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12 hrs ago | PennLive.com

Going Deep: All systems go for Washington Nationals

While visiting the Harrisburg Senators during the 2006 season, Bob Boone acknowledged the organization's 50/50 chances.

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Related Topix: Sports, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Major League Baseball, American League

13 hrs ago | Federal Baseball

Wire Taps: Washington Nationals' Class-A Affiliate In Hagerstown, MD...

Last week there were reports of the Washington Nationals ' search for a new Spring Training home which passed for big news during the slowest part of the slowest month in any baseball fan's life.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

Yesterday | Federal Baseball

Washington Nationals' Top 10 Prospects According To ESPN.com's Keith Law.

The only name on ESPN.com's Keith Law's list of the Top 10 Prospects in the Washington Nationals ' organization when he published his 2012 rankings on Friday that wasn't on either Baseball America's updated list or in MLB.com's Top 10 , was 20-year-old 2010 12th Round pick Robbie Ray's. MLB.com's scouts had Ray 12th overall as the third-best ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Brad Peacock, Baseball Players

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Federal Baseball

XFINITY: The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest.

We put up a quick post a little while back about a contest being run by XFINITY which hopes to find the next "social media star." Interested parties were asked to submit a video via XFINITY's Facebook page making their case for why they were the right man or woman for the job.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Federal Baseball

Wire Taps: Washington Nationals' John Lannan Trade Chatter Continues...

At the end of an appearance on MASN's Mid-Atlantic Sports Report which focused on his recent article about Bryce Harper's thoughts on making the Opening Day roster, MLB.com Nats beat writer Bill Ladson talked about the chances of Jayson Werth ending up in center with Harper in right and the possibility of the Washington Nationals making a trade for ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Lannan, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Major League Baseball, Jayson Werth

Birds Watcher

O's sign Nick Johnson

You chalk up another veteran signing for Dan Duquette, and it's once again a guy that's had some injury problems in the past: former Washington National Nick Johnson.

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Related Topix: Sports, Nick Johnson, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chris Davis, Joe Mahoney

Naples Daily News

Editorial: Third baseball team would be a charm for Lee

Fort Myers stands as a spring training hub as the longtime host of the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Opinion

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Washington Times

SDSU set to retire Strasburg's number

San Diego State University announced Thursday that they will retire the jersey number of former Aztec and current Washington National Stephen Strasburg in a ceremony prior to the team's season opener on Feb.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Diego State University NCAA, NCAA Sports, NCAA Women's Basketball, San Diego State Aztecs Women's Basketball, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Jordan Zimmermann, Major League Baseball

WTOP-FM Washington

Pa. Sen. calls on Nats to reverse Phillies discrimination

Teddy Roosevelt and 'Screech' are thrilled to have Washington Nationals fans 'Take Back the Park' at the first Phillies game.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, National League East, National League

Teddy Never Wins

The John Lannan for Peter Bourjos Rumors

John Lannan has arrived at the Washington Nationals' Spring Training home each of the past four years with reason to believe that a spot in the starting rotation was his to lose.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Lannan, Peter Bourjos, Major League Baseball, Mike Trout, Jayson Werth, Ryan Kalish

Federal Baseball

The Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper And Spring Expectations.

When the Washington Nationals sent '09 no.1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg to Double-A Harrisburg to start his first professional season, he expressed some disappointment.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Baseball Players, Stephen Strasburg, Drew Storen, Major League Baseball

Patch.com

Nationals Reportedly Set to Trade Chaminade Grad

Left-handed pitcher John Lannan , aka "The Pride of Long Beach," is apparently on the trading block, according to reports.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, National League East, National League

Wed Feb 08, 2012

MetaFilter

Teddy Wants You

You probably already know that mascots wearing over-sized caricature foam heads of the four Mount Rushmore presidents race around the bases during home games for the Washington Nationals.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Washington Times

Nats reaping bountiful harvest on the farm

Bryce Harper is one of many promising major league prospects that has the Nationals organization poised to produce contenders for years to come.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Esmailyn Gonzalez

The Hill

Giant-foam presidents to run alongside undie-wearing racers

It's not every day that visitors to the District can catch George Washington running alongside someone dressed in only their skivvies.

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Glendale Register

Take Back the (South) Park

I will go on record saying that of all the animated series on television in the last ten to fifteen years, South Park gets life's unexplainables right more than any other .

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies

Federal Baseball

Singers?

Starting in a thread last season there was discussion about possibly getting together a group to sing the National Anthem at the ballpark this summer.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Teddy Never Wins

Could a Koji Uehara Acquisition Make Sense for Washington?

Due to his high salary, Koji Uehara has been getting shopped by the Texas Rangers lately, and the Washington Nationals may make the perfect trade partner.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Koji Uehara, Alexi Ogando, Major League Baseball, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Tsuyoshi Wada

FakeTeams

2012 Fantasy Baseball Real Teams Preview: Washington Nationals

Our team-by-team preview of the 2012 MLB season from a fantasy perspective continues today with the Washington Nationals .

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Related Topix: Sports, Michael Morse, Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Craig Stammen, Drew Storen, Major League Baseball

Call to the Pen

A tale of two arbitration hearings

Last week, the Washington Nationals and a member of their starting rotation, John Lannan , had their case heard by arbitrators after failing to come to an agreement on terms for the upcoming 2012 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Lannan, Major League Baseball, Anibal Sanchez

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