Kennedy Outduels Zimmermann, 2-0
Following his shutout performance against the Nationals on Tuesday, it’s easy to understand why Arizona righty Ian Kennedy (16-4, with a sparkling 3.09 ERA), is being mentioned so prominently as a...
View ArticleShould L.A.’s Kershaw Win The Cy Young?
A regular reader of ours, an L.A. native, keeps pounding away about his beloved Dodgers — and like all good partisan fans, he predicted they’d win the N.L. West and then sweep their way through the...
View ArticleStill Rising In The West?
Long about this time in the season we begin to drop the phrase “well, it’s still early” — and try to figure out why some teams are “overperforming” while other aren’t. The people who are in the...
View ArticleThe Rattlers “Disappointing” Season
After winning the World Series back in 2001, the D-backs were set for immortality. After all, the championship came in just their fourth full major league season and their roster was packed. The...
View ArticleOhlendorf’s Spot Start Lifts The Nats
Ross Ohlendorf returned to the major leagues on Wednesday night, and led the Washington Nationals to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Ohlendorf threw six innings of two hit baseball and, after...
View ArticleWerth, Strasburg Skin The Snakes
Stephen Strasburg pitched seven solid innings and Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos each hit three run home runs, and the Washington Nationals easily downed the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on...
View ArticleKennedy Pitches Padres To 4-2 Victory Vs. Nationals
San Diego righty Ian Kennedy stymied the Nationals’ offense on Sunday, throwing seven innings of three hit baseball and striking out nine, as the Padres went on to gain a split in their four game...
View ArticleNats, Strasburg Fall To D-Backs
Stephen Strasburg was his usual steady and solid self on Tuesday night in Arizona, but the Diamondbacks’ veteran righty Bronson Arroyo was better, as the Nationals fell to the Rattlers in Phoenix, 3-1....
View ArticleNats Collapse In The 9th, Lose In Miami
In what had to be considered the most important game of the year for the Marlins, the Miami Nine scored four runs in the 9th inning on Monday night, and walked off with a stunning 7-6 win against the...
View ArticleMarlins Hook The Nats, 3-0
Henderson Alvarez pitched seven complete innings and Giancarlo Stanton had two hits and drove in two runs as the Miami Marlins shut out the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park on Tuesday night, 3-0....
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Praising Arizona
Once upon a time, and not so terribly long ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the class of the National League. And for good reason — the Snakes had the best pitching staff in baseball (anchored by...
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