Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Milestone reached: Lane Thomas goes 20/20

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The 2023 season has seen a few Washington Nationals emerge as players with the potential to get this team to postseason contention in the future. This is what rebuilds are all about in finding those players who will be parts … Continue reading →

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Game #157 Nats go for doubleheader sweep

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals picked up a much needed win in this first game of this doubleheader to get to 69-wins on the season and tie the mark the team had in 2010. There is significance to that because then-owner, Ted … Continue reading →

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Game #156 The final sprint to the finish line

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals schedule keeps getting interrupted by Mother Nature as a tropical storm doused the area in two days of steady rain. Yesterday’s game was wisely cancelled two days ago, and that led to a doubleheader scheduled for today. … Continue reading →

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The real Nats’ MVP for this team is ______!

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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!

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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