Posts Tagged ‘John Lannan’

Nats: Ramos rescue, Phillies resistance, #1 farm system, E. Jackson signed, what of Lannan?

Lots of Washington Nationals news and comment as we slowly move closer to pitchers and catchers reporting. I wore a Nats cap today to work for the first time in a long while.
First off, Wilson Ramos kidnapping in Venezuela is detailed in this week’s Sports Illustrated.
Breaking this morning was the Nats plan to have a [...]

Nats all-time stats will blow your mind (not in a good way for the most part)

The Nats’ (updated) all-time stat leaders – Nats Insider
Going all the way back to 2005, Mark Zuckerman compiled the Washington Nationals all-time statistical leaders. He provided this warning:
WARNING: Reading these lists will elicit a wide range of emotions, from smiles to frowns to laughter to tears to sheer dumbfoundedness (and yes, I know that’s not [...]

Nats: Arbitration and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball

Arbitration run-down: everybody eligible except John Lannan and Michael Morse (Nationals Journal, The Post) have agreed to contracts. Payroll is up above $70 million. Neither of those guys needs to be locked-up long-term in my mind.
Tyler Clippard returns with a one year deal. (Nats Insider)
Newly acquired Gio Gonzalez will get $42 million through 2016 with [...]

Nats: Prince Fielder to D.C.? Carpenter returning

There has been a lot of coverage on Twitter, blogs and even the national media about Prince Fielder joining the Washington Nationals. I have thought it over and still conclude that he’s a DH with looming early on-set “old player skills.” Would he help the 2012 Nats? Yes, but anything longer than a 5 year [...]

Nats, Lannan beat Phillies, take season series lead

Nationals vs. Phillies: Danny Espinosa and Wilson Ramos lead Washington to win – The Post
Nationals striving to finish above .500 after latest victory over Phillies – The Wash. Times
What a minute? The Washington Nationals just took the lead in the overall season series of the Philadelphia Phillies with one game to play? American Hero John [...]

Nats rain out means split with Phillies; Werth’s season to date

Due to yesterday’s rainout, the Washington Nationals split a series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Um, yay? Friday night ¡LIVAN! was awesome going 6 2/3 inning and getting 2 hits (mlb.com video). Saturday night, well at least John Lannan made a great play in an otherwise debacle of a ball game (mlb.com video), an 11-3 loss [...]

Nats: Slugging John Lannan

Charlie Slowes had a prescient opening to John Lannan’s second inning at-bat last night, “and now, here comes slugging John Lannan.” The Washington Nationals lefthander and American Hero came to the plate in the second inning leading 1-0 with Ian Desmond on first after a 2-out single. Lannan, who has never been feared for his [...]

It is summertime and the Nats are precisely mediocre, hopefully we’ll never celebrate that again

The Washington Nationals reached a .500 record last night (37 wins and losses — hey that Strasburg’s number, it MUST BE A SIGN) with a tight 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. This the latest the team has not had a losing record since October 2, 2005. Only two members of the team were around [...]

Nats make it 6 in a row, but I want more

The Washington Nationals just won their sixth game in a row. The swept the St. Louis Cardinals (winning that season series) and scored more than 7 runs for the third night in a row. They improved their record to 33-36. They moved into 4th place. This is a great week, but I want more, much [...]

Hey, a Nats post!

Since I last blogged about the Washington Nationals, they finished 6-5 on a western swing, splitting with the Arizona Diamondbacks (lots of HBP on both sides), losing 2 of 3 to the San Francisco Giants and taking 3 of 4 from the San Diego Padres. They are about halfway through an odd stretch of schedule [...]

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