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Washington Nationals: SS Search Update.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:43:14 -0500

More photos » by Haraz N. Ghanbari - AP 15 days ago: Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo announces the appointment of Jim Riggleman to the position of team manager, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) Browse more photos » You have to like the confidence DC GM Mike Rizzo had in Washington Post writer Chico Harlan's early September Nationals Jo...

99 Problems...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:21:00 -0500

(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer Staff. Jim Riggleman basks in the afterglow of loss #99.) "It was one of those days when not much goes right, and it was embarrassing...We played well for three or four innings, and then the wheels fell off." (Willie Harris, via Washington Post, 9/23/2009) "It was not a good performance. It was not good baseball."(Jim Riggleman, via Washington Times, 9/23/2009) Manny Acta never saw one t...

Closing Time: Willie Harris is here to help

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:04:49 -0500

Willie Harris(notes) has been an offensive sinkhole in limited second-half action but I'm willing to let that pass as we consider the final five weeks of the year. He's essentially going to be a regular now that Nyjer Morgan(notes) (broken hand) is out for the year, and I have fond memories of the run Harris went on at the end of 2008 (.270, eight homers, seven steals over his last 61 games). Those aren't pinball numbers, perhaps, but there's a use for them in deeper mixed gro...

Bill "Spaceman" Lee...The Movie. RAIN DELAY VIEWING...

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:15:45 -0500

(SPACEMAN) Washinton Nationals' utility man Willie Harris caused a bit of a stir amongst Nationals' fans recently when he was quoted in an article by Washington Post writer Paul Scwhartzman entitled, "In the Cellar With No Ladder in Sight", explaining that all the losing the Nationals have done wouldn't "dampen his mood", because, in Mr.Harris' words: "'I'm not going to lose sleep because I lost a ballgame. I l...

The Atlanta Braves Should Acquire Willie Harris

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:21 -0500

by Gail Burton - AP Willie Harris could provide the shot in the arm the Braves need to contend in the NL East. This undervalued asset would pay huge dividends if the Braves are willing to deal. View full size photo uploaded July 17, 2009 After the first game of the second half of the 2009 season, the Atlanta Braves are sitting at 44-45. The NL East leaders, the Philadelphia Phillies, are 6 games ahead of the Braves ...

The Atlanta Braves Should Acquire Willie Harris

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:21 -0500

Breaking Balls

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:02:13 -0500

(Photo of TV by Nationals Enquirer Staff. Willie Harris pays tribute to MJ moments after getting hit in the *cough* *cough* on a bad hop in the 4th inning.) "It's not going to be easy to go to bed. I just lost the game because you just want to do nothing but help the team. By going out there and walking those two guys, it's kind of tough, but it goes away. It doesn't go away right away, like now, but later on it will." (Julian Tavarez, via Nationals dot com...

Willie Harris Needs One Moment; Alan Embree Doesn’t Even Need One Pitch

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:39:47 -0500

This is another devastating reminder that no groundball is routine. They should never be taken for granted. Each and every one carries a degree of danger with it, and you should always make sure you’ve taken every precaution to protect your future. That breathtaking error was Willie Harris’ first of the season. As Bob Carpenter said it, “What a terrible break for the Nads Nats… and for Willie Harris.” And before Rob Dibble tweets on the situation, Carpenter did say Nats. I listened to it several times and it was definitely Nats. Another tidbit from Tuesday’s fundamentally challenged, yet ultra-fascinating Rockies-Nationals tilt. First, check out this comical play in the 8th inning. Alan Embree picks off Austin Kearns Not very many pick-offs are newsworthy events, but this one was. The...

Hugs, all around.

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:20:48 -0500

(AP Photo/Gail Burton. Cristian Guzman and Willie Harris haven't had too many opportunities to perfect their post-game hug ceremony, and it sort of shows. Even Elijah Dukes can't bring himself to look at the awkwardness.) NAAAts drop '09 Beltwayzzzzz Series, 2-4. Ted Lerner's All Stars 5, Peter Angelos's MLB Team 3: Without John Lannan, Ted's team would be fu##ed. Adam's Bomb is still bouncing around on Eutaw Street. M...

Board up the windows, hide the women and children...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:44:34 -0500

"...wherever they go, they have 10,000-15,000 fans." (Willie Harris, via Nationals dot com, 6/23/2009)Sorry: try 25,000-30,000 tonight through Thursday, Willie.Prepare to be overrun, NatsTown. Legions of Drunk Barbarians from Red Sox Nation at the gates, ready to descend on Nationals Park tonight. At least the Nationals finally had the good sense to kill Sweet Caroline at Nationals Park.Meanwhile, in this morning's Boston Globe, Adam Kilgore rehashes the 2009 Nationals Ni...

Video: Willie Harris talks about staying upbeat

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:31:06 -0500

(by Ian Koski) Several hours before he hit the game-winning walkoff home run Saturday night against the Blue Jays, Willie Harris talked to bloggers about why he is committed to staying upbeat and positive in the Nationals' clubhouse. Click to watch the minute-long video.

Walk-off shot in 12th lifts Nats to fourth win in row

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:23:25 -0500

Willie Harris hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning and the Washington Nationals stretched their winning streak to a season-high four games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Saturday night.

Game 39: Pirates 8 Nationals 5

Tue, 19 May 2009 23:48:44 -0500

Yesterday afternoon, I got an e-mail from my dad. It read, in part: It's 5-19-09, and what are the Bucs, 17-21? A year ago on this date the Bucs were 21-23. And yet, why does it seem that I and many others feel like this year's version is better than last year's version? Optical illusion? Did we drink the Kool-Aid? Have we been snowed? I thought about that a bit, and though I agree with the sentiment that these Pirates are better than last year's, I was unable to adequat...