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		<title>Lannan&#8217;s Arm, Ankiel&#8217;s Bat Spark 9-3 Nats Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona Diamondbacks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Lannan seems to be getting better and better. But for skeptical Nats&#8217; fans (who have a right to be skeptical), Lannan&#8217;s outing against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, seemed the clearest evidence that the young lefty deserves a prominent role in the Nationals&#8217; future &#8212; and might be moving into the top tier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anaheim&#8217;s Blockbuster</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belinskis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We couldn&#8217;t have an off-season without a blockbuster &#8212; and the Angels have accommodated us. In a swap of a contract for talent, the Belinskys sent underrated outfielder Juan Rivera and rock solid first sacker Mike Napoli to that-place-north-of-the-border for outfielder Vernon Wells. Angels fans have to be happy. After wiffing on the likes of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willingham Headed To Oakland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oakland A's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh Willingham has been traded to the Oakland Athletics for former Oklahoma State bopper Corey Brown and pitcher Henry Rodriguez, who features a 98 mph fastball and a devastating curve. It&#8217;s tough to see Willingham go and Nationals&#8217; fans are bound to be disappointed in the return: neither Brown nor Rodriguez are considered among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laid Lowe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Texas Rangers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Braves&#8217; righty Derek Lowe pitched like he had when he was with the Dodgers (or maybe it was the Red Sox) last night, blanking the Washington Nationals in a 4-0 win at Turner Field in Atlanta. Lowe&#8217;s gem overawed the punchless Nats and Washington rookie Yunesky Maya, who balked twice in the second inning. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nats End Slump, 2-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Livan Hernandez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Capps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Clippard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday&#8217;s 2-1 win at Nationals Park may be taken as &#8220;Exhibit #1&#8243; that pitching &#8212; good pitching &#8212; wins ballgames. While the Nationals squeezed out only three hits against the more-than-mediocre Bruce Chen (et. al.), Livan Hernandez mastered the Royals line-up through seven complete innings, scattering eight hits and striking out five. The Nats relied [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dwilly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oakland A's]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dallas Braden]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centerfieldgate.com/?p=3563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[D5 &#8212; as in the fifth page of Section D. Section D is the Sports section of the Washington Post. Page five of said section is where I found the Associated Press story about Dallas Braden&#8217;s perfect game several days ago. And what was on the front page of the Washington Post sports section?Â  A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redding, Mets Dump Nats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adam Dunn]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centerfieldgate.com/?p=2441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to name former Nats&#8217; players who might come back to haunt their old team, you might nominate several: the Belinski&#8217;s star slugger and former Expo Vlad Guerrero,Â Royals outfielder Jose GuillenÂ (okay, well maybe not),Â perhaps even outfielder Ryan Church of the Atlanta Braves. There are others, and lots of them. But Tim Redding? The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Padres Blank Nats . . . Bowa On Nabbing Garland</title>
		<link>http://www.centerfieldgate.com/american-league-west/padres-blank-nats-bowa-on-nabbing-garland</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things have gone from bad to worse for the Washington Nationals &#8212; with the team&#8217;s bats silenced by Padres&#8217; pitching, at least the Nats could count on their starters to put inÂ six or maybe even seven innings of solid work. That was particularly true for John Lannan, perhaps the club&#8217;s steadiest starter. That&#8217;s not true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Hart&#8217;s &#8220;Sense of Urgency&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.centerfieldgate.com/american-league-west/john-harts-sense-of-urgency</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MLB Network&#8217;s two hour special &#8212; 30 Clubs/30 Report Cards &#8212; provided a good snapshot of who&#8217;s where with a little less than half-a-season left.Â There were few surprises: the TrolleysÂ are the class of the National League, the Redbirds are the team to beat in the NL Central, &#8220;the Nation&#8221;Â and &#8220;the Empire&#8221;Â remain the flagships of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Other Hank&#8221; . . . and Ian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere in the back of every fan&#8217;s mind is a list of baseball injustices. For Cubs fans it&#8217;s that Ron Santo isn&#8217;t yet in the Hall of Fame,Â for Pirate&#8217;s fans it&#8217;s that Roberto Clemente wasn&#8217;t named the NLÂ MVP in 1960. There&#8217;s an argument on the net about whether Tim Raines, one of baseball&#8217;s great on [...]]]></description>
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