Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #53 Nats go very right in the lineup

The Washington Nationals were KRuiz’ing with an 8-0 lead on Monday until the Braves were let back into the game with a 4-run surge in the 7th inning and one out with 2 runners on-base. Derek Law dialed up one … Continue reading

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Game #52 on this Memorial Day

The Washington Nationals had one of those scrappy comebacks with a 4-run 7th inning on Sunday that looked like the Nats 5-4 lead would hold up going in the 8th inning. While Hunter Harvey was unavailable due to his workload, … Continue reading

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Game #51: Corbin has a key start

The Washington Nationals already clinched this series win against the first place Seattle Mariners with wins on Friday and Saturday. Now, the Nats go for a sweep with Patrick Corbin on the mound. Yes, Corbin gets the start after the … Continue reading

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Game #50: The 5th Anniversary of 19-31

The Washington Nationals were losing 1-0 last night, and their offense didn’t have a baserunner in three innings. The Mariners’ pitcher had a perfect game going and averaging 8-pitches per inning. Then Luis Garcia Jr. happened. He crushed a Weaver … Continue reading

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Game #49 Seattle, Washington is in Washington, D.C. for a Memorial Weekend series

The Washington Nationals have a Memorial Day weekend of baseball in Washington, D.C. as they face the team from Seattle, Washington. The Nationals really need to get back to their winning ways more consistently, and the Mariners are trying to … Continue reading

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One-run losses are piling up. The value of run manufacturing and run prevention!

Everything seemed so right on May 10th, and the next day in a 2-2 tie was the pick-off play that seemed to change everything in that 8th inning. The Boston Pick-off Party started the slide backwards. Since that point, the … Continue reading

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Game #48 A rubber game to win!

The Washington Nationals have a series to win today to at least get things right before their day-off tomorrow. They have their own Minnesotan on the mound this afternoon in Jake Irvin who was born in Minnesota and first drafted … Continue reading

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If you bat .336 on the season, you’d be an MVP candidate

In 2022, Luis Arraez hit .316 for the season and won the AL Batting Crown. He was an All-Star, an MVP candidate, and a Silver Slugger. He repeated all of that in 2023 for the Marlins in the NL. In … Continue reading

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Game #47 Nats bats showed up on Monday

The Washington Nationals snapped their losing streak and got back into the W column on Monday. The offense put up 12-runs on the Twins for a decisive 12-3 win. The running game and the power surge turned the game into … Continue reading

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The Doolittle Effect

Fans are nervous, and some are waiting for the sky to fall. When the Nationals and Orioles squared off two weeks ago in a game matching up Trevor Williams and Corbin Burnes, there were actually Orioles fans calling it the … Continue reading

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