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Not an easy road, but the Capitals are division champions again
Brian McNally
Published: Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Caps head to playoffs for sixth straight year An accomplishment that has become so routine for the Capitals was anything but that this season. For a time, players and coaches wondered if they had enough to overcome a wretched start to the lockout-shortened 2013 season. They did. On Tuesday...
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For Nationals' Dan Haren, better effort not enough in loss to Cardinals
Brian McNally
Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Right-hander frustrated with his results Nationals pitcher Dan Haren has been a top-of-the-rotation starter through most of his career. He is not one to accept mediocre results. So even with a better performance Monday night in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-hander wasn't...
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For Capitals, it's win and they're in
Brian McNally
Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
The pivotal week of the NHL regular season is upon them, and the Capitals know exactly what they need to do to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs. That alone is a victory for a team that began the season 2-8-1 and looked in danger of missing the postseason for the first time since 2007. But only...
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Capitals appear to be in good shape in Southeast Division
Brian McNally
Updated: Sun, Apr 21, 2013
The math gets simpler every day for the Capitals. Any combination of four points gained by Washington or lost by Winnipeg hands Washington its fifth Southeast Division title in six years -- and the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference that goes with it. That comes on the heels of the Caps'...
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Nationals' start is a little off schedule
Brian McNally
Updated: Sun, Apr 21, 2013
It is possible the first 38 days of the season will be the toughest for the Nationals, who have scuffled at times en route to an 10-8 record after Sunday's 2-0 loss in New York against the Mets. That's in large part because of a schedule that doesn't figure to get much tougher. Yes, they have...
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The Baseball Page: April 21, 2013
Brian McNally
Updated: Sat, Apr 20, 2013
Nationals report Harper eyeing history The sample size is tiny and the season is long. But Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper entered the weekend with one of the best stat lines of any hitter in baseball. That's not a total surprise. But in just his second big league season, is it realistic...
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Ross Detwiler shows Nationals what he's got
Brian McNally
Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
It is three starts into the season, so let's not get ahead of ourselves here. But the Nationals have to love what they've seen so far from starter Ross Detwiler. In three outings, the 27-year-old has allowed two earned runs in 20 innings. He has 11 strikeouts and just three walks. His fastball...
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