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Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of June 19, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 69 40 29 0 .580 – 281 286 Philadelphia Phillies 70 38 32 0 .543 2.5 332 324 Atlanta Braves 69 36 33 0 .522 4.0 320 282 Florida Marlins 66 34 …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Today’s opponent – Philadelphia Phillies.   Opponent Won Lost Year PHI 8 11 2005 PHI 10 9 2006 PHI 6 12 2007 PHI 6 12 2008 PHI 3 15 2009 PHI 6 12 2010 PHI 3 6 2011 PHI 9 9 2012 PHI 2 3 2013    2005 thru 2013  2011 thru 2013  2012 thru …

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Remembering Curt Flood

Bob Short, keen on collecting name players who were past their prime, inked a deal with the Phillies on 3 November 1970 that brought Flood to Washington. This was less than a month after the stomach wrenching deal with the Tigers. Flood appeared in 13 games for Washington in that fateful summer of 1971. He …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Today’s opponent – Philadelphia Phillies.   Opponent Won Lost Year PHI 8 11 2005 PHI 10 9 2006 PHI 6 12 2007 PHI 6 12 2008 PHI 3 15 2009 PHI 6 12 2010 PHI 3 6 2011 PHI 9 9 2012 PHI 2 2 2013    2005 -2013  2011 thru 2013  2012 -2013 Opponent …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Today’s opponent – Philadelphia Phillies Opponent Won Lost PHI – 2005 8 11 PHI – 2006 10 9 PHI – 2007 6 12 PHI – 2008 6 12 PHI – 2009 3 15 PHI – 2010 6 12 PHI – 2011 3 6 PHI – 2012 9 9 PHI – 2013 2 1 2005 -2013 …

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“Can’t anybody here play this game?”

As the Nationals struggled again to bring runners home in their 2-0 loss in Cleveland on Sunday, their fans must have been fuming. With apologies to Casey Stengel, or whoever initiated the quote that became the title of Jimmy Breslin’s book chronicling the 1962 Mets, the question “Can’t anybody here play this game?” comes to …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Today’s opponent – Cleveland Indians   Opponent Won Lost Year CLE 2 1 2007 CLE 1 2 2010 CLE 1 1 2013 2005 thru 2013 2011 thru 2013 2012 -2013 Opponent Won  Lost Opponent  Won  Lost Opponent Won Lost ATL 71 75 NYM 19 12 NYM 16 7 NYM 65 75 ATL 17 20 MIA …

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Thoughts on the season

The Nationals are still in the hunt for a playoff berth. It will not be easy, there are several teams are ahead of them and they have to insure no one under them jumps past them. So the window of opportunity is small and each defeat makes the ultimate goal even harder. “Money Ball.” It …

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Jayson Werth: The straw that stirs the Nats’ drink

The Nationals have been hit hard in recent weeks by injuries to key players like Bryce Harper, Wilson Ramos, Ross Detwiler and Stephen Strasburg. But perhaps the most important injury to hit the Nats this season was the hamstring injury that kept Jayson Werth out of the lineup from May 3 until last Tuesday’s game …

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Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of June 9, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 60 34 26 0 .567 – 246 249 Philadelphia Phillies 61 33 28 0 .541 1.5 300 297 Atlanta Braves 59 31 28 0 .525 2.5 262 225 New York Mets 60 …

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