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Jayson Werth, Nationals Ready to Make Some Noise in NL East

Even as they tried to trumpet the most ambitious signing in their history, the Nationals couldn't escape the shadow of that team a few hours up I-95. Two hours before the Phillies were set to introduce Cliff Lee, Washington finally unveiled its marquee offseason signing, Lee's former Phillies teammate Jayson Werth, and...

National Credibility Comes With Werth Deal

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Nationals put themselves back on the baseball map Sunday. Sure, Washington overpaid for Jayson Werth, and it's still not certain whether he's a focal point or merely a very good complementary player. But by signing Werth for seven years and $126 million to play right field, the Nats got...

Nationals GM Mike Rizzo Gets Five-Year Contract Extension

The Nationals like to think of themselves as an organization on the rise, and the most recent architect of their promising future will be around to see it through. Mike Rizzo on Tuesday was awarded a five-year contract extension and a wordy new title, executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager,...

Bryce Harper Headed to Arizona Fall League After All

Two days after saying Bryce Harper was headed home to Las Vegas for a bit of recuperation, the Nationals changed course Wednesday and sent their top young prospect to the Arizona Fall League. Harper will join the AFL's Scottsdale Scorpions immediately, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told MLB.com. Sending him to the...

Adam Dunn Is 'Assuming' He'll Be a Free Agent This Winter

Considering the news about Stephen Strasburg's impending Tommy John surgery that's going to cost him not only the rest of the 2010 season, but possibly the 2011 season as well, the following bit of news feels as though the baseball gods are just piling on Washington Nationals fans. It's starting to sound like the...

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Cole Hamels Ripped By Nats GM Mike Rizzo For Hitting Bryce Harper Intentionally (VIDEO)

Shortly after his dominant win over Washington in Nationals Park, Phillies star Cole Hamels admitted to intentionally plunking 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper in the first inning.

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05/09/12 Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals: Who Wins... Source: Bleacher Report When Bradford Doolittle of Baseball Prospectus recently asked Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo why they were using a 160-innings limit for Stephen Strasburg instead of a total number of pitches or some other metric to count high-stress innings, the response was surprising.
05/09/12 Rumblings: Breakin' The Law Source: Philebrity. >>>The judge in the federal duck boat case has paused the trail on day two.
05/08/12 Around the Nation: Indians OF Sizemore aiming for June... Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH Cleveland Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore is hoping to rejoin the team in June. The three-time All-Star is on the disabled list for the seventh time in four years.
05/08/12 Cal Ripken: Hitting Bryce Harper wasn't old school Source: D.C. Sports Bog (Rich Lipski - AP) Cole Hamels suggested that hitting Bryce Harper was part of "that old-school, prestigious way of baseball."
05/07/12 Cole Hamels Ripped By Nats GM Mike Rizzo For Hitting... Source: The Huffington Post Shortly after his dominant win over Washington in Nationals Park, Phillies star Cole Hamels admitted to intentionally plunking 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper in the first inning.

Background on mike rizzo

Michael "Mike" Rizzo, is an American DJ/remixer from New York City since the early 1990s. He is well known for working with various artists such as Jennifer Green and Sun, all of whom scored hits on both Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts.

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