Washington Nationals News and Rumors
Nationals Buoyed By Fans' "Magical" A-Ha Singalongs To "Take On Me"—And Tonight's Was The Best YetTimothy Burke, deadspin.com As noted earlier this week, Michael Morse's walkup music choice of a-ha's "Take On Me" has become a rallying cry for "Natitude." The intensity of the singing has increased as the series has gone on, and tonight's eighth-inning rendit… |
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Cards reach NLCS with stunning ninth-inning rallyOct 12, 2012
Down 6-0 early and twice down to their last strike, the Cardinals scored four runs in the ninth on a pair of two-run singles from Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma to stun the Nationals 9-7. |
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Game 4 victory reminded Davey of Nats' early winsOct 12, 2012
Had the result been different, Nationals manager Davey Johnson surely wouldn't have been viewing his club's inability to put a runner past first base on Thursday as merely a flashback to earlier in the year. |
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Zimmermann would get Game 1 start in NLCSOct 12, 2012
Manager Davey Johnson said that if the Nationals advance to the National League Championship Series, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will pitch against the Giants in Game 1, which would be Sunday at 8 p.m. ET at Nationals Park. |
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Jackson available if Game 5 goes to extrasOct 12, 2012
If Game 5 of the National League Division Series goes into extra innings, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said he would use starter Edwin Jackson in relief. |
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It's All Down To ThisOct 12, 2012
After winning a thrilling Game 4, the Nationals are back in Game 5 to try and end the reign of the defending champion Cardinals. Jay Jaffe breaks down what to expect in Washington. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Get excited! We've got two elimination games slated for today, as both series have come down to a Game 5. Will the Orioles continue their unlikely run through the postseason? Will Natitude prevail? Will Alex Rodriguez overdose on sleeping pills in the d… |
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Jayson Werth in cupcake form? Yes, pleaseOct 12, 2012
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com It's usually an insult to figuratively describe any athlete as a "cupcake," but it has become a literal honor for Jayson Werth. No, really. As DC Sports Bog reports, the likeness of the bearded Washington Nationals slugger — who won Thursday's… |
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Game 4 sets local Nats ratings recordOct 12, 2012
Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com Game 4 of the NLDS between the Cardinals and Nationals was the most-watched Nats game locally since baseball returned to D.C., according to Nielsen overnights. The broadcast — which began on TNT around 4 p.m., eventually switched to TBS and ended around… |
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Werth's epic at-bat saves Nationals' seasonOct 12, 2012
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The first pitch, from Lance Lynn? Jayson Werth didn't like it. It was 95 miles an hour, and it crossed the plate at the very bottom of the strike zone. It was the type of pitch that led Lynn's Cardinals teammates to incredulously say,… |
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Nats fans line up for standing room ticketsOct 12, 2012
Dan Steinberg, washingtonpost.com Via Reader Emily, here’s the line for standing room tickets at Nats Park more than an hour before the box office opened on Friday morning. As the 10 a.m. opening time approached, she reported that the line doubled around the block, and was maybe 200-peo… |
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Leading Off: Let's Play FiveOct 12, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com All four of baseball's division series required Game 5s, with the Giants and the Tigers winning theirs on Thursday. |
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Momentum from walk-off HRs hard to maintainOct 12, 2012
Paul Casella, MLB.com On Thursday, Jayson Werth helped keep the Nationals' season alive by doing something that had never been done in the Wild Card era. |
