Mark Hornbaker

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Last Week’s Top Stories at dcbaseballhistory.com

Chad Cordero Memories by Stephen Walker Few Washington Nationals fans will forget the wonders of June 2005 when the infant Nationals, in their inaugural season since baseball inexplicably allowed the national pastime to depart the nation’s capital, rocketed to first place in the National League East with a 47-31 record. The Nationals completed their dream …

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Last Week’s Top Stories at dcbaseballhistory.com

Joe Coleman’s Summer of ’69 by Stephen Walker Joe Coleman, all of 22 years-old, trudged to the Senators’ dugout after retiring the Boston Red Sox in order. Coleman glumly walked off the Fenway Park mound because he knew Ted Williams would pinch hit for him when his turn in the order came the next inning. …

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Martin A. Niland joins the D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today staff

I am pleased to be able announce that writer Martin A. Niland has agreed to join the staff at D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today. Martin has been covering sports and other news professionally for more than 30 years. This includes almost 10 years at The Associated Press, where he was part of the team that …

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Will Prince Fielder sign with Nats?

If you are a Washington Nationals fan you are most likely aware that the Nats are right in the middle of the Prince Fielder sweepstakes. Yesterday Bill Ladson, the Nats mlb.com writer, reported that according to a baseball source, Nats ownership recently visited with Fielder’s agent, Scott Boras, in the nation’s capital. According to Ladson’s …

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Filling out our Roster during the off-season

Like any a good baseball team the winter months is a time to add new players to the squad and to let some existing players go. Here at D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today we are just trying to put together a roster of writers together so our readers have plenty of stories about Washington D.C. …

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This Date in Washington Senators History

December 26 Dec. 26th is marked as “Boxing Day”, primarily in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. A tradition of Boxing Day is to make donations to the poor. It might be suggested that for the majority of their existence both Washington Senators franchises were some of those unfortunates who would benefit from Boxing Day …

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This Date in Washington Senators History

December 25 We tiptoe down the stairs and find 6 more players under the Senators’ Christmas Tree this morning. Without further ado, we tear off the wrappings and introduce the following… Emile Deering (Red) Barnes B Dec. 25, 1904 D Jul. 3, 1959 Outfielder Red Barnes would play in 3 games late in the 1927 …

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This Date in Washington Senators History

December 24 Senators Birthdays A trio of birthdays to report on this Christmas Eve-two “Senators Short Timers” and a “One Game Wonder” who collectively account for 25 games played in a Washington uniform are all we find in our Christmas stocking… Gregorio Evelio Hernandez B Dec. 24, 1931 Still Living Evelio Hernandez, another pitcher hailing …

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This Date in Washington Senators History

December 23 As we head into the winter months, Senators news is a bit slow in coming, however, the Senators Delivery Room is doing a rush business with 8 births to report this December 23rd. As always, in alphabetical order, we present the latest additions to the Washington roster…. Reuben Alexander (Rick) Adams B Dec. …

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This Date In Washington Senators History

December 22 Senators Birthdays A trio of Senators Short Timers, with a grand total of 42 games in a Washington uniform between them, join our roster today. Warren Washington (Jack) Jenkins B Dec. 22, 1942 D Jun. 18, 2002 Signed by the expansion Senators prior to their first season, Jack Jenkins would join the the …

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