Washington Nationals fans might want to chuck their libraries of 1980s Scandinavian synthpop with the news that outfielder and first baseman Michael Morse was traded to the Seattle Mariners last night as part of a three-team deal.

Jose Vidro, the Nats oft-injured second baseman, has been traded to the Seattle Mariners, pending a physical exam delayed until this morning. Vidro’s a three-time All Star with fine career numbers, and he’s a standup character. He’s shown admirable loyalty to the club throughout the franchise’s tumultuous past and gruesome near-term prognosis. After the clearing of roster debris like Ramon Ortiz, Tony Armas, and Joey Eishen, one might think that Nationals Nation would mourn –…

August came and went, the Nats inaugural season is coming to an end, yet no developments have come in the long-running bidding war for the ownership of the team. Last we checked, eight contenders were in the running, and bids as high as $450 million were rumored. Since then, silence. Until now. Conflicting information exists regarding how many bidding groups are still in the running (ESPN’s Peter Gammons says it’s down to three, the Post…

(Editor’s Note: DCist would like to welcome Chris Kelly to our Sports staff. He will be assisting in our coverage of the Nationals with a weekly column each Monday.) Call ’em “The Comeback Kids”, “The One-Run Wonders”, “The Cardiac Kids”; doesn’t matter. Call ’em whatever you want, but your first place Washington Nationals extended their 10-game winning streak yesterday with yet another 1-run victory (8 out of their last 13 wins have been by 1…