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Why Do The Washington Nationals Want To Fire Manny Acta?
June 15, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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by Brian Blanco - AP
about 9 hours ago:
Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta walks back to the dugout after taking left-handed pitcher Ron Villone out of the game in the eighth inning against the Tampa...
Rockies After Beimel?
November 15, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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With Huston Street and Manny Corpas patrolling the eight and ninth innings, the Rockies would like to bring in Joe Beimel to close up the seventh, according to MLB.com. The Rockies are impressed by Beimel's ability to force ground balls. Over the past two seasons, Beimel has given...
Don't expect a big name lefty....
February 07, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Despite the rumors swirling about Will Ohman ( Ohman is close to signing with Alt. ) and Joe Beilmel, the NY Post is reporting that the Mets probably aren't going to sign another reliever to a guaranteed contract. The Mets have only one spot left in the bullpen and would rather promote ...
Starters cont. to struggle
March 25, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Another day and another starter struggles, I hope they get it all out of their systems in spring training otherwise we won't need our vaunted bullpen. It sure is quite a statement when the guy called inventory at the start of spring is now pitching like the second best starter...
Little relief from bullpen proves costly for Nats
August 30, 2009 by
Washington Times
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ST. LOUIS | Once again, the Washington Nationals' bullpen showed it struggles mightily to keep games under control. In the span of seven hitters Saturday night at Busch Stadium, retread relievers Ron Villone and Jorge Sosa turned a close game into a rout. They allowed three extra...
Mistakes by bullpen blows game open in loss
August 30, 2009 by
Washington Times
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ST. LOUIS | Once again, the Washington Nationals' bullpen showed it struggles mightily to keep games under control. In the span of seven hitters Saturday night at Busch Stadium, Nationals retread relievers Ron Villone and Jorge Sosa turned a one-run game into a rout. They allowed...
Butchered.
June 06, 2009 by
Nationals Enquirer
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(Photo of Adam Dunn on TV by Nationals Enquirer staff. Anybody looking for a DH?)
"I'm really fed up with it. I'm tired of losing. I'm tired of it." (Ron Villone, via Washington Post, 6/6/2009)
Mets 3, Nats 1: Recipe for disaster...
Cardinals Exceeding Expectations
May 07, 2008 by
World According to MoonDog
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Entering tonight's game against the Colorado Rockies, the St. Louis Cardinals have a record of 22-12, exceeding the preseason expectations of most critics.
Martin breaks wrist.....
March 12, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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Tom Martin who had quietly become the front runner as the second lefty in the pen took two big hits last week, he was sidelined with a calf injury and at the same time the Mets signed Ron Villone. That didn't deter him from continuing, he was suppose to play catch with Tim Redding...
Mets Add To Their Bullpen Arsenal
February 28, 2009 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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The Mets have added yet another arm, according to the New York Post, to compete for the final spot in the bullpen in Ron Villone. The 39 year old, Villone, must take a physical in order for his minor league deal to become official. The move is somewhat questionable, due to Villone...
Why yes, that is Carlos Delgado's Pants
March 15, 2009 by
Jorge Says No
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Now that I've had a few days to unwind from my spring training travels, I thought I would share one of my better stories from my trip.
Last Monday, at the Orioles v. Mets spring training game, my brother, Evan, left Tradition Field with a pair of Carlos Delgado's game worn...
Nats waste surprising rally after rain delay
June 11, 2009 by
Washington Times
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The exhausting delay lasted more than two hours. The inspiring tying rally took less than 10 minutes to materialize. But it took another 72 minutes for the inevitable, deflating conclusion: yet another difficult loss for the Washington Nationals. The box score will show that the...
Washington Nationals' Manager Manny Acta Has Been Fired...
July 13, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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by Brian Blanco - AP
28 days ago:
Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta walks back to the dugout after taking left-handed pitcher Ron Villone out of the game in the eighth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays...
Game 140: "Interesting" in the Corderoan sense...
September 10, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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via www.fangraphs.com
Yaaaay! Pete Orr leads the early rally with an RBI triple (+0.230)
YAAAAAAAY! Ron Villone finishes an agonizing ninth by getting Ryan Howard to GDP (+0.377)
Her0(s): RV gets the save (+0.229) and Ian Desmond (+0.198) gets the new franchise record for...
Hollywood Ending
May 08, 2009 by
Nationals Enquirer
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"We had them all the way." (Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 5/8/2009)
Nationals 11, Dodgers 9: Nats did their best to cheer up disconsolate Dodger fans with a brutal first inning (Zimmermann implodes + Comic relief courtesy of Dukes and Dunn...
Martin out Villone in...
March 06, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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It appears that veteran lefty Tom Martin may have lost his bid as the second lefty in the bullpen. Martin has a calf injury that will sideline him for at least week and probably longer. If he returns in time, It will be hard for Martin to get enough reps to un-seat one of the righties who are ...
Rays' rally deep-sixes Nats
June 14, 2009 by
Washington Times
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | The Washington Nationals lost for the 44th time in 60 games on Saturday night, a stretch of futility almost as twistedly impressive in its variety as its length. The Nationals have lost games in which they've scored bunches of runs and failed to score any...
Mets sign Feliciano to avoid arbitration, Look at Will Ohman for help!
February 06, 2009 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, the Mets have signed Pedro Feliciano to a one-year contract for $1,612,500 to avoid arbitration.
Feliciano, 32, has become one of the Mets' more reliable relievers. While he put up a 4.05 ERA in 2008, he limited lefty batters to a .280...
Fish Wrap - Marlins 4 Nationals 2
June 30, 2009 by
FishStripes
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Two car pool buddies faced off on Monday in what would prove to a pitcher's duel for seven innings. Ricky Nolasco and Scott Olsen, each...
Villone makes his pitch
March 07, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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In a very good article for NorthJersey.com Tara Sullivan takes a look at Ron Villone's career. It seems like the last pitcher to sign isn't just minor league fodder but has a very good chance of making the staff. Despite four other lefties vying a spot, when Tom Martin went...
Clutch hits add up to a crisp victory
August 03, 2009 by
Washington Times
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PITTSBURGH | For four months now, the Washington Nationals have done enough little things wrong to lose seemingly on a daily basis. It was refreshing, then, to see this woebegone outfit play a crisp, clean ballgame Sunday and actually do several little things right en route to a...
Memo To MLB Teams: Do Not Trade With Kevin Towers
May 02, 2007 by
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We were looking at the N.L.'s leader board today and one category jumped out as us, San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is leading the league in RBI with 26. Gonzalez set the franchise record with 25 for the month of April and at just 24-years-old looks to be a cornerstone...
Yankees Go Ahead Late; Beat Nationals, 5-3 (Jeter Exits WIth Ankle Stiffness)
June 16, 2009 by
Yanks Blog
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Facing a pack of ex-Yankees (Ron Villone, Wil Nieves, Alberto Gonzalez, Christian Guzman and Nick Johnson all saw action in this one), the home team beat the Nationals on Tuesday night, thanks to a rally in the 7th and a solid appearance by CC Sab...
Game 125: Worst. Inning. Ever.
August 24, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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via www.fangraphs.com
Collin Balester, Jason Bergmann, and Ron Villone combined for a very bad 6th innining, indeed, (-0.620 before getting the first out). The Nats started the inning with a 65.7% chance of winning, and ended it with a 3.3% chance... Little in terms...
Drifters, Vagabonds and Rogues: Pro Sports’ U-Haul All-Stars
July 22, 2009 by
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The July 31 MLB Trade Deadline is quickly approaching and that means contenders are looking to fine tune their ball clubs for the stretch run. The type who always seem to be in demand are left-handed relievers.
Ron Villone has been traded six times and three times on July 31.
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