Category Archives: Dusty

“We have to decide…what’s good for the team.” Talk #Nats

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Playing hindsight seems like cheating, and “armchair managers” play that game to perfection all the time. They will tell you they knew Don Mattingly should have pulled Adam Conley after the 6th inning last night as he was tiring in … Continue reading →

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Where does Chris Heisey fit best on this team? #Nats

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Andrew Lang

On Sunday, Chris Heisey got his 2nd start of the season, and once again took advantage of playing time. Heisey got a single and a walk to get on base twice in 4 plate appearances as he raised his batting … Continue reading →

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Turner-ing the corner. Struggling #Nats players have big nights in Philly

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

2+2+2=6 The Nats had big two-hit nights from Michael Taylor, Jayson Werth and Danny Espinosa combining for 6 of the Nats 16 hit barrage on the night. Each of those struggling players showed what you hope is a beginning to better … Continue reading →

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Observations from 8 games and a 7-1 record for the #Nats

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The word “observation” was yesterday’s buzz word from Dusty Baker. Even with small sample sizes we see trends through a scout’s eyes as we make observations. You never want to make a mistake of drawing too many conclusions on what … Continue reading →

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#Nats improve to 4-1 as Scherzer finishes well and Murph/Ramos the stars

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Max Scherzer didn’t have his best stuff tonight, and it works that way sometimes that you get a win when you give up 4 runs.  Wilson Ramos is now batting .381 and had 2 hits with RISP. Daniel Murphy had … Continue reading →

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Opening Day: A Nationals’ Holiday indeed! Late and great and FUN!

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Some want Opening Day to be a National Holiday, and for Daniel Murphy , his first Opening Day as a member of the Nationals was like a Holiday: Joyous and festive and with a lot of meaning. Murphy was 2-3 with 2 … Continue reading →

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Game #1 with Opening Day in Atlanta for the #Nats Game Thread

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats arrived in Atlanta on Saturday night and had some workouts yesterday at Turner Field in Atlanta to prepare for this Opening Day matchup. The Braves send Julio Teheran to the mound versus Max Scherzer. New Nationals’ manager  Dusty Baker will get … Continue reading →

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A Totally Subjective Analysis of Why the 2016 Nationals Will (Finally) Win 100 Games

Posted on April 3, 2016 by NatsRed4DinDC

I love analytics. Really. The numbers quite often confirm what we see on the field, and indeed they often explain why things are the way they are. You want to know when Bryce Harper  took that next step and became an … Continue reading →

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Spring Training is officially over for the #Nats

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals finished Spring Training with the best Spring Training record in the Majors with a 19-4-4 Won-Loss-Tie record. While we can be optimistic about much of what we saw, let’s check how Spring Training records relate to World … Continue reading →

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Dusty Baker announces his Opening Day roster for 2016 #Nats & Payroll

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

And the drum roll please….but before we announce the Opening Day 2016 roster, let us recap Dusty Baker‘s pre-game presser, he announced that he made the decision that Joe Ross would be on the Opening Day roster even though he … Continue reading →

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