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Chambers dispels Nats job rumor

Chambers dispels Nats job rumor
College of Southern Nevada baseball coach Tim Chambers told me that he has "absolutely not" been offered a job with the Nats. Tim said he called the Nats Assistant General Manager Roy Clark last night and they joked about how the media frenzy with him and the interest in his player, Bryce Harper, most likely fueled this type of speculation. "I was a 'bird-dog' while Roy was with the Atlanta Braves. As a matter of fact, when Clark left the Braves, the team sent me a letter that I was no...
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Game 2 Braves preview: Atilano riding sinker to Big Leagues

Game 2 Braves preview: Atilano riding sinker to Big Leagues
Nats starter Luis Atilano learned his best pitch the sinker from the Nats organization. He will prominently display that pitch again tonight as he takes on the Atlanta Braves in his 3rd overall start and 2nd at home. I asked Luis what he felt about his 2-0 start: "I feel happy about it. I am keeping my focus from day to day. I am trying to get quick outs during my starts." "I am working pitch by pitch. I am not trying to do too much. A lot of times I am behind in the count. But that...
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Desmond calls on Double-A coach to refine hitting

Desmond calls on Double-A coach to refine hitting
Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond went 2-4 with a home run, a single, 2 RBI and a run scored in the Nats 6-3 win over the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night at Nats Park. Desmond is batting .338 with 2 doubles and 5 RBI in last 6 games. His homer was number two on the season and came off Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami in the fifth inning. "He just threw me a slider. I was able to stay through it and get enough of it to get it out of the park. I was looking for it. He gave it to me. That's...
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Chambers insists Harper "very coachable"

Chambers insists Harper "very coachable"
College of Southern Nevada enters the final week of the regular season riding an eight game winning streak and a 42-10 overall record. The Coyotes are 29-7 in conference play, guaranteeing their 6th Scenic West conference regular season championship. They have two games remaining on their schedule at Salt Lake Community College, Friday and Saturday before the post season starts May 12th. Potential #1 overall selection Bryce Harper continues to lead the team with 21 HRs, .417 batting average...
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Strasburg versus Reds in June?

Strasburg versus Reds in June?
With the team announcement that Nationals number one overall selection Stephen Strasburg is moving on to the Syracuse Chiefs, I project the possible May starts for #37, and if all goes well, his first major league baseball start would be in early June for the home series against the Cincinnati Reds. Jim Callis, Executive Editor of Baseball America told me it makes sense for the Nats to have Strasburg in Harrisburg for a month, Syracuse for a month, then bring him up for 100 innings before...
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New Perspective: Watching Strasburg on the Road

New Perspective: Watching Strasburg on the Road
I wanted to relay my experiences from my visit last week to Reading, Pennsylvania to watch Stephen Strasburg's start. Strasburg did very well in that game, going five innings, allowing no hits and retiring the first 13 batters he faced. Unlike Sunday's start in Harrisburg, Strasburg was in control from the start and even contributed the game winning base hit. It is always fun to watch opposing team's reactions to Strasburg, especially the fans, who booed Strasburg as he ran slowly to...
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Matt Chico adds new pitch, gets win for Harrisburg

Matt Chico adds new pitch, gets win for Harrisburg
Senators pitcher Matt Chico continues to work hard to get back to the Major Leagues and had a very good outing this week for Harrisburg at Reading, his first win of the season. I caught up with Matt this week and he talked about the conditions of his start and his new pitch, the two seam fastball. "I had no problems in the 40 degree weather. It is cold but you are warm. "It wasn't bad. It was one of those games where I like the result but I didn't feel good. One of those nights I had...
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Exclusive: One-on-One with Bryce Harper

Exclusive: One-on-One with Bryce Harper
With the June First-Year Player Draft now less than a month and a half away, I got another opportunity to speak with 17-year-old catcher phenom Bryce Harper as his season with the College of Southern Nevada heads toward postseason play. Harper leads the Coyotes in several offensive categories including batting average (.410), hits (64), doubles (14), home runs (21), RBIs (59), total bases (143) and slugging percentage (.917) in 47 games. CSN is 38-10 and 25-7 in conference play. We touched...
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Bryce Harper's Coach: "He is a good all around kid"

Bryce Harper's Coach: "He is a good all around kid"
A recent Baseball Prospectus article had some disparaging opinions regarding the makeup of 17-year-old phenom Bryce Harper. Kevin Goldstein wrote the article, "Future Shock: Bryce Harper" (April 22, 2010) on Harper as a player: "One scout called him among the worst amateur players he's ever seen from a makeup standpoint, with top-of-the-scale arrogance, a disturbingly large sense of entitlement, and on-field behavior that includes taunting opponents. He's just a bad, bad guy," said one...
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Strasburg: Rewind

Strasburg: Rewind
Fresh off a series victory for the Nats over the Cubs, the Harrisburg Senators completed a three game sweep at Reading 5-2. Matt Chico went five innings and allowed a hit and an unearned run to earn his first victory of the season. The Senators have won five in a row. Tuesday night, Stephen Strasburg no-hit the R-Phillies for five innings with no runs, no walks and striking out six. Thirteen batters in a row were unable to reach base for the Phillies. Afterwards, Strasburg answered...
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Strasburg no hits R-Phillies in chilly Reading

Strasburg no hits R-Phillies in chilly Reading
READING, PA ---- Righthander Stephen Strasburg pitched 5 innings of shutout no-hit ball, retiring the first 13 batters he faced, for his 3rd win of the season as Harrisburg defeated Reading 1-0 before an announced 4,156 at chilly FirstEnergy Stadium. Strasburg threw 64 pitches, 42 for strikes, allowing no runs, no hits, no walks and striking out 6 batters. The game time temperature was 53 degrees, but a brisk wind made it feel like it was in the high 40s. Strasburg consistently hit in the...
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Strasburg goes 5 strong innings at Reading

Strasburg goes 5 strong innings at Reading
HBURG 1 READ 0 END 5TH strasburg rbi single Reading Stavisky F7 deep left field best hit ball so far tonight Spidale K passed ball allows runner to get to 1st U6 at 2nd Pinckney FC OUT 6-4 at 2nd Nelson FC Strasburg 64 pitches / 42 strikes IP 5.0 R 0 ER 0 H0 BB 0 K 6 HARRISBURG 000 01 READING 000 00
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HBURG 0 READ 0 Strasburg Bottom 2nd

HBURG 0 READ 0 Strasburg Bottom 2nd
Reading Gillies CF struck out looking but saw 7 pitches Galvis SS 4-3 2 pitches Brown RF 4-3 3 p Stavisky 1B 4-3 Spidale LF 6-3 Pinckney 3B K Nelson C Chavez 2B Cisco P Strasburg IP 2.0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 BB 0 K 2 Harrisburg 00 Reading 00 pitches 12+12=24 END OF 2 0-0
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Strasburg at Reading warming up

Strasburg at Reading warming up
Stephen Strasburg warming up on a ridiculously chilly and windy Tuesday night, wind chill in the 40s here at FirstEnergy Stadium as Harrisburg takes on the Reading Phillies. I will give you quick updates throughout Game 1 as long as my computer and/or fingers dont freeze first.
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Cubs writers love Riggleman; Strasburg Update

Cubs writers love Riggleman; Strasburg Update
As the Nats continue their series in Chicago, I spoke with Carrie Muskat, who covers the Cubs for MLB.com, she had some kind words when I asked her about Jim Riggleman's time at Wrigley Field: "Most of the writers will tell you that Riggs was one of our favorite managers at Wrigley during his time here. Riggleman was a very thoughtful and very smart baseball man. I wish him the best because he handled everything so well. What I saw with what he had to go through in San Diego when they...
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Off to see Strasburg in Reading (Take 2!)

Off to see Strasburg in Reading (Take 2!)
Heading to Reading, Pennsylvania tonight to watch the Harrisburg Senators face off against the Reading Phillies after yesterday's game was rained out (again!). It will be the second road start for Stephen Strasburg and will be interesting to see how he does against a team he just faced in his most recent outing. There has been talk that this week and next might be Strasburg's final few starts in Double-A before a possible transfer to Triple-A and Syracuse, New York. Game time is 6:35pm. ...
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Ask Rizzo at Nats Park on Saturday

Ask Rizzo at Nats Park on Saturday
The Nationals are offering a great opportunity for premium ticket holders to ask General Manager Mike Rizzo and the front office staff questions in a panel discussion for 30 minutes before Saturday home games. They are calling it the "Inside Pitch Live" Speaker Series. From the release: The Washington Nationals have launched "Inside Pitch Live," a new speaker series which will take place in the PNC Diamond Club before the start of all Saturday home games. Nationals General Manager Mike...
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Clippard, Capps and Nieves clutch in comeback vs. Rox

Clippard, Capps and Nieves clutch in comeback vs. Rox
Tyler Clippard did it again for the Nats, now 3-0 with the win Wednesday night as the Nationals outscored the Rockies 6-1 after trailing 3-0 middle 3rd. Clippard threw two innings, allowing no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Tyler had 4 wins all of last year and notched that final victory on October 1st. It is just April 21st and already Tyler has 3 of the Nats 8 wins. His biggest out was getting Carlos Gonzalez on a strikeout with a man on in the top of the 8th. Gonzalez was...
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Guzzie the Good on Rocky Night

Guzzie the Good on Rocky Night
The Rockies prevented the Nationals from going two games above .500 for the first time since 2005 thanks to a 10-4 defeat at Nationals Park Tuesday night. Scott Olsen lasted only two innings plus four batters and the Rockies scored 8 runs in the third to put the game out of reach early. Some Good, some Bad One of the bright spots was the play of 2B Cristian Guzman who had four consecutive hits after striking out in his first plate appearance. Guzman singled three times and then doubled in...
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Wilkie says Booker great influence on Syracuse pitchers

Wilkie says Booker great influence on Syracuse pitchers
Syracuse Chiefs and former George Washington Colonials pitcher Josh Wilkie is off to a good start through 4 games and a 1.35 ERA as a reliever. He has pitched a robust 6 2/3 innings, allowing only 2 hits and 1 earned run. Righties are batting just .125 against Josh, who grabbed a few minutes with me as the Nats were checking out of their team hotel. Wilkie told me things are going well in the first few weeks: "I am trying to get a feel on the mound when pitching every other day as a...
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