Looks like Strasburg has learned his lesson

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 – …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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The Steel Leagues

This is the first part of a two part article. The National League dominated the majors during the early years of professional baseball. The American Association, its long time rival was always out matched and the rebellions that both faced in 1884 and 1890 were short lived. Ban Johnson’s League was finally able to achieve …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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