Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

It took the Washington Nationals a while to make a trade for Denard Span. After he was rumored to be headed to Washington for nearly two years, the Nationals finally pulled off a deal for the center fielder last November. On Saturday, Span showed why Nats manager Mike Rizzo was so intent on...

Brian McNally

Updated: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

Nationals report Rendon arrives in Washington The Nationals promoted top prospect Anthony Rendon to the majors to replace the bat of injured third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who is out with a hamstring strain. The move hasn't quite worked out like last year's promotion of Bryce Harper under...

Phil Wood

Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

On September 18, 1934, Sam Rice played his final major league game. Wearing a Cleveland uniform, he went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in a 9-6 win over his previous team, the Washington Senators. He retired with a .322 average and 2,987 base hits, just 13 shy of the 3,000-hit club. His...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

The best way to describe sportscaster Bob Wolff is a treasure. The 92-year-old former Senators broadcaster is still working, for News 12 Long Island, a 74-year career that is certified by Guinness World Records as the longest in sports broadcasting history. The best way to describe Wolff's...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

Bats finally wake up, Gio rolls through A booming shot to right-center by Danny Espinosa that averted the glove of Shin-Soo Choo was the first sign that the quiet bats and bad luck of the Washington Nationals were in the past. An inning later, when Espinosa ripped a shot just inside the...

Brian McNally

Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

The Angels took pitcher C.J. Wilson and outfielder Josh Hamilton from the Texas Rangers each of the last two winters. But those poachings don't seem to have hurt their A.L. West rivals. Instead, Texas was off to a 14-7 start entering play on Thursday and has already swiped four of six games from...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

After sweep by St. Louis, Washington drops below .500 for first time since 2011 The perplexing silence of the bats of the Washington Nationals produced an eerie quiet from the crowd of 33,694 in the late innings Wednesday at Nationals Park. A Jayson Werth solo home run was only a momentary...

Kevin Dunleavy

Published: Tue, Apr 23, 2013

Wainwright holds Nats without a run During their recent power outage, the Washington Nationals have been silenced by pitchers dynamic (Matt Harvey) and crafty (Paul Maholm), illustrious (Tim Hudson) and obscure (Dylan Gee). On Tuesday night, one of the most menacing pitchers in the game,...

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...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

While Anthony Rendon was showing everyone he was a major league hitter with four home runs and 11 RBI in 13 games during spring training, I asked Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo whether the former No. 1 pick would have made the Nats' Opening Day roster if this was 2010. "I...