Sheinin - The old scout appeared in front of Manny Acta out of nowhere, like some kind of ghost of fungoes past. The man, whom Acta had never met in his life, had his hand outstretched and he was saying something utterly...
Ladson - Josh Willingham and Ryan Zimmerman hit homers in the second and sixth, respectively, on Monday for the first time during Grapefruit play in the Nats' 11-2 loss to the Marlins.
Ben Goessling - VIERA, Fla. -- Wrapped in the 50,000-watt, 100-decibel, simulcast, flashbulb-fueled, candy-coated pomp that was Stephen Strasburg's Nationals debut, there was a baseball game played at Space Coast Stadium. And apart from Strasburg's two shutout innings, there again was little for...
Welcome back Rob Dibble and Bob Carpenter for the first MASN Broadcast of the season. | Read Post
A much-anticipated event to welcome the coming season is the annual March appearance of the Baseball Prospectus team of authors at Politics and Prose Bookstore in upper Northwest. Rejoice, baseball fans, for the day has finally arrived. | Read Post
The Nationals' top pick in the 2009 draft, Stephen Strasburg, will make his first trip to the mound today in the team's game against the Tigers at Space Coast Stadium. The game, which starts at 1:05, will be televised locally on MASN and nationally on MLB Network. Fans can also watch online with a subscription to MLB.tv. | Read Post
Early Spring Training performance has dashed some expectations for a much-improved ballclub. This reality check is a good thing. | Read Post
Try writing a non-Stephen Strasburg story for tomorrow and see if anyone reads it. Well, not to fan the flames of expectations, but Strasburg's outing could not come at a better time, as the Nationals pitching has looked suspect at best so far. So far in Spring Training, the Nats pitching has given up 67 runs on 91 hits. | Read Post
Walter Johnson arrived a day later than he expected arrive at the Washington Senators training camp. Instead of being upset with Johnson the Senators’ owners were delighted to see him. With Johnson’s arrival to camp it left no doubt that he was going to pitch for the Senators this season. That wasn’t the case three months earlier when it looked like Johnson was going to play ball for the Chicago Whales of the Federal Baseball League. Over the offseason the Chicago Whales ownership group offers Johnson almost double the $12,000 that the Senators paid him during the 1914 season. | Read Post
There's no magic bullet that will cure the Washington Nationals' shortcomings in the middle infield. But Ian Desmond may help them make a better-informed decision, provided they give him enough of a chance to prove himself in Spring Training. (And if he does, what would that portend for Cristian Guzman?) | Read Post
The CBS Evening News featured Stephen Strasburg -- and the attention being showered upon him -- in a segment that aired tonight. The piece includes interviews with Strasburg, Washington Post columnist Tom Boswell, and a fan in Viera for Spring Training. Click to watch the segment here. | Read Post
Middle-infield defense is where the Washington Nationals exposed their most glaring weaknesses on the diamond in 2009. Are they booked to improve at the second base and shortstop positions? And where does the rest of the National League East rate to stack up? | Read Post
Adam Dunn, a born designated hitter, nonetheless has been working on his defense and will lead the National League East's first basemen in offensive production from the position. That won't turn the Nationals into contenders, but at least it'll help put runs on the board. | Read Post
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