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Posted in Baseball on Sep 2nd, 2010
We mentioned last night that Washington Nationals centerfielder Nyjer Morgan won OTR’s Gentleman of the Week for September based on him throwing a baseball at a fan and starting a fight with the Florida Marlins. Well, we found the video of this fight on Deadspin and it really paints Morgan in a positive light. Especially [...]
This is a new award for us, but we created it mainly with Washington Nationals centerfielder Nyjer Morgan in mind. Already appealing a seven-game suspension for throwing a ball at a fan in the stands, Morgan started a benches-clearing brawl today against the Florida Marlins. And for that, Morgan wins OTR’s Gentleman of the Week [...]
Posted in Injuries on Aug 27th, 2010
Well, this isn’t good. But it’s not entirely surprising since the kid throws 100 mph. According to Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, their ace Stephen Strasburg likely needs Tommy John surgery. Strasburg has a “significant” tear in his UCL. He’ll probably need 12 to 18 months of recovery time and won’t return until late in [...]
Posted in Baseball, Suspensions, Transactions on Aug 26th, 2010
This incident received very little attention and this suspension kinda sorta came out of nowhere. MLB has suspended Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan for throwing a ball into the stands intentionally during a recent game against the Philadelphia Phillies. During the middle of the ninth, Morgan fired a ball into the crowd and struck a [...]
Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg left last night’s start against the Phillies with what has been diagnosed as a strain of the flexor tendon in his right forearm. And sources have told injury expert Will Carroll that Strasburg will need to see a specialist or two. This isn’t good, but contrary to some reports, Strasburg [...]
Posted in Baseball, Signings, Transactions on Aug 17th, 2010
The Washington Nationals and first-overall pick Bryce Harper have agreed to terms. The 17-year old signed a five-year deal worth $9.9 million, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown. “Final on Harper: $9.9 million over five years, $6.25 million as bonus. Plus $500,000 roster bonuses in ’14 and ’15,” Brown tweets. Rotoworld has the breakdown as [...]
Posted in Baseball, Injuries, Mark Prior List on Aug 10th, 2010
The Washington Nationals have activated pitcher Stephen Strasburg from the disabled list today. He missed the last two weeks with shoulder soreness, which has to be scary when you throw 200 mph. Right now, he is scheduled to start Tuesday night against a struggling Florida Marlins team. Hell, with the way the Marlins play defense, [...]
The Washington Nationals have placed rookie phenom Stephen Straburg on the disabled list. It is retroactive to July 22nd with stiffness in his right shoulder. This isn’t terribly surprising as he’s never gone through the rigors of an MLB season before. Oh, and he throws 156 mph which is bound to put stress on the [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 20th, 2010
A major-league source tells Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times that the White Sox are going hard after Washington Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn. The source says that in the past few days GM Ken Williams has offered up “anyone and anything he has in the minor leagues in a package.” Supposedly, no one is [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jun 8th, 2010
We’ve waited a long time to see what this phenom could do. Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1-overall pick in the 2009 draft, finally stepped up the majors with the Washington Nationals and made his debut Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The result? Seven innings pitched while giving up just two earned runs. Oh, and [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jun 1st, 2010
What do you think is harder for a magician to do, make an elephant disappear in a parking lot or make Nationals fans appear at Nationals Park? If you said the latter, you better think again. Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt told the Washington Post that he might be open to waiving his no-trade clause with [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jun 1st, 2010
All last week we heard numerous rumors that Stephen Strasburg would make his first MLB appearance early June, late June, mid-June, late-to-mid-June, when the Junipers bloom, after Junebug plays on HBO, etc. Well, we finally have confirmation. PHOTO CAPTION: Fans in section 101 watch Strasburg pitch The number one overall pick in the 2009 Major [...]
Posted in Baseball on May 26th, 2010
We mentioned previously that Washinton Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg was likely to make his MLB debut on June 4th. Well, that doesn’t seem to be the thinking at this point. Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com is reporting that he’s hearing that Strasburg probably won’t make it up until mid-June or so. “From what I heard today, [...]
Posted in Baseball on May 25th, 2010
According to Adam Kilgore (who?), Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg will make another Triple-A start on Saturday Friday before getting ready for his MLB debut. As of now, he’s on schedule for June 4th. “The #Nats announced Stephen #Strasburg’s next start will be Saturday against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre,” Kilgore tweets. Strasburg is absolutely ripping up the Minors. [...]
The State of Colorado got some good news today, Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth will be visiting for three days. Happy hour will be extended, autograph sessions will be scheduled at The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, and his bat will be displayed at the Denver Art Museum from 1 to 4 pm on [...]
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