Nationals Say Fare Well To Their Young Arms
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The Nationals' starting rotation, littered with cheap retreads and fringe prospects a year ago, has upgraded across the board with a group of solid prospects.
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Don't get him wrong. Prince Fielder is plenty pleased with becoming the youngest player to hit 50 homers in a season.
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Dmitri Young hits a grand slam and Matt Chico pitche seven innings of four-hit ball, leading the Nationals to a 6-0 victory over Chicago on Wednesday.
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Houston&#39;s Roger Clemens and Arizona&#39;s Randy Johnson finished 1-2 in the National League Cy Young Award voting. The Giants&#39; Jason Schmidt didn&#39;t even finish first in the under-40 division.
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Attendance is up and some players with NHL experience welcome the playing time in the minors. Ten of the American Hockey League&#39;s top 13 scorers were on NHL rosters a year ago.
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Defending NCAA champion Jamie Lovemark, at 19 the youngest player in this week's AT&T National, is very much at ease despite his surroundings.
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Ryan Zimmerman's two-run homer ignites a six-run rally in the sixth inning, Tim Redding wins his first start in almost three years, and the Nationals defeat the Brewers, 7-2.
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Johan Santana, a two-time Cy Young award winner acquired last Tuesday from the Minnesota Twins, spoke with poise and confidence during a Mets welcoming event at Shea Stadium.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.
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Youth was served in a big way for the Cardinals at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon. Rookies Yadier Molina and Hector Luna combined for six hits and all four RBIs as St.
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Ian Bell said he was delighted both he and Alastair Cook had been able to live up to Kevin Pietersen's rallying cry to England's junior players after the two young guns both made hundreds in the second Test against Pakistan here at Old Trafford.
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Shawn Hill's encouraging performance Wednesday is a rare treat for the Nationals, whose starters have struggled this spring.
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The Nationals come to contract terms with a dozen players Tuesday, leaving just four players invited to spring training without deals.
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WESTWOOD -- Inside the New England Sports Academy, a group of girls gracefully leaped and tumbled across mats. They were dressed in colorful, sparkly leotards, their hair tightly wound in buns. Their practice last week was more than routine. It was the equivalent of a dress rehearsal before the young gymnasts make their national debut.
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On paper, it looked like a matchup of youth against age. It even appeared it could have been one of those classic boxer-versus-slugger wars.
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Levale Speigner surprises his old organization by cruising through six innings, Ryan Zimmerman hits a three-run homer, and the Nationals beat the Twins, 3-1, on Saturday.
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VIERA, Fla., March 1 -- There is but one portable stereo in the Washington Nationals' clubhouse, constantly set to an innocuous pop station. Not once during the past three weeks has it risen to a level that interfered with normal conversations. Not once has someone slid in a country CD, only to have...