Category Archives: Harper

A succession plan for the #Nats from Bryce Harper to Trea Turner

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Succession plans are never a pleasant conversation when discussing a sports franchise. The Nationals have a history of not tying up their young stars early in their Nats’ careers, and not all of that is the Nationals’ fault as Mike … Continue reading →

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Sorry ladies, Bryce Harper is now married!

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Rizzo flew to California today, and while that tidbit of information might start the rumor mill churning, this is no big deal as Rizzo was attending the nuptials of Bryce Harper and Kayla Varner who are getting married later … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper – A National for Life?

Posted on December 9, 2016 by DonH

There has been much debate lately regarding Bryce Harper here at TalkNats: Who is the real Bryce – the 2015 or the 2016 Bryce? Do you wait on negotiating an extension? Do you try trade him this off-season or next? … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper appears to be good to go per Scott Boras

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Today, Scott Boras spoke to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports and covered the health of Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. The encouraging news is that Boras’ comments might finally put to rest this fear we had of Bryce Harper having … Continue reading →

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9th and Last 18 gamer: Time to take the next step

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Section222

For previous 18-gamers, click here. Everyone’s attention has turned to the playoffs, and Saturday’s rainout means we have to wait until 1 pm on Sunday to see if the Nats can overcome that 1-0 deficit to the Dodgers. So there’s … Continue reading →

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Dollars and Sense: Wilson Ramos and Bryce Harper

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We all knew that Stephen Strasburg and Wilson Ramos were set to be free agents after this season, and much to the surprise of Nats’ fans, Strasburg signed a mega-extension leaving Ramos as the lone starter for the Nationals this … Continue reading →

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The theories on Bryce Harper have included an alien abduction

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Where is the 2015 MVP version of Bryce Harper and can we get him back? We saw the April 2016 version and heard audio clips of Bryce discussing contract extensions with the infamous soundbite “don’t sell me short” and the … Continue reading →

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8th 18-gamer: Feasting on the NL East and Tuning Up for the NLDS

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Section222

For previous 18-gamers, click here. As the last 18 game set came to a close, the Nats had lost three straight to the Orioles. In the third loss, Daniel Murphy hit his first career grand slam in the 9th inning … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reflections:  Parents, Prodigies and Meltdowns

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Tim Dz

This is my first piece for Talk Nats, and I do not have the baseball IQ or acumen of Ghost, Don, 222 and countless others, so, if you are looking for a stats recap or analysis, you might as well … Continue reading →

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7th 18-gamer: Up and Down, but Reason for Hope

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Section222

For previous 18-gamers, click here. After the Nats’ third straight loss to the O’s on Wednesday night, if you asked just about any fan about how the last 18 games have gone, the answer would likely have been “not very … Continue reading →

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