KURT SUZUKI RUMORS & GOSSIP
Video: Kurt Suzuki ejected for first time in his career
Cubs 2, Nationals 1: While you're sitting around trying to come to grips with Davey Johnson pulling Gio for a pinch hitter after 86 pitches, enjoy the video above of Kurt Suzuki's first career ejection in the 9th for arguing with fill-in umpire John Tumpane over his crappy strike zone; this after his freak throw in the 9th led to the go-ahead run.
Gio perfect through...
Denard Span untucked Kurt Suzuki's shirt yesterday
In the moments after the Nats' 5-4 win over the Tigers yesterday, a bunch of new Nationals players joined in on Rafael Soriano's ceremonial untucking-of-the-shirt routine: Drew Storen, Ryan Mattheus, Steve Lombardozzi, Kurt Suzuki, possibly Chad Tracy and Gio Gonzalez. Turns out Suzuki didn't untuck voluntarily -- Denard Span did the honors during the postgame handshake...
2012 Player-By-Player Wrap Up: Kurt Suzuki
Throughout the offseason, The Nats Blog will look back at every player’s 2012 season to summarize and analyze his performance, and we’ll look ahead to his possible role in 2013. We’ll go from #1 Steve Lombardozzi all the way to #63 Henry Rodriguez until Spring Training. Enjoy.
In January of 2012, pitcher Gio Gonzalez hung up his Oakland Athletics cap and exchanged...
Video: Kurt Suzuki and Gio Gonzalez and a dunk tank
The above video, an Oakland A's ad featuring Gio Gonzalez heckling Kurt Suzuki ("Hey, I guess your lucky pooka shells ain't working today!"), and a dunk tank, is pretty great. (H/T @recordsANDradio for unearthing the video)
And so, Jesus Flores may not be thrilled with Suzuki's arrival, but Gio and Kurt sure seem to be:
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Jesus Flores blindsided by Kurt Suzuki trade
Uh oh...nobody told Jesus Flores about the Kurt Suzuki trade?
"I didn't know. I just know because you (told me). I didn't know. Nobody has told me anything. ...I don't even want to talk about it. I'm just in shock. I didn't know we had a new catcher." (Jesus Flores, via Nationals Pastime/MASN, 8/3/2012)
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Nationals acquire C Suzuki from A's
The Nationals acquired catcher Kurt Suzuki from the Oakland Athletics on Friday for minor league catcher David Freitas.
The 28-year-old Suzuki, who had played all five-plus of his major league seasons with Oakland, is batting .218 with a home run and 18 RBI. Nationals manager Davey Johnson said he expects Suzuki to report in time for NL East-leading Washington's Saturday'...
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August 03, 2012
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Nats Trade for Catcher Kurt Suzuki
The Nats got the one piece they were after, trading the A’s for catcher Kurt Suzuki. He’ll be added to the Jesus Flores-Sandy Leon rotation. His offensive numbers are poor this season (.218/.250/.286), but he’s thrown out a high percentage of base-runners, something with which the Nats struggle mightily. Suzuki is 23-for-60 while Flores is a miserable 5-for-43. So there is...
Nationals acquire Kurt Suzuki from the Athletics
The Washington Nationals have acquired veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki from the Oakland Athletics for catcher David Freitas the team announced. Before the trade deadline, the Nationals were involved in talks with the Rangers regarding Yorvit Torrealba, but they didn't go nowhere.
Suzuki, 28, hit .218/.250/.286 with 1 HR and a 49 OPS+ in 278 plate appearances for the A's this...
Oakland A’s: 3 Up and 3 Down
Although the Oakland A’s finished at .500 in 2010, they weren’t able to carry that momentum forward for the 2011 baseball season. The A’s fell to 74-88, their worst finish since 1998. Since their last postseason appearance, they have had four losing seasons and the 2nd place A.L. West finish in 2010. With a slow start after a promising 2010, the A’s fired manager Bob...
Athletics C Suzuki stepping up to the (dinner) plate
Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki is doing his best to pack on the pounds.
Suzuki told MLB.com that he is eating 4,000 calories a day in an effort to add 15 pounds prior to training camp.
Last season, the 27-year-old Suzuki began the year at 193 pounds but weighed in at 185 at the end of the campaign.
"You're training to play not just once a week, but every day,"...
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