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Two “original” Washington Nationals announced retirements this week — Nick Johnson, the first baseman, and Brian Schneider, the catcher, were starters
I first saw Johnson play in 2002 when he was with the New York Yankees. It seemed like he went about 5 for 6 against the Baltimore Orioles* in the third game of that [...]

Back in New York, back in spotlight – The Wash. TimesBack in Big Apple, Lo Duca May Feel Bite of Mets Fans – The PostA happy return? Fat chance – The Free Lance-StarRyan Church, Brian Schneider fitting in fine struggling with Mets – The Daily NewsIs it just me or is too big a deal [...]

Schneider, Church Dealt for Milledge – The Post
Nationals acquire Milledge from Mets – The Wash. Times
The Nationals acquired promising outfielder Lastings Milledge from the Mets for C Brian Schneider and OF Ryan Church, two holdovers from the Montreal days. Milledge comes to Washington a year removed from being seen by the Mets as an untouchable [...]

Nationals acquire Milledge from Mets – nationals.comTrading a fourth outfielder and an aging, overpriced catcher for a potential star outfielder strikes me as a good deal. More tomorrow when the broadsheets publish stories on the trade,
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PHILADELPHIA 6 Washington 1(CBS Sportsline Boxscore)
Phillies Soak Up the Scene – The Post
Nats learn how success feels – The Wash. Times
At the start of the season, I joked that I was an optimist when I said the Nats would go 62-99 (with a rainout) because I was an “optimist.” It turns out I was considerably [...]

WASHINGTON 5 Colorado 4 (CBS Sportsline Boxscore)
D’Angelo Jimenez had one mere hit in 25 at-bats with the Nationals prior to last night when he was called to pinch hit in the 10th inning. The Nats had come back from an early 4-1 deficit to tie it up in the eighth and ultimately send the game [...]

The newshole for the Nats in the papers of record is already shrinking. While the papers all concentrated on Manny Acta’s nightmares the night before his first day as manager (The Post, The Wash. Times, The Free Lance-Star and Florida Today respectively), there were only a few other stories reported. Chad Cordero’s contract negotiations have [...]

NATS 8 FLEAS 7
Nats Pound Out Win on the Road – The PostIf you are wondering just how much of a launch pad Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park is, wonder no more — Carlos Baerga (barely) hit a three run homer in the sixth. It turned out it would be the winning run too.
Ryan Drese walked [...]

NOTA BENE: Blogger was down this morning, which is why I updated so late.
¡LIVAN! goes yard, pitches eight innings; D.C. 5 – Queens 1
Hernandez Pitches, Slugs Nats to Victory – The PostAfter a rough first inning, ¡LIVAN! pitched the next seven. He gave up one run in the opening inning, but he got it [...]

Next: Finding a place to live – The PostI had given up on the game at the top of the 8th, choosing sleep over the rest of the game. It is nice to learn that I missed a lot, though a rain delay would have been tough. C Brian Schneider hit a 2 run double [...]