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Nats don’t trade anybody, beat Reds; Big Train 100 years after

WASHINGTON 5 Cincinnati 2 (CBS Sportsline Boxscore) After not making any trades (The Post and The Wash. Times, respecitvely) yesterday, the Nats got back to business by defeating the Reds last night....

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Nationals Park statues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – I always though that statues of D.C. baseball legends was a must-have for the Nationals permanent home and I am pleased that they are now installed at the Centerfield entrance area....

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Grandson is not impressed with Walter Johnson statue

DICK HELLER – Johnson’s kin argue this call – The Wash. TimesHenry Thomas, grandson of Walter Johnson, does not appreciate the statue of his grandfather at Nationals Park: “I went out there last...

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Nats: Where is Mr. Walkoff? Big Train, cortisone, A-ha, flag bet

Something was missing from the 2012 Washington Nationals season – the annual Ryan Zimmerman game-ending home run. A walk-off. Zimmerman has hit at least one annually starting in 2006 when he homered...

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Video: Babe Ruth vs. Walter Johnson and Lou Gerhig on the first day of his...

Tuesday’s Uni-Watch linked to a great post about a fantastic find – old film Babe Ruth batting against Walter Johnson. It was more than that though, as it was June 1, 1925 which was the day that Ruth...

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On this day in 1942: Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth face off one final time to...

Video of Washington Senators great Walter Johnson pitching to New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth in 1942 at Yankee Stadium to raise money for Army-Navy War Relief. The post On this day in 1942: Walter...

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Celebrate Pitchers and Catchers Day 2019 with historic Nats spring training...

Footage of Washington Senators/Nationals spring training footage from the 1930s - 1960s. Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith and Bob Wolff are among those featured. The post Celebrate Pitchers and Catchers...

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The Post reviews Nationals Park statues

Nationals’ Sculptures: No Hits, Just Errors – The PostThe three new statues and mobile at Nationals Park earn a poor review: At their best, baseball […] Read More The post The Post reviews Nationals...

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The best part of Ken Burns Baseball

Thanks to the magnanimity of PBS you can stream the original nine innings of Ken Burns Baseball. Re-watching Baseball, I think that the best part […] Read More The post The best part of Ken Burns...

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