Hey, look at that! I was planning on posting about the duo of backup-backup catcher Wil Nieves (Ice Cream) and pitcher John Lannan (American Hero) and it turns out today is Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day! While Wil Nieves may be the “flavor of the month” as someone said somewhere, maybe the flavor […]

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John Patterson is definitely not going to make the list because the Nationals just released him. Not traded - released! No, it’s not April Fool’s Day yet. Holy cow! Never saw that one coming. I thought we’d be yo-yoed along for his “I’m okay, I’m not feeling quite right, I’m fine, I had an off-day-but-the-arm-is-fine” […]

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Just when will fans see the first of new Nats catcher Paul LoDuca, or more importantly, hear his side of the Mitchell Report? Ever? It seems awfully convenient that he’s suddenly injured before spring training even begins. According to the report, he tweaked his right knee during a workout in New York and is undergoing […]

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Peek-a-boo! Only 10 more days til my book deadline and I should be back to full steam. Whew. I think my job should let my team do a “Making the Sausage” blog on the life of keeping a big site up and running and on the cutting edge of new technology. I could talk about […]

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So, yeah, Cristian Guzman and Nook Logan were back on the field yesterday, moving Ronnie Belliard to the bench, Felipe Lopez to 2nd and Ryan Church to left field. The configuration should remain that way for the foreseeable future. I enjoyed hearing Nook on the pre-game radio show - nice to have him back. I’ll […]

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