August 2014 - Richard M. Langworth

Senators’ Goose Goslin slides safely into home and collides with Yankees catcher Wally Schang in 2nd game of a double header, 1925. The Senators went on to win their second straight pennant. (Library of Congress)

Ryan Zimmerman and the Curse of the Goose

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On 23 June 2014 Washington Nationals star third baseman Ryan Zimmerman went out with a hamstring injury that may sideline him for the rest of the season. The effect on the team's play was astonishing. Postscript: he was soon back, and stayed on the roster until he retired in 2021. He was not Goose Goslin, however.