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We Just Bamboozled the Mets
February 22, 2008 by
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Wow, just saw the news. WFAN reporting (and Rosenthal confirming) that the Nats have traded Brian Schneider and Ryan Church to the Mets for Lastings Milledge. I'm going to join with Chris at CP and Brian at NFA in calling this a BIG win for the Nats.Mets fans are in a tizzy. Tee...
And We're Under Way!
February 22, 2008 by
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And the Nats 2007 Grapefruit League schedule gets under way! W00t! Dodgers up 0-2 after one. I'll have more to write about after the game. In the meantime, head over to MissChatter's abode where she's live-blogging the game. You go, girl!
First Cuts - Nothing to See Here...
February 10, 2008 by
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As expected, the Nats announced their first cuts of the spring this morning. All the usual suspects carried the story, but here's the list anyway for posterity's sake:Released: INF Tony WomackRe-assigned to minor-league camp: INF Tony Blanco, INF Melvin Dorta, OF Wayne Lydon...
The Latest On Cordero and Frustration Over Dunn
January 31, 2008 by
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Greetings everyone! Keeping up with all the Nats coverage, both in the MSM and the blogs (MSM-related or otherwise) is a tough job these days what with all the great writers down in Viera with laptops and too much free time on their hands. This is what's known as a first-class...
How Much Leash Will Nook Get?
January 29, 2008 by
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As usual, Manny Acta's press conference today was full of interesting little tidbits of insight into his thinking thus far. While he didn't give a lot away, he mentioned that Shawn Hill, Jason Simontacchi, and Jon Rauch had impressed him in the limited amount of time he'...
Extorting Ronnie
January 27, 2008 by
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The signing of presumed utility IF (and de facto GUZMANIA replacement) Ronnie Belliard this week added another bit of off-the-field drama to the Nats clubhouse, thanks to his involvemnet in an ongoing federal extortion case. Belliard's brush-off of questions yesterday and today...
Leadoff Hitters
January 25, 2008 by
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Continuing with my theme of evaluating the free agent market, let's look at what's out there in the market for lead-off hitters. Unfortunately, "true" leadoff men in the classic sense of the word are among the rarest hitters there are. Think Derek Jeter or Ichiro...
Thoughts From the Weekend
January 25, 2008 by
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While I listened to the Braves pound the Nats this afternoon, I tried to catch up on all the latest Nats news from the weekend that was. In short, Spring Training has been no fun so far. Since Spring Training win-loss recordsdon't mean much (and at 1-4, thank goodness!), let'...
Nats Showing Interest in Belliard
January 25, 2008 by
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Since the Nats showed zippy interest in any mediocre free-agent starting pitchers, they are apparently turning to the next best thing, mediocre free-agent bats. This time, it's former Cardinal utility IF Ronnie Belliard, according to Bill Ladson. Rocket Bill notes that if signed...
Chalk It Up To An "Oversight"
January 25, 2008 by
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There are grown men running around and throwing, catching, and hitting balls in Viera and occasionally eating Boston Market, right now. There are other grown men (and women) writing about them. Still others are engaged in their usual flip-floppery.This is all well and good, but I can...
Go Big or Go Home on CF Free Agents
January 25, 2008 by
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Happy Opening Day, everyone! Of course I'm not talking about the real Opening Day, rather Opening Day of the Hot Stove League. As we are 15 days out from the end of the World Series, teams can now officially talk to free agents.This much is certain: Washington seeks any or all...
Blowing Off the Dust...
January 25, 2008 by
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Well, it's been another eventful season for our Nationals. As my legions of readers (all two of you) no doubt realized, I've neglected the blog terribly this season. I offer a multitude of reasons for the lack of postings:A second child (another girl, and cute as a button!...
This Is Not A Football Team
January 25, 2008 by
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The good vibrations just continue to flow out of Viera, don't they? The various and sundry wise men apparently all chose today to wax rhapsodic about how hope springs eternal for the Nats on the first day of full-squad workouts. Personally, what makes me happier about the prospects...
Predications A-Go-Go
January 25, 2008 by
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While I may have been too busy to post lately, I have certainly found time to keep up with all of the Nats news. Sorry to see Casto get sent down, but I expect him up sooner rather than later.But more importantly, I am less than 12 hours away from entering the hallowed grounds of Lot...
Back to the Future
January 25, 2008 by
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Well, I've almost survived two weeks of work hell, and with Opening Day less than a week away, I figured it was time to rev up the blogging machine again.I will defer from commenting on the season ticket SNAFU/fustercluck/brouhaha/fiasco since the rest of the Nats blogs have already...
DC or Bust!
January 25, 2008 by
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"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to..."And so ends another Spring in sunny Viera. The Nats officially finished up the Florida portion...
Intrasquad Madness!
January 25, 2008 by
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Kudos to St. Barry for getting the lineups for today's intrasquad games. Here they are:Intrasquad away team:Felipe Lopez, 2BNook Logan, CFRyan Zimmerman, 3BAustin Kearns, DHBrian Schneider, CMichael Restovich, RFLarry Broadway, 1BD'Angelo Jimenez, SSChris Snelling, LF Intrasquad...
The Unkindest Cuts Of All
January 25, 2008 by
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Manny Acta knows it is coming. The players in camp know it is coming. The unwashed blogger rabble know it is coming. Heck, I'd venture to guess that even Tom Boswell knows it is coming (though he will no doubt flip-flop on the issue at some point). The "it" of which I...
New Year's Resolutions
January 17, 2008 by
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Happy New Year to one and all! As we recover in our own ways from those champagne hangovers, most of us will turn our thoughts to resolutions for 2008. While we can't know that darkness lurks within the minds of the Nats' front office gurus, I'll take a stab at what they...
Rotational Thinking
January 11, 2008 by
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Not much news Nats-wise this weekend. Since the snow here in Arlington completely screwed up our house shopping, I figured it was as good a time as any to produce a rare weekend post. The most interesting recent Nats developments to me have been the various innuendos from the beat...
Cordero Interest Cooling?
January 11, 2008 by
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I goofed yesterday by not passing along this interesting opinion on Cordero's trade possibilities from Ken Rosenthal:At first glance, the Nationals' Chad Cordero appears to be an ideal trade target â€" he is young, turning 25 next month, and accomplished, with 90 saves...
Manny the Charmer
December 31, 2007 by
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Is it so wrong to like Manny Acta so much before he's managed a single game that counts at the big-league level? I came to this conclusion after spending an enjoyable few minutes watching the great video the Post shot from the first few days of training camp. It's one thing...
A Short History of "The Plan"
December 16, 2007 by
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Untold gallons of ink and terabits of silicon have been devoted to discussion, dissection, criticism, and plaudits of "The Plan." With the spring rapidly becoming a (hopefully) forgettable prelude to the regular season (the Nats lost again to the Braves 10-6 as I wrote this...
Just When You Thought It Was Safe...
December 03, 2007 by
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Elijah Dukes to the Nats for the well-traveled PTNBL, according to multiple sources.Not sure how I feel about this one. Obviously the kid has talent, but it's all clouded by the character issues. I'll reserve judgement until I find out who the PTNBL was.I would guess that the...
Last Day of School
November 19, 2007 by
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Remember those last few days of high school before summer break? Getting up at 6:00 AM was made a little easier by the fact that you could drive to school with the windows down and watch the dew steam off the pine trees on the road from home to school. Generally, I'd be done with...
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