Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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Game #33 A battle of lefties

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

The Washington Nationals are now 20 percent through their 2023 schedule, and you usually know the team you have at game 45. The Nats are a surprisingly good 8-6 in their past two weeks in their schedule.

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Game #32 Nats are on their second West Coast trip of the season!

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

The Washington Nationals are 8-5 since that trip in the cold weather in Minnesota woke the team up. The Nats have now won 3-of-4 series in a row, and are now on their second West Coast trip of the season. … Continue reading →

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Nationals 4, Cubs 3: Alex Call(s) game for three in a row

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

The Nationals grabbed their third straight win Thursday to take their four-game weekday set with the Cubs, as Lane Thomas cranked a 3-run homer in the second inning and Alex Call hit the dramatic walk-off home run to finish off … Continue reading →

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Game #31 on getaway day before the team heads West!

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

The Washington Nationals are 7-5 since that trip in the cold weather in Minnesota. This is the best baseball the team has played since mid-August of last year when the team had similar results. The last time the team won … Continue reading →

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Game #30 the Jake Irvin debut!

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

The Washington Nationals had a need for a starter for today even before Chad Kuhl was placed on the 15-day IL. Friday’s rainout changed everything in the rotation, and the Nats’ braintrust had several options until they started Paolo Espino … Continue reading →

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Game #29 The Nats need a starter for tomorrow!

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

The Washington Nationals had a tough first inning and went flat on their way to a loss last night. Cory Abbott was promoted yesterday from Triple-A and the presumptive starter for tomorrow…until he pitched 2.0 innings last night. That took … Continue reading →

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