May 26
By Pam J Henderson Jake Early Sporting News October 30, 1941. Jake was a catcher when his career begins in 1936 with Minor League Jacksonville Tars of the SAL League. In 1938 he moves up to Charlotte hornets of the Piedmont League. Jake made his major league debut with the Washington Senators in 1939. He …
May 14
These are, indeed, tough times to be a Nationals fan. After completing a 3-7 road trip by getting shut out twice in four games and nearly no hit in Los Angeles, the Nats have the second-worst record in the National League. The team is losing games even when Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg turn in …
May 12
I fully endorse Susan Mooring’s Nationals Victory Song (Go, Go, Red White & Blue) From Susan Mooring, I’m a lifelong baseball fan and season ticket holder since the Nats came to town. I’m also a singer/songwriter and I’ve written a song for the team, “Nationals Victory Song (Go, Go, Red White & Blue).” It has …
May 12
By Pam J Henderson Earl McNeely, outfielder played with the Washington Senators starting in 1924 and was a member of the World Series Winners who beat the Giants. He was also a member of the Senators team the following when lost in the World Series to the Pirates in seven games. Earl went on to …
May 07
The injury bug has bitten the Nationals hard. At this writing, seven players are on the 10-day injured list, and two more players left Monday night’s game at Milwaukee: Catcher Yan Gomes left after being hit by a pitch, and outfielder Andrew Stevenson was removed after developing back spasms in the fourth inning. That came …
May 05
By Pam J Henderson Eddie Yost 3rd Baseman playing Mostly for The Washington Senators with two years at Detroit 1958 – 1960 and LA Angels 1961 – 62. He played ball at NYU before being signed free agent with The Washington Senators in 1944. He played in his first MLB at age 17.He spent 1945 …
May 04
By Pam J Henderson Luke Sewell Catcher making his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians June 30, 1921 joining his brother Joe who joined with the Indians in 1920. Luke earned his way playing backup to Steve O’Neil. He eventually took top spot catcher in the 1926. He was an excellent defensive player. 1927 …
Apr 29
Our Nationals have some fight in them after all. After dropping two games to the San Diego Padres – one that was close until Sean Doolittle made a mistake on change-up in the ninth inning, and another that was close until manager Davey Martinez made the mistake of sending Wander Suero in to pitch the …
Apr 28
April 28, 2012 Washington Nationals left-fielder Bryce “Bam-Bam” Harper went 1-for-3 with one run batted in during his Major League Baseball debut. The 19 year-old Harper, the top pick of the 2010 draft, was called up from the minors two days earlier to replace Ryan Zimmerman, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Harper’s lone …
Apr 22
So 20 games into the 2019 season, the Nationals are a .500 team. It’s probably not what many of us were hoping for at this point, but perhaps we’ll have to recalibrate our expectations for this team as the season goes along. After all, when the Nats first moved to Washington in 2005, the team …
