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Farid Rushdi commented on Six Months Later, Nationals 2009 Amateur Draft Seems an Impressive Haul

Thanks for the comment, Kyle. Notice in the headline that I said it "seems" to be an impressive haul, but in no way did I give...

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  its not a bad draft, for pitchers it good i just meant like you said it...

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Anthony Emerson commented on How Jeffrey Loria Destroyed the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

Great article. I'm probably one of the biggest Expos fans in the United States right now. Why did Loria have to screw everything up?

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Pat Gaudreau commented on How Jeffrey Loria Destroyed the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

Great article. The true story of Loria, the bandit owner. This guy is a liar, a thief and I truly hope he never dares to comeback...

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Bill Mckillop commented on Mattingly Swats The Nats

Josh - I think this is short sided of Mattingly unless he really thinks he will be the skipper after 2010 for the Dodgers. Bill thefairball.com...

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New Article: Mattingly Swats The Nats

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NBC 4 in Washington D.C. is reporting the Don Mattingly, bench coach for the L.A. Dodgers, has decided not to interview for the vacant Nationals head coaching spot. Honestly I'm not surprised...

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New Article: Nats Update: Marrero, Espinosa keep hitting, Mattingly says no

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Phoenix Desert Dogs took a 6-5 loss yesterday to Surprise. They remain in first place at 12-7. Danny Espinosa went 2-6 with his 3rd double of winter ball and scored a run. He is batting a nice ...

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kyle mclaughlin commented on Six Months Later, Nationals 2009 Amateur Draft Seems an Impressive Haul

I'm sorry but are the nationals so bad that to their this is an impressive haul? I believe the nationals will improve to the fact that...

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New Article: Six Months Later, Nationals 2009 Amateur Draft Seems an Impressive Haul

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By the time the 2009 baseball amateur draft concluded last June, the Washington Nationals had added 50 players to their minor league system...

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New Article: Strasburg impressive again

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Stephen Strasburg had one rough outing in his second Arizona Fall League (AFL) start. Since then, he has strung together two quite impressive performances. Tonight was the back to back impressive outing as he improved to 3-1...

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New Article: When Healthy, Craig Stammen Was Nationals Best Starter In 2009

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Craig Stammen pitched pretty well as a rookie in 2009, though he had not looked nearly as crisp over the last month of the season. It seemed as though opposing hitters had begun to make their adjustments once they had seen him a few times...

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Artist Formally known commented on Washington Nationals Just Three Players Away From Respectability

Great article. I agree with your take on 1 starter and two relievers. Though I believe Storen should start the season as the 6th inning guy....

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New Article: Washington Nationals Just Three Players Away From Respectability

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In 2008, The Washington Nationals had the worst record in all of baseball because they had the worst players in all of baseball...

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