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Jesse Dougherty
@dougherty_jesse
Typing about sports for @NOTUSreports. Used to type about sports for the Washington Post. Get in touch: [email protected].
St Louis/D.C.
Joined August 2012
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    Last week, Paul Toboni told me he hasn't spent enough time considering what Nats fans have gone through in recent years (you know, with all the losing). But for anyone invested in his plan working, I'd say that's a good thing. My first for @NOTUSreports:
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    Nationals announce that Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch for Opening Day this Thursday night.
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    New in this story— Closer Sean Doolittle will not attend the White House with the Nationals on Monday. He is the first player to confirm that they will not be there:
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    "I don’t want to hang out with somebody who talks like that.” An extensive, exclusive interview with Sean Doolittle on why he will not visit the White House with the Nationals on Monday: wapo.st/2JH8aem
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    Max Scherzer just struck out J.T. Realmuto to end the fifth and stared at Joe Girardi the whole way to the dugout. When Girardi walked out to say something, Max held up his glove and hat again, taunting him. Girardi was ejected.
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    Fernando Tatis Jr. just spoke with reporters outside the same dugout he was shepherding fans into last night. He said that, in the moment, there is no distinction between players and fans. “Everybody is just people. Just human beings.”
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    Anthony Rendon, Javy Guerra, Joe Ross, Wander Suero, Wilmer Difo, Michael A. Taylor, Victor Robles and Sean Doolittle are not on the official attendance list for today’s ceremony at the White House.
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    I keep thinking about this Stephen Strasburg quote from right after the Nationals clinched a spot in the World Series: “You have a great year, and you can run into a buzz saw. Maybe this year we’re the buzz saw.”
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    Replying to @dougherty_jesse
    Here it is. The question was about some owners recently suggesting that there could be fans in parks later this season. Sean Doolittle's answer touched on a lot more:
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    While Trea Turner told reporters that he had nothing to say about the Astros, and wanted to focus on the Nationals, Howie Kendrick chimed in from the background: "Ain't what you told me yesterday."
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    Sean Doolittle on his message to fan: “I feel terrible for them … I can empathize with how they’re feeling.” Later adds: “I’m still here. I don’t know if that helps.”
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    Former Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond just became the fourth player today to announce that he will not play this season. Desmond did so at the end of an Instagram post that touched on system racism and a lack of inclusion in baseball, among many other poignant thoughts.
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    Some early DH reactions from West Palm: “People are going to watch Nelson Cruz hit instead of Pat Corbin … so that’s good.” - Patrick Corbin
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    Joe Girardi asked the umpires to check Max Scherzer and he spiked his hat and glove and then started to undo his belt by the mound. Holy hell this is getting nuts.