Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #93 Corbin’s final start before the All-Star break

The Washington Nationals made a late surge last night but it was too little too late and they lost 7-5. Some bad umping, bad defense, some bad pitching, and some bad luck seems to be the formula for most Nats … Continue reading

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Defense Matters – Shortstop position

What has happened to CJ Abrams’ defense? Yes, he is an All-Star based on what he has done with the bat, not his defense. He is one of the best offensive shortstops in baseball. But he ranks last for all … Continue reading

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Game #92 Jake Irvin with another audition for the All-Star team

The Washington Nationals have this year’s All-Star snub, Jake Irvin, on the mound for another audition for the Commissioner’s Office and fans of baseball. How do you keep a Top-5 starter (ERA) off of the All-Star team. That’s easy because … Continue reading

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It would take a miraculous run of wins to avoid being partial sellers at the trade deadline

Do you think the Washington Nationals have a miraculous run in them? The team has gone 4-10 since that point in San Diego, and if they could go on a winning streak this week, as unlikely as it is, the … Continue reading

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Game #91 Mitchell Parker will try to even this up!

The Washington Nationals have very little margin for error, and that does not mean defensive errors as determined by the official scorer, rather just making mistakes. James Wood had less than a week’s time in the Majors yesterday so some … Continue reading

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The Nats All-Star is CJ Abrams

The 2024 All-Star Game starters were revealed on Wednesday for the July 16 Midsummer Classic at Arlington’s Globe Life Field. We all knew that no Washington Nationals player were close to even the Top-5 in the fan vote. But every … Continue reading

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Game #90 Nats’ Youth Movement

The Washington Nationals took the lead yesterday and went wire-to-wire with a 14-6 final score. James Wood hit his first home run, his first double, and his first crooked number RBI count (5) in a game. With the addition of … Continue reading

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Game #89 Defense Matters

The Washington Nationals were up 5-0, early in Friday’s game, then the team started to take some poor at-bats that led to no more runs scored from the fourth through the ninth inning by the Nationals despite many opportunities. Forget … Continue reading

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Game #88 Looking for Patrick Corbin to pay it forward

The Washington Nationals got an ace of aces start by Jake Irvin to rest the bullpen and secure a Curly W yesterday. Tonight, the Nats hope is on Patrick Corbin to set the tone in this series as Cardinals are … Continue reading

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Aces from Irvin, Defense Mattered, Clutch HR from Winker, Save from Law, and Meneses sent to AAA

The Washington Nationals nearly had a perfect game today. One single and one walk from perfection in a 1-0 win as Jake Irvin was aces today going 8.0 innings of scoreless baseball with 8 Ks. The score remained 0-0 until … Continue reading

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