Brooks Robinson: The Greatest Defensive Player in Baseball History, at Any Position (3 of 7)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Don Rockwell

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Brooks Robinson: The Greatest Defensive Player in Baseball History, at Any Position (2 of 7)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Don Rockwell

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Brooks Robinson: The Greatest Defensive Player in Baseball History, at Any Position (1 of 7)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Don Rockwell

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Is the Hot Stove heating up? Does it matter for the #Nats?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by SaoMagnifico

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There are, roughly speaking, two schools of thoughts about the Washington Nationals at this juncture.

Although the long, dark winter without baseball is nearly at an end, the off-season has moved very slowly for free agents. Yu Darvish, projected as the top free agent available this winter by MLB Trade Rumors and others, finally signed with a team on Saturday (the Chicago Cubs, on a six-year pact worth $126 million). Now baseball fans, analysts, clubs, players, and agents are anxiously waiting to see if this is the spark that’s needed to light the Hot Stove. Continue reading →

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Cold stove is frozen shut; Spring Training camps set to open

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Erika C.
Baseball Cold Stove

Scott Boras is at the center of the free agent controversy

While the stove this off-season has been anything but hot, tensions between the players and the teams have been rising, and it’s headed towards a boiling point. Mere days before players have to begin reporting to spring training camps, a record number of free agents are unemployed, including big talent that was expected to fetch large contracts. There are 15 free agents represented by super-agent Scott Boras who remain unsigned and several are at the top of the highest rated of this off-season. Back at the GM Meetings, Boras was telling the media all about “Playoffville” and other idioms and phraseology that only Boras can spout out. Continue reading →

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Gio Gonzalez the enigma; Who will he be in 2018?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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PECOTA, FanGraphs, and Las Vegas all project the Nationals to win the NL East

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Andrew Lang

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The wait is almost over; Nationals’ Spring Training camp opens in 7 days

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
Spring Training 2018

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Spring Training 2018 officially opens one week from today as pitchers and catchers arrive at the Washington Nationals spring training facility at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida.

If you look at that photo (above) for a long time and close your eyes — allow your senses to takeover and imagine the smell of freshly cut Celebration Bermuda grass, popcorn popping, hot dogs grilling, and the glorious sounds of wood bats barreling up those lily-white Rawlings baseballs and newly broken-in gloves popping. If you want to further those senses, today would be a great day to purchase a new leather Rawlings Bryce Harper glove to smell that new spring leather which is all a “bene“ if you are a pro player experiencing the rite of Spring. Continue reading →

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The Mets are trying to put together an All-Star team (of past participants)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Andrew Lang

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Mike Rizzo names A.J. Cole as his 5th starter

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Andrew Lang

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