Category Archives: Feature

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

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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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What went right and wrong with the 2020 #Nats is printed on FanGraphs!

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To quote Daniel Murphy, “Do you go to FanGraphs at all?” If you do visit FanGraphs on a regular basis, you know that your Washington Nationals have two MVP candidates. While neither will win the prestigious award, there is an … Continue reading →

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With tonight’s rain in DC, the big news is Davey Martinez has a new 3-year deal!

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The big news of the day isn’t the rain in Washington D.C., but something more positive which is manager Dave Martinez is getting a new 3-year deal that will keep him under contract through at least the 2023 season and … Continue reading →

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Off-season priorities for the Washington Nationals start with 10 keys to make it a successful winter!

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have clear priorities for next year. We will take you through the Top-10.

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The Nats were built for marathons and short sprints; Officially eliminated, what’s next?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You probably heard that the Washington Nationals were officially eliminated from the postseason late last night. Not a shocker at all when you start a 60-game season at 19-31. The next time you see the Washington Nationals after Sunday, it … Continue reading →

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Two friends from Triple-A Fresno bonded together for an unforgettable night!

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We already wrote about how Luis Garcia’s family friend could not watch his MLB debut because the Hilton Hotel across from Camden Yards was closed due to COVID, and there was no perch to watch the game short of breaking … Continue reading →

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The Nats 8-year streak of winning seasons has ended; Would the real Davey Martinez please stand up?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With last night’s loss, the Washington Nationals can no longer mathematically reach a winning season, that ends the team’s 8-year run that began in 2012. While the team would need a miracle to sneak into the postseason, last night was … Continue reading →

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Take a long look in the mirror for the Nats

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Barring a 13-0 miraculous finish for the Nats, they will be spending October to January wondering what went wrong with the team that most likely will feature two Top-10 MVP candidates and none ranking in the Cy Young voting for … Continue reading →

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After winning the World Series, we should be proud of 2019 and skip right to 2021! We name names for a 2021 roster!

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We will hopefully look back at the year 2020, and remember all of those blown games like yesterday as an opportunity that put the Washington Nationals in a position to draft players they would not have reached if they had … Continue reading →

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Rules, Rules, Rules and More Rules

Posted on September 9, 2020 by DonH

Time for an off-day fun post: lets talk about rules and what changes we would like to see and what changes we expect MLB will make. I suspect that these two sets of rules will have very little overlap. In … Continue reading →

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