Category Archives: SpringTraining

Game #17 matches up Verlander and Strasburg!

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

Sometimes Spring Training games are “must see” T.V., and you will have to wait until tonight for this game that will feature Justin Verlander versus Stephen Strasburg. There was a time when Strasburg was compared to Verlander for that big … Continue reading →

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Game #16 Nats head back to Jupiter with Scherzer!

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

Tell us if you have heard this before — the Nationals have a Grapefruit League road game in Jupiter at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The 14-mile drive up I-95 is also great for Nationals fans to make the short drive up the … Continue reading →

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Whither the #Nats Opening Day bullpen?

Posted on March 10, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

An enduring mystery of baseball is the churn of relief pitchers. Like a sock that vanishes somewhere between the washer and the dryer, the God-given talent and ability of a quality reliever can seemingly dry up in between one season … Continue reading →

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Game #15 Spring forward to a day game after a night game!

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For those who forgot to spring forward with daylight savings time, you need to change your clocks now or just tune into the Washington Nationals game at 12:05 pm this afternoon. For those veterans who played in last night’s game, … Continue reading →

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Game #14 The rare Grapefruit League night game at FITTEAM!

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

The Nationals kicked off the 2019 Grapefruit League season with a night game, and they will do the same tonight with Anibal Sanchez on the mound at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Sanchez will face the team who … Continue reading →

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Game #13 The Nats travel up to Jupiter for Corbin/Wacha

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals by now are used to making the 14 mile road trip to the north to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium which is the Spring Training home to the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins. They are part … Continue reading →

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Game #12 has aces on the mound with Strasburg and deGrom

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If today was a regular season game, it would be a heavyweight match-up between the starting pitchers. Today’s game matches up Stephen Strasburg and the reigning Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom who brings the new-look Mets to the FITTEAM … Continue reading →

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Game #11 Scherzer against the reigning World Champs!

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

After today’s game, Max Scherzer only has three more starts before Opening Day. In this tune-up game, Scherzer should be looking at working in 60+ pitches and four innings of work.

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Game #10 The #Nats speeding in their game!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats are wreaking havoc on the bases with their speed and also on defense. Both General Manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez promised that the team would be running more this year. In fact Martinez said he expected … Continue reading →

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Game #9 Anibal Sanchez is set to extend the starter’s streak!

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Sunday, the Nationals will once again host their FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches neighbor Houston Astros in a game where Anibal Sanchez and Gerrit Cole will face-off. The Nationals starting pitchers have a 17 inning streak going with … Continue reading →

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