Nats Rally in 9th, Win 5th in a Row – The Post
Woo-hoo the Nats came from behind to beat the Giants in the ninth.
More from The Wash. Times: Nats deliver in clutch
Boxscore – ESPN
Nats trade rumors for wins – The Wash. Examiner
Despite all the trade rumors floating around, the Nats have been playing their best baseball of the season since the “Grand Reopening.” Coincidence?
Face of the Nats’ First Family – The Post
A profile of Mark Lerner, who is becoming the public face of his families ownership. Prior to the announcement his family had been chosen to buy the team, he had never been interviewed on TV or attended a press conference. Capitals owner Ted Leonsis says that Lerner “has the most real-time connection to what’s going on in sports” amongst his partners. However, at last night’s Sports Bloggers Happy Hour, I learned that Lerner was completely unaware of the Natmosphere and blogging in general, so take the “real-time connection” with a grain of salt.
Williams urges unity on stadium – The Wash. Times
The ballpark building tensions that we knew would come have arrived and Mayor Anthony Williams, depleted political capital and all, is calling for calm and unity. But why do that when you can score political points by grandstanding?
No one wants a power outage – The Wash. Times
D.C.’s great home run hitters have had a tendency to go away because the team moved or they were traded at their peak. LF Alfonso Soriano is days away from being the latest to be traded.
Nats trade rumors for wins – The Wash. Examiner
Despite all the trade rumors floating around, the Nats have been playing their best baseball of the season since the “Grand Reopening.” Coincidence?
Escobar, Church remain unproven – The Wash. Times
Ryan Church and Alex Escobar have both hit well in recent call-ups but that means little because they are both girly-men who don’t play hurt like Jose Guillen.
The Clock’s Ticking for Hernandez – The Post
well, we may have something more intersting than the winning streak or trade rumors:
Former Nationals president Tony Tavares is being sued by an ex-employee who claims Tavares slapped him in the face.
In the suit filed Friday in D.C. Superior Court, former director of ticket sales Joseph M. Deoudes alleges Tavares confronted him May 8 in Deoudes’s office at RFK Stadium and asked, among other things, “Do you want to fight me?” before slapping him.
This must be like Christmas morning for one blogger.
Also, Livan Hernandez may have made his last start for the Nats last night. He says he will be ¡LIVAN! again next season.
Thanks to Jamie Mottram for putting together the Sportsbloggers Happy Hour. It was great to finally meet some of the people behind the blogs and talk shop.