The Nationals a Team That Is Less Than the Sum of the Parts

August 2, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Drew Storen’s demotion to Syracuse has caused more soul searching among Washington Nationals aficionados than it deserved. Storen’s ERA was 5.23 at the end of April and while he labored to get his groove back, lowering the ERA to 3.86 at the end of June, he melted down in July and when he was sent […]

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Clearing The Bases

May 19, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

Unless you have been living in a cave all week you have undoubtedly heard about the Yankees Jorge Posada’s decision to pull himself out of the lineup and refuse to play last Saturday versus Boston. Â What you may not know are the details preceding this decision. When Posada first came up with the Yankees he […]

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