Can Washington Continue to Compete Without Major International Signings?
August 13, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
As an organization the Washington Nationals have eschewed big international signings. The few forays they have made have been disappointing at best. They announced today that they are pursuing legal options to recoup the $1.4 million that they paid to Dominican phenom Smiley Gonzalez in 2006. Smiles turned to frowns when the 16-year old Gonzalez […]
Baseball Notes for March 31, 2013
March 31, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Major League Baseball’s 2013 Opening Day is finally here! With another season comes the return of Baseball Notes. Without a single regular season game having yet been played, there is already plenty to talk about. ***One of the worst-kept secrets in baseball has been revealed to the public. Boston Red Sox rookie outfielder Jackie Bradley […]
Taking the Challenge, Both Harper and the Nationals
August 17, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Bryce Harper’s new teammates challenged the young man to fish or cut bait in the days before the August 16 signing deadline. Â Stephen Strasburg said, “If he doesn’t want to play here, we don’t want him here.” Â Ryan Zimmerman was almost as skeptical, saying in effect that he saw more maturity and character in […]
LeBron situation brings back Manny memories
July 12, 2010 by Tony Lastoria · Leave a Comment
This whole Lebron James saga which played out live on national TV and the internet the past couple of weeks was an eerie reminder for Cleveland fans of the whole Manny Ramirez saga which in its own way played out on TV back in 2000. While ESPN may not have been as big then as […]
Bryce Harper Is Lucky He Doesn’t Play Basketball
June 9, 2010 by Jon Pessah · Leave a Comment
What’s the difference between Bryce Harper and Eric Bledsoe? Money. Lots of money. Harper is the 17-year-old phenom taken first in Monday night’s baseball draft.  A latter day Mickey Mantle, Harper skipped the last two years of high school, was home schooled, got his GED and spent the past year at a junior college where […]
Goldstein Sounds Alarm in Harper’s House of Charm
April 25, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Kevin Goldstein took aim at Bryce Harper’s imposing rep this week in an article at Baseball Prospectus.com about his “makeup.” Â The amateur draft is counting down and Harper is more and more the only viable first choice. Will the alarm bells spook the Nationals? Â Is character as defining a factor for the rebuilding Washington […]
