Two weeks ago, Stephen Strasburg was taken to task in this space for basically acting childish on the mound. He lost his composure after a throwing error in a scoreless game against the Chicago Cubs, allowing four unearned runs to score and letting the game get out of hand. It was a game he – …
May 26
Nats Box Scores on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 26, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 44 26 18 0 .591 – 208 166 Atlanta Braves 46 27 19 0 .587 – 219 164 Washington Nationals 47 24 23 0 .511 3.5 190 207 New York Mets 48 …
May 25
Remembering Joe Judge on his Birthday
*Remembering Brooklyn born Joseph Ignatius Judge “Joe Judge” on his 119th birthday. When Joe was a young boy his family moved to the Upper East Side of New York. When Joe was 12 years-old he enjoyed playing baseball. One day while playing shortstop Joe was noticed by a local mailman Bud Hannah. Bud took some …
May 25
Nats Box Scores on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 25, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 43 26 17 0 .605 – 204 154 Atlanta Braves 46 27 19 0 .587 0.5 219 164 Washington Nationals 47 24 23 0 .511 4.0 190 207 New York Mets 47 …
May 24
The Steel Leagues Part 2
The following segment describes the various leagues and teams that comprised the Steel Leagues, followed by a brief review of the players in the Great War and a summation of the Steel Leagues from the period. This commentary gives an interesting insight into the Steel Leagues, “Down at Wilmington, Delaware, baseball is all the rage, …
May 24
Nats Game Logs on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 24, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 42 26 16 0 .619 – 199 146 Atlanta Braves 45 26 19 0 .578 1.5 216 164 Washington Nationals 46 24 22 0 .522 4.0 187 195 New York Mets 46 …
May 23
Nats Game Logs on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 23, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 41 25 16 0 .610 – 195 143 Atlanta Braves 44 25 19 0 .568 1.5 212 164 Washington Nationals 45 24 21 0 .533 3.0 184 191 New York Mets 45 …
May 22
Nats Game Logs on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 22, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 40 24 16 0 .600 – 190 141 Atlanta Braves 43 24 19 0 .558 1.5 204 158 Washington Nationals 44 24 20 0 .545 2.0 181 186 New York Mets 44 …
May 21
Nats Game Logs on this Date
Standings At Close of Play of May 21, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 39 23 16 0 .590 – 182 136 Atlanta Braves 42 24 18 0 .571 0.5 202 153 Washington Nationals 43 23 20 0 .535 2.0 172 184 New York Mets 43 …