Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #87 Nats must avoid a 4-game sweep!

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

The Washington Nationals are on a three-game skid in this four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, and what the Nats need is a Curly W to salvage this series. The Nats home losses at Nationals Park keeps mounting, and they … Continue reading →

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Game #86 Nats looking to win with their All-Star

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

The Washington Nationals are on a two-game skid in this four-game series against Cincinnati Reds, and what the Nats need is a Curly W. The team has their lone All-Star on the mound with Josiah Gray, and the team needs … Continue reading →

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Several teams are taking advantage of the new bases and pickoff rules!

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

In football, they called it the “run and shoot” offense, and several MLB teams seem to be running the baseball version of it. The Tampa Bay Rays have toolsy athletic position players that will take advantage of your weaknesses with … Continue reading →

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Game #85 July 4th Independence Day morning game

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

The Washington Nationals had their largest crowd of the year last night, and it might have been even larger if there wasn’t the threat of rain that delayed the start of the game. Officially, the attendance was 36,290, and the … Continue reading →

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Game #84 home against the upstart Reds

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

The Washington Nationals are finally back in Washington, D.C. after returning from a very successful 6-3 road trip from San Diego to Seattle to Philadelphia in which the Nats won all three series. This was the best showing on winning … Continue reading →

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Mock drafts have Skenes to Pittsburgh, Crews to Washington

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

We are exactly ONE WEEK from the MLB Draft. Do you trust the mock drafts out there or do you expect that the Pittsburgh Pirates will do something crazy on draft day like they have done many times before? When … Continue reading →

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Game #83 and the big picture

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

The Washington Nationals got a reality check yesterday that their front of the bullpen is absolutely horrible. Three pitchers, Amos Willingham, Joe La Sorsa, and Thaddeus Ward, gave up four runs each for a cool dozen. On the good side, … Continue reading →

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Game #82 and the mathematical 2nd half begins

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

The Washington Nationals got another signature win last night, and finished the mathematical first half of the season at 33-48. That puts the Nats on a 66-96 pace for the 2023 season. The calendar has turned to July which signifies … Continue reading →

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Game #81 halfway closer to beautiful places!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are 32-48 heading into this game that will set the halfway mark in the season after the game is completed. It is easy math to do your interpolation or extrapolation to just multiply non-average stats by two. … Continue reading →

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Game #80 in a Washington state finale

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are 31-48 heading into this 3-game finale in Seattle, Washington. After a great win yesterday in 11-innings that collared Seattle with not one, but two blown saves in the game, the scrappy Nats once again showed their … Continue reading →

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