Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #87 Happy Birthday America

The Washington Nationals bullpen helped to secure the 7-5 win last night in a comeback with 7-unanswered runs to make today’s game a chance for the Nats to split this series with the Mets on this July 4th matinee showdown. … Continue reading

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Game #86 Nats need to find their winning ways

The Washington Nationals bullpen and the lack of one extra run in the first 9-innings has cost this team several wins in the past three weeks. Hunter Harvey is at the middle of much of the issues in the bullpen … Continue reading

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Game #85 DJ Herz will stay in the rotation

The Washington Nationals played a clean game of baseball on Saturday and won. Yesterday, they were back to sloppiness and bad decisions and lost a game they should have won. The atmosphere in Nationals Park felt like a playoff game … Continue reading

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When a celebration ends with an L

The 26,719 paid attendance was even larger at Nationals Park for James Wood‘s debut because every player/coach in the Nats’ dugout was a fan last night. Wood’s teammates and coaches all joined in the cheering and ovations as Wood got … Continue reading

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Game #84 The James Wood debut mirrors Juan Soto’s first start!

The Washington Nationals have James Wood batting 6th and playing left field in the lineup tonight for his MLB debut. In 2018, manager Dave Martinez penciled in Juan Soto into left field and batting 6th for his first MLB start. … Continue reading

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James Wood’s arrival to the Nats’ roster is 60% of the haul

When James Wood joins the Washington Nationals roster on Monday, he will be the third permanent piece of the quintet to make the big league team from the Juan Soto/Josh Bell trade. To be technical, we could include Luke Voit … Continue reading

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Game #83 A series to win in Tampa

The Washington Nationals have been in a need of a game without mistakes, and the only one came on the stadium construction that should have been a pop-up out that turned into a freebie do-over that led to a home … Continue reading

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Game #82 starts the mathematical 2nd half of the 2024 season and a nod to Hope Row

The Washington Nationals have a lot of work ahead of them as they have fallen to fourth place in the NL East. The mathematical second half of the season begins today. With T-2 days until the arrival of James Wood, … Continue reading

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The same ole mess, different day!

There seems to be a reoccurring script to these Washington Nationals games with the same dark comedy. The elements are: 1. The other team takes the lead 2. Bad base running 3. Bad defense 4. One pitch at-bats 5. Bad … Continue reading

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Game #81 Middle game of the season

The Washington Nationals averaged 6-runs scored per game in San Diego, and need keep that up in Tampa tonight as well as the team has to get back to some ace pitching and shutdown bullpenning. At the end of the … Continue reading

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