Washington Nationals starter John Lannan flirted with disaster early, but emerged relatively unscathed, thanks in part to poor Pittsburgh Pirates baserunning. In situations like this, it is best to let the hometown paper describe it — here are some choice quotes:
There is aggressiveness on the basepaths, and there is outright foolishness.
Unfortunately for the Pirates, they’ve [...]
Entering the sixth inning, there seemed to be a collective awareness of twitter that Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann had not allowed a runner to reach base. So, two pitches later Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz reached all the bases when he homered. That would prove to be enough for the visitors, but two errors [...]
I’ve already covered Opening Day and the day after the day after opening day which was known as game 2 of the 2011 Washington Nationals season. Sort of, the latter there was mostly an anecdote about Larry King at embarrassing himself during an intermission of a Washington Capitals game before I was old enough to [...]
I have gone back and forth on the Washington Nationals this offseason. They improved 10 games in 2010, despite a disappointing starting rotation. This season, the best part of 2010’s rotation, Stephen Strasburg, is recovering from Tommy John surgery. However, I expect the rotation to improve even without Strasburg. I expect a bounce-back season from [...]
Danny Espinosa leads the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros – The Post
Worried about slump? Not Espinosa – Nats Insider
The Washington Nationals won an up and down game, their second in a row, against the Houston Astros. 2B Danny Espinosa hit a 2-run homer in the 7th inning after the Astros [...]
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