retired, according to the St. Paul Saint's website. He had a strong start with the independent team, but he gave up nine runs in two innings of work in his final three appearances.
Cordero spent seven seasons in the Major Leagues with the Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals and the Seattle Mariners. He was a 2005 All-Star...
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June 20, 2011
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June 20, 2011
Chad Cordero Retires
Former All-Star reliever Chad Cordero has retired, the St. Paul Saints announced. The 29-year-old had been pitching for the Saints, who play in the independent American Association. The Blue Jays released Cordero from Triple-A last month after signing him to a minor league deal in January.
The Expos selected Cordero with the 20th overall pick in the 2003 draft and he was in the...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 20, 2011
Toronto Blue Jays release RHP Chad Cordero
The Toronto Blue Jays have released right handed pitcher Chad Cordero according to Todd Dewey of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cordero signed a Minor League deal with the Blue Jays back in January. The 28-year old reached an agreement with the New York Mets in July 2010, but was never called up to the big league club. Previous to that, he pitched nine games for the Seattle Mariners...
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May 17, 2011
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May 17, 2011
Blue Jays Release Chad Cordero
The Blue Jays released reliever Chad Cordero from their Triple-A club, reports Todd Dewey of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Cordero, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Jays in January. Cordero had 128 career saves under his belt as a 25-year-old with the Nationals, but he had surgery to repair a labrum tear in his shoulder in July of '08. Since then he has been a...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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May 17, 2011
Bats, HRs bring 3 Ws to the Farm
On Friday, the farm clubs batted in a total of 27 runs on 37 hits including 6 round trippers.
Las Vegas 14 Tacoma 3After a nearly 2 hour rain delay, the 51s hauled out their long balls to give Tacoma a batting exposition and a sound whipping, 14 to 3. The 4th straight win brings the 51s to within 1 game of .500 with a 14-15 record this season. With 5,966 looking on, starter and...
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May 07, 2011
Wins in Low Places
The Lugnuts took both ends of a doubleheader. Which is two more wins than the rest of the farm.
Sacramento 13 Las Vegas 9 (13 innings)Yeesh, glad I didn't stay up to write this recap. The River Cats scored twice in the 9th off Sean Henn before both teams traded runs in the 11th. But Chad Cordero settled matters in the 13th by allowing a four spot. Virtually everyone pitched...
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April 29, 2011
All Close on the Farm - Two Wins, Two Losses
Lansing won a squeaker, New Hampshire did too. Las Vegas went down despite 10 hits, scoring only once. Dunedin Jays managed 6 hits, but were shut out.
Las Vegas 1 Sacramento 2The 51s traveled to Sacramento to play in front of 5,529 Bees fans. They out hit the Bees 10 to 3, but when it was all over they were down by one run, leaving 8 runners stranded on base. Brad Mills worked...
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April 15, 2011
Eric Thames Sacramento
The farm went 2-2 on Monday night, and one Box favourite reached base five times. Can you guess who???!?! Probably not, because it's definitely not the guy in the title.
Las Vegas 6 at Sacramento 3This game was more lopsided than it looked. The 51s collected 10 hits including three doubles and two homers, and also walked six times. They probably deserved more than six runs, but...
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April 12, 2011
This Time It's For Real. Unfortunately.
Well that wasn't exactly how you want to kick off a season. One affiliate couldn't get their field in order while the other three should have followed suit. Let's try it again tomorrow, shall we?
Las Vegas 1 Fresno 11It's not often that the star of an 11-1 defeat is a pitcher but Brad Mills had nothing to do with the carnage in Fresno. Mills went seven strong...
Via Batter's Box
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April 07, 2011
Chad Cordero fights on after devastating personal tragedy
That Chad Cordero did not fare that well against the Phillies in his first big league appearance of the spring — one run, two hits, one wild pitch, one hit batter over six faced, his line read — was not the main story in Florida on Tuesday.
That the Toronto Blue Jays reliever has been able to summon the courage to attempt a comeback after an immense personal tragedy last December...
Via Big League Stew
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March 22, 2011
Game work a priority for Phillies' Cordero
Chad Cordero was slated to make his Grapefruit League debut in Tuesday's game against the Phillies. Cordero was shut down early in Spring Training due to inflammation in his right throwing shoulder.
Via mlb.com
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March 22, 2011
Chad Cordero Trying To Recover From Surgery, Death of Daughter
Chad Cordero is trying to make a comeback after an injury caused him to lose his job as the Nationals closer in 2008. Much worse than the injury was the heartbreaking loss he and wife, Jamie suffered during his time away from baseball. They lost their daughter, Tehya to sudden infant death syndrome. (Washington Post)
Via The Big Lead
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March 22, 2011
Beyond Baseball
WaPo's Barry Svrluga was the chronicler of baseball's return to Washington, D.C. in 2005, so it's only fitting that he authored this heart-breaking, inspiring story of Chad Cordero's most recent return to the game following the sudden death of his infant daughter.For those of us who mark the spring of 2005 as the return of our interest in baseball, the members of...
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March 22, 2011
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