Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #89 Defense Matters

The Washington Nationals were up 5-0, early in Friday’s game, then the team started to take some poor at-bats that led to no more runs scored from the fourth through the ninth inning by the Nationals despite many opportunities. Forget … Continue reading

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Game #88 Looking for Patrick Corbin to pay it forward

The Washington Nationals got an ace of aces start by Jake Irvin to rest the bullpen and secure a Curly W yesterday. Tonight, the Nats hope is on Patrick Corbin to set the tone in this series as Cardinals are … Continue reading

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Aces from Irvin, Defense Mattered, Clutch HR from Winker, Save from Law, and Meneses sent to AAA

The Washington Nationals nearly had a perfect game today. One single and one walk from perfection in a 1-0 win as Jake Irvin was aces today going 8.0 innings of scoreless baseball with 8 Ks. The score remained 0-0 until … Continue reading

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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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