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Self-defeating mistakes continue to mount
September 28, 2009 by
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If the Washington Nationals are, as interim manager Jim Riggleman said again Sunday afternoon, not that far behind such playoff contenders as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, then what is it that so often makes them pile up losses against those teams as last-place clubs...
Nats' MVP started at the top
September 28, 2009 by
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Quick, who has been the Washington Nationals' MVP in 2009? Ryan Zimmerman? Adam Dunn? John Lannan? While there are certainly arguments to be made for any of those guys, there might actually be a stronger case for a position player who was with the team for only 51 games this...
Another loss adds to Dunn's frustration
September 27, 2009 by
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Adam Dunn was a major league player for eight years before he came to the Washington Nationals, and he never during that time consistently experienced the thrill of victory. Eight years as one of the sport's most consistent and most productive hitters, yet not one of them spent...
Braves jump on Nats from start
September 27, 2009 by
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Adam Dunn was a major league player for eight years before he came to the Washington Nationals, and he never during that time consistently experienced the thrill of victory. Eight years as one of the sport's most consistent and most productive hitters, yet not one of them spent...
Indians top O's, stop skid at 11
September 26, 2009 by
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CLEVELAND (AP) | Kerry Wood didn't know the name of the song that was blaring over the sound system in the Cleveland Indians' clubhouse. Then again, it didn't really matter. For the first time in nearly two weeks, the Indians had something to smile about. Fausto Carmona...
Prices lowered on ticket plans for next season
September 26, 2009 by
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Faced with declining interest and an uncertain economy, the Washington Nationals decided to lower prices on more than 3,000 season tickets for 2010 while keeping prices on all other nonpremium seats at their current levels. The Nationals also will convert portions of five sections...
Another tough-luck outcome for Lannan
September 26, 2009 by
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By now, John Lannan has mastered the practice of standing in front of his locker, facing the same questions about whether he's disappointed not to have a fine start rewarded with a win and saying the things you'd expect a staff ace to say. Whether he's frustrated or not...
Another tough night for Lannan in loss
September 26, 2009 by
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By now, John Lannan has mastered the practice of standing in front of his locker, facing the same questions about whether he's disappointed not to have a fine start rewarded with a win and saying the things you would expect a staff ace to say. Whether he's frustrated or not...
Nats are at a loss for the 100th time
September 25, 2009 by
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The Washington Nationals insist to a man they aren't obsessed with the number 100. They've known for a while they would hit the century mark in losses for the second straight season, but they haven't fretted over that fact. "Nobody's talked about it," interim...
Thumb injury a burden for Nationals' Burnett
September 25, 2009 by
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When Washington Nationals reliever Sean Burnett took a comebacker off his left thumb against the Milwaukee Brewers on Aug. 23, he was settling into a role as one of the team's late-inning fixtures. Burnett had made six of his previous nine appearances with the game tied or the...
Dick Heller: Drowning the sorrows of a lost season for Nats
September 24, 2009 by
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Quick, somebody get the Nationals' promotions director a calendar. The ballclub is celebrating what it calls the Oktoberfest End-of-Season Party before Thursday night's game against the Dodgers. Shouldn't somebody tell somebody that it's neither October nor the end...
O's woes continue in Toronto
September 24, 2009 by
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TORONTO (AP) | After snapping a lengthy losing streak, Toronto rookie Scott Richmond was two parts frustration, one part relief. Travis Snider homered and had two RBI, Richmond won for the first time since June 24 and the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep, beating the Baltimore...
Nats dodge century mark by rallying to win
September 24, 2009 by
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The way the first five innings unfolded for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night - basically, the way their entire season has unfolded - it would have been wholly predictable for them to match five innings of offensive futility with a sleepy four-inning coda and politely trudge...
Dodgers hunting for blue October
September 24, 2009 by
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Joe Torre knows a thing or two about on-field celebrations. For goodness' sake, the guy hasn't spent an October on the golf course since 1995. The 69-year-old manager also knows from experience not to celebrate too much upon clinching a playoff berth, certainly not with a...
Nats stave off 100th loss in crazy fashion
September 24, 2009 by
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The way the first five innings unfolded for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night -- basically, the way their entire season has unfolded in getting them to the edge of 100 losses for the second straight season -- it would have been wholly predictable for them to match six innings...
Blue Jays walk off against Orioles
September 23, 2009 by
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TORONTO | Aaron Hill picked a big moment to reach a major milestone. Hill doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-5 on Tuesday night, handing the Orioles their sixth straight loss. Hill, who also hit a solo home run...
Disaster from the start
September 23, 2009 by
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At his best, Livan Hernandez is baseball's best innings-eater, an old-fashioned workhorse who battles his way out of jams, churns out seven-plus innings and gives his team a chance to win. And more often than not, the veteran right-hander performs up to his capabilities. Hernandez...
Desmond's ultimate position still up in the air
September 23, 2009 by
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Nine games into his big league career, it's fairly evident that Ian Desmond fits into the Washington Nationals' plan for the future. But it's becoming less clear exactly where he fits. Less than two weeks after saying Desmond's future is at shortstop - where he has...
Heller: Lasorda's lasting image
September 23, 2009 by
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Tommy Lasorda's 82nd birthday just might have been his best. With dozens of friends and relatives looking on, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery put Lasorda's portrait on display Tuesday, and for once the effervescent Hall of Fame manager was almost speechless...
Nationals stumble to their 99th loss
September 23, 2009 by
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At his best, Livan Hernandez is baseball's best innings-eater, an old-fashioned workhorse who battles his way out of jams, churns out seven-plus innings and gives his team a chance to win. And more often than not, the veteran right-hander performs up to his capabilities. Hernandez...
Young starters a mystery for Nats
September 22, 2009 by
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NEW YORK | At the beginning of the year, it was the key to whether the Washington Nationals would be improved enough to reach the realm of respectability. When that prospect had vanished by mid-May, it became the only reason to extract meaning out of the team's season. But now...
On Baseball: A Brave new era?
September 22, 2009 by
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The decline of the Atlanta Braves franchise from perennial playoff shoo-in to respectable also-ran has been in full swing for a while now. The Braves haven't made the postseason since 2005, and though they're hanging on for dear life in the National League wild-card race...
Jays hand Orioles fifth straight loss
September 22, 2009 by
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TORONTO (AP) | David Purcey was handed a spot in Toronto's rotation this spring but lasted just five starts before being demoted to the minor leagues. On Monday night, he made his pitch for a longer look in 2010. Lyle Overbay and John McDonald homered, Purcey won for the first...
MLB Report
September 22, 2009 by
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT Each week, Nationals beat writers Mark Zuckerman and Ben Goessling debate an issue in major league baseball. This week's question: Is anyone in the AL capable of beating the Yankees in the postseason? MARK ZUCKERMAN: A few weeks ago, I didn't think anyone...
Nationals Insider: A blueprint to escape futility
September 21, 2009 by
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NEW YORK The Washington Nationals are approaching rare territory, the kind of stratosphere occupied by only a select few in baseball history. And no, it's not good. The Nationals closed the weekend with 98 losses, meaning they're only two away from losing 100 games for the...
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