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 [...]

The Feds have decided to come hard after Roger Clemens for perjury. The Federal government plans to indict Clemens for lying to Congress, under oath, about taking performance enhancing drugs during Feb 2008 congressional hearings according to The New York Times.
The indictment comes nearly two and half years after Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee testified [...]

Here is a complete list of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) once prestigious 600 Home Run Club:

*Barry Bonds – 762 (2,986 games)
Hank Aaron – 755 (3,298 games)
Babe Ruth – 714 (2,503 games)
Willie Mays – 660 (2,992 games)
Ken Griffey Jr. – 630 (2,671 games)
*Sammy Sosa – 609 (2,354 games)
*Alex Rodriguez – 600 (2,267 games)

Total home runs along with [...]

The New York Yankees in three separate deals acquired outfielder/first baseman Lance Berkman, outfielder Austin Kearns, and relief pitcher Kerry Wood before Saturday’s MLB trading deadline.
They acquired Kerry Wood and $2.1 million cash from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later or $500,000 cash.  Wood’s current contract holds a team [...]

The Atlanta Braves traded the Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jesse Chavez, outfielder Gregor Blanco, and minor league pitcher Tim Collins earlier today before the MLB trading deadline.
In return the Braves receive veteran relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth and former pitcher turned outfielder Rick Ankiel.
The Braves are currently in first place in the National League East.
The [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals traded RF Ryan Ludwick, in a 3-team trade, to the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
The Cardinals in return receive SP Jake Westbrook from the Cleveland Indians and cash, along with minor league pitcher Nick Greenwood from the Padres.
The Indians received AA RHP Corey Kluber from the Padres.
St. Louis was able to [...]

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Garza threw a no-hitter Monday night against the Detroit Tigers.  The Rays won the game 5-0.
It is the 5th no-hitter in the Major Leagues this year.
The Tigers’ Armando Galarraga lost a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9th inning earlier this year when umpire Jim Joyce blew a call [...]

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, who has been a good manager for several MLB clubs but will perhaps always be best known for his tirades against umpires and his teams, has decided that he will retire at the end of the season.
Piniella has managed for the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, Devil Rays, and Cubs during his [...]

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 [...]