http://www.natsatbat.com Nationals Baseball Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:43:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Section 308, Row D, Seat 13, Infield Gallery http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/11/16/mmm-new-seat-new-stadium/ Yesterday, 3 days before the relocation deadline, I received the following email message: Dear Nationals Season Ticket Holder, The 2008 Relocation Package that we mailed to you has been returned to the Washington Nationals. We have attempted to reach you via phone to get a corrected address and have been unsuccessful. ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/07/11/no-mail-no-phone/ Capitol Punishment: Zoning In On The Problem--A Washington Nationals Blog The best Nats blog, Capitol Punishment, gives a rundown of the Nats defense based upon stats from Hardball Times. http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/06/26/capitol-punishment-zoning-in-on-the-problem-a-washington-nationals-blog/ updated: added scorecard A minor rant to start. The concessions at RFK still suck, at least the ones that I use in the 500's. Understanding that I am usually through the gates at or shortly after they open, the vendors should be ready to take my money and give ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/06/25/indians-sunday-june-24th/ updated: added scorecard Many years from now, 2007 might be remembered as year one of building the Nationals dynasty that brought many titles to the DC area. What is assured, however, are two plays will be a part of most highlight reels or blooper packages. First, Matt Chico throwing ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/06/23/tigers-6-22-07/ In the bottom of the 6th inning, with Jesus Colome warming up--facing a mess created by Saul Rivera--three of the National infielders gathered on the grass behind the mound. Ryan Zimmerman, Felipe Lopez and Dmitri Young stood in a semi-circle chatting seemingly about everything but the bases loaded with ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/06/21/cristian-attonment/ My friend Eric loves Gary Sheffield. While talking about the Detroit at Washington series, he told me that I was going to see the fastest bat in the majors (disclaimer: he could have said one of the fastest). Yeah, right, like I can see the difference. ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/06/19/nationals-versus-tigers-june-18th-8-9-loss/ Week one is over and the Nationals are 1-6 and heading to series against Atlanta and New York. Like the weather this week, the outlook is pretty damn chilly. That isn't to say, however, there wasn't positives to be found: Ryan Church -- I hate seeing Church in ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/04/09/week-1/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Word from Saturday's exhibition game that the Hard Times Cafe is no longer one of the RFK  vendors saddens me immensely.  Most will miss the large chili cheese nachos, but I always ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/04/01/i-cry-for-my-lost-angus-beef-weiner/ After a lifetime as a baseball fan and even working at a fantasy sports company, today I completed my first MLB fantasy draft.  I got sucked in by a request for managers in the forums for one of my favorite podcasts, filmspotting.net. It is a head-to-head league that sets rosters weekly ... http://www.natsatbat.com/2007/03/24/my-first-fantasy-roster/