Author Archives: Andrew Lang

Remember those experts and their win projections?

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Ah, yes the experts. They have their algorithms programmed by humans, and their human opinions. The Washington Nationals won their 62nd game last night with 24 remaining.

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Dylan Crews turns on the reigning Cy Young

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Andrew Lang

There were low expectations for Dylan Crews‘ second MLB game because he had to face the reigning Cy Young pitcher, Gerrit Cole, in a tough righty-righty matchup. But it turned out that Crews was ready for Cole’s cutter in his … Continue reading →

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The big positive surprises for the 2024 Nats at this point

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Andrew Lang

With the season headed towards the 80 percent completion mark during the mid-game on Saturday, this is a good time to look at some of the positives with the Washington Nationals at this point in time. We want to look … Continue reading →

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Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Remember when Van Morrison sung about days like this? He probably wasn’t thinking about baseball, however you had to think that a bunch of blowouts were a possibility when looking at the pitching matchups in Philadelphia. The first three games … Continue reading →

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Four photos tell the story of a back-to-back Walk-Off winner by José Tena

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Andrew Lang

With CJ Abrams dealing with back spasms and Nasim Nunez cramping up in his legs, general manager Mike Rizzo had to make a roster change and called up Jose Tena who he just acquired less than two weeks ago as … Continue reading →

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Four photos tell the story of a “feel good” Walk-off winner!

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Andrew Lang

From Thursday to Friday, the Washington Nationals got a do-over of sorts. With identical tie scores of 2-2 entering the 9th inning at Nationals Park, a disastrous 9th and 10th innings on Thursday went 180° on Friday to a walk-off … Continue reading →

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Luis Garcia Jr. comes up clutch again, but all for naught

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Andrew Lang

Yesterday’s game was a muddy mess at Nationals Park, both figuratively and literally. The rains pelted the playing surface for much of the day. The game itself, encapsulated the great, the good, the bad, and the ugly. The score was … Continue reading →

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From Gloomy to Boom-y

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The Washington Nationals Twitter/X account posted up what they called “a painting” that looked a photo, so we used Photoshop to get us started on creating a DC Masterpiece, and then added some brushstrokes. In the center of the painting … Continue reading →

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Could the Nats pivot to the next big prospect call-up of Brady House?

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Andrew Lang

There seemed to be an assumption regarding the ordering of Washington Nationals top prospects to make their MLB debuts. As the common thinking was assumed, James Wood would be called up first, then Dylan Crews, and finally Brady House from … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo speaks about the 2024 Trade Deadline

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Andrew Lang

The trade deadline saw the Washington Nationals trade four players in total, and the team netted seven players back in return. General Manager Mike Rizzo spoke to his strategy of receiving back “market value” for players, and thought they did … Continue reading →

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