Posts Tagged ‘Phillies’

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: 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 win season series over Phillies, cheesesteak for me

I did not see this coming. The Washington Nationals just swept the Philadelphia Phillies in Citizens Bank Park to win the season series 10-8. The entered the series needing two win 4 games in 3 days against the NL East champions and did it with 2 rookie pitchers, another prospect and John Lannan. They won [...]

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 sweep doubleheader, tie season series with the Phillies

The Washington Nationals are just teasing me now. Yesterday, the swept both games of a day-night doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The season series is knotted at 8 with 2 games to play — The Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge is going to the wire this year! There is still no chance the Nats win the next two [...]

What do the Nats have to play for against the Phillies? A cheesesteak for me

What the Nationals have to play for against the Phillies – The Post
With 4 games against the Philadelphia Phillies left this season, the Washington Nationals trail in the series 6-8. The Nats have to sweep to take the season series and most importantly, win the Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge for me for the second time. You have [...]

Nats take Phillies series on HBP in the 10th

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “They are just lulling you into a false sense of confidence,” I kept saying to Philadelphia Philles fans seated in the section I moved down to after an epic rain delay. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth after Drew Storen allowed a run in the top of the frame, the [...]

Have I ever mentioned that Nationals Park support line?

Remember Washington Nationals fans, if you see some people misbehaving in Nationals Park, you have an outlet (from the A-Z Information Guide):
Fan Support Line
Discreetly alert ballpark officials to unruly behavior or security issues during the game.
Text “SUPPORT” along with a brief description of the issue and its location to 91347 to contact ballpark officials when [...]

Nats: Mr. Walkoff returns! Ryan Zimmerman’s grand slam beats Phillies 8-4

Yesterday, I was thinking about how pathetic Ryan Zimmerman’s Walk-Off total was in 2011. Foolishly, I didn’t tweet it, Facebook it, etc.
The Washington Nationals scored two runs in ninth and loaded the bases. Zimmerman had a 3-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with , game tied with Ryan [...]

If the Phillies were a sleeping giant, the Nats may be a groggy dude with a pituitary problem

Dave Shenin notes the similarities between the Philadelphia Phillies of a decade ago and the current Washington Nationals (Baseball Insider, The Post). Back then the Phillies had lackluster attendance, an old generic stadium and poor records. They also had young talent coming up and had to overspend on a free agent acquisition. At that level [...]

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