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F.P. Santangelo: Living With Burden of Great Expectations

After eight years in the nation’s capital, the Nationals are facing something they’ve never dealt with heading into Spring Training: expectations. It’s World Series or bust, as manager Davey Johnson proclaimed, something which F.P. Santangelo thinks this team is built for.

2013/02/13

Epic Fail: Washington Nationals Collapse vs. St. Louis Cardinals In Game 5 Of NLDS

The Washington Nationals’ epic collapse, first surrendering a 6-0 lead, then giving up four runs in the ninth inning to give Game 5 of the National League Division Series to the St. Louis Cardinals, will go down as one of the worst moments in D.C. sports history.

2012/10/13

Jayson Werth celebrates with his teammates as he jumps on home plate to score on his solo game-winning walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game Four of the NLDS. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Werth Every Penny: Nats Avoid Elimination in Dramatic Fashion

Werth led off the bottom of the ninth inning by driving Lance Lynn’s 13th pitch into the left-field stands to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and force a Game 5 in their NL division series.

106.7 The Fan–2012/10/11

Carpenter Pitches Cardinals Past Nationals 8-0 for 2-1 Lead

Taking the mound for only the fourth time in 2012, missing a rib after surgery to cure numbness on his right side, the 37-year-old Carpenter pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, rookie Pete Kozma delivered a three-run homer, and the defending champion Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in their NL division series.

106.7 The Fan–2012/10/10

Nationals Fans Should Never Root For Orioles, Period

The Nats’ 3-2 win over the Cards Sunday gave Washingtonians the first baseball playoff win they can remember. Many Washingtonians became fans of the Baltimore Orioles after the Senators left Washington in 1971. However, Baltimore is a totally different place than D.C. Does anyone root for both the Redskins and the Ravens? Not many fans would boast of that. You have to choose between the Nats and the O’s and if you’re from D.C., the choice is clear.

2012/10/08

Michael Morse and Jayson Werth celebrate after Morse scores a run in the eighth inning against the St Louis Cardinals during Game One of the National League Division Series. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Nationals Win Game 1 of NLDS, Beat Cardinals 3-2

The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Sunday in an NL playoff opener.

106.7 The Fan–2012/10/07

Washington Nationals To Play First Playoff Game Since 1933

While Washington has one World Series title – the Senators won in 1924 – the Cardinals are one of baseball’s historic franchises, winning the World Series 11 times, most recently in 2006 and 2011. The Cardinals own the best on-base percentage in the majors while the Nats have the second-best ERA in baseball. Both teams possess balanced lineups.

2012/10/07

Nationals Prepare For Cards In Chilly St. Louis

The Washington Nationals arrived this afternoon, just hours after they watched the one game playoff with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, and they were greeted with a harsh reality of fall from mother nature as they disembarked from the plane.

106.7 The Fan–2012/10/06

Davey Johnson Misses End of Nats Finale with Numbness in Leg

Nationals manager Davey Johnson missed the end of Washington’s regular-season finale because of numbness in his left leg that was traced to pinched nerves in his back.

2012/10/04

Johnson Confirms Strasburg Won’t Pitch in Playoffs on Junkies

Stephen Strasburg will not be available for the Washington Nationals postseason run. Manager Davey Johnson confirmed the young fireballer would remain on the bench during an appearance with the Sports Junkies Wednesday morning on 106.7 The Fan.

2012/10/03

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