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Game #21 – Dusty Tweaks his Lineup: Game Thread

Posted on April 28, 2016 by DonH

So is Dusty reacting to limited offense? Or is this just his normal tinkering for a late afternoon game after a night game? Dusty Baker only made a few personnel changes and shifted players in his line-up. Danny Espinosa gets … Continue reading →

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#Nats now 8-1 – best record in MLB: Post-game recap

Posted on April 15, 2016 by DonH

And the best start in franchise history. The Nationals literally destroy the Phillies 9-1. The game was basically over after the top half of the first inning. It was simultaneously a laugher and a brilliantly managed game by Dusty.

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Game #8 Series finale with Braves: Game Thread

Posted on April 14, 2016 by DonH

The Washington Nationals wrap up their 4 game series at Nationals Park with the Atlanta Braves. Dusty Baker is waiting to see how Stephen Strasburg is feeling this morning as players arrive in order to fill in his line-up card. … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Stephen Strasburg scratched. Tanner Roark now starts Game #7 Game Thread #Nats

Posted on April 13, 2016 by DonH

We learn now that Tanner Roark will start instead of Stephen Strasburg against Matt Wisler.  Strasburg was officially scratched the Nationals are reporting due to illness. This shouldn’t change the Braves line-up as they were preparing for a right-handed pitcher. … Continue reading →

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Game #4 vs. the Marlins. Harper going for HR history! Game Thread

Posted on April 10, 2016 by DonH

The weather has been the story for a while, and today Mother Nature will cooperate with chilly air but no rain or snow. If you count back 21 days into Spring Training and through yesterday, the Nats have played a … Continue reading →

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#Nats Game #3 Instant Analysis

Posted on April 7, 2016 by DonH

The story of this game was: BABIP (that favored the Marlins and hurt the Nats). Not great defense. And what appeared to be an uncharacteristically very bad game by Lance Barksdale. Probably need to retract this I want to clone … Continue reading →

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Questions to ask at the #Nats Rizzo Hot Stove Session

Posted on February 3, 2016 by DonH

This coming Saturday, February 6, 2016 the Nationals will be hosting a Hot Stove Session with Mike Rizzo for season ticket holders with a full season plan. Each account holder gets two tickets for the event. Here are the details … Continue reading →

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#Nats Sam Mondry-Cohen Presentation at the SABR Meeting

Posted on January 31, 2016 by DonH

Sam Mondry-Cohen of the Nationals presented at the DC chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) on Saturday, January 30, 2016. He provided an excellent overview of how the Nationals’ analytics group has grown and some of the things … Continue reading →

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Preview of Coming Attractions – SABR Meeting

Posted on January 30, 2016 by DonH

Lots of very interesting presentations at the DC SABR meeting today. Sam Mondry-Cohen of the Nationals had the meatiest presentation. Will have an overview of his presentation within the next day. But here is a quickie post to give Ghost a … Continue reading →

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Umpires vs. PitchFx Game Day Data

Posted on January 23, 2016 by DonH

The post The Automated K Zone & Technology. Is it time? generated a discussion of how good/bad are the umpires at calling balls and strikes. So lets take a look at that question using the Game Day data which is … Continue reading →

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