Here I am holding the 3-week old Lane. This edition of Matt’s Bats is coming to you from the West Coast. I’ve spent this week across the country: in San Francisco, California. I went to SF to meet my baby… Read More ›
Month: June 2013
His Favorite Letter is K: Craig Stammen
Craig Stammen is your typical long man. You need a guy, left-handed or right-handed, to swoop in and relieve the starter’s day if things aren’t going well early on, and eat up innings. The baseball term for this is perfect:… Read More ›
Familiar Names in the 2013 Draft
You get to be a professional baseball player because you are the best. The players who take the field on an MLB diamond are the best from their high schools, their colleges, and their minor league teams. Just because you… Read More ›
Nats Make Some Big Roster Moves
There have been so many names splattered on the Nationals’ Disabled List this young season that it looks like a Jackson Pollock painting. Wilson Ramos, Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Mattheus, Bryce Harper, Christian Garcia, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg (maybe)… Read More ›
Welcome to the Bigs, Nathan Karns and Erik Davis!
The Nationals, poisoned with injuries in early 2013, called up 2 important rookies this week: pitchers Nathan Karns and Erik Davis. Davis made his debut Sunday at Atlanta pitching two scoreless innings of relief, while Karns debuted as a starter… Read More ›
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