Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Championship calibration or recalibration?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was just two and a half weeks ago that super agent Scott Boras was in Nationals Park to introduce another of his high profile clients as an incoming Washington Nationals player. The path to the next D.C. baseball championship … Continue reading →

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Game #112 Nats go for a duo of sweeps in 2023

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are going for their second sweep of 2023. If it were to happen, the Nats would go into the final 50-games of the season on quite the roll as the team heads to Philly for a 4-game … Continue reading →

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Game #111 Nats looking to win a series with Joan Adon

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals showed some more late night magic, and Andres Machado and Jake Alu were two of the unexpected heroes. Of course Lane Thomas cranked two home runs, and Joey Meneses‘ crushed the game tying 2-run homer for the … Continue reading →

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Dylan Crews promoted to Class-A Fredericksburg

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was two weeks ago that Dylan Crews signed his pro baseball contract with the Washington Nationals to start his career. After reporting to West Palm Beach last week and taking some ‘live’ BP as we reported off of teammates … Continue reading →

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Game #110 with a score to settle with the Reds

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals had the day-off yesterday in Cincinnati before the teams open a weekend series. The Nats have a score to settle with the Reds after they swept the Nats in a 4-game series in D.C. during that July … Continue reading →

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Actions speak louder than words when it comes to ownership

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are no reasons to doubt the words of Washington Nationals’ team owner, Mark Lerner, who has been quoted recently about his desire to win, or rather, he said how much he hates losing. But what do you expect when … Continue reading →

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Game #109 Win a series?

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are back to business as usual. That was the message that general manager Mike Rizzo conveyed after the nervous days and weeks that led up to the annual trade deadline. The trepidation that built-up to 6:00 pm … Continue reading →

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Game #108 Trade deadline ended; Only trade was Candelario

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals made no trades today. The trade deadline came and went with only Jeimer Candelario traded yesterday. The fans are split in how they feel about the lack of action. Basically you either trust your general manager to … Continue reading →

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The best trade package on an expiring contract is the reality of the situation

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are seven hours from the close of this year’s trade deadline at 6 pm ET. The sure bet that Jeimer Candelario was going to be dealt became a reality. General manager Mike Rizzo took the best package he was … Continue reading →

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Game #107 Nats trade Jeimer Candelario to the Cubs

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals officially traded Jeimer Candelario just before the start of this game to the Cubs. The last time the Nats and Cubs did a deadline trade it was Daniel Murphy for Andruw Monasterio. The irony is that Monasterio … Continue reading →

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