Author Archives: Andrew Lang

Game #15 has Strasburg and Syndergaard on the mound!

The Washington Nationals welcome the New York Mets to the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches for an afternoon of baseball. It is another heavyweight bout featuring two of the marquee names in pitching. The Nationals have Stephen Strasburg and … Continue reading

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Game #12 First game against the Cardinals this season; The road to Jupiter

For the twelfth game of the Grapefruit League schedule, the Nationals will finally play a game against the fourth team in Palm Beach County — the St. Louis Cardinals. What took you so long? Only the schedulers can answer that question.

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Split squad simultaneous doubleheader for the #Nats; Juan Soto debut!

If you follow the Nationals closely, you know about Juan Soto. If you do not, he is one of the top prospects in all of baseball at #29 of all players. I have been fortunate to see him play several … Continue reading

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Game #9 Strasburg and Verlander face-off!

The Nationals play the road team against their FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches neighbors today in a powerhouse match-up of Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg. The two faced each other on this same field a year ago when Verlander was … Continue reading

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Game #8 Nats travel to Port St. Lucie; Max Scherzer to face Tim Tebow Part II

What normally would be just a Spring Training game against a division rival has turned into a media must-see as Mets rookie manager Mickey Callaway has penciled in Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow to start the game and face 3 … Continue reading

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Game #7 Nats travel back to the Magic Kingdom with A.J. Cole starting!

Twice this week the Nationals have been scheduled to play the Atlanta Braves on Disney property near the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The roundtrip is a 326 mile bus drive and 2 1/2 hours each way.  Today’s game has A.J. … Continue reading

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Game #6 Tanner Roark takes on the Marlins in Jupiter + Injury News

Yesterday, the Nationals completed their game against the Marlins in a tie which is allowed in Spring Training. Today, the Nationals once again play the Marlins and must head to their stadium in Jupiter, Florida for a road game. The … Continue reading

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Game #5 Gio Gonzalez makes his Grapefruit League debut against Miami

It is the Grapefruit League debut today for Gio Gonzalez at the FBOTPB near his hometown which usually brings out a few more fans from Hialeah. The Marlins are putting out a watered down line-up today, and Gio will not … Continue reading

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Grant & Danny of 106.7 got some great Spring Training interviews

This week, Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier of 106.7 The Fan Radio traveled to the Spring Training home of the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, Florida. There are over 2 1/2 hours of interviews from Bryce Harper, Dave Martinez, Adam … Continue reading

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Nats’ Spring Training opens tomorrow; Bryan Harper scores an invite as a Non-Roster Invitee

With Spring Training camp officially opening tomorrow, you had to figure the Nationals would print the non-roster invitee list soon — and they did within hours of camp opening. The most recognized last-name on the list of 21 non-roster players is … Continue reading

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