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Ray recently sat down with 20-year veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez and discussed a variety of topics from his tenure in the big leagues to his day-to-day work ethic and approach to the game. Pudge also offered his take on rookie catcher Wilson Ramos, and the veteran believes he will be a good catcher as long as he prepares himself properly to play an entire ... read more
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher and former Nats color analyst, had a chance to catch up with Ray Knight during Washington's trip to Atlanta. Ray asked Don about the importance of signing Livan Hernandez to a contract for the 2011 season. Don was also impressed with John Lannan and believes he has a chance to be a very good pitcher one day. ... read more
Rookie middle infielder Danny Espinosa has been successful with the Nats as a September call up. Ray asked Danny about playing hard. As a switch-hitter, Danny has been able to hit, but pitchers have started to adjust. Ray talked with Danny about being able to readjust at the plate. Ray mentions his thoughts about Danny compared with the rest of the Nats' 2010 rookie ... read more
The Nationals re-signed Livan Hernandez this offseason to help mentor the young staff, including Stephen Strasburg. But Hernandez has been more than a mentor. Hernandez has been one of the Nats' most consistent pitchers during the 2010 season. Coming into Monday night's game, Hernandez had a 3.06 ERA in 164.2 innings. Watch the video below to see how Hernandez throws a few of his ... read more
Justin Maxwell has played all three outfield positions, mostly center field and right field, during the 2010 season, while being shuttled back and forth between Washington and Triple-A Syracuse. Ray asked Justin to explain how he gets positioned for different hitters throughout the game. Also, Justin talks about defending doubles late in the game. Watch the video below to see what else Justin and ... read more
On Friday, the Nats promoted shortstop prospect Danny Espinosa to Triple-A Syracuse from Double-A Harrisburg. Ray Knight and Byron Kerr discuss the talents of Espinosa and the possibility of a September call up for the shortstop. Ray believes that eventually Espinosa could challenge Ian Desmond for the shortstop job in 2011. Watch the video below to hear what else Byron and Ray had to ... read more
Derek Norris is a top prospect in the Washington Nationals' farm system, currently playing his games at Single-A Potomac. Byron and Ray ask Derek about his offense and why he uses a wider batting stance. In the video interview below Derek also touched on working with the young pitchers in the Nats farm system and some of the rehabbing pitchers. ... read more
Ryan Zimmerman has been very successful against Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Manny Parra. Coming in to Saturday night, Zimmerman was a career .636 hitter against Parra. Ray gives an example on why Zimmerman is so successful and explains what Parra needs to do to begin to get Zimmerman out. Ray shows why Zimmerman is able to hit Parra so successfully in a short tutorial explaining ... read more
