Hot Offseason Action: Washington Nationals
This is one of a series of posts in which we grade each team’s wily hot stove maneuvers and tragic offseason blunders.
Forgive me lord, for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my last UmpBump post.
Now that I have made peace with the almighty (who shall only be referred to as -mpb-mp), let’s talk about them Nationals.
Back in January, I spoke positively of what Washington had done at that point of the off-season. For years, this was a franchise who literally had no idea where they were headed. They learned after 35 years that French Canadians didn’t really like baseball all that much aside from Eric Gagne and Russell Martin. For over four years, they were owned by Major League Baseball, through which the owners of the 29 other franchises - those whose teams were in direct competition with the Expos on the baseball field - had control over the club’s future. They basically became guinea pigs as the new “owners” tested the financial possibilities of having a team in Puerto Rico before finally closing up shop in Montreal and landing in our nation’s capital. It’s like the entire franchise was reenacting the Book of Exodus and Peter Angelos was playing the role of the Red Sea (I’ll stop with the allusions to Judaism now).
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![]() Washington Post | Dukes' 3-run double gives Nationals win in 14th The Associated Press - ATLANTA (AP) — Elijah Dukes hit a three-run double in the 14th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Sunday. Dukes's Bases-Clearing Double Helps Nats Outlast Braves Washington Nationals Atlanta Braves box Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves: Game Report..."Nationals 7 |
Nationals pull struggling Bergmann from rotation USA Today - ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Bergmann was removed from the Washington Nationals' rotation for the rest of the season Saturday following his latest rocky outing. Bergmann Won't End Up As a Starter Bergmann banished to bullpen Nationals +115 at Atlanta Braves |
![]() Washington Post | Nats send Bergmann to mound versus Braves Sports Network - (Sports Network) - Right-hander Jason Bergmann faces Atlanta for the fourth time this season tonight when the Washington Nationals visit Turner Field for Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves: Game Report..."Braves 2 Braves shut out Nationals *Parr makes stellar debut as Braves blank Nationals |
Washington Nationals to lower season ticket prices Bizjournals.com, NC - The Washington Nationals will lower season ticket prices for 7500 seats at Nationals Park -- 3400 of which are located in the lower seating bowl — for the Bad season, small crowds mean Nationals cut prices Nationals lower ticket prices for at new ballpark Nationals To Lower Prices on Some Seats |
![]() SLAM! Sports | Guzman stays hot, leads Nats past Phillies 9-7 The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals will never want to sit Cristian Guzman again, not if he keeps hitting like this. Phils try to make it two in a row in finale with Nats Play Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals Over 7½ Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals: Game Report |
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