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As Sean Doolittle and the rest of the Nationals geared up for Washington's first World Series appearance in 86 years, the lefty reliever thought back to when he first joined the team in a 2017 trade. The attitude, he found, was not exactly reflective of a win-big mindset, much like the malaise that hung over the rest of the major professional sports scene in the nation's capital at the time. ''There were a lot of people close to the team, around the city, that were like: 'This is the year we're going to do it! We're going to get past the first round of the playoffs!'" Doolittle recalled. Continue to Article

October 22, 2019 9:12:am EST

As Sean Doolittle and the rest of the Nationals geared up for Washington's first World Series appearance in 86 years, the lefty reliever thought back to when he first joined the team in a 2017 trade. The attitude, he found, was not exactly reflective of a win-big mindset, much like the malaise that hung over the rest of the major professional sports scene in the nation's capital at the time. "There were a lot of people close to the team, around the city, that were like: 'This is the year we're going to do it! We're going to get past the first round of the playoffs!'" Doolittle recalled. Continue to Article

October 22, 2019 2:42:am EST

In the age of openers and bulk guys, we'll sometimes get pitching matchups that are more likely to elicit yawns than cheers. Games 1 and 2 of the World Series will not be one of those instances. Nationals manager Dave Martinez on Monday officially announced that Max Scherzer will start Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday and will be followed by Stephen Strasburg in Game 2 on Wednesday. Continue to Article

October 22, 2019 12:01:am EST

Two of the greatest pitching rotations in baseball playoff history will duel when the 115th World Series starts Tuesday with Houston's Gerrit Cole and Washington's Max Scherzer on the mound. Major League Baseball's best-of-seven championship showdown is the first since 1945 to feature six of the 20 pitchers with the lowest earned-run averages from the regular season. Cole, Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke ignite the Astros, who seek a second title in three seasons, while Scherzer, Steven Strasburg and Patrick Corbin power Washington, which will try to bring the US capital its first crown since 1924. Continue to Article

October 21, 2019 10:35:pm EST

Anthony Rendon vividly remembers his one visit to the Astrodome as a child to see the Houston Astros and his beloved Killer B's. ''I was really young at that time but that memory still sticks in my head,'' the Washington Nationals star said. It has to do with the condition of the once-famed stadium that was in disrepair near the end of its run as the home of the Astros. Continue to Article

October 21, 2019 8:14:pm EST