Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Spring Training Game #24 after a rainout last night

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals had their first rain-out of Spring Training last night. Palm Beach County was in a rain deficit a week ago and has been catching up in the past four days. Speaking of deficits, … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #24 Evening Baseball

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have another evening game tonight. The Nats will also be submitting their final roster today for tomorrow’s Spring Breakout game. In other news, Venezuela is the World Baseball Classic champs after defeating USA … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you can’t explain the statistics!

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #23 Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals will be donning their St. Patrick’s Day hats today and hoping for some good luck. With last night’s win, the 12-7 Nats (with three ties) are guaranteed to finish their Grapefruit League play … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #22; 10-Day countdown to Opening Day

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals complete their Grapefruit League schedule in five games after tonight. Opening Day is in the 10-day countdown. The Nats have two exhibition games on Sunday and Monday against the Orioles.

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Spring Training Game #21; Grapefruit League ends on Saturday for the Nats

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andy Ward/TalkNats The Washington Nationals fly back to the DMV on Saturday for consecutive exhibition games on Sunday and Monday against the Orioles in a road/home 2-game final tune-up before Opening Day in 11 days. Time flies. After … Continue reading →

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Forget the score — and look at Clemmey, Ford, and Willits!

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photos by Nathan Hansen/TalkNats WEST PALM BEACH, FL — A noon start was fortuitous to beat the incoming Saturday afternoon rain. The same type of nuisance that caused lengthy rain delays the previous two games. While the Floridian rain is … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #20 Eli Willits and Alex Clemmey start!

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have a special starting lineup today. While Eli Willits had already appeared in a Spring Training game off the bench, the 18-year-old gets his first start today. And on the mound is Alex … Continue reading →

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Game #19 The Zack Littell 2026 Nats’ Spring Training debut!

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats The Washington Nationals get their first game looks at their newly acquired pitcher, Zack Littell. Who knows what to expect in his first start which is less than two weeks from Opening Day. He will only … Continue reading →

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Spring Training Game #18 Jake Irvin on the mound

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals finally gave the first indication of what we can see on Opening Day as manager Blake Butera officially named Cade Cavalli as his starting pitcher. We are exactly two weeks away from that … Continue reading →

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