Category Archives: Feature

It’s how you finish #Nats

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are just 70-games remaining in the regular season for the Washington Nationals. If this team just goes 40-30 the remainder of the season, they will exceed the final Fangraphs projection of 88-wins. An 89 win season most likely means … Continue reading →

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The Nats “Big Four” is going FOR it!

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Pitching, pitching, pitching, and pitching. This Washington Nationals team since 2012 has been built on starting pitching, and that is paying big dividends now. Last night it was Stephen Strasburg who just threw another shutout for this staff. Is there … Continue reading →

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It’s time for an All-Star Skills Competition

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball players are judged by their tools at every step of their youth from travel baseball to showcases on the 20-80 scale. The 5-Tool player is the most coveted by teams that want the complete athlete who can excel in … Continue reading →

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Baseball; A Delicate Balance

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Ray Wyvill

There have easily been more than a billion photographs taken of the various aspects of baseball.  From that large supply only a scarce few  are truly indelible.  Nathaniel Fein’s Pulitzer Prize winning photo of Babe Ruth bidding farewell on June … Continue reading →

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The Nationals bullpen is trending in the right direction

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With all of the changes to the Nationals bullpen, they are trending in the right direction after the May meltdown. Sure, the 6.08 overall ERA is still the worst in the Majors but this is a bullpen that posted a … Continue reading →

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Baseball’s second half and improving the roster

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the All-Star break upon us, the Washington Nationals will begin baseball’s second half in second place in the NL East and first place in the NL Wild Card. Mathematically, the Nats only have 73 games remaining, and they amazingly … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals take the first seed in the Wild Card race & 2nd place in the NL East

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The landscape of the top teams just changed in the National League, and for today, the Washington Nationals now own the best record in the Wild Card race, the second best record in the NL East, and now have the … Continue reading →

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The All-Stars for the Nationals are Anthony Rendon/Max Scherzer!

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The All-Star Selection show did their dramatic reveal of the pitchers and reserves who will be part of the 2019 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday July 9th in Cleveland. The Nationals ended up with just two players on the … Continue reading →

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All-Star rosters to be revealed on ESPN Selection show on Sunday!

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Sunday afternoon after the Washington Nationals have finished their game, you will want to tune into ESPN at 5:30 pm ET for the All-Star Selection show for the dramatic reveal of the pitchers and reserves. Every team will have at … Continue reading →

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The Washington Nationals will be sellers buyers in July!

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In one of the most dramatic turns in baseball, the Washington Nationals just pulled off the dirty dozen trick. They just went from a dozen games below .500 and then back to even before the calendar got to July 1st. … Continue reading →

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