Chatter Up! - Marlins @ Nationals 8-4-09 to 8-6-09
Welcome to the second edition of Chatter Up! here at NLEC. This week will match up Wally Londo of FishGuts for his second appearance in a week, as his Marlins travel to Washington to take on the Nationals. For our Nationals blog, CenterfieldGate, we have Mark P. representing for this segment. Enjoy!
Matt [...]
NL East Daily Recap from 7-31-09
Cliff Lee (1-0) pitched a four-hitter, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and even adding two hits with the bat, and the Phillies felt an immediate impact two days after acquiring the left-hander from Cleveland, beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday night. He dazzled from the start for the World Series [...]
NL East Series Preview 7-30-09 through 8-3-09
The Philadelphia Phillies(58-41, 1st in NL East) made a big splash before the trade deadling, obtaining Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco from the Indians prior to the deadline. Both should be meeting up with the team in San Francisco this weekend with Lee expected to debut on either Friday or Saturday night, which will shape [...]
NL East Series Preview 7-3-09 to 7-5-09
The Philadelphia Phillies are reeling, and the New York Mets aren’t exactly lighting up the ball field either. The Phillies have gone 4-14 in their past eighteen games. During those same eighteen games since a matchup between the two, the Mets are 7-11 actually allowing them to gain ground on the Phillies.
The Phillies(39-37, [...]
Nats Player News: Elijah Dukes to AAA
AP and ESPN report the Washington Nationals sent OF Elijah Dukes to Syracuse on Wednesday after the trade with Pittsburgh yesterday. They did this in order to make room on the roster for Nyjer Morgan because Lastings Milledge was currently on the minor league roster when the trade was made.
Both players received on Tuesday are [...]
Nats Player News: Nationals trade for Nyjer Morgan
Earlier this afternoon the Nationals officially completed a trade which will bring them OF Nyjer Morgan from the Pittsburgh Pirates and left handed reliever Sean Burnett. The Nationals gave up still young, but troublesome Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan to get the deal done.
Morgan is having a very solid season at the age of [...]
Nats Trade Rumor: Milledge for Morgan deal is close
According to both MLB Trade Rumors and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
the Pirates and Nationals are close to a deal of Nyjer Morgan for current minor leaguer Lastings Milledge. NLEC had first linked to the Post-Gazette on Saturday night regarding this rumor, but at that point the Nats did not want to include Craig Stammen. The details [...]
Nats Trade Rumor: Nyjer Morgan?
According to The Pittsburgh Post Gazette the Nationals are pursuing a trade for the Pirates outfielder Nyjer Morgan. Negotiations appear ongoing, but Pittsburgh had come back asking for both former met Lastings Milledge and rookie starter Craig Stammens. We here at NLEC will try to stay on top of this and get you any news [...]
