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Season of Heartbreak
August 12, 2009 by
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From the firing of Manny Acta to Tommy John surgery on Jordan Zimmermann, this has been a rough season and there’s still time to go. Maybe it’s time I step back and not get so involved because I’m beginning to think I’m a curse.
The news of rookie Jordan Zimmermann...
Shhhh don’t look now
August 08, 2009 by
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But the Nats are on a phenomenal six game winning streak consisting of many games where they came back from a rather large hole to win (4-0, 6-0, 5-0). I feel my skepticism and feeling of oh, this game is over slipping into, hmmm… they may be able to pull this one out! I’m still [...]
08-04-09 Marlins 4 Nationals 6
August 05, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] What a wild ride last night's game was — bittersweet as well. Nick Johnson returned to the field at Nationals Park, but this time did his pregame routine in the visitor’s clubhouse and wore a Marlins road uni in the first meeting between teams since he...
Bye NJ and Beimel!
August 03, 2009 by
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Well, that was a little bit of a bummer - I went out of town and into an internet black hole for the weekend (also known as the dairy state - Wisconsin - where AT&T wireless does not work at all but the freely available cheese curds almost make up for it). Mr. Chatter and [...]
Dear Josh Willingham
July 28, 2009 by
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Thank you for your historic contributions last night to the best Nationals game of the season so far! (Well, in addition to John Lannan’s two complete games… gotta stick with my guy there). See, there are defining moments this year after all! Josh Willingham became the...
07-24-09 Padres 6 Nats 2
July 26, 2009 by
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Nothing like being put on television with a mouthful of cracker jacks to draw a fan back in! Thanks to Andrew for the quick work getting a copy of this up and posted before the final out was even made (crank up the volume)!
Not much to say about the 6-2 loss itself, but well, I [...]
Slamming on the brakes
July 21, 2009 by
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I’ve had a serious case of writer’s block. The point of this site is to be fun and well, baseball just isn’t feeling very fun right now. If it weren’t for the handful of friends I still have on the office side of the Nationals, I’d probably be going ballistic...
Vacation is officially over
July 19, 2009 by
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We touched down at BWI at 4:30 PM and raced home, showered, dropped the kids off with the sitter, and arrived at Nats Park in the middle of the 2nd inning. As we made our way to our usual parking area, there were open spots on the street and I suggested we park there. We [...]
Vacation is officially over
July 19, 2009 by
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We touched down at BWI at 4:30 PM and raced home, showered, dropped the kids off with the sitter, and arrived at Nats Park in the middle of the 2nd inning. As we made our way to our usual parking area, there were open spots on the street and I suggested we park there. We [...]
Vacation is officially over
July 19, 2009 by
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We touched down at BWI at 4:30 PM and raced home, showered, dropped the kids off with the sitter, and arrived at Nats Park in the middle of the 2nd inning. As we made our way to our usual parking area, there were open spots on the street and I suggested we park there. We [...]
So yeah, I’m on vacation
July 15, 2009 by
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We attended the Face2Face concert Saturday night, went to bed at 12:30 AM, got up at 3 AM to catch a flight out of BWI to Portland, OR Sunday morning. Once in Oregon, we then drove another 4 hours to get to our rental house and meet up with my family where we had a [...]
Face 2 Face 2009 Concert Prep
July 09, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] I got a sneak peak at Nationals Park today while the transformation from Major League ballpark to concert venue was in progress. On Saturday, July 11, 2009, Elton John and Billy Joel will appear "Face 2 Face" on the stage in center field for fans seated both...
Tweet From Nats Park
July 04, 2009 by
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I’m a day late with this since I was at the lighthouse for 24 hours (ouch.. more Advil please!), so I guess most have already seen it or heard about it on Twitter if you’re on there. The Washington Post sports department is trying something new with Twitter and using this...
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like These
July 02, 2009 by
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Joel Hanrahan: From Roberto Clemente nominee to traded
There’d be days like these my mama said. (And remember, my mom is a lifelong Cubs fan so she’d know)! Quite a shakeup over the last few days. I’m sure they’re not done yet. Joel Hanrahan and Lastings Milledge...
That’s Chat’s Nats : Blogger Night & Nationals Night
June 30, 2009 by
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I'm working out some issues with YouTube, but will stick that player in here when (if?) that gets resolved. Here are a few clips from Blogger Night hosted by the Nationals with Adam Dunn's now-famous line asking what a blog is. Funnily enough, he will now be blogging himself...
06-25-09 Nats 9 Red Sox 3
June 26, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] Rookie vs. All Star. Classic moment! The All Star? John Smoltz. But on this night, the all star performance comes from… Jordan Zimmermann! 7 innings of 1 run ball. And that Big Papi guy? Struck him out!
Ok, had to be done. I am *so* glad the Nationals won at least one game [...]
06-25-09 Nats 9 Red Sox 3
June 26, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] Rookie vs. All Star. Classic moment! The All Star? John Smoltz. But on this night, the all star performance comes from… Jordan Zimmermann! 7 innings of 1 run ball. And that Big Papi guy? Struck him out!
Ok, had to be done. I am *so* glad the Nationals won at least one game [...]
Wil Nieves has a very cool Mom
June 25, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] ESPN Zone hosted catcher Wil Nieves yesterday in the Nationals Q&A series. He has a great sense of humor and answered questions about his walk-off homerun against the Cubs that sparked a MASN Defining Moment commercial (Who?). He also chatted about how he got into...
I’ve been around this block before, but haven’t moved
June 25, 2009 by
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Thanks to Cheryl for taking the photo!
[ Photoset ] I covered Bloggers Night hosted by the Washington Nationals as an event of its own rather than covering the game. Don’t get me wrong, I did score the game (A win! Go Willie!) and tweet like crazy, but the event itself was so...
From Being Amadeus to Being the Red Sox
June 24, 2009 by
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Little known fact - I was a national gold medal classical pianist at a very young age (don’t get excited - I can’t play for squat now). From the perspective of a young ‘un, I felt I lost much of my childhood to it. While other kids were out climbing trees and biking...
Positive Week Starts Off With A Bang
June 22, 2009 by
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Dan Steinberg from WaPo’s DC Sports Bog is writing only positive things about the Nats this week (without being hokey). He hung around Povich Field all last night and has a fantastic write-up on Manny Acta and his family. Must read!
Acta A Big Hit At Big Train Baseball
June 22, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] Last night was Nationals Night at Povich Field for Big Train Baseball, featuring manager Manny Acta and his non-profit, impACTA Kids Foundation, as well as Phil Wood and author Jim Hartley. The first 500 attendees were awarded a Manny Acta bobblehead (just don’t...
Everyone else is typing, so guess I should too
June 20, 2009 by
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The Nationals are hosting their first ever “Blogger Night” (the last one was hosted by MASN, not the team). I suspect they’re trying to beat the Diamondbacks to the punch after the DBacksPRGirl put out feelers about what kind of access would be beneficial to bloggers...
Fake Umpires Provide Entertainment
June 20, 2009 by
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[ Photoset ] While the win last night was great, the game provided little in the way of excitement until the suspenseful end. However, from my perch, I had a view of the famous Toronto Fake Umpires. After every called strike, called swing/no-swing, etc. they motioned from directly...
06-19-09 Blue Jays 1 Nationals 2
June 20, 2009 by
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Yeah, baby, we're streaking now! Despite some usual error-prone defense and a (bogus?) balk call on Colome, the Nats managed to win their first extra innings (11) game of the season and extend their winning streak to 3 games. I love the photos at the end with the celebration on...
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