Posts Tagged ‘Toronto Blue Jays’

Dana Brown leaves Nats for Blue Jays

Brown Discusses Departure From Nats – National Journal, The PostIt took several days, but there is finally some meaningful local coverage on the departure Washington Nationals scouting director Dana Brown. He believes that taking a job as special assistant to Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos. It should be noted that Anthopoulos was an [...]

Nats fall on Father’s Day, miss out on Blue Jays sweep

Toronto Halts Nats’ Win Streak at Four – The PostNats’ run ends, unlike Zimmerman’s slump – The Wash. TimesAfter reeling off four straight wins, a season high, the Nationals fell behind early to Toronto on Father’s Day. Shairon Martis didn’t have it going on and by the time we were rolling to the extended family [...]

Nats conclude 6-3 interleague roadtrip with win

Washington 4 TORONTO 2 (ESPN Boxscore)
After dropping the first two games of the Toronto series, the Nationals rebounded behind another solid Micah Bowie outing and beat the Blue Jays 4-2. Bowie is 4-0 in six starts with a 3.81 ERA.
Ryan Zimmerman hit his twelfth homer of the year.
Bowie Finds a Home In Nationals’ Rotation – [...]

Nats lose ugly game in Toronto

TORONTO 7 Washington 2 (ESPN Boxscore)
It wasn’t pretty, the Blue Jays had about 20 baserunners and only 7 of them scored. Roy Halladay pitched well for Toronto, giving up only two runs courtesy of a Ryan Langerhans homer. Mike Bacsik lost his fourth straight start for D.C.
Nats Have Off Night Against Halladay – The Post
Blue [...]

It gets worse

For Nats, A Really Bad Trip – The PostP John Patterson only lasted 3 innings. “My arm feels dead,” said Patterson to pitching coach Randy St. Claire. Barry Svrluga brings up the toughness issue in his write-up.
By the time Patterson was out, the Blue Jays had already scored five runs. The bullpen would give up [...]

Nats score a run!

Toronto 6 Washington 1
Nationals’ Woes Are ‘Getting Very Sad’ – The PostThe Nats actually scored last night! One run on a Ryan Zimmerman double in the eigth. Such improvement!
Shawn Hill, pitching near his hometown, gave up four runs over five innings.
More from The Wash. Times: Nats struggle at plate, again
Boxscore – ESPN
T(H)OM LOVERRO – Giving [...]

Nats bats left in customs

Nats Are Mowed Down by Burnett – The PostJim Bowden coveted A.J. Burnett, but the pitcher with a 49-50 career record and lots of potential took a longer and bigger contract from Toronto. Last night was the first time the Blue Jays got to benefit from their pricey acquisition, with Burnett shutting out the Nats [...]

LIMITED CONNECTIVITY

My Comcast internet connection is pretty poor this morning, so I will not be able to do a full update.
The Nats won yesterday (The Post), 9 – 2 over the Blue Jays. It took them three tries to break through and get a “W” against Toronto. Now, on to Cincinnati.

THOUGHTS ON THE NATS CAP

The reviews of the Nats hats have been mixed. Some people, myself included, love them, while others think the “W” looks like it is from a dude ranch. That may have been true for the last Senators cap, which inspired the current model, but the “W” is a cleaner typeface now. The “DC” cap (and [...]

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