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Collin Balester Called Up….For a Day.

Jeremy Stewart — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:29:57 +0000

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

Kevin David — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:56:47 +0000

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 opponent on the mound, Adam Wainwright however pitched brilliantly, going all 6 innings, allowing one run while striking out 7 for his 11th win. If there was one bright spot for the Nationals it had to be the 3 for 3 performance by Adam Dunn, who despite not going deep, showed that he is becoming a more complete hitter.

Thursday Game Preview

Kevin David — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:57:14 +0000

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 this daunting task up to Collin Balester, a young pitcher who hadn’t even done that great in the minors this year. Balester is now the 10th Nationals pitcher to make a start this season. The key to winning this game is going to be simple, keep Albert Pujols in the yard. It’s going to be a lot easier said than done but if Balester can manage to do it, the Nationals have a chance to head into the weekend on a three game winning streak.