Author Archives: Andrew Lang

UPDATED: Bryce Harper 100th HR: History Made in Grand Style!!

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Andrew Lang

It’s official, Bryce Harper has joined the 100 Home Run Club becoming the 8th youngest to reach 100 HRs in MLB history in GRAND style. Bryce had never had a Grand Slam as part of his career 100 HRs which made … Continue reading →

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Game #3 Opening Day in Washington DC – Game Thread #Nats

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Do you remember those Train To Reign shirts from Spring Training? Change that to Rain To Reign. The weather will once again be a factor for the Washington Nationals and it changed up the starting rotation already.

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Bryce Harper’s Opening Day Victus BH137.1 bat & new Topps card & the ‘Make Baseball Fun Again’ cap

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

On Opening Day, Bryce Harper had many bats to choose from for his gamers to be placed in the dugout, and he is very particular with the bats he uses in a game. On the 1st game of the season, Bryce chose … Continue reading →

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Opening Day: A Nationals’ Holiday indeed! Late and great and FUN!

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Some want Opening Day to be a National Holiday, and for Daniel Murphy , his first Opening Day as a member of the Nationals was like a Holiday: Joyous and festive and with a lot of meaning. Murphy was 2-3 with 2 … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper’s new TV commercial is about hair! #Nats

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Most Nats fans know that Bryce Harper is quite proud of his flow. Bryce’s older sister Brittany used to style Bryce’s hair through his teenage years and was very creative with the daring styles. A year ago MLB’s Cut4 did this … Continue reading →

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Jayson Werth once again reminds his critics that you shouldn’t count him out!

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Jayson Werth has always had his critics. They have been around his whole career doubting him. The Orioles used a 1st round pick on Werth in 1997, but gave up on him and traded him just 3 years later to … Continue reading →

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We’ve said it about Ben Revere and Trea Turner. Now Dee Gordon speaks up about it!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Andrew Lang

We have written this off-season about how traditional statistics do not fairly portray the value of speedsters. We wrote about the speedster Trea Turner and his intangibles.  We did the same for Ben Revere after Rizzo traded for him. Ben … Continue reading →

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The #Nats make additional roster moves as Trea Turner is sent to AAA

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Andrew Lang

On Wednesday, the Nats leave Florida on a Delta jet flight back to Washington DC after their final Grapefruit League game against the Mets in Port St. Lucie. The final cuts have not been made yet, however the roster has … Continue reading →

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A Jupiter redux! Same bat channel, not same bat time, and a different team. #Nats

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Yesterday, it was the Nats in Jupiter for a night game against the Marlins, and that was a complete wash-out. Today, the Nationals return to the same stadium hoping it has dried out for a game against the St. Louis … Continue reading →

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#Nats travel to Jupiter to face the #Marlins

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Tanner Roark will start for the Nationals against David Phelps of the Marlins. The game time is 7:05 this evening at the Marlins’ spring training home they share with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nats will travel back there tomorrow … Continue reading →

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