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« Previous EntriesDMV: Hamels Beats Nats, Again, But K St. Gets New Headphones
Thursday, May 24th, 2012Cole Hamels shuts down the Nats, this time with no controversy. [WaPo]
Gio gets the K St. crew sweet new headphones. Want. [Nats Enquirer]
Mike Morse and Brad Lidge could rejoin the team early next month. [CSNW]
Boz unleashes crazy stats comparing Harper to the Mick, Griffey. [Twitter]
O’s lose ugly to BoSox on poor performance from Arrieta. [Camden [...]
DMV: Bryce And The Nats Take Down Halladay And The Phillies
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012Nats and J-Zimm take down Phils with Halladay on the mound. [WaPo]
Bryce Harper ropes triple off Halladay to lead Nats win w/video. [Yahoo]
Harper quotes Reggie, “They don’t boo nobodies.” [USA Today]
19-yr-old Bryce knew what was coming from Halladay. Wow. [Nats Insider]
After H-Rod, Ty Clippard makes strong case to close. [Nats Journal]
Brian Matusz great w/ six [...]
The Duality Of O’s And Nats Fandom
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012Inspired by the heated debate in the comments of this post, Mr. Irrelevant reader Pete Cullen offered up this essay on rooting for both the Orioles and Nationals. We thank him for it.
“All men are loyal, but their objects of allegiance are at best approximate.” ~ John Barth, The Sot-Weed Factor
“The way to silence religious disputes is [...]
DMV: Nats Win Despite H-Rod Struggles
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012Nats hang on after H-Rod tries to give away great game from Gio. [WaPo]
Last night may have been the end of Henry Rodriguez as closer. [CSNW]
Somebody may have thrown something at Bryce Harper in Philly. [Bog]
O’s drop game to BoSox after bullpen gives up late homer. [Balt. Sun]
More hubbub about yelling “O” during the National [...]
DMV: StrasBomb Avoids the Oriole Sweep
Monday, May 21st, 2012Great weekend of #BeltwayBaseball, O’s take series, Nats win finale. [WP]
Boz breaks down the great baseball played between the Nats and O’s. [TB]
Strasburg and Harper saved the Nats from the Baltimore brooms. [WT]
Despite hitting first career HR, Stras pitched with tired arm. [Nats Journal]
Somehow Xavier Avery took MASN player honors in Nats 9-3 win. [Bog]
Just [...]
Battle of the Beltways Circa 1992
Thursday, May 17th, 2012This year’s BATTLE OF THE BELTWAYS™ starts tomorrow at Nats Park with the first-place O’s and the first-place Nats squaring off. This series is always weird. As a fan of both teams I don’t like rooting against either. Now that they’re both doing well I’m treating this three-game set as an exhibition of sorts. Hopefully [...]
Nats Game Momentarily Delayed Due To Missing Umpires (VIDEO)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012икона за подаръкI heard about this on Twitter but am seeing it just now via Deadspin:
That unfortunate moment followed a first-inning rain delay, and the next pitch resulted in a two-run basehit, all while Strasburg was dealing with a Hot Stuff situation. Tough day, weird day.
DMV: Stephen Strasburg Gets Hot Stuff In ‘Uncomfortable’ Place
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Nats lose despite Strasburg on the bump and Harper’s second HR. [WaPo]
Davey Johnson: Strasburg had Hot Stuff on his private parts. [Nats Journal]
Rob Dibble’s reaction to Strasburg’s Hot Stuff is so dumb. [Nats Enquirer]
Boz on these Nats losing ~500 games to injuries. [Thomas Boswell]
DMV: Bryce Harper Hits His First HR, Trots Really Fast (VIDEO)
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Harper’s first HR featured a near-league-best trot and a curtain call. [BLS]
Nats beat San Diego to retake first despite H-Rod’s best efforts. [WaPo]
New Nats catcher Sandy Leon hurt before we knew him. [Nats Journal]
Chien-Ming Wang goes nine, is almost done rehabbing. [Nats Journal]
O’s lose opener to Yankees, are now tied with Rays for first. [The [...]
Bryce Harper Cuts His Hair And Bloodies His Eye (PHOTOS)
Saturday, May 12th, 2012I’m not sure what you call Bryce Harper’s famed haircut — the skullet, the muskrat, the brohawk — but he took a razor to the back, leaving him rattail-less for the first time as a big leaguer:
Approve. Elsewhere in Harper mythology, the wunderkind had a rough night at the dish, going 0-for-5 in his worst [...]
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