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Past Trade Review: Burnett, Morgan Come to Town

Aaron Somers — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:00:13 +0000

A short time ago we set out here at DoD to evaluate each trade that has been completed by the Nationals organization since the team came into existence for the 2005 season. We’ve taken a look at the one deal completed by former GM Jim Bowden and the first deal completed by current GM Mike Rizzo. Let’s continue with the series and take a look at the next deal to appear on Rizzo’s resume.

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Thanks Again Pittsburgh

Kevin David — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:10:05 +0000

Nyjer Morgan has been quite the catch for the Nationals

This weekend the Nationals go to Pittsbugh to play the Pirates for the first time since the two teams made a deal involving Nyjer Morgan, Sean Burnett, Joel Hanrahan, and the enigmatic Lastings Milledge on July 1st. At the time, the deal was generally thought to have been a slight win for the Pirates. The Pirates kick started their firesale by getting rid of a 28 year old journeyman and got a former blue chip prospect who could benefit with the new address in return. Well, nearly a month later, it’s painstakingly obvious that the Nationals won this deal in convincing fashion.

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Summing Up The 2009 Washington Nationals Season Part 1.

Kevin David — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:02:12 +0000

With this being the first post in this blog and the season is already halfway over, it’s only fitting that we take the time to sum up what we’ve missed. I’ve assembled a list of ten things that can explain the disaster that can only be known as the 2009 Nationals season. So without further sugar coating, here it goes.

10. Lastings Milledge: All Star?

When will Bud Selig finally realize that fan voting will never give us a true All Star Game? Well apparently, fans of a popular Boston Red Sox message board called The Sons of Sam Horn decided to do something to bring it to the Commisioner’s attention. After realizing that someone at Major League Baseball headquarters obviously hadn’t checked a Nationals box score in awhile, fans at the forum decided to start a campaign to put Lastings Milledge into the All Star game despite being in the minors. Soon afterwards, fans all over the baseball world caught wind of this remarkable protest and started spreading the word. Luckily for Mr. Selig and the National League, it didn’t prove to be enough as Lastings Milledge fell incredibly short of reaching the All Star Game. Let’s hope that baseball decided this was too close for comfort and change the way the All Star Game is run. Heck, maybe they’ll get rid of the every team deserves an All Star rule while they are at it.

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