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• If Ian Desmond Isn’t An All-Star, Then Who Is?

  By Matt's Bats on July 12, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  So, after all our voting and tweeting and texting, Ian Desmond did not make the All Star Team from the Final Vote by the fans.  There is still a chance he gets a spot by someone having an injury or… Read More ›

• Why I Am Voting #DesiIn13

  By Matt's Bats on July 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

   Ian Desmond deserves to be named to the 2013 All Star team.  He has been the Nats most valuable player this year, like he was last year too.  He was named to the All Star team last year, but he… Read More ›

• Highlights of the July 3 VoteNats Tweet-Up

  By Matt's Bats on July 8, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  If you are a reader of Matt’s Bats, you were probably at last Wednesday’s Nats-Brewers game because it was the 2nd annual #VoteNats Tweet-Up. . When I arrived at Nats Park, the first thing I did was check in behind… Read More ›

• Bryce Returns with Some Early Fourth of July Fireworks

  By Matt's Bats on July 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Bryce Harper has achieved many accomplishments in his young career. He was awarded the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2012, along with the Nats Heart and Hustle award. He was a #1 overall draft pick in the… Read More ›

• Ballpark Bash: AT&T Park vs. Nationals Park

  By Matt's Bats on July 1, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  As many readers know, I just came back from a trip to San Francisco.  While I was there, I went to see a Giants game at AT&T Park.  I noted a few things at the ballpark that I wanted to… Read More ›

• Matt’s Bats on the West Coast

  By Matt's Bats on June 21, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• His Favorite Letter is K: Craig Stammen

  By Matt's Bats on June 13, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  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

  By Matt's Bats on June 10, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  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

  By Matt's Bats on June 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  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!

  By Matt's Bats on June 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›