Nats

"Nats" is short for Nationals, so it's already a nickname.

Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

Nats blogger Kristen Hudak asked Santangelo when it would be appropriate to refer to the Nats as 'We,' and he left no doubt.

F.P. Santangelo won't refer to the Nats as "we" 2011

Specifically, while many viewers were used to a somewhat calm and objective broadcasting style, Dibble was fond of cheering and shouting and using "We" and "Us" to refer to the Nats.

F.P. Santangelo won't refer to the Nats as "we" 2011

"Am I the only one who wants to know how Rob Dibble would have called the Nats 'bench clearing brawl last night?" asked Sports Business Journal's John Ourand, another Dibble critic.

Rob Dibble on the Nyjer Morgan brawl 2010

Last year through 105 games, the Nats were a ghastly 33-72.

Perspective on the 11-24 slide 2010

Among diehard Nats fans (if one can even call Nats fans diehards after only five-plus years of existence), Kasten's not exactly a well-liked guy.

What does Kasten's departure mean for the Nats? 2010

Baseball season starts not that I'm a huge baseball fan or, even if I were, that the Nats are my team - they're not.

Friday Top 5 2009

Baseball season starts not that I'm a huge baseball fan or, even if I were, that the Nats are my team - they're not.

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

For a glorious time - you remember, in the Dark Ages before the all-star break - the Nats were a .500 ballclub.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Tracee Hamilton 2011

Youngsters were developing as expected, the Nats were the only game in town and beginning to attract attention from the not-so-hard-core fans, whose butts are desperately needed to start filling those empty seats as the Nats begin to develop some traction.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Tracee Hamilton 2011