Nothing to Screech about
The snakebit Nationals hatched their new-look Screech mascot Monday at the downtown ESPN Zone and - surprise, surprise! - he (she?... it?) turned out not to be Jim Bowden... more
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Washington Nationals Roster Report 2009-03-03
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 Inside Pitch 2009-03-03
It's too early to read much into the Nationals' decision to hand left-hander John Lannan the ball in their first spring training game on Feb. 25. But the odds might be in favor of Lannan being the team's Opening Day starter anyway, and the way he pitched ... more
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Washington Nationals Notes, Quotes 2009-03-03
--The fallout from the Esmailyn Gonzalez/Carlos Alvarez scandal claimed its biggest victim on March 1, when GM Jim Bowden resigned. The team did not immediately announce a replacement, although team president Stan Kasten said he was performing the functio... more
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As Nats begin GM search, Kasten "in charge"
Five weeks before the start of the regular season, Jim Bowden resigned as the Washington Nationals' general manager. So exactly who is calling the shots on personnel moves until a successor is chosen?For now, it's team president Stan Kasten."I'm in charge... more
Submitted on 2009-03-02 |
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Nats' prez: 'I'm in charge' during GM search
Five weeks before the start of the regular season, Jim Bowden resigned as the Washington Nationals' general manager. So exactly who is calling the shots on personnel moves until a successor is chosen?For now, it's team president Stan Kasten."I'm in charge... more
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Conning his way right out the door
During theWashingtonNationals' first spring training in 2005, a representative of the Lerner family - at the time one of the bidders for the franchise owned by Major League Baseball - made the trip to Viera, Fla., to get to know the team.... more
Submitted on 2009-03-02 |
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Nationals' Bowden quits amid scandal
It was presumably the final step in a scandal that had been brewing since Feb. 18, when the team acknowledged that Esmailyn Gonzalez, a Dominican shortstop it signed for $1.4 million in 2006, was actually Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo and four years older th... more
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An indelible stamp
You can say he made mistakes, both on and off the field. You can say his teams had a collective .439 winning percentage in his four years here. You can say he alienated co-workers, fellow Baseball executives, agents and media members with his abrasive sty... more
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