Archive: August 26, 2007 - September 01, 2007
The Patterson question
We now know that John Patterson will not pitch for the Nationals again this season. We know that he is headed for his second surgery in as many years to solve nerve problems in his right arm. We know his...
By Barry Svrluga | September 1, 2007; 1:56 PM ET | Comments (49)
Patterson to have surgery
Right-hander John Patterson will have surgery to decompress the radial nerve in his right elbow, GM Jim Bowden and Patterson said today. Patterson was here at RFK Stadium, and it was very clear in talking to him that he is...
By Barry Svrluga | August 31, 2007; 6:29 PM ET | Comments (40)
Pregame bits and pieces
So Manny Acta held his as-promised meeting with the team, and the message was simple. "We have to stay focused," Acta said. I've touched on this theme before, and I'll do so again, but just because the Nationals have played...
By Barry Svrluga | August 31, 2007; 4:51 PM ET | Comments (3)
Nationals lineup
So Ronnie Belliard was examined yesterday and it was determined that he has some fluid in his inner ear which is what caused his dizziness the last couple days. Apparently, though, he's not dizzy enough to be out of the...
By Barry Svrluga | August 31, 2007; 3:29 PM ET | Comments (15)
Bonneville, Nats in negotiations -- and the future of radio
So I just talked to Joel Oxley, the senior vice president for Bonneville D.C., the group of radio stations that owns and operates WTOP and the soon-to-be-reformatted WTWP-Washington Post Radio. I know this has been discussed by you folks here...
By Barry Svrluga | August 30, 2007; 5:23 PM ET | Comments (147)
Bits and pieces from the road
OK, very quickly, because I've got 20 minutes before they're supposed to board American 74 with service to Washington-Dulles. (Hate flying into Dulles, by the way. That's a loooooooooooooong way back home to Capitol Hill.) ยท The Chicago White Sox...
By Barry Svrluga | August 30, 2007; 12:32 AM ET | Comments (69)
"I don't believe ... what I just saw."
Um, please sit down for the following news. Comfy? Good. Robert Fick has hit a home run. I'll let that sink in a bit. Got it? Arms around it? OK. This brings up an interesting point -- as it's 7-3...
By Barry Svrluga | August 29, 2007; 4:41 PM ET | Comments (230)
End-of-the-road-trip lineups
OK, just finished the chat. Thanks to anyone who stopped by. Here's your lineups for today: Washington: Logan -- 8 Lopez -- 6 Zimmerman -- 5 Kearns -- 9 Church -- 7 Jimenez -- 4 Fick -- 3 Flores --...
By Barry Svrluga | August 29, 2007; 3:07 PM ET | Comments (21)
Position by position: Middle infield
Apparently this team is going to dictate how our position-by-position series goes, because just when I wanted to move on from catcher (where we've discussed Schneider and Flores) to first (where we've discussed Young and Johnson) to closer (where we...
By Barry Svrluga | August 29, 2007; 3:57 AM ET | Comments (70)
Lineups from Chavez Ravine
Wily Mo Pena told me a little while ago that he couldn't play tonight, but he will test his foot tomorrow. He said he would absolutely be able to play on Friday. In fact, he said, "Not 'be able.' I'm...
By Barry Svrluga | August 28, 2007; 8:40 PM ET | Comments (39)
The Zimmerman story: Early version
Some of you requested this in the other thread, so I thought I'd post it here. Also: The radio situation. The Nationals broadcasts will remain on 107.7 FM/1500 AM through the rest of the season. The club's deal was with...
By Barry Svrluga | August 28, 2007; 1:00 PM ET | Comments (30)
Don't look now ...
... but things aren't going so well anymore. Look what happened while everyone was (quasi-)celebrating how resilient the Nationals have been for the better part of the season, since they started 9-25. They went out and lost nine of 12....
By Barry Svrluga | August 28, 2007; 3:26 AM ET | Comments (71)
Is anybody up? I have WMP news
So Wily Mo Pena, the Weapon of Mass Production, left tonight's game with a contusion on his left foot. X-rays were negative. He is day-to-day. In case anybody missed it, WMP had his Kirk Gibson moment, fouling a 2-1 fastball...
By Barry Svrluga | August 27, 2007; 11:25 PM ET | Comments (34)
Nationals' lineup
Here's your lineup from Chavez Ravine. This is a nice place, but I have to say that the seats here are faded more than those at RFK. Washington: Lopez - 6 Logan - 8 Zimmerman - 5 Young - 3...
By Barry Svrluga | August 27, 2007; 6:16 PM ET | Comments (24)
Position by position: The Cordero Question
As promised, let's skip around in our position-by-position series to closer, mostly because those of you who spend time on the Journal at work (horrors!) probably spent their time in pursuit of more worthy endeavors over the weekend. Therefore, Chad...
By Barry Svrluga | August 27, 2007; 12:12 AM ET | Comments (65)
Mile High Madness
Last game in Colorado, with Joel Hanrahan getting the chance to salvage one game here before moving on to L.A. Your lineups: Washington: Lopez -- 6 (hitting .143 in 12 games since Aug. 12) Belliard -- 4 (was hitting .304...
By Barry Svrluga | August 26, 2007; 2:09 PM ET | Comments (20)
