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Rick Ankiel Reportedly to Join Nationals

The Nationals reportedly have agreed to a one-year deal with Rick Ankiel, adding another new piece to their outfield. Ankiel will make $1.5 million in 2011 and could earn an additional $1.25 million in incentives, reports SI.com. It should not be a surprise at this point that Ankiel is a Scott Boras client, as the...

Braves Exercise Options on Alex Gonzalez, Omar Infante

The Atlanta Braves made a number of moves on Tuesday, including exercising the 2011 contract options of shortstop Alex Gonzalez and All-Star Omar Infante, along with signing right-handed reliever Scott Proctor to a one-year deal. Gonzalez, 33, came to the Braves on July 14 in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 72...

The Dugout: Kyle Farnsworth Circa 2005

Like today's Dugout was going to be about something else. The Giants looked like they had game 2 in the bag. They were up 4-1 and that crazy guy with the beard from the Beach Boys was pitching. Bobby Cox had been ejected for coughing too loudly within 100 feet of an umpire. Things were going great. Somehow the planets...

Gutsy Glaus' Double Play Decision Sparks Braves' Miraculous Game 2 Win

SAN FRANCISCO -- When the ball came bouncing toward Troy Glaus, as the runner who could provide a season-crushing blow to the Braves was sprinting home, Glaus didn't think the right play was to go to second base. He knew it. That's the point. Glaus is not a good third baseman. Never has been. Not even in his prime. He...

Giants vs. Braves: Atlanta Levels Series on Rick Ankiel's 11th-Inning Blast

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rick Ankiel's 11th-inning homer helped the Braves rally for a 5-4 victory over the Giants on Friday night in Game 2 of the NLDS. The Braves, who trailed by four runs after five innings, evened the best-of-five series at one game apiece. The Giants had a 4-0 lead by the second inning. It seemed secure with...

Rick Ankiel News From the Web

05/29/12 MLB Player Poll: Detroit Tigers baserunners face three... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Glen Edward Gorbous â a Canadian who had a three-year Major League Baseball stint with the Philadelphia Phillies â holds the record for the longest recorded throw of a baseball.
05/23/12 Astros add to Cubs' woes Source: The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN J.D. Martinez hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve had a solo homer to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
05/23/12 NL roundup: Halladay has bad start in Phils' 5-2 loss... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
05/23/12 Majors: National League Roundup Source: The Salisbury Post - Salisbury NC Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy, leading the Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Braves.
05/09/12 Today's Nationals-Pirates lineups Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Bryce Harper will move to center field tonight with Tyler Moore (making his second career start) and Xavier Nady playing corner outfield against Pirates left-handed starter Erik Bedard.