http://www.nationalstickets.net Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:48:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis Since moving from Montreal to the nation’s capital for the 2005 season, the Washington Nationals have finished out of the NL East cellar just once in six seasons. The Nationals hope to begin climbing up the ladder in the East this season. A 10-win improvement in ... /2011/03/25/nats-look-to-escape-nl-east-cellar/ By Bud L. Ellis Slick-fielding Adam LaRoche will bring his smooth glove and power stroke to the nation’s capital in 2011. The 31-year-old first baseman has agreed to a two-year deal with the Washington Nationals, according to published reports. LaRoche is reportedly to make $16 million during the deal. LaRoche ... /2011/01/05/nats-set-to-ink-first-baseman-laroche-to-two-year-deal/ The Washington Nationals announced that Rob Dibble will no longer by a TV analyst for its games on MASN.   Dibble made ridiculous comments that Stephen Strasburg needed to man up and stop asking the manager and trainer to come out and get him. This was all before it was revealed that ... /2010/09/04/dibble-off-of-masn/ Former top prospect Mark Prior knows exactly what Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is going through.   Prior said that it was obvious it was going to be bad news when the Nationals wanted him to have a second MRI.   From going through all of that many times before, Prior said the second ... /2010/09/04/prior-talks-about-strasburg/ By Bud L. Ellis Stephen Strasburg’s road to returning to pitching begins Friday on the operating table. Thirteen days after suffering a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right pitching elbow, Strasburg will undergo surgery that will keep him out of action for the next 12 to ... /2010/09/01/surgery-awaits-nats-young-star-friday/ By Bud L. Ellis It is the worst fears of the Washington Nationals come true: the MRI results of their top young pitcher are in, and it’s not good news. Stephen Strasburg, who grabbed the attention of the baseball world with his 100 mph fastball and powerful changeup, will miss ... /2010/08/28/strasburg-to-miss-at-least-a-year-with-torn-ligament/ By Bud L. Ellis The next two weeks? There will not be any starts from Stephen Strasburg for the Washington Nationals? The rest of the phenom’s rookie season? That remains to be seen. The top pick in last summer’s draft, Washington’s hot-shot rookie will go on the disabled list later ... /2010/08/23/strasburg-heading-back-to-dl-following-injury/ By Bud L. Ellis Whether or not Stephen Strasburg’s rookie season is over after 12 starts remains to be seen. What can be said with certainty is the scene of the Washington Nationals’ rookie phenom shaking his pitching arm after a fifth-inning delivery, then walking off the field, was far ... /2010/08/22/nationals-phenom-leaves-start-after-suffering-injury/ By Bud L. Ellis The numbers from his last start out looked more like what we expect from Stephen Strasburg. The Washington Nationals’ rookie sensation looked much sharper Sunday in his second start following his three-week stay on the disabled list for shoulder stiffness. Strasburg fanned seven hitting and did ... /2010/08/16/strasburg-sharp-in-second-outing-back-from-dl/ The Washington Nationals have placed pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg on the disabled list.   Strasburg experienced tightness in his shoulder while trying to warm up in the bullpen for his latest start.   The team scratched him from his schedule start and had him undergo an MRI and X-rays, both of which came back ... /2010/08/10/strasburg-placed-on-disabled-list/