Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #41 Season is 25% complete and Nats at .500; Game 2 of the doubleheader

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals won the first game of this doubleheader today, and 19-31 will not happen as the team notched their 20th win of the 2024 season. With the season 25 percent complete, the sample sizes are fairly large now. … Continue reading →

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Game #40 Part of the solution and the first game of the doubleheader

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have a doubleheader today after yesterday’s rainout. One thing for sure, the team cannot get everyone in the offense rowing together. At different points of the season it was CJ Abrams and Jesse Winker carrying the offense. … Continue reading →

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Quality should be Job 1

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before the mid-1980s, American-made automobiles had a reputation for having too many manufacturing errors that led to unreliable cars. The competition from Japan and Germany were producing vehicles with near zero-defects. That led General Motors and Ford to step-up technology, … Continue reading →

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Game #39 Finale in Boston; Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals needed a great start from Jake Irvin and got more than that in a 7.0 inning two-run outing. Unfortunately, the Nats bats went mostly quiet, and Irvin exited in a 2-2 tie game. While both teams made … Continue reading →

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Game #38 Second chances for the Nats

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals might have shocked everyone but themselves last night as manager Dave Martinez pushed almost all the right buttons to win a game that greatly favored the Red Sox on paper. As we wrote in the pregame, Martinez … Continue reading →

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Game #37 Nats are in Boston

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals arrived in Boston and got to Fenway Park early to get the behind-the-scenes tour of the insides of the Green Monster and other hidden parts of Fenway. Tonight, the Nats have to get a win to stay … Continue reading →

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Fact: The rebuild isn’t even 3 years old!

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Supposedly there was talk on the radio from a fool who said that the Washington Nationals are five years into a rebuild. Let’s speak to this for the 100th time. The Nats won the World Series fewer than five years … Continue reading →

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The Nats have beaten baseball’s best; Lessons to be learned

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Per recent MLB Power Rankings, the Dodgers, Phillies, and Orioles were named as the Top-3 teams by Ryan Spilborghs, C.J. Nitkowski, and Brad Lidge on MLB Network Radio this week. The 2024 Washington Nationals have won against each of those … Continue reading →

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Game #36 Nationals have business at home

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had a successful Cinco de Mayo and Siete de Mayo, and they have a successful Ocho de Mayo? This quick two-game series with the Orioles wraps up tonight at Nats Park, and then the Nationals have a … Continue reading →

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“Your job as a pitcher is to obfuscate” — Trevor Williams

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals got to a point that they have not seen in the standings since July 1 of 2021. That point is being over .500, and it is thanks to Trevor Williams and his bullpen shutting out the Orioles … Continue reading →

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