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Nats Blogs to Watch this Spring

The State of the Natosphere 2017: This year the Nats reported to spring training on 2/14 but fans were not allowed on the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches grounds until Saturday which was February 18th, restricting coverage to the old school … Continue reading

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SABR Meeting in Rosslyn on February 4 — Still Time to Register!

Some of you who’ve been on TalkNats for a while may remember a few posts a year ago about the annual meeting of the local chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). Several TN regulars attended and found … Continue reading

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Bryce Harper is getting more active on social media

With a real lull in true baseball news, anything Bryce Harper related does seem to be newsworthy with some Nats fans. Bryce and Kayla Harper went from a point of little to no social media contact to now posting sometimes … Continue reading

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What I think the Nationals should find in their Christmas stockings

What I think the Nationals should find in their Christmas stockings: Max Scherzer: run support so he can get his 20 wins a week or so earlier and rest up (just a little) for the post-season. And a hanger. Because if … Continue reading

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Homeruns on the Rise

Someone would have to be living under a rock in order to not notice the amazing surge in home runs over the past two years in Major League Baseball. It hasn’t been since the steroid era of the 1990s that … Continue reading

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Frank Howard is now in the Nationals Park Ring Of Honor

This post is a collaborative effort by Allstars, Senators69 and DonH. Allstars (aka Andrew) agreed to put a post together for after the game based on information provided by those who attended the session. We quickly realized that was not … Continue reading

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Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of TalkNats

senators69 asked this question on the post The game ends at 12-10 but started at 9-2 in the 2nd inning.

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The transformation of Daniel Murphy started with confidence and a Long discussion

When Kevin Long got fired by the New York Yankees after the 2014 season, it didn’t take long for the Mets to scoop him up. Curtis Granderson was one of Long’s staunchest supporters from their Yankees days, and Grandy helped … Continue reading

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Interview with Jake Russell – Author of 100 Things #Nats Fans…

Thanks to Jake Russell for answering my questions on his new book 100 Things Nats Fans Should Know and Do Before they Die. Hopefully we can get him to stop by to respond to comments to this post. Buy an … Continue reading

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Insights from a Major League Umpire

They’ve said, “If an umpire does his job right, no one notices that they’re there.”  That doesn’t mean that umpires don’t have a unique perspective on the game of baseball.  I’ve had the opportunity to meet with a couple of MLB … Continue reading

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