Former Senators outfielder Curt Flood “approach(ed) perfection” with St. Louis in 1963. That same year, former Senator slugger Harmon Killebrew was described as strikeout prone and overpriced as a Minnesota Twin. Former Nationals manager Frank Robinson was “upset” by the change-up as a Cincinnati Red in the spring of 1964. Those are the professional opinions …
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Apr 09
Nats won fans hearts early in inaugural season
I will always love the Nationals, but I’m still waiting for something that will make me fall in love with this year’s team – something momentous to convince me that this year’s edition of the Nats is capable of doing great things. In their first year in Washington, 2005, it took just two games for …
May 19
With rotation dinged again, Nats need quality starts – and good luck
Another week, another key injury for the Nationals. This time it’s Gio Gonzalez, who landed on the disabled list of for the first time in his seven-year career after being knocked around for a second straight start. If you’re keeping score at home, that makes eight members of the opening day roster who have been …
Jan 13
Original National Jamey Carroll returns
One of the men who was on the field when baseball returned to Washington in 2005 for the first time in 34 seasons will be back in a Nationals uniform this spring. The Nationals signed 40-year-old Jamey Carroll to a minor league contract last week, a deal that included an invitation to spring training. The …
Jul 11
Remembering the Last All-Star Game played in the Nation’s Capital
Major League baseball’s mid-summer classic was held at RFK Stadium on July 23, 1969. The sell-out crowd 45,259 that included President Richard M. Nixon witnessed some of the hardest hit home runs in All Star game history. In total there were five home runs hit during the 1969 All Star game. The National League went …
