The Lighting of the Hot Stove

October 17, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Perhaps the Hot Stove season does not commence until after the World Series. Or maybe it adds fuel to the fire. Either way there are instructive failures from last year to consider. There were Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth–just two of the biggest disappointments among the 2011 free agent class. Then at the summit is […]

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Nyjer Needs Some Love

September 4, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 4 Comments

After two whopping suspensions, dumping on Nyjer Morgan at this point should be half the distance to the goal for egregious piling on. Â The guy needs some love big time. Â So pardon me while I swim against the tide of the conventional wisdom–a concept born and raised here in Washington, DC. I will start at […]

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Another Brick in the Wall

June 2, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Is Strasburg’s looming debut next Tuesday more important for the future of the Nationals, or Roy Oswalt’s admission on Tuesday of this week, that he would accept a trade to Washington? The two are inextricably linked. Â Oswalt’s view that there are good things going on in Washington redounds to the excitement Strasburg is generating, but […]

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A Passion For Pitching

April 23, 2010 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

As a teenager Doug White was an all-starâ€””an average player for my age but above average for the area where I played”â€”but he wanted to improve his game so he attended the Doyle Baseball School after his Freshman year of high school and, through a long-toss program he learned from the instructors, added more than […]

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