• Home
• News

News Articles

• The complete guide to the weirdest Nats fans superstitions
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Superstitions and baseball go together like peanut butter and jelly. The Nats have worn their postseason blue threads consecutively since winning Game 4 of the NLDS...
  Share • October 18, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers' cutting-edge hitting philosophies didn't translate in the postseason
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers' hired an entire new department of hitting coaches before the season intent on improving against elite playoff pitching. It didn't work in the NLDS.
  Share • October 17, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Nationals succeeded by spending money
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Throughout the playoffs, the Nationals have been cast as plucky underdogs fighting and scrapping their way into the World Series. It's somewhat true: the Nats overcame a...
  Share • October 16, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• Nationals complete NLCS sweep of Cardinals, punch ticket to World Series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Nationals will officially appear in the World Series for the first time in franchise history. The team that had a 19-31 record in late May, putting manager Dave...
  Share • October 15, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Manager Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman to return to Dodgers
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  LOS ANGELES -- - Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season. "When the season ends as...
  Share • October 15, 2019 at 5:35 PM
• Kenley Jansen continued role as Dodgers' closer is an open question
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was noncommittal about Kenley Jansen remaining as the team's closer in 2020.
  Share • October 15, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• Howie Kendrick overcame career-threatening injury. Now he's a playoff hero
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  And this is a man who just last week hit a grand slam to secure a National League Division series upset over the Dodgers. For the first time since 2008, back when he was...
  Share • October 15, 2019 at 5:35 AM
• Andrew Friedman announces he's staying with Dodgers, taking biggest name off board for Red Sox
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Red Sox can cross the biggest name off their GM search before he was ever even an option. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman announced on...
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 8:35 PM
• Former Cub Mark Prior likely to take over as Dodgers pitching coach in 2020
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Mark Prior's big-league playing career unfortunately fizzled out due to recurring injury woes, but he's making a name for himself in the coaching realm. With Dodgers...
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 6:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman expects to sign a new contract to stay with the Dodgers soon
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In the same press availability in which the Rick Honeycutt news was released, Dodgers President Andrew Friedman announced that he expects to sign a new contract to...
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• Manager Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman to return to Dodgers
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers to reassign pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, Mark Prior to take over
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Honeycutt has been the Dodgers pitching coach under four different managers over 14 seasons
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers longtime pitching coach Rick Honeycutt to become a front office special assistant
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Honeycutt has been the Dodgers pitching coach under four different managers over 14 seasons
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman expects to sign a new contract to stay with the Dodgers soon
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  The Dodgers have won the NL West every single year since Friedman joined the club in 2014
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman and Dodgers to finalize contract 'in the next couple of days'
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Andrew Friedman will continue in his role as head of baseball operations with the Dodgers. His contract had been set to expire this month.
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers Dugout: As emotions subside, time to look ahead to next season
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It was a tough loss, but did the team learn anything from it?
  Share • October 14, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Cardinals face another ace in Nationals' Strasburg
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  After some dominating pitching to open the National League Championship Series, the Washington Nationals not only return home for Game 3 on Monday, they do so with...
  Share • October 13, 2019 at 3:35 PM
• Olney: Dodgers must get their priorities in order after early October exit
  From the Web › ESPN
  After their shocking NLDS loss, focusing on the bullpen might seem obvious. But L.A. must play a deeper game in the hot stove league.
  Share • October 13, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Scherzer's turn to flirt with no-hitter as Nationals beat Cards 3-1
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Washington's Max Scherzer became the second pitcher to flirt with a no-hitter in as many days as the Nationals stunned Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Report: Dodgers manager Roberts to return in '20
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will return to the team in 2020, despite the team's heartbreaking loss in the National League Division Series, the Los Angeles Times...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• David Freese announces retirement from MLB
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Dodgers infielder David Freese announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Saturday. The veteran infielder wrapped up his 11th and final season in the majors...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 1:35 PM
• David Freese announces retirement after 11 seasons
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The 36-year-old played for the Cardinals, Angels, Pirates and Dodgers over the course of his career.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers' David Freese retires after 11 seasons as premier postseason performer
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers' David Freese, a clutch hitter and clubhouse leader, has retired after 11 seasons that includes World Series and NLCS MVP honors with the Cardinals.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Freese, 2011 Series MVP, retires after 11 seasons
  From the Web › ESPN
  David Freese, who was named MVP after his Game 6 home run kept the Cardinals alive in the 2011 World Series, has retired. He spent the final two seasons of his 11-year...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Freese, 2011 WS MVP, announces retirement
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  David Freese, the 2011 World Series Most Valuable Player with the St. Louis Cardinals, announced his retirement on Saturday after 11 seasons. You took a 23-year old kid...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• David Freese announces retirement from MLB
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Freese announced his retirement from Major League Baseball following the Dodgers' unceremonious elimination from the NLDS on Wednesday.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• What's next for Braves, Dodgers, Twins and Rays after losing in LDS?
  From the Web › ESPN
  Now that they're out of October, we review what went wrong and what these teams need to do to remain contenders.
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Nats' Scherzer aims to keep Cards down in Game 2
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals gained the early National League Championship Series edge over the St. Louis Cardinals, and they will look to build on it behind Max Scherzer in...
  Share • October 12, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers' postseason fell apart in the NL Division Series with a 7-3 defeat to the Washington Nationals in Game 5, an inglorious ending for a team coming off...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• Hernandez: Dodgers must be bold in acquiring players necessary to win a World Series
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Houston Astros in 2017 and Chicago Cubs in 2016 traded top prospects and were rewarded with World Series titles. The Dodgers similarly ought to go all in.
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Andrew Friedman's status unresolved as Dodgers roster tweaks await club
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers baseball chief Andrew Friedman hasn't agreed to a new contract, and the Red Sox have an opening that might entice him. Dodgers roster tinkering awaits.
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 6:35 PM
• Cardinals, Nationals square off in surprising NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The St. Louis Cardinals host the Washington Nationals on Friday in game one of a National League Championship Series that no one following Major League Baseball was...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 5:35 PM
• Baseball's top salaries are declining, as evidenced by smaller qualifying offer
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Last offseason was marred by a lack of spending and perceived interest in several of the sport's biggest stars. Even beyond the fact that teams weren't pursuing...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 3:35 PM
• Nationals take on the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS tonight
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Game: Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals The Time: 8:08 PM Eastern The Ballpark: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri The Channel: TBS The Starters:...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• MLB rumors: Dave Roberts to return as Dodgers manager in 2020 season
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The last time Dave Roberts was at Oracle Park, Barry Bonds ripped a Dodgers hat off the manager's head and tossed it to the delight of Giants fans. The next time Roberts...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Which managerial opening is the most desirable?
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  As we wait for tonight's NLCS to kick off — a preview on that will be up later this morning — let's talk about all the managerial openings, shall we? With...
  Share • October 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Capitals Twitter account crafts perfect response to LA Kings troll job
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Capitals came to Washington's defense online when the Nationals were, you know, busy playing baseball in October, and it was everything. It all started when the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 PM
• Kendrick, Nats slam Dodgers in 10th to reach NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Howie Kendrick got one more chance at redemption Wednesday, and he put the Washington Nationals in the National League Championship Series for the first time with a...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 PM
• WATCH: Dave Roberts defends Clayton Kershaw choice
  From the Web › For The Win
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is defending his ace after a collapse for the ages.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 PM
• Dave Roberts to return as Dodgers manager, report says
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Roberts was criticized for his decision-making after the Dodgers' 7-3 loss to the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Column: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hears boos, but keeps his job, and that's good news
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The merciless booing of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts in the NLDS Game 5 loss to the Nationals was understandable, but it rightly didn't lead to his being fired.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Report: Dave Roberts will manage Dodgers in 2020
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Dodgers fell to the Nationals 7-3 in 10 innings in Game 5 of the NLDS Wednesday night, a bitter end to what was otherwise another terrific season in Los Angeles. The...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 PM
• Former pitcher suggests Rays believe Astros are using camera to steal signs in ALDS Game 5
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Astros were accused of this last postseason, as were the Dodgers.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Dave Roberts' baffling NLDS Game 5 bullpen decisions raise questions
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' allegiance to Clayton Kershaw and over-reliance on Joe Kelly were only two of the perplexing moves in the loss to the Nationals.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Exclusive: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will return despite playoff failures
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was heavily criticized after the club's season-ending NLDS loss to the Washington Nationals, but he will return next season.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:37 PM
• Report: Dave Roberts will manage Dodgers in 2020
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  According to a report, Dave Roberts is expected to remain the Dodgers' manager in 2020.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:35 PM
• Jinx over, Nationals now shoot to take down Cards
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals finally get to play for the National League pennant. They upset the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their first NL Division Series in their fifth try...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 5:35 PM
• Who's to blame for Dodgers collapse: Kershaw, Roberts, or the front office? | MLB on FOX
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Dodgers' 106 regular-season wins are the most ever by a team that didn't at least reach the League Championship Series. The MLB on FOX crew analyzes who is most to...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 PM
• Should Dave Roberts be fired for Dodgers collapse in NLDS? Whitlock and Wiley weigh in
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Ric Bucher joins Jason Whitlock and Marcellus Wiley to discuss whether the Los Angeles Dodgers should fire Dave Roberts after the team's epic collapse in Game 5 of the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 PM
• From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  From 106 wins to early defeat, Dodgers fall short again
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 PM
• A furious Dodgers fan threw his Clayton Kershaw jersey onto the field during the game
  From the Web › For The Win
  Dodgers fans did not take the Game 5 NLDS loss to the Nationals well.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 PM
• Walker Buehler maintains perspective after pitching well in Dodgers' Game 5 loss
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers need answers to many questions after losing the National League Division Series to the Nationals, but the identity of their ace isn't one of them.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers offseason preview: How will NLDS exit affect LA's offseason plans?
  From the Web › Sporting News
  The Dodgers will not make a third straight trip to the World Series. Let's take a look at what's next.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers Dugout: There's a whole list of people to blame
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It wasn't supposed to end like this, but it did.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Nats favored over Cards to reach World Series
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Nationals overcame long odds to beat the Dodgers and are now favorites to knock out the Cardinals.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Colin Cowherd: Dave Roberts' misuse of Clayton Kershaw set him up to fail
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers once again find themselves exiting the playoffs as they lost Game 5 to the Washington Nationals and Colin Cowherd believes...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Phillies fire Gabe Kapler, who has history with Giants' Farhan Zaidi
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Farhan Zaidi has a number of important decisions to make this offseason, with the search to find Bruce Bochy's replacement as Giants manager leading the list. A number...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• The perfect Red Sox GM candidate just became a free agent -- Dodgers boss Andrew Friedman
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Andrew Friedman. L.A.'s president of baseball operations is widely considered the shrewdest executive in the game, and he has built a juggernaut out west, with the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Nationals facing Cardinals in NLCS couldn't be more perfect after what happened in 2012
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  And all of it began on a blustery night at Nationals Park in Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS when the Cardinals mounted the largest comeback ever for in a do-or-die playoff...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 11:35 AM
• Fans Savagely Troll Bryce Harper After Nationals' Playoff Win
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Fans on Wednesday sarcastically reminded the Washington Nationals' departed star, Bryce Harper, that the team is doing just fine without him. The Nationals advanced to...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• NLDS Game 5: Nationals stun Dodgers to advance to NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  What the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves Game 5 lacked in drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals more than made up for. After 10 hard-fought...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Angry Dodgers fans run over Clayton Kershaw jersey after NLDS loss
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers fans did not handle their shocking National League Division Series loss well. Following the game, some fans thought it would be appropriate to run...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers fans run over Clayton Kershaw jerseys with their cars instead of burning them
  From the Web › For The Win
  After the Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 5 of the 2019 NLDS to the Washington Nationals, fans were mad.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• The Dodgers and Braves suffered MLB collapses for the ages
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Dodgers and Braves let the NLDS slip away, and fans are still reeling ... but that's why we watch.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM
• Poll: Which NLDS loser, Dodgers or Braves, had the most devastating exit?
  From the Web › For The Win
  Which fanbase had the worst night?
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 8:35 AM
• Six Dave Roberts moves in Game 5 that were head-scratching at best, malpractice at worst
  From the Web › Sporting News
  It's easy to second-guess managers, but watching NLDS Game 5 unfold between the Dodgers and Nationals was like watching a car crash in slow motion.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Five offseason questions for the Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Will Dave Roberts be back as manager? Is a big-name free agent in the Dodgers' future? Those are just a few questions facing L.A. after another disappointing postseason...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers failed when it mattered most during another October
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  In the very last moments, when the season could continue for the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers, when there were six outs to get and at least that many options to get them...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 7:35 AM
• Clayton Kershaw's latest October failure really more about Dave Roberts' poor decision
  From the Web › Sporting News
  Clayton Kershaw could have been a hero of Game 5 for the Dodgers, but manager Dave Roberts sent Kershaw back to the mound when he never should have.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 6:35 AM
• Braves loss vs. Dodgers loss: which was worse?
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Choose the form of the destructor: an early shellacking or a late gut-punch
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 5:35 AM
• Nationals fans celebrate NLCS bid by trolling Bryce Harper
  From the Web › For The Win
  His name was trending on Twitter after the Nats beat the Dodgers.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 AM
• Nationals upstage Dodgers with 10th-inning slam en route to NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  The Washington Nationals reached the National League Championship Series for the first time in their history after stunning the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on Wednesday...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 4:35 AM
• Dodger blues: Team stunned as dream dissolves
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Dodgers' dream season -- of 279 home runs, 12 walk-offs, 106 regular-season victories and a seventh consecutive division title -- evaporated in the National League...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 3:35 AM
• Dave Roberts will have to own this Dodgers disaster
  From the Web › ESPN
  L.A.'s hopes of getting back to the World Series -- and winning this time -- died at the hands of its manager and his dubious moves.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 2:35 AM
• Nationals stun Kershaw, beat Dodgers to move on to NLCS
  From the Web › ESPN
  With two homers in the eighth off the Dodgers ace, then a Howie Kendrick grand slam in the 10th, Washington knocked out the NL favorite.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• 'It's just the start': Nats say they're not finished after KO'ing Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Nationals got over their postseason hump, winning their first playoff series in spectacular fashion.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out — and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 1:35 AM
• Howie Kendrick finds redemption in delivering grand knock-out blow to Dodgers
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Howie Kendrick was struggling mightily in the NLDS until his grand-slam home run propelled the Nationals to victory over the Dodgers in Game 5.
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• After 15 seasons in D.C., the Nationals win a playoff series
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  So it only makes sense in that house of mirrors baseball logic that Washington's first playoff series win since the 1924 World Series came against a 106-win Los Angeles...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM
• Nationals C Kurt Suzuki exits NLDS after fastball hits wrist, face
  From the Web › Yahoo! Sports
  A scary scene hit Dodger Stadium on Wednesday during Game 5 of the NLDS, as Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki fell to the ground after appearing to get hit in the...
  Share • October 10, 2019 at 12:35 AM