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Kluber Outduels Strasburg for 2-0 Victory

Brian Heise — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:00:35 +0000

Raise your hand if you though you’d see a day when Corey Kluber would outperform Stephen Strasburg. Anyone? Anyone at all? I didn’t think so, but lo and behold that’s exactly what happened Sunday afternoon as the Indians rode the right arm of Corey Kluber to a 2-0 victory over Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. (more…)

Opposition Research: Andrew Flax Talks Nationals

Brian Heise — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:00:58 +0000

So in anticipation for this weekend’s series against the Washington Nationals, I reached out to Andrew Flax, editor for District on Deck, to get his take on the Nationals and their less than spectacular start to the 2013 season. Unfortunately, Andrew didn’t respond to my Tweet until this evening, so we’re a bit late on this, BUT… we’re flexible here at Wahoo’s on First. Andrew also gave some great answers to some tough questions making it well worth the wait. You can follow him on Twitter @NatsNation21. (more…)

Does the World Series Matter as Much as it Used To?

Jeff Mount — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:52 +0000

A big fuss was made last year when the Washington Nationals chose to sit Stephen Strasburg for the entire postseason rather than expose his arm to the strain of excessive innings a year removed from Tommy John surgery. The Nationals made the playoffs, but were knocked out in the first round in a close series with St Louis. Would they have beaten the Cardinals with Strasburg? Would the additional innings have led to an injury that shortened his career? We’ll never know. Either way, you have to give general manager Mike Rizzo kudos for sticking with his convictions when everyone else was ripping him. (more…)