Archive for August 17th, 2009

Five Hours Left for the Scott Boras to Temper His Greed and Get Stephen Strasburg to Washington

Posted August 17, 2009, 7:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (116 Comments)

The Nationals have reportedly offered a record $12.5 million to the No. 1 pick in June’s draft, Stephen Strasburg. (Previous record: $10.5 million to Mark Prior; he has won 42 games in his career, and appears to be done.) His agent, the notoriously greedy Scott Boras, wants closer to $50 million.

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WAGs of the Washington Nationals

Posted August 17, 2009, 1:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (7 Comments)

The days and nights of the unglamorous Washington Nationals WAGS: They don’t get recognized in Old Town, and they don’t pop up on blogger ‘hot wives’ lists. Might help if these women were googleable. Adam Dunn’s wife is the blond on the right; Yormarie Nieves (married to backup catcher Wil Nieves) is the brunette on [...]

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