Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At some point, hopefully we will be able to talk baseball again instead of owners vs the players… until then? Let’s reset the reset table for the 3rd or 4th time this winter… ROTATION ?s: Talking to reporters over the final weekend of the 2022 campaign, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo made it clear that the pitching in D.C. would … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ 2022 pitching: Building depth for another long haul…
The Washington Nationals’ first Spring Training game…
VIERA, FL - MARCH 2: Brad Wilkerson #7 of the Washington Nationals signs autographs for brothers Kyle Ross, five-years-old and Paulie Ross, seven-years-old, of Merrit Island, Florida prior to the game against the New York Mets during MLB Spring Training action on March 2, 2005 at the Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida. The Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-3. … [Read more...] about The Washington Nationals’ first Spring Training game…
MLB’s “disastrous outcome” comes to fruition while league’s owners content to let it happen
The Palm Beach Post-USA TODAY NETWORK “I see missing games as a disastrous outcome for this industry” - Rob Manfred, just over two weeks before MLB decided to cancel games... “I see missing games as a disastrous outcome for this industry, and we’re committed to making an agreement in an effort to avoid that.” Those were the words of Major League Baseball commissioner, … [Read more...] about MLB’s “disastrous outcome” comes to fruition while league’s owners content to let it happen
Game of the weak: Baseball owners are locking out more than the players
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Anyone who earns a living at or around a major league ballpark is being punished… We can’t say Rob Manfred didn’t warn us. Nope. He was right up front back in December when he declared that major league players would be locked out until they agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, and owners were willing to sacrifice games. Now, … [Read more...] about Game of the weak: Baseball owners are locking out more than the players
Washington Nationals’ History: Looking back at Jim Bowden resignation
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Former GM of the Nationals stepped down on March 1, 2009 … WASHINGTON – It was an early Sunday morning in 2009 as I was driving north on I-95 in Florida while covering Spring Training. I had been staying with friends near Fort Lauderdale while covering the Orioles – who were in their last spring there before heading to Sarasota – … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ History: Looking back at Jim Bowden resignation