As pitcher Christian Garcia took the mound on September 4, 2012, in Washington, he was about to make his major league debut, with thousands of fans waiting for him to get the batter to whiff. He didn’t get a strikeout,… Read More ›
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BASEBALL!!!
The pictures say it all… SPRING TRAINING STARTS TODAY!! Baseball is back in action today as the Nationals’ pitchers and catchers report to Space Coast Stadium in Viera, FL. Injured players report today, too, not only the pitchers and catchers…. Read More ›
Lombo’s Amazing Rookie Season
Some of the Nationals’ best defense and big hits in 2012 came from one man: Steve Lombardozzi, Junior. Lombo was born in Fulton, MD and still lives in Maryland, making him one of the few players to play for their… Read More ›
My Reward: Baseball Cards
This has been a pretty busy week for me. I had a bunch of appointments with an orthodontist over the past few weeks and this week I got an appliance put in called a palate expander. I was nervous while… Read More ›
A Hawaii-Born Star
Not many American professional baseball players are born outside of the Continental US, but make an exception for C Kurt Suzuki. The Wailuku-born player is amazing at defending the plate and is an amazing hitter. Go Kurt! Kurt was born… Read More ›
Purple Wins the Pigskin. Bring on BASEBALL!
I stayed up to watch the whole Super Bowl. The winner was the Baltimore Ravens, and they played the San Francisco 49ers. In a battle between the coach brothers, Jim Harbaugh (49ers) and John Harbaugh (Ravens), this game was a… Read More ›
The Kid…
When you get into the Major Leagues it’s a major accomplishment like hitting a walkoff grand slam. That’s what happened to outfielder Bryce Harper when he got drafted by the Nationals in 2010. He was only 17 years old and… Read More ›
A Call to the Bullpen: Ryan Mattheus
Not many baseball fanatics ever make it into the major leagues. In Ryan Mattheus’s case, it actually came true. Mattheus is a reliever for the Washington Nationals who specializes in the sinkerball. One fine November day in 1983, Ryan Mattheus… Read More ›
Drugs???
The insiders on MLB Network were talking about a report in a Miami newspaper that said that players Alex Rodriguez, Gio Gonzalez, Nelson Cruz, Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, and Yasmani Grandal may have taken performance-enhancing supplements sold by Anthony Bosch,… Read More ›
2013 Topps are Out for Sale
You know baseball season is right around the corner because the 2013 packs of Topps Baseball Cards are now on sale at your favorite retailer. I love baseball cards. I like reading about the players’ stats. My brother and I… Read More ›
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