Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #160 The final weekend

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had the Scrappy Nats back yesterday until Kyle Finnegan imploded on the mound and gave up 3-runs to take the loss. The Nats are in a long losing streak and looking for Trevor Williams to bring them … Continue reading →

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Four bad stretches, leadership, and the adult in the room

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals season was projected by the experts to be worse than last year. But the team was built to be better than those projections. The starting pitching took an early blow when Josiah Gray‘s season was really over … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals fans are the best!

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was a fear that I had regarding a touchy situation that the Washington Nationals fans might boo Patrick Corbin off the stage. After polling people via DMs where they could give their thoughts privately, about two-thirds (66.7 percent) felt … Continue reading →

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Game #159 is Patrick Corbin’s final Nats’ start

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals just cannot score runs. The offensive slump is now at three consecutive shutouts. Their scoreless streak is at 31 innings. At the same time, the Nats’ starting pitching has allowed only one-run to the Royals in this … Continue reading →

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Game #158 Five games remaining

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had starter, Mitchell Parker, on the mound for his final start of 2024 — and for him, another chance to show that he deserves a roster spot for 2025. Parker’s night started with a Trey Lipscomb error … Continue reading →

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The value of 1-run and the little things: Part 27

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Yes, you can win games by a score of 1-0 as the Royals showed last night. The Nationals went into the top of the 10th inning last night in a 0-0 tie, and lost after an error on a ball … Continue reading →

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Game #157 The final week

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have the Kansas City Royals in Nats Park at a time that the Royals are fighting for a playoff spot. This also is the final time for players like today’s starter, Mitchell Parker, to show that he … Continue reading →

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Game #156 Finale in Wrigley

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals finish their final road game of the season today as the Nats go for a split in Chicago. The team will fly back to Washington, D.C. after the game and have a day-off tomorrow. Yesterday, the team … Continue reading →

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The Nats end an ugly 5-game losing streak on the same day that CJ Abrams was removed from the roster

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The news broke in the pre-game that the Washington Nationals were sending All-Star CJ Abrams down to Triple-A even though their season ends tomorrow. Instead, Abrams will be sent directly to the Nats’ facility in West Palm Beach making the move … Continue reading →

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Game #155 Can the Nats win one in Wrigley?

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals called up Trevor Williams yesterday to face the Cubs, a team he played for in 2021, and Williams went 5.0 innings of 1-run baseball to lower his season ERA to 2.19. That should have been enough to … Continue reading →

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