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| Dominican Republic opens WBC slate against Netherlands |
WBC |
03/07/2009 |
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| inished fourth despite posting the second best record of the tournament, while advancing to the semifinals, where it lost to Cuba. The Netherlands, meanwhile, won just one of its three WBC games three years ago, but that victory was a no-hitter from Washington Nationals prospect Shairon Martis, who blanked Panama, 10-0. Martis will be back along with Sidney Ponson, Rick Vanden Hurk and Randall Simon. Ponson will have the unenviable task of slowing down the Dominican Republic team on Saturday. The Netherlands' chanc |
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| Nationals' Dunn added to USA's WBC roster |
MLB Baseball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Dunn was added to Team USA's World Baseball Classic roster on Sunday. The news comes hours after Twins closer Joe Nathan pulled out of the competition, citing discomfort in his AC joint. In 2008, Dunn hit .233 with 32 home runs and 74 runs batted in over 114 games with the Reds, spending nearly all of his time in left field. The left-handed power hitter slugged eight round-trippers and knocked in 26 runs with a .243 average in 44 games after joining |
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| Nationals GM Bowden resigns |
MLB Baseball |
03/01/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals senior vice president and general manager Jim Bowden resigned from his position Sunday morning. No immediate replacement was named. In a statement, Bowden said false allegations in the press compromised his "ability to properly represent the Washington Nationals." SI.com reported last week that Bowden was being looked at by a federal investigation into skimming signing bonuses of Latin American prospects. "There have been no charges made, and there has been no indi |
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| Nationals fire special assistant to GM Rijo |
MLB Baseball |
02/26/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals have fired Jose Rijo, special assistant to general manager Jim Bowden. The Nationals will also discontinue using Rijo's baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, and fired Jose Baez, the manager of the club's Dominican program. Fourteen minor league players were also let go by the team. The news comes shortly after it was discovered that a Nationals prospect falsified his name and age. Carlos Alvarez David Lugo, 23, went by the name Esmailyn Gonzalez and was |
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| WBC Pool D Preview from The Sports Network |
WBC |
02/25/2009 |
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| with the Dominican Republic and host Puerto Rico in one group, the chances for Panama to advance into the second round are slim. NETHERLANDS: The Netherlands won just one of its three WBC games three years ago, but that victory was a no-hitter from Washington Nationals prospect Shairon Martis, who blanked Panama, 10-0. Martis will be back along with the likes of Sidney Ponson, Rick Vanden Hurk and Randall Simon. The Netherlands' chances of advancing were slim to begin with, but when Jair Jurrjens chose not to part |
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| Odalis Perez released by Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
02/23/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals released pitcher Odalis Perez on Monday after the left-hander failed to report to spring training. Washington signed Perez to a minor league contract earlier this month but the two parties have not been in contact since. The 31-year-old Perez, who was to compete for a spot in the starting rotation, went 7-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 30 starts last season for the Nationals. Over 10 seasons, with the Braves, Dodgers, Royals and Nationals, he is 73-82 with a 4.46 E |
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| Personal Fool: Cheating Helps Owners Prosper |
This Day in Sports |
02/20/2009 |
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| their latest outrage, about seven years after this scandal came to light, is this: Baseball players from the dirt-poor Dominican Republic have (still) been lying about their age. Gee, I don't know how the sport will ever recover. But thankfully the Washington Nationals have decided to take a stand on this scandal, cost them what it might. "This is going to have serious repercussions," said Nationals president Stan Kasten, after it was revealed recently that top Nats prospect Smiley Gonzalez is 23 years old, not 16 |
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| Zimmerman avoids arbitration with Nats |
MLB Baseball |
02/20/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman avoided salary arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract on Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Zimmerman was asking for $3.9 million and the club had offered $2.75 million. Zimmerman played in just 106 games last season because of injuries and batted .283 with 14 homers and 51 runs batted in. In his first two full big league seasons, he belted 44 homers and drove in 201 runs. The Nationals selected Zimmerman with the fo |
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| Nationals sign OF Milledge, 2B Hernandez |
MLB Baseball |
02/19/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Lastings Milledge and infielder Anderson Hernandez on one-year contracts Thursday. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Milledge played in 138 games for the Nationals last season, batting .268 with 14 home runs and 61 runs batted in, 96 strikeouts and 38 walks. The 23-year- old Milledge was selected 12th overall in the 2003 draft by the Mets, and in parts of three seasons with New York and Washington, he owns a career .263 aver |
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| Nationals sign Gonzalez, O'Connor |
MLB Baseball |
02/19/2009 |
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| Viera, FL (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with infielder Alberto Gonzalez and pitcher Mike O'Connor on one-year contracts Thursday. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. Acquired from the Yankees at last season's trade deadline, Gonzalez batted a combined .257 with one home run and 10 RBI in 45 games. The left-handed O'Connor went 1-1 with a bloated 13.00 earned run average in five games -- one start -- for the Nats last season. In 2006, he made 20 starts over 21 games for Wa |
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