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Too many cooks in the kitchen when you need some Michelin chefs

The Washington Nationals are in an offensive funk, and have dropped five of their last six games going from one-game above .500 to three below. In eight of the team’s last 14 games, they have scored just two-runs or less. … Continue reading

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Quality should be Job 1

Before the mid-1980s, American-made automobiles had a reputation for having too many manufacturing errors that led to unreliable cars. The competition from Japan and Germany were producing vehicles with near zero-defects. That led General Motors and Ford to step-up technology, … Continue reading

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Fact: The rebuild isn’t even 3 years old!

Supposedly there was talk on the radio from a fool who said that the Washington Nationals are five years into a rebuild. Let’s speak to this for the 100th time. The Nats won the World Series fewer than five years … Continue reading

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The Nats have beaten baseball’s best; Lessons to be learned

Per recent MLB Power Rankings, the Dodgers, Phillies, and Orioles were named as the Top-3 teams by Ryan Spilborghs, C.J. Nitkowski, and Brad Lidge on MLB Network Radio this week. The 2024 Washington Nationals have won against each of those … Continue reading

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“Your job as a pitcher is to obfuscate” — Trevor Williams

The Washington Nationals got to a point that they have not seen in the standings since July 1 of 2021. That point is being over .500, and it is thanks to Trevor Williams and his bullpen shutting out the Orioles … Continue reading

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Analyzing The Nationals’ Season Thus Far

As the MLB season progresses, the Nationals are doing everything they can to stay in the race of a highly competitive NL East. Despite their early struggles, the team has shown glimpses of potential that could impact their trajectory as … Continue reading

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Defense Matters cannot be said enough

Defense Matters. We cannot say it enough. This Washington Nationals team has to rely on getting the best pitching they can which is enhanced and maximized by the best defense the team can put in place. Today’s defensive assignments did … Continue reading

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Keibert Ruiz’s first at-bat showed a patience that was needed — then went back to old Keibert

For Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, he didn’t mince words when he showed his emotions in discussing the poor plan of some of his batters in the Texas series. Maybe Keibert Ruiz, a notorious first ball swinger, got the message … Continue reading

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The offense could offend you!

During the Dodgers series, we wrote that the Washington Nationals have a problem. Actually they have a few problems — but the problem with the offense — since we wrote that article has worsened if you remove that Marlins series … Continue reading

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Defense matters & Robo Ump needs to get here soon!

We say it over and over…and over that DEFENSE MATTERS. It is part of the little things. A botched play ruled a hit should not be excused by poor fielding mechanics. Before we get to that, let’s start with the … Continue reading

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