Nationals New Pitching Staff Settling In
VIERA, Fla. (AP) During each of his four major league seasons in Oakland, Gio Gonzalez constantly was reminded that he was going to be a part of the future of the franchise. Now a key stitch in the...
View ArticleGio Gonzalez Solid In Spring Debut
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Gio Gonzalez said he wanted to “jump out of the chute” in his spring debut for the Washington Nationals. And he wasn’t kidding. Gonzalez pitched two scoreless innings,...
View ArticleHolden And Danny: Gio Gonzalez Drops ‘Samsonite’ Reference In Pre-Game Interview
Broadcasting live from Nationals Park, Holden and Danny were joined by Starting Pitcher Gio Gonzalez Tuesday. In an interview that was left very open and light, Gio answered any and all questions...
View ArticleWashington Nationals Hot Start Cooled By Atlanta Braves, Lose 3-2
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The Washington Nationals led off Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves with back to back home runs from Steve Lombardozzi and Bryce Harper. However, Tommy Hanson shook off...
View ArticleElfin: Nationals Ravaging The Standings Despite Being Ravaged By Injuries
Despite being swept at home by the damn New York Yankees over the weekend, the Nats resume play tonight with a 38-26 record, good enough for a four-game lead over the second-place New York Mets in the...
View ArticleElfin: If Hot Bats Don’t Last, Nats Might Still Be Good For A World Series Run
The San Francisco Giants, 20 months removed from the franchise’s first World Series title in more than five decades, finish out a three-game visit to Washington tonight. While there are several ways to...
View ArticleElfin: The Nationals Have Set A Grueling Pace For The Second Half
As the Nats closed out their pre-All Star break schedule yesterday, it was stunning to realize that four of the six players on the left side or the middle of the diamond were current or former...
View ArticleLaVar & Dukes: Gio Gonzalez Loving Life At All-Star Break
Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is loving life at the moment. And what’s not love? The Nationals entered the All-Star break atop the NL East standings, four games ahead of the Atlanta Braves....
View ArticleLaVar & Dukes: Gio Gonzalez Loving Life At All-Star Break
Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is loving life at the moment. And what's not love?
View ArticleElfin: Baseball Has Returned To D.C. Now How About An All-Star Game
It’s great that four Nats were chosen for the National League team that takes on its American League counterpart in tonight’s All-Star Game in Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. Congratulations are in...
View ArticleElfin: The Surprise Of The Majors Has Been The Nats, The Suprise Of The Nats,...
He’s not young and flashy like teammates Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. He’s not the hot new Nat like Strasburg’s fellow All-Star pitcher Gio Gonzalez. He’s not even on a hot streak like former...
View ArticleElfin: Nats Owe A Sizeable Chunk Of Thanks To Gio For Best Record In Baseball
The Nationals are playing their eighth season in Washington, but this is the first summer in which they’ve been true players in baseball. True, the Nats led the National League East as late as July 20...
View ArticleGio Gonzalez Sets Nationals Record With 16th Victory
Gio Gonzalez got his 16th win, tying him for the major league lead and setting a Washington Nationals team record, downing the New York Mets 5-2.
View ArticleElfin: Strasburg Shutdown Doesn’t Mean End Of Days For Washington’s World...
A week ago, more than a few area sports fans were doing the Chicken Little thing. That’s the ancient tale you probably remember from your toddler days in which the protagonist thought the sky was...
View ArticleGio Gonzalez Earns MLB-Leading 19th Win, Nats Top Mets
Gio Gonzalez earned his big league-leading 19th victory and the Washington Nationals backed him with three home runs to beat the listless Mets 5-1 Monday night.
View ArticleGio Wins 20, Nats Crush Brewers 10-4
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–Gio Gonzalez became the majors’ first 20-game winner in 2012, and the first pitcher for a Washington baseball team with 200 strikeouts since Walter Johnson in 1916, taking a...
View ArticleNationals Cheer In Defeat As 2012 NL East Champions
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper’s burst of energy and Adam LaRoche’s slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April...
View ArticleNationals Prepare For Cards In Chilly St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (CBSDC)– The Washington Nationals arrived in St. Louis Saturday afternoon, just hours after watching the Cardinals win a one-game playoff over the Atlanta Braves that sent Chipper Jones into...
View ArticleWashington Nationals To Play First Playoff Game Since 1933
By Mike Frandsen The Washington Nationals will make history Sunday in St. Louis when they take the field against the Cardinals in Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Division Series. The game...
View ArticleNationals Win Game 1 of NLDS, Beat Cardinals 3-2
ST. LOUIS (CBSDC/AP)–Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out,...
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