Nationals Journal: January 25, 2009 - January 31, 2009
Chico, Bruce and Two Mannys
Chico's traveling home today, and I believe his spring training departure date is now officially less than two weeks away. Maybe things will liven up next week. Nats fans aren't the only ones frustrated; I read a blogpost this morning...
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Tracee Hamilton
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January 30, 2009; 10:00 AM ET |
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Marrero Invited To Camp
Based on the current situation, few positions for the Washington Nationals will receive more attention this spring than first base. It's a hole where an injury-prone veteran, Nick Johnson, is for now the best option. It's a hole the Nats...
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Chico Harlan
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January 29, 2009; 9:05 PM ET |
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Obama and Opening Day
First things first: Happy Kansas Day! I've been trolling, trolling, trolling this morning for news, rumors, hints, innuendos -- nothin'. Except for Ken Rosenthal's daily piece, which says the Nats would be more interested in Adam Dunn than Bobby Abreu...
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Tracee Hamilton
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January 29, 2009; 9:39 AM ET |
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Wrapping Up the Dibble Hire
As we might have suspected, opinion around the blogosphere and among our own commenters was acutely split between those who hated the hiring of Rob Dibble as MASN's color commentator for Nationals games, and those who loved it. Over at...
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Dave Sheinin
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January 28, 2009; 8:58 AM ET |
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Dibble: "I'm Never Going To Be a Homer"
New Nationals television commentator Rob Dibble just finished up a conference call with local media members and bloggers, and, well... this is going to be an interesting ride. Dibble, who has been in broadcasting for 12 years but has never...
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Dave Sheinin
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January 27, 2009; 7:36 PM ET |
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Dibble Replaces Sutton In Booth
The Nationals will have a new color man this year for their TV broadcasts: the always-colorful Rob Dibble. MASN announced today that Dibble has signed a multi-year deal to broadcast the games alongside Bob Carpenter. Dibble is replacing Don Sutton,...
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Chico Harlan
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January 27, 2009; 12:52 PM ET |
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Friends Recruiting Friends
Just some random musings for the morning. * First, there was some discussion in these parts last week about the alleged Ryan Zimmerman/Adam Dunn friendship. So yes, I asked Zim about it this weekend. He confirmed and explained. Zim: I...
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Chico Harlan
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January 27, 2009; 11:10 AM ET |
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Nats Sign P Gary Glover
Washington has signed RHP Gary Glover to a minor-league deal, adding a veteran arm to the mostly young group competing for spots in the Nats' bullpen. Glover, 32, is an eight-year major league veteran who's appeared in 263 games. (Career...
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Chico Harlan
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January 26, 2009; 5:25 PM ET |
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The Stanifesto
Here is the full transcript, as promised, of team president Stan Kasten's address to fans yesterday at the NatsFest. --- You see my friends here, you see Manny Acta and Mike Rizzo and Jim [Bowden] or, as I like to...
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Chico Harlan
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January 26, 2009; 12:43 PM ET |
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NatsFest, Over And Out
The DC Sports Bog is always worth a read -- shameless self-promotion alert! -- but that's especially true when it's filled with quotes from a particular team president and general manager. Some of these quotes are about George Steinbrenner and...
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Chico Harlan
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January 25, 2009; 6:16 PM ET |
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Running NatsFest Thread
No doubt a lot of you will be out at Nationals Park this afternoon for the inaugural NatsFest -- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (You can get the full information on events and participating players here.) I'll post a recap...
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Chico Harlan
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January 25, 2009; 11:48 AM ET |
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