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Nationals Are Swept In St. Louis<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Nationals waste strong outing from Lanna<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
Ankiel propels Redbirds to their fifth win in a row<\/b><\/a> – Post-Dispatch<\/i>
Well, that didn’t go too well. Even though John Lannan<\/span> came up and pitched fairly well, it didn’t matter because the Nats couldn’t hit. The whole weekend went by without a big hit in fact.<\/p>\n

With Hill Out, Lannan Makes An Impression<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Lannan gets past early struggles<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
More on Lannan’s 2008 debut.<\/p>\n

The ‘Clutch’ Conundrum<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Is Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> clutch? Does “clutch” even exist? In the world of sabermetrics, there is doubt about whether clutch is real. That kind of thing turns me off of sabermetrics; I’m not denying them as a useful tool, but getting too deep into them takes away some of the fun for me. It reminds me too much of STAT 200. I will defer to Don Zimmer<\/span> on whether clutch is real.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: <\/span><\/font>Further confirmation: My nickname for Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> is now a t-shirt<\/span><\/a>. I probably need to work out one for myself.<\/p>\n

MASN, Times come together on broadcasts<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
The newspaper will team up with MASN.<\/p>\n

GEORGE SOLOMON<\/b> – Washington’s Big 3 Came Up Huge<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Solomon points out that Zimmerman, Alex Ovechkin<\/span> and Gilbert Arenas<\/span> all had big weeks.<\/p>\n

By the way, a few of the Southeast Division Champions Washington Capitals will be at Nationals Park<\/span><\/a> (On Frozen Blog<\/span>) for the ceremonial first pitch, lineup card duties and the “Play Ball” announcement.<\/p>\n

Tonight is the first “regular” game at Nationals Park. There are concerns about getting there since this will coincide with rush hour. Dr. Gridlock (II) addressed many of these concerns<\/span><\/a> in yesterday’s Post<\/span> column. By the way, single game parking is now available, but you must buy it online<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n

It may take a few tries, but I expect the Nationals Park traffic situation to largely work itself out rather quickly.<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals<\/a>, Nats<\/a>, Washington Capitals<\/a>, Caps<\/a><\/p>\n

©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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