Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #118 Nats trying to win a series tonight

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals won last night in a blow-out, but had a couple of medical issues to deal with. The most serious was a hit-by-pitch on Lane Thomas’ wrist that scratched him from today’s lineup. The other issue was leg … Continue reading →

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It’s [mostly] all about the starting pitching

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On May 31, the Washington Nationals were in the top half of starting rotations in baseball. Even with Chad Kuhl‘s struggles, the starters had a combined 4.40 ERA and Josiah Gray was at 2.77, MacKenzie Gore at 3.57, and Trevor … Continue reading →

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Game #117 has the A’s in town

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals got to rest most of the back of their bullpen, and that was not by design, unfortunately. The Nats had a narrow 1-0 lead until Andres Machado gave up the lead in an instant with a two-run … Continue reading →

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MLB Pipeline rankings are updated on the same day as Nats top prospects rake!

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In consecutive games, James Wood and Robert Hassell III smashed home runs as part of their multi-hit games. Almost across the board, the Washington Nationals top prospects had big nights, and it kept going this morning as Elijah Green started … Continue reading →

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Game #116 Looking for a split

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have a rested back of the bullpen as they have only pitched one game in the past three days, and the hope is that manager Dave Martinez will need his high leverage bullpen to seal a win … Continue reading →

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Hassell and Green said, “What about us?”

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After monster nights on Tuesday for the three top prospects, Dylan Crews, James Wood, and Brady House , transition to Wednesday, and Wood and House shined again, but none as much as Robert Hassell III who went homer, double, and … Continue reading →

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Game #115 The third game of this series

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had one of those special games where Joey Meneses carried the offense with two home runs, and the bullpen went into shutdown mode.

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The 3 top prospects shined simultaneously for a bright Nats’ future!

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last night, there was a moment leading up to 8:35 pm ET that the Washington Nationals Top-3 prospects, Dylan Crews, James Wood, and Brady House were all simultaneously 2-for-3 in their games in-progress. All of that changed in an instant … Continue reading →

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Game #114 Nats look for the doubleheader split

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had an early three lead, and gave up five runs to Kyle Schwarber in a tough loss. On to the second game of this doubleheader with Josiah Gray on the mound against the lefty, Ranger Suarez.

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Game #113 A doubleheader in Philly

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are facing a few of the ex-Washington Nationals in Philadelphia in a key doubleheader for the Phillies. There is actually one fewer ex-Nats’ player as Josh Harrison was released. The Nats’ starter in the first game today … Continue reading →

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