As pitcher Rafael Soriano was announced yesterday, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo said Soriano would close for the Nats in 2013. This is not good news for Drew Storen, who was the Nationals closer… Read More ›
It was about 6:30 pm last night when we heard the news. After 4-5 months of nonsense about trading, Michael Morse was dealt to the Seattle Mariners in a 3-way deal with the Oakland A’s. The Oakland A’s traded former… Read More ›
Free agent reliever Rafael Soriano signed a deal with the Nationals for 2 years, for $28 million dollars, with an option for 2015. This is probably the 3rd or 4th biggest piece of news from the Nats during the offseason. … Read More ›
Newly-announced Nats CF Denard Span has some stat secrets. He left Minnesota with a .284 career batting average. This means he gets a hit about every 2 or 3 at bats. He also has a career 254 walks, which also… Read More ›
On a cold, frigid night in Denver, CO, where it was 9 degrees and felt like -2 degrees, Peyton Manning and the Broncos fought the harsh weather and Joe Flacco and the Ravens. The Ravens ended up winning in overtime,… Read More ›
I have been writing my blog almost every day since July, and I’ve been on Twitter only for about a month. So far, thousands of people have seen my website and I have 34 followers on Twitter. But I want… Read More ›
MattsBats is going to Spring Training in Florida over Spring Break. While we are not going to Viera, we will see the Nationals play three games against the Mets, Marlins and Cardinals (Boooooooooo!) in Jupiter and Port St. Lucie. We… Read More ›
Yesterday, sportswriters from all over the US and Canada voted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame election. In a surprise, NO ONE received enough votes to be inducted. Craig Biggio got the most votes, but his 62.8 votes meant… Read More ›
Free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche had been on the market for a long time. That all changed yesterday. LaRoche resigned with the Nationals. At about 5:15 pm last night, my my mom picked me up from an after-school… Read More ›
The Washington Redskins surrendered to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card game. The Redskins scored 2 touchdowns in the first quarter but the Seahawks chipped away at the lead during the other 3 quarters exactly like the Saint… Read More ›
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