http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/920 Recent articles about Scott Olsen en-us On the day that legitimately competitive baseball clubs were deciding whether to offer arbitration to their talented free agents, the only news out of NatsTown is that the team will not be handing out cash to the veteran free agent dreck that clogged last year's roster. Josh Bard, Livan Hernandez, Austin Kearns, Ron Villone and Dmitri Young will all be faced with the unenviable task of latching on with a club more desperate for "baseball players" than the 2009 Washington Nationa... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Non_News_Is_Good_News/1665331 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Non_News_Is_Good_News/1665331 
 
 (Photo by Reuters. Manager in waiting? John McLaren is reportedly the Nats new bench coach.)
 
 
 Role Reversal.
 
 According to Mark Zuckerman of the Washington Times, the Nationals have hired John McLaren to serve as Jim Riggleman's bench coach. Mr. Riggles, of course, served as McLaren's bench coach in Seattle back in 2008, only to replace McLaren as Interim Manger in June 2008 after McLaren spent the first three months of the season jockeyin... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/NatsTown_turns_into_a_Bizzarro_World_version_of_Seattle_circa_2008/1584958 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/NatsTown_turns_into_a_Bizzarro_World_version_of_Seattle_circa_2008/1584958 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/NatsTown_turns_into_a_Bizzarro_World_version_of_Seattle_circa_2008/1584958 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/295b0249aa3b21959fc3d64c4b4e73ede0d7ee60/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_13_28db.jpg I'm sure there is a lot more than is about to be reported, but it is all I found for today. First up is Scott Olsen. Nationals left-hander Scott Olsen is arbitration eligible and it's not known if he will remain with the club. --- When reached by phone recently, Olsen said he is not sure what the Nationals are thinking these days, but he made it known that his shoulder is 100 percent.  "The medical staffs in DC and Melbourne, [Fla.] were real good abou... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:25:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Former_Marlins_News/1580338 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Former_Marlins_News/1580338 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Former_Marlins_News/1580338 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg 
 
 (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... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:58:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Need_a_job_Mike_Rizzo_is_hiring/1579745 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Need_a_job_Mike_Rizzo_is_hiring/1579745 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Need_a_job_Mike_Rizzo_is_hiring/1579745 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg (by Mike Henderson) We begin the countdown to Opening Day 2010 with some thoughts on the rotation in general and lefty starter Scott Olsen in particular. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/21_Mondays_to_go_Wondering_about_Scott_Olsen/1528793 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/21_Mondays_to_go_Wondering_about_Scott_Olsen/1528793 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/21_Mondays_to_go_Wondering_about_Scott_Olsen/1528793 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg (by Jeff Bergin) Black Monday for the Nationals pitching staff. After good news regarding Storen's promotion to Potomac, Riggleman gets the news that his once ace (or Acta's once-ace) Scott Olsen could potentially be lost for the season with labrum issues. In a season snake-bit by nearly everything you can imagine, a rotation with four rookies and a new one coming from Syracuse weekly got horrific news with this this recent announcement. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:01:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Scott_Olsen_and_his_Labrum_Issues/845591 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Scott_Olsen_and_his_Labrum_Issues/845591 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Scott_Olsen_and_his_Labrum_Issues/845591 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg (by Mike Henderson) Scott Olsen makes a trip to the disabled list en route to visit Dr. Andrews in Birmingham, while triple-A no-walk specialist JD Martin gets a well-earned shot with the big club. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836296 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836296 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836296 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg (by Mike Henderson) Scott Olsen makes a trip to the disabled list en route to visit Dr. Andrews in Birmingham, while triple-A no-walk specialist JD Martin gets a well-earned shot with the big club. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836295 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836295 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/BREAKING_Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/836295 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg (by Mike Henderson) Scott Olsen makes a trip to the disabled list en route to visit Dr. Andrews in Birmingham, while triple-A no-walk specialist JD Martin gets a well-earned shot with the big club. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/839248 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/839248 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Olsen_to_DL_Martin_to_Make_MLB_Debut_Monday/839248 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f12298a0d66e97fd51d86693fc9f02bc7b513145/small/BravesNats_b068.jpg 
 (Photo of Scott Olsen on TV by Nationals Enquirer Staff. Maybe Jim Bowden knew what he was doing?)
 "When Manny walked off the mound in the eighth, I heard 'em." (Scott Olsen, via Washington Post, 7/5/2009)
 
 Braves Tasered by Olsen.
 Nats 5, Braves 3: Olsen solid again, almost finished what he started.
 
 Phew! Raise your hand if you were convinced Mike MacDougal was going to blow it for Scott Olsen in the 9th.
 Raise your hand if you... Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:58:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Olsen_Also_Rises/773437 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Olsen_Also_Rises/773437 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Olsen_Also_Rises/773437 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b761daf19923cd94aafe6dac4be682a145a76fea/small/PicImg_Nationals_vs_Marlins_94fe.jpg (by Steven Ruiz) Two outs, two on, in the top of the eighth inning. Nats lead the Braves 4-1 with Scott Olsen on the mound. He has 97 pitches under his belt, and here comes Manny. We've seen this before. Another impressive performance from a Washington starter turned over to the bullpen. A walk, sandwiched by a couple of hits later, and the Nationals--suddenly--find themselves tied going in to the bottom of the inning. But, faster than you can say "Julian Tavarez", Manny is back... Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:27:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Manny_NOT_Being_Manny_Leads_to_Win/772721 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Manny_NOT_Being_Manny_Leads_to_Win/772721 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Manny_NOT_Being_Manny_Leads_to_Win/772721 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b761daf19923cd94aafe6dac4be682a145a76fea/small/PicImg_Nationals_vs_Marlins_94fe.jpg The Braves supposedly high-powered offense was held scoreless last night by the Marlins and starter Scott Olsen. How are the Marlins beating the Braves? Simple - the Braves stunk worse than they did. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:37:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Braves_Dominated_By_Marlins/239103 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Braves_Dominated_By_Marlins/239103 Scott Olsen returns from his 2 game suspension for insubordinate conduct to the team and mows down the Reds in a 10-2 win. He then proceeds to go to Miami, speed, flee from the police, fight with officers on his property and refuse a breathalyzer test. But hey at least he won the game. Great mugshots included. Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:30:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Scott_Olsen_D_Bag_Yet_Again/20509 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Scott_Olsen_D_Bag_Yet_Again/20509