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Strasburg "ok" going to Double A ball. | More
Nationals win over the Cardinals 13-5 during Strasburgs start [ Photoset on Flickr ] Nearly upstaged by the peeing raccoon in the rafters over the first base stands (the screaming sounded like a rollercoaster ride, only there was nothing exciting on the field at the moment!), Stephen Strasburg made his final major league spring training start [...] | More
* With a flipped bat and a salute to the opposing Western Nevada squad's fans seated down the third base line as he trotted toward home having hit his 8th HR this season 375 ft to left field in a March 13th game, College of Southern Nevada Coyotes' catcher Bryce Harper momentarily reminded everyone of the brash 16-year-old interviewed in Sports Illustrated in June 2009, who told SI's Tom Verducci his goals as a player included, "'Be(ing) in the Hall of Fame, definitely. Play in Yankee Stadium. Play in the pinstripes. Be considered the greatest baseball player who ever lived. I can't wait.'" After sitting in the first of two games played Friday, Harper was behind plate tonight in Henderson, Nevada's Morse Stadium as the Coyotes' followed a 5-0 win in game one with a 10-0 shutout in the nightcap, in which the 17-year-old hit in 2 of 3 at... | More
[ Photoset on Flickr ] The flight to Tampa was uneventful, on time, early to arrive and I quietly read my book on my iPhone. After landing is when the excitement began. I boarded the shuttle to the main terminal in Tampa and was tapped on the shoulder by Bree Parker, much to my surprise! [...] | More
HSB Asks Drew Storen. | More
(AP Photo. The end of the Cristian Guzman Era in D.C. is near?) "No. It doesn't matter. I'm not in competition with him." (Cristian Guzman, via Nationals Journal, 3/20/2010) Really? Uh oh! Now, that doesn't sound conducive to the sort... | More
Concern about Guzman? | More
More photos Richard Drew - AP 9 days ago: Washington Nationals starting pitcher Garrett Mock throws a warmup pitch during a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Browse more photos In a recent interview with MASNSports.com's Byron Kerr, Washington Nationals' right-hander Garrett Mock praised the work Nats' catcher Pudge Rodriguez has done so far this Spring, but this afternoon, the 26-year-old right-hander wil be throwing to backup backstop Wil Nieves when he takes the mound in Viera, Florida's Space Coast Stadium against the visiting Florida Marlins at 1:05 pm EST. Mock will be making his fourth start of the Spring, having allowed 12 hits, 4 ER and 2 HR's in 9.0 IP so far, over which he's K'd 5 without allowing a single walk. Here's the DC Starting Lineup as of 11:37 am EST on Saturday according... | More
Nats vs. Marlins -- 3/20/10 | More
Dmitri Young retired. I want thank him for his joy of the game he gave Washington. He always made it fun when he was in the game! I will always remember his "finger wiggle" he gave to his team after a big hit. Cristin Guzman has since taken those duties over. Big Thank You "Da Meat Hook"!!! | More