Hey Collin! Congrats on being called-up to the majors! Oh. Oh it’s only for day? Oh well in that case…..
Fail Horn

So it appears that the weather has a serious vendetta against the Nationals and Cardinals.  In Thursday’s rescheduled contest from a May 3rd rainout, the Nats and Cards only managed to go a rain shortened six innings before finally throwing in the towel.  Despite giving the Nationals every opportunity to win by keeping Albert Pujols out of the lineup, the Cardinals still managed to win 4-1 in the abbreviated affair.  Collin Balester, in his first start of the season, never really got things going, only managing to make it through 3 innings before Jim Riggleman turned to the bullpen.  His [...]

Instead of getting the day off today like the schedule makers had originally planned, a vengeful Mother Nature decided that May 3rd was not an acceptable day to play baseball so the Nationals and Cardinals have to face off today instead.  Luckily for the Nationals, they are riding a two game winning streak and actually have seen their bats, arms, and gloves all come together for the first time this year.  Unfortunately, they look to keep momentum going against the St. Louis Cardinals and one of the NL’s best starters in  Adam Wainwright.  To make things worse, NatsTown has decided to leave [...]