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"I've Become A Distraction." - Jim Bowden Resigns As The Washington Nationals' GM.
Washington Nationals' General Manager Jim Bowden did not want to go. Mr. Bowden, in a public statement this morning about his resignation as the Washington Nationals' General Manager, (as recorded in Washington Post writer Chico Harlan's Nationals Journal post entitled, "Bowden Statement"), told...
The Tigers' Connection to the Jose Rijo Mess
Have you been following the craziness that the Washington Nationals have been immersed in over the past 10 days? If not, I'll try to recap. Back in 2006, the Nats signed a 16-year-old shortstop from the Dominican Republic named Esmailyn Gonzalez. Only it turns out that the kid isn't really 19...
A Special Comment On The Washington Nationals
In Washington Post writer Chico Harlan's now-famous Nationals Journal post entitled, "The Stanifesto", the Nationals' Team President Stan Kasten promised to be candid with the audience of fans and journalists gathered at a NatsFest panel discussion featuring the Nationals' President, GM, Assistant...
Washington Nationals To Oust Jose Rijo, Who's Next?
I know it's late and this post isn't going to be very long, but it's really just a point for discussion among the faithful anyway. According to Nats Journal, Jose Rijo will be been relieved of his duties as Special Assistant to the General Manager, though reading through the story, it appears Rijo...
Rumors: Washington Nationals Consider Options If Bowden Departs...
Now I want stress that this is just a rumor, but according to three separate "baseball sources" who follow the team, (yes bloggers can have anonymous sources too), rumors are surfacing about the Washington Nationals' interest in Toronto Blue Jays' Assistant GM Tony LaCava as a possible replacement...
Washington Nationals' Crisis: The Last Hours Of The Jim Bowden Era In Washington, DC?
"But behind the scenes, according to sources, some within the team's ownership group -- which includes Managing Principal Owner Theodore N. Lerner, seven principal owners and nine founding partners -- are eager to cut ties with the general manager they inherited almost three years ago, and see...
The Washington Nationals' Prospect Formerly Known As Esmailyn "Smiley" Gonzalez...And Stephen Strasburg's First Start Of '09...?
"You know, to say I'm disappointed doesn't begin to describe how I feel. I'm angry. I am very angry. We've been defrauded, and make no mistake -- this wasn't a college kid with a fake ID that came in and did this. This was a deliberate, premeditated fraud with a lot more to this story, and we are...
Washington Nationals' prospect "Smiley Gonzalez" is a Fraud; Who is to Blame?
SI.com revealed last night that a "Nationals Prospect Falsified Identity". Esmailyn Gonzalez, listed by the Nats as being 19 years old, is really Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo, 23. This is is yet another black eye for a Washington Nationals franchise that just can't seem to get out of its own way....
The Pirates May Not Get Any Talent From the Dominican...
But at least that means they probably won't be involved with this scandal, in which it seems employees of various teams are under investigation for allegedly skimming off the tops of bonuses paid to Dominican players. This article mentions Nationals GM Jim Bowden and special assistant Jose Rijo as...
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