Author Archives: Andrew Lang

They call him FoF, Mr. National, and Mr. Walk-off; Fourteen years ago, he achieved a first in his career!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Andrew Lang

He is the original. A one-of-a-kind. Ryan Zimmerman was the Washington Nationals first draft pick ever selected, and it paid dividends immediately as he became the “Face of the Franchise” (FoF) for a team that lacked star power for years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature, RyanZimmerman | Leave a comment

Zim walks-off the opening of Nationals Park a dozen years ago today!

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals closed up RFK Stadium with some hope. First year manager Manny Acta seemed to over-achieve with that 2007 team that lost 89 games, and that was considered progress as the team was looking to increase payroll going into … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

The line of destiny started with one Juan Soto at-bat and a lesson learned by Anthony Rendon!

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Andrew Lang

One of life’s lessons is learning from your past. Baseball calls that the learning curve part of the process. Last year, were you paying attention on August 17th to what happened? You might be thinking of the Sean Doolittle blown … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

Jake Noll and Clint Robinson certainly give hope to NRIs (Non-Roster Invitees) in #Nats Spring Training Camp!

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Andrew Lang

As the magician says, “Pick a card, any card from the deck” of fifty-two cards is a much easier trick than trying to make the Opening Day roster as an NRI (non-roster invitee), but it is possible.  In a blind … Continue reading →

Posted in MikeRizzo, Roster, SpringTraining | Leave a comment

MLB Network ranks five Nats in their Top 100 including 3 in the Top 20!

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Andrew Lang

JUAN SOTO ranked 11TH, MAX SCHERZER ranked 14TH and STEPHEN STRASBURG ranked 20TH ON MLB Network’s top player rankings! As we know, the Washington Nationals are loaded with superstar players and emerging stars. Juan Soto has moved up to No. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

The director of the #Nats World Series documentary called it a “remarkable run”

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Andrew Lang

Many of you braved the cold weather a few weeks ago to see the premiere showing of the 2019 World Series documentary from Major League Baseball Productions that debuted to a sold-out crowd of 3,000 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

Red Carpet event for the premiere of the 2019 World Series documentary

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Andrew Lang

The premiere showing of the 2019 World Series documentary from Shout! Factory Productions was debuted last night to a sold-out crowd of 3,000 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. This red carpet event was attended by Ryan Zimmerman and general manager … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

Holiday Gift Guide with a World Series theme from $18 to $1 million

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Andrew Lang

Finding holiday gifts for Nats fans are easy this year due to the World Series win! There are so many choices from a few dollars to over $1 million.

Posted in Feature | Leave a comment

Nats win one on another team’s bullpen in the 8th inning. Eaton/Kendrick go back-to-back to tie and win the game!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Andrew Lang

Yesterday’s underperformer became today’s star as Adam Eaton with 2 outs in the 8th inning hit a game tying home run and Howie Kendrick followed Eaton with a home run to win the game. Eaton finished the game going 3-for-4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Recap | Leave a comment

Game #3 Nats travel to Disney for Patrick Corbin’s debut!

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Andrew Lang

When the Washington Nationals had their Spring Training home in Viera, they were about an hour away by bus to Champion Field in Disney to play the Braves. The teams played each other several times each spring. With the Nationals … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame, SpringTraining | Leave a comment