It’s not officially official just yet, but Davey Johnson is expected to be announced as the Washington Nationals’ next manager on Sunday.  The Nationals were left in a lurch after former skipper Jim Riggleman suddenly resigned on Thursday.  According to USA Today:
General manager Mike Rizzo said Saturday that Johnson has agreed to a deal, but [...]

It’s been a loonngg off season, hasn’t it?  You’ve been itching to pull out ye olde computer and pour over OBPs of left-handed batters with pitchers in scoring position and the number of RBI(s) Albert Pujols had on any day game where Ketchup won the condiment race on the Jumbotron.  So here are the guys [...]

Rob Dibble, the voice of the Washington Nationals, has been fired by WASN after disparaging comments he made about Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg on his XM radio show.  Strasburg replaced Don Sutton as the voice of the Nats in 2009.
“So for me, a little bit has to be put back on Strasburg here,” Dibble said. “OK, [...]

Bad news for the Washington Nationals. Word is out that their #1 super-stud pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg, who briefly lit the 2010 season on fire with his dominant pitching performances, will miss the 2011 season after suffering a torn ligament in his right elbow.
The Nationals made Strasburg the #1 pick in the 2009 draft and [...]

Supermodel Hilary Rhoda threw out the first pitch Friday night between the Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox in D.C.
The Sox won the game 2-1 in 11 innings, but not before Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 batters in 7 innings while giving up just one run.
President Barack Obama and his daughters were on [...]

Washington Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Stasburg is on the cover of the new Sports Illustrated.  The caption to the right of the cover photo states: “TWO GAMES, TWO WINS, 22 STRIKEOUTS.”
Strasburg is off to an amazing start to his upstart career after his first two starts.  His debut was off the charts against the Pirates. [...]