While we were out trying to find some summer, the Nationals had an incredible weekend at RFK. They came back from eighth inning defecits in three consecutive games and nearly had a no-hitter yesterday. Thomas Boswell took the foam finger off to write a pretty solid column about what a weekend it was too.
More from The Wash. Times: Ortiz flirts with history
Boxscore – ESPN
Phil Wood: Zimmerman is Nats’ hot corner-stone – The Wash. Examiner
Although Wood says it is “completely premature to start thinking about Cooperstown” for Ryan Zimmerman, he makes the suggestion that he might head there without ever being voted onto an All-Star team. That’s nice Phil.
Bidding war full of long-term losers – The Wash. Times
The unusual start to John Patterson’s career is detailed. He was one of four players who were part of the “loophole draft” in 1996.
Church frustrated by trade for Logan – The Wash. Times
Just another reminder that OF Ryan Church will never get his chance to be a regular major leager with the Nationals.
Nats320 has an up close and personal look at the Rushmores race.