http://ftrsports.com The Anti-Nerd of Sports Blogs. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:02:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/ http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:48:46 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164860547 Nationals Park, the home stadium of the Washington Nationals, was glowing green Tuesday night. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2012/02/washington-nationals-park-was-glowing-green-last-night/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/breaking-news-nationals-manager-quits-after-walk-off-win-today/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/breaking-news-nationals-manager-quits-after-walk-off-win-today/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:46:39 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855745 @MLB, Major League Baseball's official Twitter page, just announced that Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman resigned after the 1-0 win against the Mariners in Washington today. ]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/breaking-news-nationals-manager-quits-after-walk-off-win-today/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/bryce-harper-just-rockin-the-mulletstache-combo/ http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/bryce-harper-just-rockin-the-mulletstache-combo/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:22:46 +0000 Mike O. http://ftrsports.com/?p=164855331 Bryce Harper has been all over the news today for admiring a home run and blowing a kiss to the disapproving pitcher. In my view, too much attention has been paid to his pimp job on that dinger and not enough attention has been paid to his ridiculous hair.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2011/06/bryce-harper-just-rockin-the-mulletstache-combo/feed/ 1 http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/stephen-strasburg-to-have-tommy-john-surgery-may-not-return-to-majors-until-2012/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/stephen-strasburg-to-have-tommy-john-surgery-may-not-return-to-majors-until-2012/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:24:28 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164851353 He came. He conquered. He got injured.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/stephen-strasburg-to-have-tommy-john-surgery-may-not-return-to-majors-until-2012/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/nationals-sign-1-draft-pick-bryce-harper/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/nationals-sign-1-draft-pick-bryce-harper/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:21:25 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164851222 You can thank super-agent Scott Boras for the the theatrics, as the Washington Nationals were pushed to the brink of failure as the clock inched towards a midnight deadline last night, threatening the future of a miserable franchise looking to build on it's failure with two of the best #1 draft picks in back to back seasons ever put together.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/08/nationals-sign-1-draft-pick-bryce-harper/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2010/07/why-stephen-strasburg-isnt-that-great/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/07/why-stephen-strasburg-isnt-that-great/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:48:35 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/?p=164850863 Every couple of years the media and the scouts tell us that so-and-so is the next coming of Michael Jordan or Hank Aaron, and 99% of the time the guy turns out to be Ryan Leaf or Kwame Brown. Sure if you call every #1 pick the next best thing, eventually you'll be right. LeBron James is in that 1%. But, let's slow down the Stephen Strasburg bandwagon long enough to watch it pass.]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/07/why-stephen-strasburg-isnt-that-great/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2010/06/enter-stephen-strasburg/ http://ftrsports.com/2010/06/enter-stephen-strasburg/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:44:42 +0000 David Sacco http://ftrsports.com/?p=164850549 21 year old SP Stephen Strasburg will make his debut tonight in Washington DC. We have all seen him mow down 23 in his youtube videos from San Diego State, but now he must do it in the bigs]]> http://ftrsports.com/2010/06/enter-stephen-strasburg/feed/ 0 http://ftrsports.com/2009/08/boras-to-rape-nats/ http://ftrsports.com/2009/08/boras-to-rape-nats/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:04:00 +0000 Charles Drengberg http://ftrsports.com/post/164833258 For months we have been hearing about the phenom pitching prospect out of San Diego State Steven Strasburg, and for months Scott Boras has been posturing for the biggest signing bonus ever, for a player who has never pitched in the majors before. This isn’t even fair; Boras is fishing with dynamite right now.  It [...]]]> http://ftrsports.com/2009/08/boras-to-rape-nats/feed/ 0