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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 2010 followed back-to-back 59-victory seasons, and Washington hopes to move closer to .500 in 2011. (Read More…)
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:48 pm by bud
Tags: Adam LaRoche, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Jayson Werth, Livan Hernandez, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Ankiel, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
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. (Read More…)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 9:45 pm by bud
Tags: Adam LaRoche, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Jayson Werth, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
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 18 months. (Read More…)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:36 pm by bud
Tags: Major League Baseball, Nationals Park, Philadelphia Phillies, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
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 at least the next 12 months with a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. (Read More…)
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 9:16 am by bud
Tags: Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Stephen Strasburg, Tommy John, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
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 this week after suffering a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm. (Read More…)
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 7:46 pm by bud
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
The cozy dimensions of Great American Ball Park could not slow down America’s biggest baseball phenom Wednesday night.
Stephen Strasburg gave up three runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, but backed by a strong offensive showing from his Washington Nationals teammates earned the victory as the Nats downed Cincinnati 8-5. (Read More…)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 4:25 am by bud
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Great American Ball Park, Major League Baseball, Matt Capps, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals news, Washington Nationals schedule, Washington Nationals tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
With a 10-game road trip looming next week, it’s time for the Washington Nationals to get over their first real hiccup of their surprising 2010 season.
The Nats took the field in St. Louis on Monday riding a three-game losing streak that at least dampened a bit of the hot start Washington rode to a 20-15 record. The Nats moved five games above .500 with a 14-6 rout of Colorado on Thursday in Denver. But after a postponement, the Nats lost three straight to the Rockies, the last two coming by one run.
The mini-skid dropped Washington into a second-place tie with Florida in the National League East. Still, the Nats are just two games behind first-place Philadelphia, and Memorial Day is two weeks ago.
How Washington fares these next two weeks probably will determine just how serious this team is about playing meaningful baseball into the first days of summer. The Nats play two in St. Louis, then head home for five games that look winnable: two against the floundering Mets (who were swept by the Marlins this weekend) and three against woeful Baltimore.
Then the Nats hit the road for a big challenge: a 10-day, three city road trip that will take Washington to San Francisco for three, to San Diego for three against the equally surprising Padres, and four at Houston.
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Monday, May 17, 2010 at 7:18 pm by bud
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, National League East, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
By Bud L. Ellis
Nobody expected Livan Hernandez to turn back the clock a decade, for Matt Capps to hit double-digits in saves already this season.
Then again, nobody expected the Washington Nationals to be in contention as April closed.
Sure, it’s early, but when you lost 103 games a year ago, being just one game out of first place as May arrives is cause for excitement. And that’s where the Nats are at following a 13-10 April that saw Washington close the month with four wins in five games.
Even though Washington lost to Florida 7-1 to open May, Washington’s 13-11 record after 24 games was markedly better than last season, when the Nats started 7-17 en route to a 59-103 finish.
Pitching has been the difference. Hernandez, 35, went 3-1 with a 0.87 ERA in four sparkling starts. Reliever Tyler Clippard (who had just eight career wins in 49 career games before the season) also won games in April. Capps, given up on after a lousy season in Pittsburgh in 2009, is a perfect 10-for-10 in save situations.
The Washington offense has been as good as expected. Ryan Zimmerman, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn each have at least three homers. Nyjer Morgan has stolen six bases and hit five triples. Future Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, brought in to guide the pitching staff, is hitting .400 with seven doubles.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 8:59 am by bud
Tags: Adam Dunn, Florida Marlins, Ivan Rodriguez, Josh Willingham, Livan Hernandez, Major League Baseball, Matt Capps, NL East, Nyjer Morgan, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Zimmerman, Tyler Clippard, Washington Nationals
