Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #72 Gore has to be the stopper!

The Washington Nationals are digging a deeper hole for themselves with a 9-21 record in the past 30-games. Now the team is exactly on a 62-100 pace, and that is not acceptable. Losing another winnable game yesterday is becoming more … Continue reading

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Defense matters! One play changed everything.

Spit it out Victor Robles, why were you playing Tommy Edman so shallow and why did you take a step in on the ball and then slow up approaching the warning track? At that moment, the Washington Nationals had a … Continue reading

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Game #71 Nats have Josiah Gray on the mound!

The Washington Nationals are spiraling down with a 9-20 record in the past 29-games, and it all started last month at the hands of the Marlins, and continued through their second beatdown this past weekend as the Fish just took … Continue reading

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Are the playoffs possible for the 2024 Nats?!?

Do you want to see how the Washington Nationals can be a playoff team next year? Look no further than the Miami Marlins as the way back to the postseason. A fun fact: The Marlins have the third best record … Continue reading

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Game #70 with a salvage game against Miami

First off, happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate. The teams will have baby blue themed caps for the day, and some other tributes on cleats, gloves, and arm sleeves. For the ceremonial first pitch, the Nats will have their … Continue reading

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Game #69 another 1-run loss to the Fish

The Washington Nationals made three comebacks in last night’s game to tie the score to only lose it on a bizarre play to put the 15th loss on the Nats bullpen. The offense scored five runs to back starter Trevor … Continue reading

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Game #68 The Nats face the reigning Cy Young

The Washington Nationals were on a 13-10 run and were 2.0 games from the Wild Card when they rolled into Miami and had the win sewn up in the first game of that series — until a blown save unraveled … Continue reading

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Davey Martinez managed a great finish to the Houston series!

To see Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez strategically make managerial moves to try to win a mid-season game was like a throwback to 2019 when he was in Houston. There was no elimination urgency this time in Houston, rather just … Continue reading

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Game #67 is a Houston salvage project

The Washington Nationals lost a heartbreaker last night when runner’s obstruction was not called. So instead of possibly a rubber game tonight against the Houston Astros, the Nats are seeking a much needed win to salvage a game in this … Continue reading

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Déjà vu all over again — 1,324 days apart, and on the same 90 feet of dirt and grass!

You could not even script tonight’s game to be like Game 6 of the 2019 World Series with the interference play on Trea Turner, but yet it happened tonight — and the Washington Nationals end up on the wrong side … Continue reading

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