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I have a problem with the Washington Nationals. Every time I watch them, they lose. I watched them Saturday night and they blew it, on Friday and Sunday, I just listened to them on the radio and MLB audio and they won. Obviously, the outcome of the game is dependent upon whether lay eyes on [...]

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 [...]

THOMAS BOSWELL: Are better days ahead for the Nationals? – The Post
After seeing Jordan Zimmermann pitch well against the Detroit Tigers (their Opening Day lineup), Bos is back on the Washington Nationals getting better bandwagon after panicking last week. Now, Bos of all people should know not to put too much faith in spring training [...]

THOMAS BOSWELL: As spring arrives, reality dawns for Nationals – The Post
The headline for this column ought to be “Reality dawns for Tom Boswell.” Remember his earlier columns from the spring when he was superhappyfoamfingeredfanboy? Well, that is gone, because Boswell is seeing the Washington Nationals for what they are — a team with a [...]

Friday morning, the Washington Nationals announced that Stephen Strasburg would miss the rest of the season (more on that later) and probably much of 2010 due to Tommy John surgery. That had followed an exciting Thursday that saw Bryce Harper come to Washington and Jordan Zimmermann return to the majors from Tommy John surgery. While [...]

Jordan Zimmermann returns, Washington Nationals beat St. Louis Cardinals on Ian Desmond’s single in 13th – The Post
A day and night of ups and downs – Nats Insider
Jordan Zimmermann returned to the Washington Nationals last night for the first time since having Tommy John Surgery last year. He gave up 5 St. Louis Cardinals [...]

Here it is, the Sports Illustrated cover story of Stephen Strasburg. Two quibbles — Strasburg has fill one stadium so far (Nationals Park) and merely increased attendance for another (Progressive Field). Based on trying to buy tickets to Friday night’s game, he’ll come close again. Also, MASN is not Washington’s regional television network, its Peter [...]

Rain Doesn’t Dampen Zimmermann’s Debut – The PostZimmermann picks up first big-league win – The Wash. TimesThe Nationals second win of the season was Jordan Zimmermann’s first in MLB. The young righty gave up two runs on a Matt Diaz home run, but nothing else over six innings. Four relievers held the Braves scoreless and [...]