Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #39 After a blown-loss, Nats must even it up!

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

The Washington Nationals got out to a 2-run lead last night, and could not bring home the win. Their 6-13 home record at this point is beginning to defy logic. It just seemed like a combination of bad luck, bad … Continue reading →

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BABIP, Bad Luck, Blown Balls, Bush-League, Blown-Loss, and Baseball happened.

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

When you put 21-balls into play you expect more than four hits in a game. The Washington Nationals had a .190 BABIP as in they had a .190 batting average on balls-in-play last night. Part of it was bad luck, … Continue reading →

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Game #38 Nats have a 4-gamer with the Mets!

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

The Washington Nationals are finally back to Nats Park after their second west coast road trip in this young season. With a wrap-around 4-game weekend series starting tonight through Monday with the New York Mets, the Nats aren’t here for … Continue reading →

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A 70-win pace seems light based on the rolling 19!

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

In the last 19-games, the Washington Nationals are 11-8 since that trip to their distant cousins of the original Washington Senators in the l’étoile du nord, “the star of the north”, in Minnesota. Maybe the sight of that 1924 World … Continue reading →

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Game #37 16 games in 16 days concludes a team defining stretch!

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

If the Washington Nationals win today, it will feel like a “Sweet 16” as the Nats would complete a tough stretch of 16-games in 16-days with a winning record (9-7), and hop on a very “happy flight” back to Washington, … Continue reading →

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Game #36 Patrick Corbin has a new LF

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

Five days ago, Patrick Corbin was throwing a 1-hit scoreless gem through 7.0 innings. It unraveled from there a little when he was sent out for the eighth inning, but still one of his finest starts in a Washington Nationals … Continue reading →

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The weak links expose themselves after a while!

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

There is something about that No. 19 in Washington Nationals’ lore. Something seemed to change with this team after their April 19 game. They went to the freezing temperatures of Minnesota, and did the opposite — and heated up. The … Continue reading →

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Game #35 in San Francisco for a trio of games!

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Credit to the Washington Nationals after losing a heartbreaker on Saturday, the Nats got immediate payback on Sunday and got right back in the win column for a happy flight to San Francisco last night. The Nats and Giants face-off … Continue reading →

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Joey Meneses was in a power outage until he cashed-in his birthday wish!

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

Few expected Joey Meneses to match his gaudy .930 OPS from his rookie season, but his pregame OPS was down to .622 for this season. That won’t cut it for a full-time DH. Many thought that he would continue his … Continue reading →

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Game #34 Nats are closer to being really good than we thought!

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

This Washington Nationals team just seems to get in their own way this year. Late inning heroics from the April 27 grand slam by CJ Abrams to the Lane Thomas two-run bomb last night went for naught in the win … Continue reading →

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