Category Archives: Feature

111 questions for the 111 days to Spring Training

111 days, 111 questions.  In no order whatsoever. (Minus Winterfest and the GM meetings, it’s about 111 days to Pitchers and Catchers report).

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A Stare into the Abyss

Somewhere along the way each great venture comes to a place where failure changes from being a conceptual abstract to being all too real and much too close.  When and how this arrives is largely irrelevant.  Failure is final.  And, … Continue reading

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Tomorrow is Game #1; Yesterday was the “Haunted Pep Rally”

Nationals Park was transformed on Wednesday night into a haunted, zombie-filled ballpark, all in the name of getting fans pumped up for the postseason. And you know what? It worked. https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/915772441045106688 People started to gather at Centerfield gates prior to … Continue reading

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94.7 Fresh FM’s Kelly Collis talks more on-air about the Nats than most sports radio shows!

Let me introduce you to my new favorite Nationals fan, and I’ll tell you why she should be one of your favorites, too. Kelly Collis from the Tommy Show on 94.7 on your radio dial is one of the biggest … Continue reading

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Half St. Irregulars’ Day at the Nationals Youth Academy

After a four-game split with the Mets, the Nationals remain a comfortable 12 games up in the NL East, as they have for much of the year. Perhaps for you (as for me) it has felt like a game of … Continue reading

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A slippery slope on-base changes the course of Bryce Harper’s season

Before Bryce Harper‘s unfortunate slip and fall in the 1st inning of Saturday’s 3 hour 1 minute rain delayed game that actually got underway at 10:06 pm while rain was falling, he had aspirations for another great full-season leading his … Continue reading

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Adam Eaton Charity Car Show

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, I willingly put on real pants (a rarity on a weekend) and left my house at the crack of dawn to attend Adam Eaton’s Rev Up the Park charitable event at Nationals Park, … Continue reading

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What to Eat at #Nats Park this Week

Your Washington Nationals are in the midst of a fairly lengthy homestand. They will play seven home games in the next eight days including their current series against division foes the Marlins, the woeful Giants, and the surprising Angels. We … Continue reading

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Wilmer Difo is a Defensive Wizard…Who Knew?

For all the discussion of lineup construction and Wilmer Difo’s proper place in the Nationals lineup, analysts have failed to realize one tiny, but important detail: Wilmer Difo might be the best defensive shortstop in baseball. Yes, that includes Addison … Continue reading

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A Sweeping Review of the Great American Ballpark

Last weekend the Nats completed a four game sweep of the Reds at the Great American Ballpark. The Power Boater family traveled out to Cincinnati to see how their ballpark compared to ours here in DC. Inside the Great American … Continue reading

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