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Game 97 TAF™ of 12.9. I'm still working on this, but we're getting somewhere.

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Game 97 TAF™ of 12.9. I'm still working on this, but we're getting somewhere.

Game 96 TSF™ is 27.4. I'm still experimenting with how to calculate this, so I'm not sure how high ...

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Game 96 TSF™ is 27.4. I'm still experimenting with how to calculate this, so I'm not sure how high that is. My gut feeling is that it's pretty high.

(From Tonight's GameThread)... Twitter = Wikipedia... (ed. note - "I trust Twitter posts...

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(From Tonight's GameThread)... Twitter = Wikipedia... (ed. note - "I trust Twitter posts (tweets?) as sources about as much as I trust wikipedia profiles, meaning I never believe anything without double checking the facts, but ROSCOEtheNATSfan sent this to me and I thought it was at least interesting... From Will Carroll's Twitter account, where the Baseball Prospectus' scribe wrote last night..."): "Hearing that Nats offered GM job to someone and got turned down. Rizzo should have that job already, but if true, sets up weird winter." I thought Rizzo as full-time GM was a certainty, and the "take-it-for-what it's worth" caveat still stands, but this sure is interesting... Baseball Prospectus' Will Carroll's Twitter

"The Nationals were among the teams that scouted Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez against the...

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"The Nationals were among the teams that scouted Giants left-hander Jonathan Sanchez against the Braves on Monday night. The Giants, looking for a bat, have had interest in Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson. (Josh) Willingham could be another possibility..." FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, from an article entitled, "Phillies have other options beside Halladay"

"Acting" DC GM Mike Rizzo in Washington Post writer Tracee Hamilton's article entitled, "Trade...

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"Acting" DC GM Mike Rizzo in Washington Post writer Tracee Hamilton's article entitled, "Trade Deadline Won't Produce Immediate Gratification for Nats": "For the immediate future, this year, next year, Nick (Johnson's) our first baseman right now. The Lerner family . . . there's no mandate to move salaries, to move players just to clear space. We need to make good, prudent baseball deals. "I talk with ownership all the time and I think the fans have been extremely patient with us in the three years since '06 when the Lerners took over... "People in the front office, we know what Stephen Strasburg means to our major league ballclub."

Washington Post's Tracee Hamilton's article, "Trade Deadline Won't Produce Immediate Gratification for Nats"

Former Mets' GM Jim Duquette, On XM's Power Alley with Seth Everett and Jim Duquette, talking about...

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Former Mets' GM Jim Duquette, On XM's Power Alley with Seth Everett and Jim Duquette, talking about the Nationals: "To do the Nationals the right service for the fans and the organization, you have to go out and do a search, and once you decide Manny Acta is not the guy, you have to go out and do a search. So (Jim) Riggleman becomes the interim guy, the bridge, to get you to whoever it is that you're going to end up hiring at the end of the offseason. You have to go through a whole managerial search in my opinion, because I don't think Riggleman's the guy long term for them..." Power Alley on Twitter

My goal is: I want to beat up on every single team the way we got beat up on the first half.

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My goal is: I want to beat up on every single team the way we got beat up on the first half.

Adam Dunn, via WaTimes. Let's go Nats.

When a team drafts a player, as the Orioles did McDonald 20 years ago and the Nationals will...

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When a team drafts a player, as the Orioles did McDonald 20 years ago and the Nationals will Strasburg tonight, it's not paying for the entirety of a career. It's paying to control the player's first six years of major-league service time. So before we start worrying whether Strasburg will be an all-time great, let's focus on his first six major-league years. Because that's what the Nationals will be contemplating as they negotiate a price.

Ken Davidoff of Newsday

Here's the best way to crystallize it: San Fran's three starters have combined for six Cy Young...

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Here's the best way to crystallize it: San Fran's three starters have combined for six Cy Young awards. Washington's three starters have combined for two career victories.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/06/the_gulf_between_them.html

Cabrera Designated For Assignment After tonight's game, a 6-1 loss to the Mets, the Nationals...

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Cabrera Designated For Assignment After tonight's game, a 6-1 loss to the Mets, the Nationals designated for assignment pitcher Daniel Cabrera. Acting GM Mike Rizzo said of Cabrera, "I was tired of watching him." Cabrera had been signed this offseason to a one-year, $2.6 million deal. Cabrera said tonight that he plans to become a free agent if he clears waivers. With Cabrera's departure, the Nationals will recall from Class AA Harrisburg catcher Luke Montz. The move is entirely temporary. Catcher Josh Bard is leaving the team tonight to be with his wife, who is having an induced labor. I'll have more on this move - and reaction from Cabrera - shortly. By Chico Harlan | May 26, 2009; 10:54 PM ET

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/05/cabrera_designated_for_assignm.html?wprss=nationalsjournal