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Pirates: Letting Us Relive The Glory Years 50 Years Later
Posted on 15 Dec 2010 by Michael Waterloo.
“Here's the swing, and a high fly ball going deep to left, this may do it back goes Berra. It is over the fence Pirates Win”. A call that will never be forgotton. T0night on the MLB Network, they are airing for the first time in its full length, the original footage of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series where the Pirates defeated the New York Yankee thanks to Bill Mazeroski's wal...
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Guessing the Nationals Rotation
Posted on 13 Mar 2010 by Sam Diament.
My initial plan consisted of writing a post for each position around the field, detailing who will start and who will be on the bench come April 5. I quickly realized how boring that would be. The starting eight are all set. Willie Harris and Wil Nieves are guaranteed bench spots. That leaves four or five open bench positions, which will be filled by the following players: Mike Morse,...
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Signs of Life?
Posted on 27 May 2009 by Ryan Moore.
The Nats might be making progress. Granted, it's not the kind of progress you can measure. It's certainly not showing up in standings, where they have a winning percentage that looks like a batting average. But steps are being taken that are making this team if not actually better, at least less annoying. Daniel Cabrera is gone! Did I have a hand in it? Probably not, but even tha...
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An Attractive Back End
Posted on 4 May 2009 by Ryan Moore.
The Nationals' pitching rotation is best viewed from behind. The recent Cardinals/Nats series told us quite a bit about Washington's rotation. On Thursday, #3 starter Daniel Cabrera did all the little things that make him Daniel Cabrera, as opposed to someone you want on your team: in six innings he walked five, hit a batter, and threw four wild pitches. That he didn't get the...
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Series Preview: Marlins vs. Nationals
Posted on 6 Apr 2009 by Jason Bernstein.
After a long off-season and more than six weeks of spring training, the official start of the season is here. After an 84-win season in 2008 and a collection of talented young starters, there's hope for optimism with the Marlins this season. Here's a look at the season-opening series against division rival Washington. Pitching Matchups (2008 stats in parenthesis) Mon. 4/6, 4:10 p.m....
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Tonight’s the Night
Posted on 6 Apr 2009 by Ryan Moore.
What does 2009 hold for the Washington Nationals? We can look forward, I think, to sunshine, smiles, and an unaccustomed number of wins, because here's the thing about losing 102 games: there's nowhere to go but up! A lot went wrong for the Nats last year. I'm not saying that injuries and the various other vagaries of cruel Lady Fate robbed us of a championship or anything, but p...









