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Nats320 makes the case that Jim Bowden did Chad Cordero and ultimately the Nationals a disservice by announcing Cordero would be non-tendered.
By the way, the Nats look to salvage the last game of the Giants series at 3:45 p.m. today, so watch or listen if you can.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Everybody knows that it isn’t easy being a Phillies fan, especially my friend Cliff who is loyal to that team. The Phillies have more losses than any other franchise, over 10,000 in fact. They only won it all once, back in 1980. The feat was so rare that someone I knew said [...]

On WTOP this morning, Cal Thomas predicted the Nats would have more wins than in 2007 and might make the playoffs. As with all of his other predictions, Thomas noted that his predictions had an accuracy margin of 100%.
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There is a new feature from jdland’s Ballpark & Beyond that you ought to take a look at — Nationals Ballpark Frequently Asked Questions and Rumor-Destruction Page.

Ballpark Field General Rallies the Troops – The PostRonnie Strompf is the man making sure the ballpark gets done. This is his story.
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H/T Mr. Irrevelant — According to DCist, Ben’s Chili Bowl at the new ballpark is not fait accompli.
…co-owner Kamal Ali tells DCist that the Ben’s stand at the stadium is far from a done deal.
“We are in a good faith conversation with them, but it would be premature to say it’s definitely happening. There is [...]

MARC FISHER – In Stadium Contract, a Prototype for Job Creation – The PostA couple of days ago, WTOP had a story about Gelberg Sign Company, the District business that is making signs for Nationals Park. In a column today, Fisher takes a look at who is working for Gelberg sees a success story:
But “we’d [...]

Charge Against Dukes Is Dismissed – The PostElijah Dukes accuser didn’t show up in court yesterday, so charges against the troubled outfielder were dropped. His attorney painted Dukes as the victim in this matter:
In a petition filed Dec. 10, Reese, who said she dated Dukes from August to October, claimed Dukes sent her threatening text [...]

At last, the schedule for the Nationals debut season in Nationals Park is available. Since the press release included a PDF link (WTF?) to the schedule, you will want to visit Nationals Journal or Chatter to see it as a Web page.
Opening Night is Sunday, March 30. Here is what Stan Kasten said:
“I cannot think [...]

So, it was a quiet week for baseball, no? Forgive me if I can’t get real excited about the Mitchell Report. I had long ago accepted there was doping going on and gotten over it. Both ownership and the players ignored the elephant in the room for years, so I can’t work up much righteous [...]