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Baseball Winter Meetings – The Post“Live from Major League Baseball’s winter meetings in Las Vegas, Post national baseball writer Dave Sheinin will be online Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. ET to take your questions about the free agent signings, trade rumors and more.”
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Nats Mulling Offer To Slugger Teixeira – The PostThey are thinking what they want to offer Mark Teixeira.
Johnson’s future remains unclear – The Wash. TimesNick Johnson is a pretty good part of your lineup at the plate and in the field when he is healthy. I heard a clip on WTOP this morning that makes [...]

Time for Nats to Show Their Hand in Teixeira Derby – The PostNats look to gamble at winter meetings – The Wash. TimesHow serious are the Nationals about landing Mark Teixeira? Is he even interested? Then there is Adam Dunn, thought by some to be the second prize in free agency this year, would he [...]

THOMAS BOSWELL – Nats Need to Buy Some Pop – The PostLike everyone else, Thomas Boswell wants Mark Teixeira to come to Washington and makes the case fairly well. Do I want Teixeira wearing the curly W? Sure, but he is not the end all be all though I have to admit it would be [...]

One Free Agent the Nats Would Be Fools to Pass Up – Nationals JournalFrank Howard was let go from the “lifetime” contract he signed with George Steinbrenner when the sons took over, something Howard does not seem to mind too much. Since he is available, the Nationals have to hire him, period. It would be [...]

Nationals announce 2009 Spring Training schedule – nationals.comI have never been to spring training, but once of these years I might make an appearance, especially if daycare is closed for a week and one of us has to take time off anyway. We might use that as an excuse to go south for a few [...]

JERRY CRASNICK – Nationals still searching for identity – ESPNAnother national columnist makes observations about the unfortunate state of the Nationals. There is nothing in here that we don’t already know, but I will suggest that the Nats have an identity already — cheap, ungrateful, litigious losers. Is that fair? Not completely, but it is [...]

Nationals may play ball on Taxation Without Representation Street if Council has its way – The Wash. ExaminerThe DC Council may rename the part of South Capitol Street that Nationals Park is located on to Taxation Without Representation Street. The District is doing what it can to tie the ballpark into the lack of meaningful [...]

THOMAS BOSWELL – Step One Is Just the Start – The PostBos likes the trade the Nationals made for Josh Willingham and Scott Olsen more than I do and wonders if that will be all which is my concern:
Is this a sign that ownership gets it? That, in General Manager Jim Bowden’s words, “Last year [...]

nationals.com is showing the high water mark of the Nationals 2008 season — Opening Night! I really wish I was not being sarcastic here, but having the face of the franchise hit a walkoff homer to open a new ballpark is as good as it got. Actually, truth be told, but in any season short [...]