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« Previous EntriesBryce Harper Is Your Sports Illustrated Cover Boy Once More
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Four years after being introduced to the world as a teenage phenom, Bryce Harper makes a return visit to the cover of Sports Illustrated this week (via @richarddeitsch). It signals a new year in which the 2013 Nats not only look like baseball’s best but are the talk of the sport too, and the team [...]
DMV: The Nats Are Really, Really Good, At Least On Paper
Friday, January 18th, 2013Comparing the ‘13 Nats to the 116-win ‘01 Mariners: “I can see this club winning 105 games, something no team has done since ‘04.” [Sweet Spot]
Mike Rizzo on Soriano: “Raffy is here to pitch the ninth inning.” [WaPo]
Nats avoid arbitration, sign Storen to one-year, $2.5m deal. [Nats Journal]
Another good one from NB, this time on [...]
SI Cover Jinx Attempts To Derail The O’s Unlikely Bandwagon
Wednesday, September 26th, 2012Endy Chavez, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis share the Orioles’ second SI cover in 16 years (the other is Matt Wieters two years ago), even if Markakis is on the shelf and missing this sweet September action. Bonus points for it being the Washington-Baltimore “Unlikely Sports Capital” issue as well, with features on Davey Johson [...]
On Being Both A Nats And O’s Fan During These Sky-High Times
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012I don’t know that I was born an O’s fan, but I was raised one. From about 1985 it was all about the Birds, and then 20 years later the Nats happened.
I was still an O’s fan after baseball returned to D.C., it’s just that they took a backseat. Even though both teams more or [...]
DMV: Nats Fans Talking Playoffs
Friday, June 15th, 2012Nats have MLB’s largest division lead (4.5 games up on the Mets), and their playoff chances grow stronger by the series. [Nats Baseball]
Math: Nats have a 72% chance of making it. [Sports Club Stats]
And with that, the first-place Yankees come to town. [Nats Journal]
Nats pitchers and pinch-hitters have hit well. [Federal Baseball]
Steinz has your “Clown [...]
Nats Are NL’s First 10-Win Team, Which Is Historically Awesome
Thursday, April 19th, 2012The Nats won their 10th game in typically low-scoring fashion last night, making them the National League’s first team to hit that watermark. That’s impressive on its own, but take a look at how long it’s taken them to reach 10 wins in their previous seven seasons:
2012: April 18 — 13th game (10-3)
2011: April 24 [...]
Your/Our 2012 Nats Predictions
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012After being baseball’s biggest laughingstock not so long ago, it feels pretty good to be a Nats fan right now. Never has that been more evident than yesterday, when the news broke that John Lannan was optioned to AAA Syracuse in favor of Ross Detwiler (and, eventually, Chien-Ming Wang). Remember, Lannan was the Nats’ Opening [...]
DMV: The Skins and the Playoffs
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Um, the Redskins are actually favored to win the NFC East now. [Bog]
Stats: The Skins have a 44% chance at the playoffs. [SBN D.C., FO]
The Skins are ranked 8-10 in league-wide power rankings [The Insider]
Carlos Rogers has three picks already as a 49er. [Trail of Burgundy Tears]
Jim Zorn’s motivational tactic in Kansas City? Cornhole. [Shutdown [...]
DMV: Strasburg’s Back, Pretty Much
Monday, August 8th, 2011Stephen Strasburg’s first post-Tommy John action lasted eight batters and 31 pitches. It also featured four strikeouts and a 98-mph heater. [WaPo]
Video of Strasburg’s 2011 debut. [Nats Enquirer, Bog]
Why the Nats’ timeline for Strasburg’s return makes sense. [Nats Insider]
Video of Bryce Harper’s wild dash on an inside-the-parker. [Nats Enquirer]
Nats win on Jayson Werth’s game-winning hit, [...]
DMV: Strasburg Could Start Next Week
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011Word is Stephen Strasburg’s first post-Tommy John action will take place next week, probably for Hagerstown. [Nats Journal]
The Nats beat the Braves as Rick Ankiel hit two home runs. [WaPo]
Video of Nats fans and Mets fans brawling at Nats Park. [DCist]
I’m not sure, but this Nats column may be pointless. [Tracee Hamilton]
Grading the Nats’ Gomes, [...]