NATIONALS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Video: Tyler Moore's collision with Erik Kratz
Up above, video of Tyler Moore colliding with Phillies catcher Eric Kratz at the plate in the fourth inning last night. Still amazed Kratz held on to the ball. Tie game at the time, should Trent Jewett have sent Moore?
"I know Trent was a little upset he sent him on that play, but I didn’t
blame him at all. We haven’t scored many runs, and
shoot, it could’ve...
Dumpster Diving: Go Get Anthony Rendon
Welcome to Dumpster Diving, where we search for deep league pick-ups among the picked over. In this space we’ll highlight some of the good and bad lurking on the waiver wire in those deep mixed leagues (14+ teams) and NL/AL-only leagues. Today, let’s take it around the horn for some recommended additions across the diamond.Note: Ownership percentages are Yahoo, ESPNCatcherRussell...
Rendon’s Hot-Streak Might Force Roster Moves
Anthony Rendon made a start at second base for the Harrisonburg Senators on Monday night. Could this be a direct reflection to the struggling second basemen on the Washington Nationals? The second base position is far from set on the Nationals. Your guess is as good as mine when it comes to who will be starting game to game. Espinosa is hitting a despicable .163 with 40 strikeouts...
Nationals Coach Was In Playgirl, So Naturally The Players Make T-Shirts To Honor Him
Well, this is something that I never thought I would be writing about: Photographic evidence that your coach posed for Playgirl in the 80’s. Nationals Steve McCatty’s 1984 Playgirl photograph was unearthed. So what do you do when you find out that your pitching coach was in Playgirl? MAKE T-SHIRTS WITH THE PHOTO ON IT. And this is just what the Nationals did. Gio Gonzalez modeled...
Another Sort-Of First for Bryce Harper
Even when I’m not trying to pay attention to Bryce Harper, he finds a way to capture my focus. Last night, I was seeing off a friend on the east side of Portland, and if I’d been thinking about any sport, it was hockey, since these are the days of the NHL playoffs. A TV was being projected onto one of the walls of the bar, and at first it was showing a minor-league hockey game...
The Washington Nationals Are Wearing Shirts With Their Pitching Coach’s Playgirl Photo On Them
Sure many women flock to Bryce Harper as the heartthrob of the Washington Nationals, but it’s actually their pitching coach, Steve McCatty who sends all the ladies into a tizzy. All the female fervor over McCatty reached it’s hunky pinnacle in 1984 when he was featured in a Playgirl pictorial. Next stop Beefcake City.
This tantalizing photo has all of the early 80′s sexuality...
Gio Gonzalez models shirt featuring Nationals pitching coach’s Playgirl photo
On Tuesday, Baseball Prospectus delivered one of the most strange and disconcerting but tremendously amusing posts in the site’s esteemed history. It featured images of what now can only be considered an ill-conceived gambit by Playgirl in the early 1980s where the magazine published beefcake photos of scantily clad MLB players on its pages in [...]The post Gio Gonzalez models...
Nationals players have shirts with pitching coach Steve McCatty posing for Playgirl on them (Picture)
Earlier this week, a rumor surfaced that Washington Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty posed for Playgirl magazine in 1984. The folks at Baseball Prospectus later confirmed the speculation by digging up this photo and introducing it to the internet. As you might expect, it has been open season on McCatty in the Nationals’ clubhouse ever since. On Wednesday, Twitter user @JackoBeam...
WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS?
Nats mock coach's old Playgirl photo
We'd be remiss if we didn't post something about the t-shirt Dan Haren made for Nats pitchers featuring the pic of Steve McCatty in that 1984 issue of Playgirl, which officially blew up and became a "thing" on Tuesday: Haren got T-shirts of McCatty's Playgirl shot made today. "UNTUCK" on back. "Utter joy," Clippard said. "This is...
Some Questions For Davey Johnson and the Struggling Washington Nationals
Since May 10, the Washington Nationals have been miserable/depressing/dreary/dull/lackluster… pick your own negative adjective as you please. They lost a series (1-2) to the Chicago Cubs at home, lost another (1-2) to the Dodgers on the road, split a series (2-2) with the Padres in San Diego, and are looking to avoid a three-game sweep today to the Giants as they have lost the...
Rafael Soriano on Bryce Harper: "With two outs, I could tell my four-year-old son, 'You know where you need to play,' and he would go to the right spot to make the play."
So Rafael Soriano took the opportunity to rip Bryce Harper last night for his miscue in the 9th inning on Gregor Blanco's game-tying triple. Via USA Today Sports:
"With two outs and the tying run at first, you have to play the
outfield so the ball doesn't go over your head,'' Soriano said in
Spanish.
"It may not have been a catch-able ball...
Nationals wear Playgirl shirt, Harper takes blame for 10-inning loss
Several Washington Nationals players wore a T-shirt around the clubhouse on Tuesday with a photo of pitching coach Steve McCatty from a Playgirl photo shoot he did in the early 1980s. Right-hander Dan Haren had the shirts made, which said
UH-OH
Harper ripped by teammate after loss
Nationals reliever Rafael Soriano questioned Bryce Harper's defensive positioning on a game-tying triple that tied the game in the ninth inning that ultimately led to a loss.
Nationals P Ryan Mattheus broke his hand punching a locker
The Washington Nationals are struggling with depth right now as a result of several injuries. There is little that can be done to prevent players from suffering injuries in practice or during a game. However, self-inflicted injuries like the one Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus suffered on Sunday can easily be avoided.
According to the Washington Post, the Nats’ setup man broke...
DERP
Mattheus punches locker, breaks hand
Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus reportedly broke his pitching hand while punching a locker after a rough outing on Sunday afternoon.
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