Author Archives: Andrew Lang

Trea Turner is better than any standard stats show #Nats

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Andrew Lang

After the Nats traded for Ben Revere, Steve M. dove into the deep end to look past traditional Slugging % and OPS and even OBP to try to make sense of the greater value for these speed demon players like … Continue reading →

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Two weeks from Monday is Opening Day! Stats today, gone tomorrow! #Nats

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Andrew Lang

There are 21 position players still on the roster in Spring Training. The stats (below) say that if Michael A. Taylor could stay at this pace the entire season he will be MVP and break many records, and that is … Continue reading →

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An old-fashioned walk-off with some St. Paddy’s luck and some great prep! #Nats Heisey, Martinson, den Dekker

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Andrew Lang

The Nationals beat the Braves on St. Patrick’s Day on a 3 run Walk-Off Home Run by non-roster invitee Chris Heisey. There were lessons learned by the player hitting in front of Heisey who made this walk-off possible. Jason Martinson … Continue reading →

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Updated: Bryce Harper is swinging a new Victus BH137 bat this Spring. What bat will Bryce hit HR #100 with?

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Victus Bats has been in this competitive business of crafting baseball bats for Major Leaguers for 5 years now as they continue to grow their market share. Victus can now claim Bryce Harper as a client. Harper started swinging Victus bats … Continue reading →

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Tanner Roark gets the start in Disney! 3/12/16

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Andrew Lang

The Nats will have a game under the lights at 6:05 at Champion Stadium in Disney World against the Braves. Tanner Roark will start against former Yankee top prospect Manny Banuelos. The Nats will send a travel roster featuring a … Continue reading →

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The #Nats travel to face Verlander as Gio starts for the Nats with a stacked line-up!

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Andrew Lang

As the Nats bus travels en route to Lakeland Florida, you have to wonder if they pass any Presidential candidates on this road trip. Today, 2 heavyweights duke it out as Verlander and Gio get the mound to start this … Continue reading →

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Ross/Roark to get ~3 innings each. Werth in LF, Tyler Moore at 1st Base, what is the 2016 status of Ryan Zimmerman? 3/7/16

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Andrew Lang

This could be the subject that 3 weeks ago when camp started, we hoped we didn’t have to talk about, and here we are less than 30 days before Opening Day and the Ryan Zimmerman health issue is once again … Continue reading →

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Nationals travel squad heads to Jupiter as Treinen gets the start! 3/6/16

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Andrew Lang

The Nationals had a surprise waiting for them today as Joe “Willie” Namath, aka “Broadway Joe” greeted Dusty Baker and Nats players today. Unfortunately it meant little to Michael Taylor as he had no idea who this football legend is. In … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper is meticulous about the lumber he swings! #Nats #Rawlings

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

We have written many articles about the baseball lumber that Bryce Harper chooses to swing, and Spring Training brings out the salesmen and reps from the different equipment manufacturers. One day it might be EvoShield for protective gear, another day … Continue reading →

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Here we go Stras vs JZim 3/5/16 in Viera #Nats

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

It took 3 minutes into the Detroit Radio broadcast for their radio guy to call JZim by the wrong name as they called him Ryan Zimmerman. Whoops, and that is his hometown guys. We have been waiting for this matchup … Continue reading →

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