Washington DC sports scene

2018-08-24

Those interested in the Washington Nationals National League Major League Baseball team might be interested in this story.
Unfortunately, the main link to it is at the AP web site, and such links have a habit of only being temporary.
So I'll excerpt some of the AP story here.
It's an interview with Matt Adams, who was just moved from the Washington Nationals to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Red-hot Cardinals go from slumping to soaring in dog days
by Beth Harris, 2018-08-23 (at the AP web site)
same story, at the WP web site:
Red-hot Cardinals go from slumping to soaring in dog days
by Beth Harris, 2018-08-23 (at the WP web site)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Adams could see something special going on with the St. Louis Cardinals from the opposing side of the field with the Washington Nationals.

He recognized the solid pitching and timely hitting that have made the Cardinals baseball’s hottest team in the dog days of August. So Adams couldn’t believe his luck when he found out St. Louis had claimed him off waivers earlier this week.

The move brings Adams back to the organization that drafted him in 2009.
More importantly, he’s on a team that has gone from wild-card hopeful to threatening the NL Central-leading Cubs.

“They’re playing with a fire and taking every pitch like it’s the last pitch they’ll ever play,” Adams said.
“How they go about their daily business is something special to watch.”

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