Posts Tagged ‘Atlanta Braves’

3 days later, a few words about Nats Opening Day 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — My personal schedule did not allow for any blogging following the 7th D.C. Opening Day of the 21st century which is exactly 7 more than I ever thought we would see.
As many others have pointed out, it was cold and damp. We were seated in section 228 which is kind of misleading. [...]

Nats vs. Braves Q&A with John Taylor

Remember the guest prognosticator series that occasionally ran last fall during the Redskins season? I have brought it back from baseball season. I am going to run a Q&A and prediction with a fan of the Washington Nationals opposition whenever I know a fan of them. To start off, I have John Taylor of DC-based [...]

Phillies clinch at Nats expense again; Lannan won’t get 9 wins

If you had any good feelings about the Washington Nationals after they took this weekend’s series against the Atlanta Braves, not too mention that season series, they probably went away yesterday. While the role of spoiler is one the Nats have grown accustomed to over the last 5 seasons, hurting the Braves playoff chances is [...]

Nats: Nyjer, Lannan, Riggleman, Boswell, Dunn, Menchine

A big project at work and illnesses at home (we’ll be fine) have cut into time for EVERYTHING this week, so I have not been keeping up with blogging. All I have to write about is Nats Blogger Day and a week at Disney World. In the meantime, I have a few observations about the [...]

Nats, Livan snap 6-game skid with 6-0 win in Atlanta

Livan Hernandez powers Washington Nationals past Atlanta Braves, 6-0 – The Post
The pride to perform – Nats Insider
Last week I thought to myself that Liván Hernández had not hit a home run since returning to the Washington Nationals. During his first run with the Nats, he hit 3 over 1.5 seasons which is pretty good [...]

Is the real John Lannan back? Nats beat Braves 6-2

Since returning from the minor leagues, Washington Nationals John Lannan has looked like the pitcher he had been in previous years. He has a 3.09 ERA, allowing 2 runs in each of his four starts. The Nats have gone 3-1 since he’s been back. He has gotten his command back, crucial since his fast ball [...]

Boswell chat at 11:00, then Nats and Braves at 1:05

Redskins, Stephen Strasburg, Nats and more — Ask Boswell – The Post
Thomas Boswell is chatting today. I fully expect reserved, cerebral analysis of the Washington Nationals recently draft, don’t you? Perhaps he will reflect on the tenure of Jim Bowden as well. It will certainly be preferable to Redskins training camp chatter or even worse, [...]

Nats fall to Braves; Zimmerman ejected, but might be best player to build around in MLB

A day after Scott Olsen reminded us that he is probably a 5 inning pitcher at best (though he disagrees) the Washington Nationals looked to tie their midweek series with the Atlanta Braves. Despite Ryan Zimmerman’s first ever ejection (video from nationals.com) — manager Jim Riggleman was also sent to the clubhouse with is de [...]

Nats take series from the 1st place Braves; Strasburg on DL

Scott Olsen gets his groove back, leads the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves – The Post
Resurrected Olsen revives Nats – Nats Insider
For the first time in a while, the Washington Nationals won a series, taking the first and third games of their series with the Atlanta Braves. Yesterday’s series clincher [...]

CNBC columnist thinks Nats should baby their fans

Washington Nationals Strike Out On Strasburg Scratch – CNBC
Darren Rovell argues that the Washington Nationals should have try to appease fans excited to see Stephen Strasburg pitch, but couldn’t after the rookie was a late scratch.
NUTS!
Apparently, Rovell is not familiar with the concept of “you buy your ticket, you take your chances.” He concedes that [...]

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