Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The All-Star Futures Game features the Nats Top-2 prospects in Wood and House

This is a star-studded weekend for the Washington Nationals in showcasing their Top-2 prospects — and two of the best players in all of minor league baseball at Saturday’s All-Star Futures Game in Seattle, Washington. As it stands today, James … Continue reading

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Game #89 Nats have to stop a 5-game slide

The Washington Nationals are now on a five-game skid that began at Nationals Park after a successful 6-3 road trip. Parts of the team have looked flat. Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo are looking for answers. They … Continue reading

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Game #88 on the start to an historic Nats weekend!

The Washington Nationals are on a four-game skid and the schedule does not get easier with the first place Texas Rangers in town for the final weekend before the All-Star break. This is an historic time for the Washington Nationals … Continue reading

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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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