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Good, Bad & Ugly: “Lackluster” Nationals Drop Pair to Mets Over Weekend
Posted: 21st September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"[The Nats] were up there swinging, not many foul balls today."—John Maine, Mets starter on the Nats' effort, Sept. 20, 2009
THE RESULTS: The Washington Nationals lost a pair of games to the New York Mets over the weekend following Friday night's victory. The Nats now own a record of 51-98 and are seven games behind Pittsburgh in the loss column for the worst record in the major leagues.
D.C. only scored ...
Alexandre Giroux, Mike Knuble and Jay Beagle scored for the Capitals in regulation, and Brian Pothier netted the game winner in OT to give the Caps a 4-3 win against Buffalo in their first preseason game.
Pothier's goal came on a 5-on-3 advantage in the extra frame after Mike Weber boarded Brendan Morrison, knocking him into the boards from behind. Morrison stayed down for a couple minutes, but was described as ...
Good, Bad, & Ugly: Hamels Dominates Nationals in 4-2 Win
Posted: 18th September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"All their pitchers did very well against us this year."-- Jim Riggleman, Sept. 18, 2009. THE RESULT: Washington Nationals starter Ross Detwiler had his best start of the season, but got no support from his struggling offense, as Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies handed the Nats their 96th loss of the season, 4-2, before 45,210 rabid Philly fans.Washington was swept in the three-game series and was outscored 15-3. They ...
Good, Bad & Ugly: Nats Make Same Mistakes In Another Loss; 6-1 To Phils
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"We made too many mistakes. A lot of bad things happened that we can't continue to allow. We've got to do a better job of handling the details of the running game."-- Jim Riggleman, Sept. 16, 2009.THE RESULT: Poor baserunning, yet another botched squeeze and a meatball from a reliever for a grand slam resulted in the Washington Nationals 95th loss of the season. They haven't all come at the ...
Good, Bad, & Ugly: Nats Lose Twice; 5-0 To Phils, Flores To Surgery
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"He should be ready for the middle of spring training, worst-case scenario."General Manager Mike Rizzo, on Jesus Flores prospects after labrum surgery, Sept. 15, 2009.
THE RESULT: Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Philles threw a complete-game, five-hit 5-0 shut out against the Washington Nationals Tuesday night, then the Nats found out yet more bad news in a season chock full of it.
Jesus Flores, recovering from a stress fracture in his right ...
Good, Bad & Ugly: Nats Beat Phils 8-7; Rookie Desmond Shines
Posted: 11th September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"I've never had anything like that happen before, you know? I didn't know if they were being serious or not, so I didn't want to look like a dummy." - Nats shortstop Ian Desmond, on his curtain call, Sept. 10, 2009.THE RESULT: Making his major league debut, Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond homered, doubled, and drove in four runs, leading the Nats to a 8-7 victory over the first-place Philadelphia ...
B/R Editorial: Nationals Interim Manager Riggleman Doesn’t Get It
Posted: 10th September 2009 by Dave Nichols in MLB
"Who do you do it against? Do you do it against the Phillies? I think we would be insulting the Marlins and the Braves, who are chasing the Phillies." -- Jim Riggleman, on playing September call-ups, Sept. 9, 2009.The Washington Nationals were pushed around by the neighborhood bully again last night, as the Philadelphia Phillies hit two solo home runs off Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning to take a 6-5 ...