
Blog - The forecast -- they're calling for flash flood warnings down here -- makes playing baseball today not much more likely than yesterday. If there is a game, it'll be Jason Marquis and Matt Chico on the mound against the Yankees....

Ladson - The Nationals reassigned pitchers Victor Garate, Logan Kensing, Joel Peralta and Ryan Speier, catcher Derek Norris and outfielder Jerry Owens to Minor League camp on Thursday. The team also gave left-handers Shawn Estes and Eddie Guardado their unconditional releases.

Hudak - Greetings from rainy, windy Cocoa Beach. The local weather guys keep reminding us about tornado warnings and 80 MPH wind gusts. It hasn't let up all day. So much for fun in the sun. I hope to have more interesting...
March 11, 2010
Philadelphia 4 - Detroit 0 Box
Houston - Washington (Cancelled)
St. Louis 5 - Florida 3 Box
Tampa Bay 16 - Pittsburgh 15 Box
Boston 8 - NY Mets 2 Box
Arizona 4 - LA Angels 1 Box
Chi Cubs 8 - San Diego 7 Box
Cincinnati 3 - Milwaukee 1 Box
Oakland 7 - Milwaukee 3 Box
Seattle 6 - San Francisco 2 Box
Texas 16 - Colorado 5 Box
Tampa Bay 4 - Toronto 1 Box
Cleveland 5 - Chi White Sox 5 Box
LA Dodgers 6 - Kansas City 4 Box
Atlanta - NY Yankees (Cancelled)
Minnesota 8 - Baltimore 3 (Bot 8)
| NL East | W | L | Pct | GB | Strk | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 93 | 69 | .574 | - | W1 | 4-6 |
| Florida | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6.0 | L1 | 6-4 |
| Atlanta | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7.0 | L6 | 4-6 |
| New York | 70 | 92 | .432 | 23.0 | W3 | 5-5 |
| Washington | 59 | 103 | .364 | 34.0 | W7 | 7-3 |
| Full League Standings | ||||||
| Batters | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | 144 | 3 | .307 |
| Johnson | 104 | 6 | .295 |
| Zimmerman | 178 | 33 | .292 |
| Guzman | 151 | 6 | .284 |
| Dunn | 146 | 38 | .267 |
| Gonzalez | 77 | 1 | .265 |
| Willingham | 111 | 24 | .260 |
| Nieves | 58 | 1 | .259 |
| Hernandez | 58 | 1 | .251 |
| Dukes | 91 | 8 | .250 |
| Pitchers | IP | W | SV | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beimel | 39.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.40 |
| Burnett | 57.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.12 |
| Clippard | 60.1 | 4 | 0 | 2.69 |
| Lannan | 206.1 | 9 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Martin | 77.0 | 5 | 0 | 4.44 |
| Villone | 48.2 | 5 | 1 | 4.25 |
| MacDougal | 50.0 | 1 | 20 | 3.60 |
| Tavarez | 35.0 | 3 | 1 | 4.89 |
| Hernandez | 183.2 | 9 | 0 | 5.44 |
| Detwiler | 75.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mike Pelfrey's right knee wasn't a factor, but that didn't help him contain the Red Sox yesterday. The Mets will just take encouragement from the fact Pelfrey rebounded from a shaky beginning to survive three innings in his team's 8-2 exhibition loss...
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2 to 8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before Opening Day.
Jair Jurrjens is close with ex-teammate Javier Vazquez. And the fact that the Braves were willing to trade Vazquez speaks volumes about how important they deem Jurrjens to their success.
Carlos Gomez is into fast things. The Brewers center fielder quickly jumps from subject to subject and lists a bevy of hobbies that include watching world class sprinters and shooting guns at firing ranges.

3/12/2010 10:35 AM - Today is the last day in Florida for the NQ and we are supposed to be going to see the Nationals take on the New York Yankees, but the rain hasnt stopped at all since 11am yesterday. There is a major media presence today thanks to the Nats infamous opponents and I am sure they [...] | More
3/12/2010 9:18 AM - More cuts | More
3/11/2010 10:25 PM - (Photo by Getty Images. Oh well, looks like we'll have to cancel that "Mayor Fenty is a prick" post we scheduled for mid-May this year.) No Ticketgate in 2010. With his approval rating going down the toilet and a reelection... | More
3/11/2010 10:25 PM - More photos Charles Dharapak - AP 6 months ago: Pitcher Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the baseball draft, holds up a Washington Nationals jersey with third baseman Ryan Zimmerman during a news conference at Nationals Park in Washington, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Browse more photos Is the "Teh Lerners are teh cheep" era over yet? After the Washington Nationals outbid (overbid?) the rest of the league to acquire Adam Dunn (2yr/$20) last winter, only after their 8-year/$160-$180 million dollar offer (depending on the source) to Mark Teixeira was effectively rejected when he opted to sign with the Yankees? After the Nationals aggressively pursued and signed free agent pitchers Jason Marquis (2yr/$15) and Matt Capps (1yr/$3.5+) and fell just short of reaching Aroldis Chapman's asking price with what was reportedly a 5-year/$25M dollar offer...and DC GM Mike Rizzo said it was his decision to... | More
3/11/2010 6:58 PM - Everyone knows the name at the top of practically everyones list of 2010 draft prospects. Bryce Harper. The 17-year old Harper is batting 408/500/831 over his first 20 games at the College of Southern Nevada, a junior college that plays with wood bats. Harper has six home runs and twenty RBI (also of interest, Bryces brother [...] | More
3/11/2010 6:05 PM - The Nats couldnt get their game in against the Houston Astros today due to the skies opening up over Viera and pouring buckets of water and angels piss all over everyone in Florida. Thunderstorms, heavy winds, tornadoes someone upstairs isnt too happy. The bad news is the game will not be made up. The good news [...] | More
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| RND | PLAYER | POS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | RHP |
| San Diego State University | ||
| 1 | Drew Storen | RHP |
| Stanford University (CA) | ||
| 2 | Jeffrey Kobernus | 2B |
| University of California-Berkeley | ||
| 3 | Trevor Holder | RHP |
| University of Georgia | ||
| 4 | A.J. Morris | RHP |
| Kansas State University | ||
| 5 | Miguel Pena | LHP |
| La Joya HS (TX) | ||
| 6 | Michael Taylor | SS |
| Westminster Academy (FL) | ||
| 7 | Andrew 'Dean' Weaver | RHP |
| University of Georgia | ||
| 8 | Roberto Perez | SS |
| Dorado Academy (PR) | ||
| 9 | Taylor Jordan | RHP |
| Brevard CC (FL) | ||