Washington Nationals Notes, Quotes 2009-03-07
--RHP Shawn Hill was bumped from his scheduled start March 5 due to tightness in his right forearm. Hill, who has dealt with arm injuries throughout his career, had been encouraged by how well he felt this spring. He threw 12 pitches during a one-inning s... more
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Washington Nationals Inside Pitch 2009-03-07
Mike Rizzo has worked in major league front offices for 27 years, all of it geared toward one career goal: to become general manager of a big-league club. Rizzo is finally getting that chance, even if he doesn't have the official title to go with it. Appo... more
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Elbow sound, Hill treated for inflammation
Shawn Hill has no structural damage in his surgically repaired elbow, the Washington Nationals said Friday after the right-hander was examined Friday in Pensacola by Dr. James Andrews.Hill was scratched from his scheduled Thursday start against Detroit in... more
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Orioles 6, Nationals 2
Wearing a new uniform and pitching against old friends, Daniel Cabrera turned in a performance indicative of his rocky tenure with the Baltimore Orioles.In five seasons with the Orioles, Cabrera never realized his potential and rarely harnessed a troubles... more
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Hill scratched, to visit Andrews
Every time Shawn Hill makes a step toward a clean bill of health, there's a sense that he'll progress further than his rickety right arm will let him. Thursday's news isn't necessarily a sign of that, but it does illustrate why theWashingtonNationals have... more
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Up middle, Nationals left lacking
The ramifications of Esmailyn Gonzalez becoming Carlos Daniel Alvarez Lugo - or rather, Carlos Daniel Alvarez Lugo ceasing to be Esmailyn Gonzalez - have been whipsawing through theWashingtonNationals' organization all spring, like a tempest upturning eve... more
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Tigers 10, Nationals 2
Zach Miner made his bid for a spot in Detroit's rotation, pitching three innings Thursday in the Tigers' 10-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.Shawn Hill, however, didn't get a chance to show his stuff. The right-hander was scratched from his schedul... more
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Washington Nationals Roster Report 2009-03-06
After a slow offseason, the Nationals made a big splash just before spring training, signing 1B/OF Adam Dunn. Prior to that move, GM Jim Bowden had managed to acquire LHP Scott Olsen and OF Josh Willingham in a trade with the Marlins, and he had signed er... more
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Washington Nationals Notes, Quotes 2009-03-06
--The fallout from the Esmailyn Gonzalez/Carlos Alvarez scandal claimed its biggest victim on March 1, when GM Jim Bowden resigned. Team president Stan Kasten said that assistant GM Mike Rizzo would run the big-league operations until a new general manage... more
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