Results tagged “Nationals” from The Southpaw

Mike Scioscia can calm down now. He's manager of the year. But you know he'd trade that award for the pennant or the Commissioner's trophy.
Bud Selig is making the right call. And no, that wasn't a misprint.
The voters got the manager of the year awards right.

So, Zack Greinke won the Cy Young. But can he slay a gnome?
An interesting look at Omar Vizquel and where he could end up.

An underdog Yankee. Yep.

And guess who might be heading to Cuba?

While playing basketball at the Hanover YMCA Friday, the Southpaw played against a kid who was wearing a Nolan Reimold jersey.
Now, that's a fan.
Inside, we look at the National League's rookie class, remember Dwight Gooden and find out another team needs a third baseman.

The Orioles are hoping to trade for a second baseman who's last name starts with "U."
The Yankees wouldn't. Would they?
The Nationals are keeping Jim Wriggleman.

From the AP:

NEW YORK -- That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield.

Ryan Zimmerman succeeded boyhood friend David Wright as the National League's Gold Glove third baseman on Wednesday. In high school, when Zimmerman was a shortstop, the two played together on a youth team.

The best news so far this offseason: Tim Wakefield will be back in 2010.
The hot stove league is heating up.
The Red Sox are making moves. The Yankees are planning theirs.
There's a hole at third in Philly.
And, because we can: Yo, Adrian.

The biggest baseball news this weekend was the Twins acquiring JJ Hardy from Milwaukee.
But there was a lot of big news.
Check inside to find out why one New York columnist thinks the Yankees are about to cut payroll; why Joe Torre might really love L.A. enough to stay; who might be a good fit for the Orioles and why the Phillies serenaded a World Series hero with a Sting song.

The Indians have hired former Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta.
Basically, the Indians ate their vegatables and pushed the desert tray away by not choosing Bobby Valentine.
Terry Pluto, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's columnist, thinks the Tribe needs to see results soon.
Acta has enough respect in the game that he was, according to reports, offered the Astros managerial job as well.
The reason Acta is the right man for the Indians' job is his ability to get a young, talented team fired up and playing above expectations.
In Washington, Acta just had a young squad.
In Cleveland, he'll have some talent too.

Rooting for the dead guy.
Roctober is here to stay.
Thirty-one years ago, Bucky Dent earned his middle name.

Who would have ever thought they'd see Pedro Martinez in a Phillies jersey? Or that he'd be helping the Phillies win their third straight division title?
The Phillies clinch.
Streaks continue.
Promises for October.

Roma Downey and Clarence are headed to the playoffs.
It's time to hit the panic button.

Two teams might not win this year, but could next season.
The Phillies end the weekend on a good note.

We don't know what happened here. We just know it was bad. But that's been the case all season long for the Kansas City Royals who are not named Zack Greinke.
The Nats can get better. Really they can.
Who's going to close for the Phillies?

Bobby Cox makes an announcement.
Are teams going to find out they payed too much?
A quick rundown of the playoff races.

Zack Greinke continues to deal.
The Yankees are in.
And the Nats are one loss away.

The AL gets tighter than John Madden in spandex.
Houston folds like Tony Romo.
And why all the NFL references? Because The Southpaw finally found a way to knock Brett Favre in a baseball blog.

Oh, how we love Placido Polanco.
Oh, how we loathe Milton Bradley.

The Onion makes us laugh at the Yankees.
Zack Grienke is really good and finishing strongly.
Oh and aren't the Phillies glad they didn't sign Soriano?

Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp samples the ice cream he was hit with as Jen Mueller with Fox Sports Northwest interviews him in the dugout after the 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox of a baseball game in Seattle on Wednesday.
Honoring a legend.
The pennant races are closing in.
Henceforth, Matt Wieters shall be known as the Lord of Baltimore.