Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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Game #35 Nats and O’s have a marketing collab

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

The Washington Nationals had a successful Cinco de Mayo, and now on Siete de Mayo is the first sign of a Nationals and Orioles truce. We had hoped that the first sign of a truce would be the splitting of … Continue reading →

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If the season ended today, the Washington Nationals would be a playoff team!

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are only six teams in the National League with a record of .500 or better. All of those teams would be in the playoffs today if the season was over. The Washington Nationals would be one of those playoff … Continue reading →

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Game #34 Nats have a series to win on Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals wrap up their season series with a rubber game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Cinco de Mayo and Star Wars weekend. Yesterday was a bummer loss, and the page has to be turned — but don’t … Continue reading →

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Defense Matters cannot be said enough

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Defense Matters. We cannot say it enough. This Washington Nationals team has to rely on getting the best pitching they can which is enhanced and maximized by the best defense the team can put in place. Today’s defensive assignments did … Continue reading →

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