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The Stone Garrett effect — and the deteriorating starting pitching

The Washington Nationals were an incredible 47-42 in games with Stone Garrett in the lineup, and have been 15-34 without him. A broken fibula suffered nearly two weeks ago changed everything. Without Jeimer Candelario and Garrett (both pictured above), the … Continue reading

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Less than 30 hours to Sept. 1 roster expansion!

We are less than 30 hours to September 1, when MLB rosters can expand from 26 players to 28. There has been no chatter as to the identity of the two players the Washington Nationals will call up. There are … Continue reading

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The Nats and Padres are tied in the Wild Card race

That is one of my favorite photos that I’ve ever taken. It was so random at the time. The night before, the Padres were celebrating a 13-3 drubbing of the lowly Washington Nationals, and that was a first inning photo … Continue reading

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Mike Rizzo was right, it was a ‘retool’

There was that time when general manager Mike Rizzo threw out the ‘retool’ word for the first time after the 2021 trade deadline. He also used the term ‘reboot’ and said that a rebuild was a “five or six year … Continue reading

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The value of power/speed and premium defense puts CJ Abrams in rare air!

The combination of power/speed with being a premium defender are three of the most prized weapons in baseball when one player possesses all of those. With one more home run, CJ Abrams would join an exclusive club in Washington Nationals … Continue reading

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Dave Martinez wants another contract with the Nats

Going with no facial hair is Washington Nationals’ manager Dave Martinez‘s newest look. When he had his beard, it had gone all gray on his chin. Losing tends to age most people as does stress. Losing and stress usually go … Continue reading

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Sweeping with a walk-off as seen from Tokyo

Greetings from Tokyo, where I was awake for the 8th and 9th inning, and have been drawn in by this Washington Nationals team not to “blow it” by giving up. This is the best of the Nats we saw in … Continue reading

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Davey-isms: Go 1-0, The Little Things, Play to the 27th out — or in this case, the 26th out, and the 26th man (Jeter Downs)!

In the most improbable of wins while down 7-2 heading into the 9th inning, the Washington Nationals pulled off the shocker in a 6-run walk-off Curly W. It is like choreographing a complex finish to a Disney movie where fiction … Continue reading

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It’s [mostly] all about the starting pitching

On May 31, the Washington Nationals were in the top half of starting rotations in baseball. Even with Chad Kuhl‘s struggles, the starters had a combined 4.40 ERA and Josiah Gray was at 2.77, MacKenzie Gore at 3.57, and Trevor … Continue reading

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MLB Pipeline rankings are updated on the same day as Nats top prospects rake!

In consecutive games, James Wood and Robert Hassell III smashed home runs as part of their multi-hit games. Almost across the board, the Washington Nationals top prospects had big nights, and it kept going this morning as Elijah Green started … Continue reading

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