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Dusty Baker can do something so rare in baseball that only the 2004 Red Sox have pulled off!

Manager Terry Francona led his 2004 Boston Red Sox team to a 98-64 record. They swept the Angels in the ALDS and then faced the hungry Yankees in the ALCS. The Bronx Bombers took a 3-0 lead in the series, … Continue reading

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Multiple DFA’s bring more clarity to the #Nats roster

In early October, the Washington Nationals wasted no time in making roster moves. They had until December 2 to make non-tender decisions for arbitration-eligible players, but the team announced that Michael A. Taylor was designated for assignment (DFA), cleared waivers, … Continue reading

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The 2020 MLB ‘exhibition’ season is at its Final Four

Baseball is still being played in two cities, and soon it will be down to one as MLB is using bubble host cities for the NLCS and the ALCS. They are also playing every day without the usual travel days … Continue reading

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The “Law of averages” does not guarantee anything!

If you want a manager to get you into the playoffs, Dusty Baker is your man. He has done it with all five franchises he has managed, unfortunately the previous four franchises all parted ways with Baker when the main … Continue reading

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Priority #2 a new acquisition to bat after Juan Soto in the lineup!

Over the next few weeks we will go through the Washington Nationals’ priorities we laid out for the off-season. We are on the second priority which could be the toughest to fill given the limited supply of legitimate middle of the order … Continue reading

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Priority #1 Extend Trea Turner

Over the next few weeks we will go through the Washington Nationals’ priorities we laid out for the off-season. In 2016, Trea Turner looked to be destined for stardom in his rookie season. With all of the negative press on … Continue reading

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How Drones Are Disrupting Baseball

An already weird MLB season just keeps getting weirder. In the last two months. there have been five MLB games were delayed to varying degrees due to… drones. This is what happens when fans are not allowed in the stands. 

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The top-10 priority list for the Washington Nationals and the writing on the wall on Menhart’s departure!

Way back on September 25th, we turned the page to the 2021 season and the off-season with a list for the Washington Nationals who have clear priorities for next year. We will take you through the updated Top-10 that saw … Continue reading

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It was a year ago when the #Nats won the wildest Wild Card Game ever!

Winning the NL East never worked for the Washington Nationals to advance in the postseason. They tried it four times with three different managers from Davey Johnson to Matt Williams to Dusty Baker with the same result of devastating losses. … Continue reading

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Based on FanGraphs original projections, how did each #Nats player do in the +/- ?

It was a good request from stever20 to produce a chart of FanGraphs pre-season WAR vs. the actual numbers for the Washington Nationals players. Some of the numbers are what you probably expected while some were very disappointing. All in … Continue reading

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