Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

No other Washington Nationals player was in the public eye as early as Robert Hassell III at 11 and 12 years old in the Little League World Series. Okay, Darren Baker will never live down being the bat boy who … Continue reading →

The players lost an hour’s sleep as daylight savings time kicked in. The team had to be up and at the bus early for that final trip to Ft. Myers of Grapefruit League play. Last week they were there to … Continue reading →

After the first game of the doubleheader, we got some injury news, both considered minor, that Robert Hassell III is dealing with a tight groin, and Victor Robles has a bruised hamstring. Both are considered day-to-day. In addition to that … Continue reading →

Turn the page on Friday’s game and hope that Josiah Gray and Joey Gallo will bounceback from a game to forget about. Gray had been looking good, but Gallo was slowed by a quadriceps injury and is racking up the … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals are continuing to get promising signs from their players even though the small sample size results are not necessarily there. The team got a very good pitching performance from Jake Irvin over 4.0 efficient innings with good … Continue reading →

That 17.18 ERA that right-handed starting pitcher, Jake Irvin, posted over two appearances in Spring Training will be a stat that Irvin won’t miss from his Baseball Reference page when they wipe the slate clean in three weeks. Irvin has … Continue reading →

Today starts the third time through the starting rotation for the Washington Nationals with Patrick Corbin on the mound. News broke this morning that the Nationals and free agent outfielder Eddie Rosario were in agreement on a minor league contract. … Continue reading →