Two games in to the Davey Johnson era, the Washington Nationals are 0-2. Clearly, they blew it when they let John McLaren go. McLaren at least made the most of his era (DC Sports Bog, The Post) Also, Thomas Boswell took the Jim Riggleman mudslinging in stride which was almost disappointing.
I think I might hold [...]
The Washington Nationals offered arbitration to Adam Dunn. Nationals Journal takes a look at possible outcomes. I expect Dunn to decline arbitration and sign elsewhere, netting the Nats some draft picks.
In other recent Nats news:
Stephen Strasburg told Mike Rizzo (Nationals Enquirer) he is doing well. Strasburg also did not receive a single vote in the [...]
There are have been a couple of blog posts out there supporting Hall of Famer Frank Robinson’s enshrinement in the Nationals Park Ring of Honor.
Still waiting for Frank Robinson Day – Nationals Enquirer
THOM LOVERRO – Nationals “Ring of Honor” fails to connect with Washington baseball – WTEM 980
It won’t happen because there is already precedent [...]
The timing of this post becomes kind of interesting in light of Manny Acta’s firing yesterday. Hey, I didn’t choose when Wise would write the column.MIKE WISE – Robinson Deserved Better – The PostI certainly don’t disagree that the Nationals handled the dismissal of Frank Robinson very poorly. They should have been up front with [...]
As much as I enjoyed finally seeing a hometown team at RFK Stadium, I don’t have much sentimentality about it. More than anything I am happy it was still standing so that MLB could finally come to its senses and put a team in the nation’s capital. There were a lot of highlights though.
I think [...]
THOMAS BOSWELL – A Bad Break – The PostBoswell is dissapointed that the Nats and Frank Robinson could not find a way to continue working together. He sees the Nats point, but sides with Robinson. USA Today columnist Hal Bodley says Baseball needs Frank Robinson.
Deal should clear the way for stadium art – The Wash. [...]
Nats Will Not Offer Robinson a Paid Job – The PostBoth D.C. dailies have caught up to The Free Lance-Star on the Nationals decision to not offer original manager Frank Robinson a meaningful position with the team. Robinson is not happy they waited so long to tell him. He has been invited to spring training, [...]
Nats: No role for Robinson – The Free Lance-StarThe Nationals have not offered Frank Robinson a “meaningful job” within the front office, so his career with the organization is over. There are still plans for a Frank Robinson Day though, probably May 20 vs. Balmer.
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Q&A with Nats president Stan Kasten – nationals.comThe Nats president talks about Alphonso Alfonso Soriano, free agency, Manny Acta and even Frank Robinson.
Nationals’ charity sues developer for pledged aid – The Wash. TimesA former bidder for the Nationals, developer Franklin Haney, is being sued by the Washington Nationals Foundation for not coming through on a [...]
Like every other Nats blogger, I feel obligated to do a season wrap-up. Unlike every other Nats blogger, I waited two weeks to do it.
It is not hard to crash a major press conference. The Lerner announcement was the second I had been too in as many years.
Alfonso Soriano was better than I expected and [...]
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