Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #17 A Corbin start in L.A.

The Washington Nationals came up with a huge win last night at Dodger Stadium tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. It was the MLB debut for left-hander Mitchell Parker, and he did not disappoint Nats’ fans. Tonight it will be the … Continue reading

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Game #16 Mitchell Parker debut on Jackie Robinson Day in Los Angeles

The Washington Nationals left Las Vegas Oakland a lot poorer. The Nats were just 11 outs from victory, but had a blow-up in the 6th inning that turned a 6-1 lead into a 7-6 deficit against the Oakland A’s. All … Continue reading

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Game #15 A season finale with the A’s and a goodbye to the Oakland Coliseum

The Washington Nationals got on top and stayed on top with a wire-to-wire win last night in Oakland. Today, the two teams wrap-up their season in a rubber game matchup, and the final time the Nats will play in the … Continue reading

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Game #14 The Nats need to find a consistency

The Washington Nationals were down to their final swings in the 9th inning by a score of 1-0, and received a gift from Jesse Winker in the form of a game-tying home run that erased a possible shutout and took … Continue reading

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Game #13 could be the Nats final series in Oakland

The Washington Nationals went from San Francisco to a short trip across the bay to Oakland. With Oakland’s planned move to Sacramento before landing in Las Vegas, this could be the final series for the Nats in the Oakland Coliseum. … Continue reading

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James Wood, now or later?

In one game yesterday, James Wood matched Eddie Rosario‘s hit total for the season, and then Wood beat his home run total in his final at-bat before the rains cut Thursday’s game short in the 8th inning. Wood was a … Continue reading

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Early season observations on the Nats

We are just a dozen games into this 2024 baseball season, and the early results will shed just a little light on the small sample sizes of what stands out. First off, relying on three starts by Patrick Corbin, five … Continue reading

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Game #12 Nats have Corbin for the San Francisco treat!

The Washington Nationals clinched a series win last night by winning the first two games in San Francisco. The Nats will go for the series sweep and a .500 record with Patrick Corbin on the mound. There is some question … Continue reading

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Game #11 Josiah Gray to the IL; Adon to pitch tonight!

The Washington Nationals already had Joan Adon with the team yesterday. They said he was there as part of the taxi squad. Well, was that really the whole truth? Today we found out that Adon would be pitching tonight as … Continue reading

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Game #10 Nats begin a long West Coast trip

The Washington Nationals flew to San Francisco last night in their new American Airlines Airbus A321-253NX that is all decked out in first class luxury. San Fran is their first leg of this West Coast swing in Oracle Park. After … Continue reading

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