Category Archives: SpringTraining

Who’s heading north? Mike Rizzo has options for the #Nats

Posted on March 6, 2017 by SaoMagnifico

The Washington Nationals are almost fully constructed for Opening Day, barring a significant injury during the month of March. After a (sometimes aggravatingly) sleepy winter, general manager Mike Rizzo emerged from hibernation last month, snapping up first baseman Adam Lind, … Continue reading →

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Washington Senators remix: The Nats welcome Twins today at TBOTPB

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Minnesota Twins will make their only trip from Ft. Myers to West Palm Beach today to face the Washington Nationals. The Twins were born out of Washington, D.C. after the 1960 Washington Senators relocated to Minneapolis for the 1961 … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals: Game #9 Nats at Cards today; Strasburg strikes yesterday

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

First, we need to talk about Stephen Strasburg‘s 2017 Grapefruit League debut which added some intrigue to the normal mix of “things you never saw before”. Strasburg toed the rubber at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches to face Cardinals … Continue reading →

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#Nats are playing two today. Strasburg’s spring debut. Werth goes yard.

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Let’s play two,” Ernie Banks used to say, but he wasn’t referring to a split-squad two-game set. Stephen Strasburg makes his spring training debut in a 1:05pm home game against the St. Louis Cardinals against Michael Wacha. In Jupiter, A.J. … Continue reading →

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#Nats Game #6 Riddle: When are you a visitor in your own home?

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The riddle goes like this: When are you a visitor in your own home? The answer is when you share a stadium with another team and are designated as the visiting team! On Tuesday, the Nationals were the home team … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals: Game #5 road trip to Lakeland, Florida

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For the previous twelve seasons of the Nationals existence, road trips were always long trips of an hour or longer. Today is reminiscent of the Viera days as the buses will be loading after 7AM at The Ballpark of the … Continue reading →

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Opening Day at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Power Boater

The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches is a winner, a really nice job done by West Palm Beach, the Nats, and Astros. Beautiful ballpark. (Any critiques in this piece should be taken with the understanding that the good far outweighed … Continue reading →

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Derek Norris fits like a glove and needs to feel the love. MAT got it.

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Andrew Lang

What a way to open The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches with some nifty pitching, clutch hitting, and a walk-off to save the game from tie for a Washington Nationals 4-3 win. They say there are no ties in baseball, … Continue reading →

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Updated: Joe Blanton signs with Nats; Washington Nationals Grapefruit League Home Opener Game #4

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches debuts their main field today for the home opening game just a scant 15 months after the groundbreaking ceremonies. The frenetic pace to get this complex open has been a dash to the finish … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #3 and some more observations and quotes

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals travel up the road in Palm Beach County for a game in Jupiter to face the St. Louis Cardinals as Tanner Roark gets the start against Lance Lynn. This game is set for 1:05pm at Roger Dean Stadium … Continue reading →

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