Yardbarker: Josh Willingham

Arm for Hammer?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:10:00 -0500

(by Mike Henderson) Might Josh Willingham's slugging bring the Nats a pitcher in return? And from whom?

Blogging the Offseason: Washington Nationals

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:10:00 -0500

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's NL team is the Washington Nationals and our guest is Ed from the Nats Blog, Federal Baseball. 1. You mentioned you were in Arizona for the Arizona Fall League, were you there simply to suffice the man crush you have on Stephen Strasburg? Was the day they signed ...

Braves Rumors for Monday

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:58:51 -0500

More photos » by Paul Abell - AP 6 months ago: Atlanta Braves' Jordan Schafer drives in two runs with a single to right field in the bottom of the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Abell) Browse more photos » There are some interesting tidbits floating around the internet today concerning the Braves, mostly coming out of...

Potential Braves Targets

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:09 -0500

David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sums up players on the Braves' radar as they attempt to augment their offense. Most of these names have already leaked out in stray rumors: Mark DeRosa, Josh Willingham, Mike Cameron, and Jermaine Dye. Carl Crawford is also on the Braves' wish list, as we learned yesterday from Joe Smith of the St. Petersburg Times. In a more speculative sense, O'Brien adds that Xavier Nady and Marlon Byrd "could be possibilities."...

Need a job? Mike Rizzo is hiring!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:58:16 -0500

(AP Photo. Mike Rizzo seems to be enjoying his first offseason as a real, live, Major League GM.) Rizzo hires two more assistants to assist the assistant director to the GM. Or something like that. "We have two of the best baseball minds in the industry. These guys are as sharp as you can get. They both interviewed for the assistant general manager's job. Both were so impressive that I decided to hire both of them." (Mike Ri...

Washington Nationals World News: Stephen Strasburg, Elijah Dukes, Josh Willingham

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:55:19 -0500

More photos » by David Zalubowski - AP Why Would You Trade Willingham? (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Browse more photos » Josh Willingham In Rumorville: FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi start their latest column entitled, "Saturday's latest news and notes", by writing that the Washington Nationals, "...are again drawing strong interest in left fielder Josh Willin...

Rosenthal and Morosi on Willingham, Hardy, Wedge

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:20:51 -0500

Washington is drawing strong trade interest in left fielder Josh Willingham, but may not be willing to part with him, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Willingham turned in a slash line of .260/.367/.496 with 24 HRs in 502 plate appearances in 2009.The post identifies the Braves as a team that likes the 30-year-old, but says that they have concerns about his back and are less than enamored with his defensive play. Willingham, they suggest, might be a better fit i...

Cubbie Clubbing

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:48:38 -0500

(AP Photo by Nam Y. Huh. Look on the bright side, Big Z; at least you can still hit.) "I was getting some good pitches to hit and wasn't missing." (Josh Willingham, via Washington Post, 8/26/2009) Big Beatdown in Wrigleyville! Nats 15, Cubs 6: Willingham and Dukes put the "Friendly" in Friendly Confines. Happy Homecoming, Jim Riggleman. Befriend The Nationals Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. &...

When you're the Hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:05:10 -0500

(AP Photo/David Kohl. Ham Sandwich: Josh Willingham collides with Reds' catcher Ryan Hanigan but scores the winning run in the 8th on a heads-up scamper home, following Ryan Zimmerman's pinch hit, 2 run single - and Drew Sutton's brain fart lob.) "It was just spur-of-the-moment. I just took off. When he lobbed the ball, I said, 'I'm going to take a chance,' and it worked out."(Josh Willingham, via Washington Times, 8/16/2009) ...

Ladies and Gentlemen: Josh Willingham

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:52:00 -0500

Josh Willingham nailed two grand slams Monday, tying a Washington Nationals franchise record with eight RBIs to lead his team to a rare 14-6 victory over Jeff Suppan and the Milwaukee Brewers.The 30-year-old right fielder with a southern Alabama drawl became the 13th player in history to send not one, but two balls over the fence with the bags juiced in a single game, and first guy to do it since Boston Red Sox hot corner Bill Mueller hit one (from each side of the plate) back in on 2003.Will...

DMV: Willingham Must Really Want Out

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:03:02 -0500

DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links. [Ed. Note: Today’s version was a Jamie-Chris collaboration.] Josh Willingham hits two grand slams in back-to-back at-bats (watch it here), which is great news for the Nats — and Josh — because it boosts his trade value. Oh, and they won. [Nationals Journal] It was win No. [...]

Oh My Josh!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:25:59 -0500

(AP Photo/Morry Gash. Josh Willingham is doing everything in his power to get the hell out of NatsTown.) "That's the beautiful thing about baseball. You never know what can happen."(Josh Willingham, via Washington Post, 7/28/2009) Willingham Hammers Brewers It feels sort of good to be able to talk history, and not in a bad way, for once. Nats 14, Brewers 6: 2 Grand Slams for Josh Willingham. That sound you just heard is...

Grand Slam Willingham

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:33:44 -0500

Josh Willingham hits grand slams in consecutive innings as the Nationals lead the Brewers 13-6 in the top of the seventh. That doubles his career total of grand slams. His eight RBI raises his total to 39, meaning more than 1/5 of his season RBI came tonight. This is the second time in three [...]

Josh Willingham Thinks Your a Pants Crapper

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:15:12 -0500

Josh Willingham of the Florida Marlins, on with Dan LeBatard on 790 The Ticket reveals that 85% of adults have crapped their pants by accident. Audio included. Hilarious stuff.