Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The real Nats’ MVP for this team is ______!

Last season, the Washington Nationals named Lane Thomas as their Player of the Year, and yesterday the team announced that he earned that honor again for this season. Certainly after the trade of Jeimer Candelario with his .823 OPS and … Continue reading

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Game #155 Nats looking for a bounceback win

Yesterday, the Washington Nationals held their crossover night with the Washington Commanders at Nationals Park. It was a show of unity of the two most prominent teams in the DMV. Last night, it was Patrick Corbin, who caught the ceremonial … Continue reading

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Game #154 It is Commanders crossover night

The Washington Nationals won a series they needed to win, and took the series yesterday from the White Sox. Today, the Nats will begin a 4-game scheduled series (weather permitting) against the best team in MLB, the Atlanta Braves. Tonight … Continue reading

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The significance of the Nats getting 1, 2, or even 5 more wins!

Looks can be deceiving for these 2023 Washington Nationals. The team currently has a 68-win season, and that would generally be considered to be a failure for several teams — but for a rebuilding team that only won 55-games last … Continue reading

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Game #153 Nats are going for a series win

The Washington Nationals have another chance for a series win, and they kind of need this one with ten games remaining to get to 70+ wins. Josiah Gray just needs to follow what Jackson Rutledge accomplished yesterday — and be … Continue reading

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Game #152 Jackson Rutledge gets another chance

The Washington Nationals have Jackson Rutledge on the mound for his first home start in his MLB career. That start last week certainly was not how you dream about your MLB debut given that it was a disaster on the … Continue reading

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Game #151 Nats back home for their final homestand of 2023

The Washington Nationals ended their 5-game losing streak yesterday with an exciting extra-innings victory over the Brewers. They arrived back in Washington, D.C. tonight for their final homestand of the season with three games starting tonight against the White Sox. … Continue reading

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Most of the positional pieces are there for the future of the Nats!

Winning is fun. Consistently winning usually brings visions of the postseason. The Washington Nationals are now 4-wins from exceeding their win total from 2010. That number is significant to hold ownership accountable in this offseason. For those who do not … Continue reading

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Game #150 Nats in a salvage game

The Washington Nationals lost another close game yesterday, or at least it was close from a tie game in the eighth inning when it was tied at 5-5. The game ended at 9-5 when Kyle Finnegan served up the game … Continue reading

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Game #149 Trevor Williams on the mound

The Washington Nationals lost another head-scratcher yesterday. They scored all of their runs in the first inning, then could not scratch out any more runs for the next eight inning. Tonight it is Trevor Williams for the Nats and Corbin … Continue reading

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