Author Archives: DonH

Starting Pitcher FAs – Take 2

Posted on January 24, 2024 by DonH

Time to turn our attention back to what FA pitcher(s) to sign. An update to a previous post on Starting Pitchers. Steve: First off Don, that left-handed power bat article that we started writing in December kind of nailed it … Continue reading →

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Sean Doolittle’s New Role: Evolving The Pitching Coach Role????

Posted on January 16, 2024 by DonH

When Steve and I do Point-CounterPoint articles, we typically have plenty of time for our back and forth. This one is different because of this breaking news on Sean Doolittle joining the coaching staff as a pitching strategist. So both … Continue reading →

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Starting Pitcher FAs – Point-CounterPoint

Posted on January 7, 2024 by DonH

So lets looks at some of the available starting pitchers who are Free Agents. Steve and I started with a short list and expanded it as described:

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LH Bat Options – Compare and Contrast – A Point-CounterPoint

Posted on January 2, 2024 by DonH

It seems clear that the Nationals want a left-handed power bat this off-season. And probably preferably a DH, first basemen or corner outfielder or any combination of those positions. So Steve and I started discussing this via Twitter DMs and … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Draft Lottery

Posted on December 5, 2023 by DonH

When will the Washington Nationals pick in the next MLB Draft? Odds on favorite is 10th, with a small chance at 11 and an infinitesimally smaller chance they pick at #12. The draft lottery is at 5:30pm ET on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Songs About Baseball

Posted on November 19, 2023 by DonH

There have been plenty of online comments, including by MLB players on their favorite baseball movie. But what about songs? Here is just one of the many online articles about the best baseball songs.

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The Kids Still Love It!

Posted on November 11, 2023 by DonH

We are repeating the initiative we started in 2021 (Donate Your Unused Red Carpet Rewards Points to the Nationals Youth Academy) and repeated in 2022 (The Kids Do Love It – Donate Your Unused RCR Points), collecting items from the … Continue reading →

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Strikeouts and the Future of Baseball

Posted on November 7, 2023 by DonH

The New York Times newsletter had an interesting article Parade of Strikeouts recently. The article talks about the positive of the recent rule changes and concludes that more changes are needed. So lets discuss.

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Season Ticket Holder Benefits, Tip, Tricks, Techniques

Posted on September 3, 2023 by DonH

There are a lot of pros and cons to being a Season Ticket holder (as well as just being a member with other folks in a larger group).

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Choices or No Brainer – Who do the #Nats Draft?

Posted on July 6, 2023 by DonH

Don: Been a while so it seems to me that it is time for a Point-Counterpoint. I am fine with either Paul Skenes or Dylan Crews as the Nats draft pick . But I have to admit that I lean … Continue reading →

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