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After lengthy delay, Nationals beat Marlins, 9-3 –
Sloppy conditions, clean performance –
When I saw the twitpics of the standing water at Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark/SunLife Stadium last night, I went to bed assured that the Washington Nationals would be playing in a doubleheader today against the Florida Marlins. I was kind of looking [...]

Florida Marlins Delay Game Until Their Fan Shows Up – The Onion
Yay empty orange seats!

Yesterday, UniWatch devoted much of its post to the Washington Nationals uniforms. Scott Rogers, a former Nats blogger described the cap logo the Nats almost had — a big, beveled W. The funny thing about it was that it did not match the beveled W on the original Nats road uniforms. I find that [...]

We all know about the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Less well-known is the USA Weekend cover jinx. Looking at last week’s edition, it is pretty clear why Stephen Strasburg gave up 6 runs in less than 5 innings in last night’s loss to the Florida Marlins:

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Strasburg is rocked in his return – The Post
Determined Strasburg should rebound – Nats Insider
For the first time, rookie Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg had a really bad outing — 6 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched. When the Florida Marlins made contact, they took the ball for a ride — all of the [...]

Stephen Strasburg returns, and the Nationals hold their breath – The Post
It seems the Stephen Strasburg hype has died down considerably after the rookie’s first trip to the DL — good seats still available. I have little doubt that the walk-up crowd will be strong today.
Replacing the hype is the debate over Strasburg’s arm motion. [...]

Two shutouts in a row have not helped my arguments that the Washington Nationals need to keep their heart of their order together through the next few years. Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman both came up empty driving in runs this weekend. #5 hitter Josh Willingham accounted for three of the weekend’s runs in one [...]

Lannan, Nats Pour It On Against Marlins – The PostNationals grind out rain-shortened win – The Wash. TimesIn a rain-delayed Sunday matinee, Washington starter John Lannan got back on track and beat the Florida Marlins. He actually had run support too, even the lineup was not entirely ideal (Cristian Guzman batting 3rd). The Nationals took [...]

Zimmerman’s Walk-Off Home Run Lifts Nationals – The PostWalk-off shot lifts Nationals – The Wash. TimesEver since I assigned Ryan Zimmerman the nickname of Mr. Walkoff seconds after he beat the Atlanta Braves on Nationals Park Opening Night in 2008, he had not won a game with a walkoff home run. That streak, along with [...]

Down 6, Nats Do Number on Marlins – The PostNats extend win streak to 5 – The Wash. TimesFive curly W’s in a row for the Washington Nationals! Yesterday afternoon, the fell behind 6-0 in the second behind another poor effort by Craig Stammen, who gave up six runs, five of them earned in [...]