The Beltway Boys: NATIONALS 3.0 BEGINS TODAY

NATIONALS 3.0 BEGINS TODAY

[April 2nd] -- Here it is Opening Day and I haven't published in almost a week. That, my friends, just isn't right. I should be excited at yet another opening day in Washington, D.C. My regular readers, however, know that my health jumps up and bites me in the butt at times.

Consider the past week one of those times.

I'll be back following this afternoon's game. I'm certain that the new season will renew my health, which will in turn bring me back to my blog.

Go Nats. It's time to win your first Opening Day in D.C.

# posted by Farid Rushdi @ 7:56 PM

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Farid,

As one of your faithful readers, I miss you.

I pray all is well.

# posted by

Anonymous : 8:01 PM

Here's another one. I may not have always agreed on your view of the current team and its front office, but I always enjoyed reading the way you said it. I especially enjoyed your perspective on the Senators, as I'm a little too young to have lived through that. I hope you're okay.

# posted by

crimnos : 5:56 AM

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Orlando Hudson To Nationals?

MLB Traderumors is predicting that second baseman Orlando Hudson will likely end up in Washington.

I think they are right.

The Nationals have no one in-house who can play second and no one wants to see Cristian Guzman next to Adam Dunn.

The Nationals still have enough money remaining in the till to pay Hudson $5 million or so for 2010.

The Nationals have enough back of the rotation starters (Scott Olsen, Ross Detwiler, J.D. Martin and Craig Stammen) to spend the remaining resources on Hudson.

Big Changes, Little Names

Big happenings? Nah. Just happenings. Zach Day was designated for assignment by the Colorado Rockies and Capitol Punishment is reporting that the Nats have claimed him off the waiver wire. So we ended up getting Preston Wilson for nothing. That's nice. Billy Traber, he of the tight leash, was sent down to New Orleans and replaced by Mike O'Connor.

Rasner Rocks For Yanks

What was it that Jim Bowden said when he lost Darrell Rasner to the Yankees through waivers last winter? Wasn't it something like, "C'mon, it wasn't like he was going to make an impact at the major league level?" Well Jimbo, it seems like some of your "minor" transactions are coming back to haunt you.

Rasner, a 6'3" righty from Carson City, Nevada, was waived February 11th by the Nationals, just a couple of weeks before the start of spring training. He was picked up and assigned to 'AAA' Columbus. He had some injuries this year, but it didn't effect his pitching. In 58 innings for the Clippers, Rasner went 4-0, 2.76. But wait. There's more.

Pitching on Sunday against the Twins, Rasner pitched 6 strong innings, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits. In two starts, he's now 1-0, 1.17.

What do you always like to say, Jim, something about "You can never have enough pitching?" Let's see, you waived Rasner, and he's starting for the Yankees. You waived Claudio Vargas, and he's starting for the Diamondbacks. You waived Byung Young Kim, and he's starting for the Rockies. You traded Tomo Ohka for a guy no longer in the major leagues, and he's starting for the Brewers.

Jim, if I were you, I'd stay away from the waiver wire. Seems like you haven't figured it that it's supposed to help the team, not hurt it.

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