“So this is not a goodbye but more of a ‘see you around.'”

“Mr. National” hasn’t announced whether he’s retiring during this upcoming offseason.

A newly refurbished field at the Randall Recreation Center was re-christened for the first baseman.

The suit says that the cost to Zimmerman “ultimately will be in the millions of dollars.”

Zimmerman has denied the allegation, and the Nats issued a statement in support of him.

The Nationals announced Friday afternoon that third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will go on the 15-day disabled list. In his place, they are calling up highly valued prospect—and on-field jerk—Bryce Harper.

It was a great day for D.C. sports. Along with the Capitals, who won their first-round NHL playoff series against the Bruins, the Nationals and Wizards recorded victories, too.

The Nationals won their home opener against the Cincinnati Reds on a wild pitch in the 10th inning that allowed Ryan Zimmerman to slide home for the winning run.

In signing a six-year contract extension worth at least $100 million yesterday, Ryan Zimmerman all but guaranteed he’ll be wearing a Nationals uniform through the end of the decade.

Weather permitting, today marks the start of the 2011 Washington Nationals baseball season. After finishing with a 69-93 record last year — which actually represented ten-game improvement over 2009 — the club showed signs in the offseason of wanting to spend money and make honest-to-goodness roster improvements. The Nats landed a top-tier free agent in Jayson Werth, brought in Adam LaRoche to fill the gap left at first base by Adam Dunn’s departure, and solidified the bullpen with the veteran arms of Todd Coffey and Chad Gaudin. The new faces, combined with some youngsters entering their first full season of major league duty like Michael Morse and Jordan Zimmermann, and it appears as if the Lerners, general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Jim Riggleman have pieced together a team with a new attitude.

It’s just a shame that I don’t think they’ll be very good.