Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Two improbable walk-off wins this weekend against the team with the best record in MLB!

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals take over sole possession of third place with this win today The Washington Nationals won a thrilling walk-off on Friday via a James Wood single as CJ Abrams scored the winning run, and it was déjà vu (sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Leave a comment

A walk-off that you can’t believe!

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

James Wood had his first career walk-off hit to beat the first place Mets in an improbable comeback The angst from losing a 3-0 lead in the 8th inning only affected the fans as the Washington Nationals offense never lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Leave a comment

Game #24 Nats have a series to win

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles have even more competition today from the Washington Capitals who are in playoff hockey just up the street. Last night, there was just under 30,000 in paid attendance to watch the Nats dominate … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Day-Off thoughts as the season enters Week 4

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In the offseason, the Washington Nationals outfield was supposed to be a strength of the team. Two-thirds of that group in that photo had a slow start to their 2025 season. James Wood has done his part. Other than Wood … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Leave a comment

The Draft, the 2026 payroll, and buying your way out of this!

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This 2025 Washington Nationals season was supposed to be a turning the top prospects turning into bona fide MLB stars as the team exited the rebuild towards transitioning to being a contender. With James Wood and Mitchell Parker, we might … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis | Leave a comment

Game #18 Nats trying to piece together wins

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals won last night in a 3-0 shutout that saw starter Jake Irvin efficiently go 7.0 full innings for the win on just 87 pitches, of which 58 were strikes. And the leadoff homer by James Wood along … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #17 Nationals need to get in the W column!

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as all of baseball will be wearing jersey No. 42 tonight for Jackie Robinson Day. Today commemorates the 78th anniversary of Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. This day … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Slow starts are nothing new for Dave Martinez’s Washington Nationals teams

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When you win a World Series in your second year, you build-up a lot of goodwill as a coach. For Dave Martinez, manager of the Washington Nationals, he of the ‘Go 1-0 today’ daily mantra, is a positive thinker. April … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Game #4 with a Canadian road trip!

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals flew last night to Canada for a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. A win tonight for the Nats would get them back to .500 for the early season. You take that after the way the … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #3 Quality over Quantity is Job 1

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A year ago, I wrote a piece called “Quality Should Be Job 1” but quality also comes via employees you hire. The high risk / high reward model usually fails if you do that as a standard. That is a … Continue reading →

Posted in InGame | Leave a comment