First off, many thanks to CSNwashington for holding their first blogger bash last night at RFD in DC! I had a great time meeting new faces and reconnecting with familiar ones. I won't say old! Since I wrote about Nyjer Morgan's recent escapades yesterday [LINK], what I left unsaid was retaliation by the Marlins was surely imminent, particularly since Hayes had been diagnosed with a separated shoulder and is out the rest of the season. I commiserate there [LINK]. While ... Continue Reading

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Jordan Zimmermann gave the largest dose of hope since Strasburg was diagnosed as requiring Tommy John surgery throughout his performance last night. He pitched practically flawlessly for six innings, facing the minimum of 18 batters, striking out nine, walking none and only allowing one hit. A perfect display of returning to form from Tommy John surgery (and again, in only twelve months). He should have been the story of last night's game that posted zeros across the line score until ... Continue Reading

Sunday afternoon, Nationals Park went to the dogs, but that wasn't a bad thing. Don't look now, but the Nats have quite the little win streak going since being swept by the Cubs with a new-look lineup that features Adam Kennedy leading off and Zimmerman and Dunn in the 4th and 5th spots. For those whose pets watch on tv with them at home, do you think the pups noticed the lineup change? Maybe some do. Or maybe they just ... Continue Reading

The day went to the dogs, but that wasn't a bad thing. Dogs of all sizes and personalities took to the left field mezzanine for the 2nd time this season and woofed in a win. Seriously, when the crowd went wild cheering, the pups joined in barking. Awesome. I'll have more tomorrow on CSN, but here's the photo gallery for now. [Click first image then arrow through...] Pups In The Park : Pups In The Park : Pups In The Park : Red Sox ... Continue Reading

For skipping a movie last night and staying glued to the game (what, did you think something else?) I was intrigued by the new lineup. 1. Kennedy 2. Desmond 3. Bernadina 4. Zimmerman 5. Dunn 6. Morse 7. Pudge 8. Morgan 9. Livo A truly brain-flipping order. Zimm and Dunn at 4 & 5? Morgan 8th? Bernadina where Zimmerman usually is? Mmmkay - that should be interesting. I was mighty curious how it would work out. Ghostbusters on the barn was set to start at sundown (shortly after 8 PM), so ... Continue Reading

I'm going to preface this post and mention that my post about Dibble's comments came from a passion for this team and a protection instinct over its players because... well just because. I felt he was prematurely wrong with his 'be tough' statements, and I don't have any desire to hate on anyone. No matter how much he tries to backpedal and change the original context - which is apparently still the fault of the internet. But he's not the ... Continue Reading

Bryce Harper is taking batting practice at Nats Park as we speak, prior to his introductory press conference. Sadly, I'm not there with my camera! But by the sounds of it, he's popping balls out of the park and definitely giving fans something positive to look forward to! On the mound tonight will be Jordan Zimmermann in his first MLB start since Tommy John surgery last August. That's a pretty quick (just over 12 months) recovery. Can't wait to see what ... Continue Reading

Wow. Well, I apologize for how strongly worded my last post was. Those who have known me over the last 5 years know I rarely get opinionated or go off half-cocked. I was just sick of the fight picking. I know there are fans out there who enjoy Dibble's commentary and that's fine. I didn't even mention his broadcasting style, so I'm not picking any bones there. My point was he made himself part of the story by lashing out... ... Continue Reading

With apologies to Debbi Taylor, Bob Carpenter, Ray Knight and Johnny Holliday - who have always been charming and pleasant.... I sure hope I'm not committing media suicide here... Well, I was going to try to stay out of the fray surrounding Rob Dibble over the past month. It's my whole Toy Story dinosaur "I don't like confrontation" personality trait coming out, and self-defense instinct in that I don't want to paint a bigger bulls-eye on my back than ... Continue Reading