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2019 Washington Nationals World Series highlights

Video recaps of all seven games of the 2019 World Series. The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 4 games to 3. Every game was […] Read More The post 2019 Washington Nationals World Series...

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The best part of Ken Burns Baseball

Thanks to the magnanimity of PBS you can stream the original nine innings of Ken Burns Baseball. Re-watching Baseball, I think that the best part […] Read More The post The best part of Ken Burns...

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OTD 1945: Washington’s Bert Shepard pitched 5+ innings on an artificial leg

A WWII hero with one leg wanted to pitch in the MLB. In 1945, he got his chance. – The PostSeventy-five years ago today in […] Read More The post OTD 1945: Washington’s Bert Shepard pitched 5+ innings...

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Nats legend Howie Kendrick retires

Howie Kendrick hit the most important home run in Washington Nationals history. Then he did it again and won the 2019 World Series. The post Nats legend Howie Kendrick retires appeared first on William...

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Henry Aaron homered in 1980s Old Timers Game at RFK Stadium

The late Henry Aaron played in two Cracker Jack Old Timers Baseball Classics in RFK Stadium. Aaron homered off of Bob Feller in the 1984 […] Read More The post Henry Aaron homered in 1980s Old Timers...

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Ryan Zimmerman number retirement means 11 will be retired by three DC teams

On March 21, 2022, Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner announced that #11 would be retired for Ryan Zimmerman (NBC Sports Washington). Zimmerman, sometimes referred to […] Read More The post Ryan...

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Nationals Park Frank Howard statue error

Last month Paul Lukas of UniWatch noted a small error in the Tom Seaver statue that the New York Mets commissioned. The #4 is incorrect. […] Read More The post Nationals Park Frank Howard statue error...

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​Nats: Killebrew, Vernon and Hinton facing Koufax in ’84 Old Timers classic...

​I have previously written about the Old Timers Baseball Classic held at RFK Stadium during the 1980s. While it is best known for Luke Appling’s […] Read More The post ​Nats: Killebrew, Vernon and...

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Stadium seats for sale and what’s next for RFK site

Old RFK Stadium seats are being sold for $349 and up. Also, what's next for the site? The post Stadium seats for sale and what’s next for RFK site appeared first on William F. Yurasko.

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Remembering RFK Stadium

Goodbye, RFK Stadium The April issue of Washingtonian magazine has extensive coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. RFK is slowly being torn down. My […] Read More The post Remembering RFK...

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