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A Shutout Win, And A Glimpse Of The Future?

On a warm Sunday afternoon on the final weekend of September, the Washington Nationals shut out a division opponent in a game with major playoff implications.

Strasburg Stumbles, Nats Bumped Off By Braves

Stephen Strasburg had trouble locating the strike zone in a 38-pitch first inning, and when either his four-seam or two-seam fastball did find the zone, it was carted all over the Nationals Park outfield.

Neutered Nats Flop Against Fish, Lose 3-0

Saturday’s game shouldn’t be nearly as somnolent. Werth and Morse should be back, and some kid named Strasburg is on the mound.

Mental Errors Doom Nats In 4-2 Loss To Arizona; In Memoriam Mike Flanagan

All-Stars, Cy Young winners, and World Series champions aren’t supposed to come from a place like Manchester, New Hampshire. But Mike Flanagan did.

Detwiler And Werth Lead Nats Over Snakes, 4-1

Nats fans can now expect, rather than hope, that Jayson Werth has got his feet under him in the nation’s capital.

King Richard: Ankiel’s Slam Helps Nats Over Braves, 9-3

Left with no choice but to hope that his sinker would suddenly sink, Derek Lowe kept throwing it, and the Nationals kept hitting it.

Ankiel’s Solo Shots Lead The Nats Over The Braves

Springing off the mound with alacrity, Hernandez spun and fired a bullet to the covering Desmond at second to start the 1-6-3 twin killing

Nats Come Up Just Short Against Marlins

However tempting, Nationals fans shouldn’t use the desperate rally in the ninth inning to let the team off the hook for what was, for the most part, another disappointing performance.

Nats Fall To Fish As Zimmermann Can’t Right The Ship

The Nationals offense, true to usual form, was about as exciting to watch as molasses.

Nats Break Even, Beat Rockies 2-0

Jordan Zimmermann was exactly the man the Nationals needed.

Rockies Hurt Lannan, Stifle Nats 3-2

Lannan staggered to his knees for a few seconds before picking himself up and walking to the clubhouse under his own power, holding his cap to his face to staunch any bleeding.

Werth’s Hustle Starts Holiday Party as Nats Beat Cubs 5-4 in 10

‘Jayson Werth, where is you’re head at?!?’ courtesy of ‘Tony DeFilippo’ Jayson Werth, the focus of so much agonized discussion among Washington Nationals fans over the last few weeks, didn’t get the big hit in this 4th of July thriller. But he did score the winning run, drove in two more, walked twice, and helped [...]

Nats Back Below .500 as Bucs Blast Marquis

Jason Marquis might have had better results if he had placed the ball on a tee for the Pirates to whack at.

What’s next for the Wizards?

If you thought that the Wizards rebuilding job was close to being done, think again. Most of the big decisions have yet to be made, and much of the heavy lifting is still to come

For first time in three years, Wizards win a 3rd straight game

Ovechkin’s OT winner sends Caps to the top of the East

Blatche, Crawford lead Wizards over Cavs

Without Wall, Wizards fight hard, but lose to the Heat

Anyone who’s had to deal with young people knows that growing up isn’t done in a moment or a single night. It’s a gradual process, full of fits and starts and invariably frustrating.