Amanda Comak covers the Washington Nationals for The Washington Times.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 24, 2011 Comments
Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang will take a monumental step in his tenure for the Washington Nationals on Monday: he will pitch in a professional game.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 24, 2011 Comments
As John McLaren prepared to manage his first game as the Nationals interim manager Friday evening in Chicago, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo reiterated that it is a short-term solution and the team expects to have a manager in place for the rest of the season soon.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 24, 2011 Comments
In case anyone forgot, there is actually a baseball game to be played today. Interim manager John McLaren's first lineup is one that doesn't include the pitcher hitting as the Nationals play their second Interleague series of the season.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 24, 2011 Comments
The Nationals released a statement this afternoon making it official that John McLaren will be the team's interim manager, at least for this weekend. The release does not specify an expiration date on his tenure but every indication is that the Nationals plan to have someone else in place by Monday to manager the remainder of the season. According to a source, Davey Johnson is the top candidate for that position. Here is the full statement from the Nationals:
By Amanda Comak — Published June 24, 2011 Comments
Yesterday was an interesting day and, in a few hours, the Nationals will play their first game since 2009 without Jim Riggleman in the manager's office. They've got to find some way to move on and from what was said yesterday immediately after the news was dropped on them that was really the only reaction most of the players had -- at least publicly. There are a few things to ponder, though, before the Nationals fully turn the page on the Jim Riggleman era:
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
Bench coach John McLaren is expected to be named as the team's interim manager for the weekend but sources indicate he may only manage through the series in Chicago and that senior advisor to the general manager Davey Johnson is high on the Nationals list of candidates to manage the rest of the season. Calls to Johnson were not immediately returned.
By Nathan Fenno — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
Plenty of reaction swirling around Nationals Park after Jim Riggleman's shocking resignation Thursday. Here are comments from a couple of players I couldn't fit into the main piece on the departure.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
A statement from Mike Rizzo regarding Thursday afternoon's resignation of manager Jim Riggleman.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
Here are a few quotes from the clubhouse after Jim Riggleman resigned this afternoon:
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
Nationals manager Jim Riggleman announced his resignation after today's 1-0 walk-off victory over the Mariners.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
The Nationals announced today that outfielder Bryce Harper and right-hander Brad Peacock will be the organization's representatives in this year's MLB Futures Game on July 10, the Sunday before the MLB All-Star break.
By Nathan Fenno — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
Jayson Werth's career as a leadoff hitter is on hold, at least for one game.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
On the brim of every cap John Lannan wears on the mound are the letters AA. They're there, in indelible ink, to remind the lanky left-hander of a place he never wants to go back to. It was at this time last year when Lannan was demoted from the major league roster all the way to Double-A Harrisburg, a wakeup call for Lannan and easily the lowest point in his somewhat brief major league career.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 23, 2011 Comments
For Sean Burnett, it seemed to become ritual that on nights he pitched, he'd find himself standing at his locker after the game talking about what went wrong for him. "I feel like I have to apologize to my teammates every outing because i'm just costing ballgames every time I get out there," Burnett said on June 8 in San Francisco. His confidence, he admitted, was wavering. There was never anything specific he -- or anyone else -- could pinpoint to change, but absolutely nothing was going his way. "It's night and day to tell you the truth," Burnett said Wednesday.
By Amanda Comak — Published June 22, 2011 Comments
Experiencing some soreness in his injured right shoulder, Cole Kimball will be shut down for two weeks, a setback for the reliever who had a cortisone shot last Friday and had hoped to be throwing a bullpen by this time in his return from right shoulder inflammation.
By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
