Category Archives: Dusty

The Opening Day roster and the Best 25 Go North! #Nats

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Every year there seems to be a few surprises emerge from Spring Training in Viera Florida. In 2015, it was Minor League journeyman Clint Robinson who earned a spot on the Opening Day roster and remained on the Nats roster … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Baseball!

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Many of the Washington Nationals coaches and players will be headed to Viera this week to get ready for Spring Training, and here’s a pic you probably never thought you would see: Bryce Harper sporting a Washington Redskins cap! Bryce … Continue reading →

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Where is the #Nats thin ice?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Andrew Lang

We are now less than 2 weeks to the official start of Spring Training.  Metaphorically speaking, every team this time of the year has that thin ice warning for the areas of their team that lacks depth and screams of … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Mike Rizzo’s quotes from November + Stat projections

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Below are FanGraph′s projections that we have compiled in a graph for the 2016 Nats. We took a graphic look at where FanGraphs have the Nats projected on the standard slash: Batting Average, On-Base-Percentage, Slugging %, OPS

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The January 14th Lineup. What is it? #Nats

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Earlier today, Daniel Murphy did an interview with Thom Loverro and Kevin Sheehan on ESPN 980 . Loverro asked Murphy, “from the outside looking in, what do you think went wrong with the Washington Nationals last year?” Murphy simply started his … Continue reading →

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Updated: The Rizzo Report Card and Rating #Nats

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals on September 27th of 2015 hit their low-point of the season when Jonathan Papelbon put his hand around Bryce Harper’s neck in what we’ve called “The Choke”.  It became emblematic of the way the 2015 Nats season … Continue reading →

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Speed is the part of the game that is the hidden intangible #Nats

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

They say ‘speed does not slump’.  Speed also isn’t all about stolen bases; however, that is the easiest speed stat to look at, and the Nats were poor in 2015 in stolen base attempts ranking 4th to last with only … Continue reading →

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Rizzo Report Card: The ups and downs and ups in the #Nats Hot Stove

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On the morning of December 24, 2015 and creeping up on Mike Rizzo’s Christmas Eve, he had not signed one infielder to the Major League roster and had actually seen attrition in his infield roster as his Silver Slugger shortstop … Continue reading →

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2016 Nats almost complete! Payroll, 40 man, Opening Day Roster

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the official announcements that Daniel Murphy and Stephen Drew are part of the 2016 Nats roster, there is certainly more clarity on the payroll and personnel.  Of course Mike Rizzo will most likely make another tweak or 2 and … Continue reading →

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Book Report: Kiss the Sky by Dusty Baker

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Power Boater

Name the title, author, and the number of pages: Kiss the Sky: My Weekend in Monterey at the Greatest Concert Ever, Dusty Baker, 155 pages Identify the type of book: Autobiography Identify the main characters: Dusty Baker: Author and protagonist, … Continue reading →

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