Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Davey Martinez managed a great finish to the Houston series!

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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!

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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Game #66 Try again in Houston!

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals lost last night and have now dropped 7-of-8 games in this stretch. From that great 20-game run the team was on, they have sunk to 13-games below .500. On any given night some main part of their … Continue reading →

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Game #65 The Nats are back in Houston!

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are back at the scene of the celebration of the team’s first World Series win in Game 7, back on October 30, 2019. It was exactly 3.62 years ago (1,322 days) from today when Howie Kendrick hit … Continue reading →

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Baseball America’s mid-season Top-30 Nats’ prospects!

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

Baseball America has published a new Washington Nationals top-30 prospects list. There is a lot of movement as you would expect, and expect more as the draft is less than four weeks from now, and the Nats top pick will … Continue reading →

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Game #64 Six-game losing streak as of last night!

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

The “CAUTION BE ALERT” sign in the foreground can be seen just before Ronald Acuña Jr. unleashed the decisive 2-run homer; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats When will it end? The Washington Nationals enter this game stuck in a … Continue reading →

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Game #63 has the Nats entering in a funk

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

The Washington Nationals enter this game stuck in a 5-game losing streak, and mistakes once again K.O.’d the team. Tell me if you heard this before: Another winnable game lost in a 1-run game. Errors, pitches in the dirt not … Continue reading →

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Game #62 Nats need a stopper!

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

The Washington Nationals are mired in a 4-game losing streak. Another winnable game on Wednesday was just a 1-run deficit until the bullpen gave away another three. No easy task this weekend as the red hot Braves just swept the … Continue reading →

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Baseball America drops Elijah Green from their Top-100

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

A walk-off single on April 9 had Elijah Green floating through the air. The 19-year-old entered the season ranked at No. 58 of all prospects in baseball by Baseball America. In fact, Keith Law had Green at No.35, and every … Continue reading →

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