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Game #120 Strasburg closes out this series

How quickly things change in baseball. On Saturday, many Nats fans were on the ledge after two consecutive losses to the Mets and facing reigning Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom this next day with the possibility of being behind the … Continue reading

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Game #119 Joe Ross wants to do it again!

Baseball sometimes defies logic. Statistics and trends are the predictors for what a baseball player will do now, and Joe Ross broke the computer modeling. He put together back-to-back zero run games in Arizona where the ball was flying and … Continue reading

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Game #118 Nats are back home to start a series with the Reds

The Nationals are finally back home after a long road trip that started out west and finished with some emotional games in New York. The Reds enter Nats Park for a 3-game series, and there will be a slightly different … Continue reading

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Game #117 Nats go into salvage mode in NY

The Nationals have put themselves in another hole of their own making, but some credit should be given to the Mets for stealing the first two games of this series. The Nats go for a salvage win in this series … Continue reading

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Game #116 Today is a new day; Carpe diem dear Nats!

Yesterdays don’t count anymore, you just learn from them and move forward. Okay, yesterday’s W/L count in the standings, but you still must move forward because you cannot change the results. Carpe diem novum translates to: Seize the new day! Part … Continue reading

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Game #115 A game of significance in NY with Strasburg on the mound!

There are games on the schedule that become more significant based on the standings. This weekend’s games are being hyped as the most important series of the year for the Mets. For the Nationals, they just need to keep winning … Continue reading

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Game #114 Joe Ross has something to prove for his Nats!

The Washington Nationals had a “Help Wanted” sign for starting pitchers seeking temp work in place of Jeremy Hellickson and Max Scherzer.  General Manager has filled those spots with Erick Fedde, Austin Voth, Kyle McGowin, and Joe Ross to audition. … Continue reading

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Game #113 Anibal Sanchez has the mound tonight!

There is just 50-games remaining in the regular season, and the Nats have to start a long winning streak to gain some ground in the Wild Card race. Easier said than done, but the results in the last two weeks … Continue reading

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Game #112 Nats need Fedde to be the “Stopper”

The trip to Arizona was like a trip and fall as the team lost a game started by a member of the team’s “Big Four” which it had not done since June 15th when Stephen Strasburg lost to Arizona in … Continue reading

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Game #111 Corbin back where it all began!

It was seven years ago when Patrick Corbin made his debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he was an All-Star in his first full season there a year later. He became one of the best pitchers in baseball while pitching … Continue reading

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