Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A walk-off that you can’t believe!

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

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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 →

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Day-Off thoughts as the season enters Week 4

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

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

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

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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 →

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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 →

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

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

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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 →

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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 →

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Spring Training Game #18; Lineup/Starting Pitcher looks like Opening Day for 9 of 10 spots.

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are the home team today at the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches again their neighboring Houston Astros. We have no TV coverage on a day when 9-of-the-10 projected Opening Day starters are in the lineup and … Continue reading →

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