C, 2008-10
Who? Wil Nieves! Played 199 games across 3 seasons, batting .244/.293/.315 with 5 HR, 62 RBI. First career HR was walk-off blast to beat Cubs, inspiring commercial. Spent 12 years in majors with 7 clubs.
RHP, 2010-11
Signed for 2 years, $15 million. Went 10-14 with 4.82 ERA in 33 starts, missing considerable time with elbow injury. Finished 15-year career (mostly with ATL/STL) with 124-118 record, 4.61 ERA.
BASEBALL IS THE BEST 🎉⚾️
BASEBALL IS THE BEST 🎉⚾️
LHP, 2009
Veteran lefty specialist pitched in 45 games with Nats, going 1-5 with 3.40 ERA with 1.336 WHIP while totaling only 39 2/3 innings. Traded to Rockies in July for Robinson Fabian and Ryan Mattheus.
On Feb. 4, I'll be at Wonderland Books in Bethesda for a talk about Buzz Saw and the Nationals' 2019 title (five years after the book first came out!).
The event is at 7 p.m.
On Feb. 4, I'll be at Wonderland Books in Bethesda for a talk about Buzz Saw and the Nationals' 2019 title (five years after the book first came out!).
The event is at 7 p.m.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dWeT...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dWeT...