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NL East Infection: Nationals ‘Pride’

Washington Nationals It’s been a historical year for the Nats, who will in all stupid likelihood reach the playoffs for the first time in their extremely brief franchise history, pleasing all nine…Read More

Washington Nationals Trying to Prove Washington Baseball Will Always Stink, Shut Down Strasburg

The Washington Nationals did what they said they were going to do all along on Saturday, shutting down ace right-handed pitcher Steven Strasburg for the rest of the season. I really never believed that…Read More

NL East Infection: Nobody’s Watching

Washington Nationals The Nationals are doing what a first place, basically-clinched team is supposed to be doing:  beating up on bad teams.  It seems the spoilers have no role against the Nats; stifled…Read More

Phillies Phoes of the Week Part I: Nationally Ranked

Washington Nationals The exact timetable is still up in the air, but the Nats are definitely shutting down Stephen Strasburg…sometime. The team announced that they will shut down their ace for…Read More

Mr. Perfect Moves On

In an obvious attempt to make up for losing out on Prince Fielder, the Washington Nationals today signed 35-year-old Brad Lidge to a one-year deal worth about $1 million, plus incentives. And I don’t…Read More

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Laynce Nix Probably Also Not Answer to Shortstop Issue

For a guy who wants to nail down a deal for a shortstop, namely Jimm Rollins, Ruben Amaro sure does keep…Read More

Lannan Earns Second Career Win Versus Phils

At this point, I kind of want write a recap using the same amount of effort as the Phillies have displayed…Read More

Blame This One on the Rain

I have had enough of the Phillies relievers “back sliding in their metrics.”  I liked it…Read More

Oswalt Shuts Down Nationals

It is really easy to forget how good Roy Oswalt is at throwing a baseball.  Robbed of his velocity…Read More

The Phillies Just Scored Seven Unearned Runs

I was shocked that John Lannan was shown in the visitor’s dugout getting all mad and throwing…Read More

Phillies Get Hernandez’d

On a day when the Phillies immortalized a fat baseball player on their wall of fame, it seemed apt that…Read More

Jayson Werth Just Trying to Piss Everybody Off by Being Nice Person

It seems that the Nationals rolled over in bed last night and asked Jayson Werth where their relationship…Read More

Laynce Nix? Really?

Let’s deal in hypotheticals here.  If I were to tell you yesterday, that the deciding game in…Read More

Ben Francisco Fails to Hit Eight Run Home Run in Ninth

There is a fundamental difference in Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee.  Now don’t get snippy, I know…Read More

How Dare You Washington Nationals, How Dare You

How dare you Mike Morse?  How dare you Danny Espinosa?  How dare you Laynce Nix?  First off, Laynce…Read More

Wow, John Lannan is Not Very Good Against the Phillies

The only thing that John Lannan seems to do effectively is hit players on the Phillies in the arm/hand.…Read More

Worley, Ibanez Star in Phils Victory

Baseball is weird.  For a month, Raul Ibanez has been stinking up the joint, looking like he would never…Read More

Hamels Masterful in Werth’s Return to Philly

I remember when I was growing up, all I wanted to do was grow a beard. Cool dudes like Steve Bedrosian…Read More

Lee Regrets Walk, But Still Manages To Shut Out Nationals

“I regret the walk.”  Seriously?  Cliff Lee topped Roy Halladay’s complete game six…Read More

Halladay Tosses Complete Game in Phillies 3-2 Win

Roy Halladay has thrown 58 complete games in his career.  After tonight, that number climbs to 59.  If…Read More