Category Archives: Dusty

The #Nats are back in DC for a pair of exhibition games against the #Twins

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

The Nats arrived back in Washington late on Wednesday night as players settled into their 2016 residences. Today, weather permitting, the Nats will face the Minnesota Twins (formerly the 1960 Washington Senators) in an exhibition game at Nats Park and … Continue reading →

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Creativity is part of the GM’s job #Nats

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Some General Managers are more creative than others. When the Stephen Strasburg shutdown was announced in 2012, the plan seemingly lacked creativity. Stephen Strasburg pitched Opening Day on April 5th and pitched his turn in the rotation each time until … Continue reading →

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O-O day has arrived and tough personnel decisions continue! #Nats

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Some call it O-O days in Spring Training when veterans who signed those Minor League deals must make the decision to “opt-out”. Most had been thinking the big O-O would have been with Bronson Arroyo and the two to watch … Continue reading →

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Coaching up players is another of baseball’s intangibles

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

How many wins is Dusty Baker worth? How many wins is Mike Maddux worth? There is absolutely no way of really knowing a WAR value for a manager or a coach. Some have tried to quantify a manager’s WAR, and … Continue reading →

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“Strategy” With the Rotation: Dusty and His Staff Have Some Interesting Options in the First Two Weeks

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Section222

Although it doesn’t sound like it’s official yet, Dusty seems to have decided that Max will pitch on Opening Day against the Braves in Atlanta, and Stras will get the home opener on April 7 against the Marlins.  That means Gio … Continue reading →

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The 6th Man is en fuego for the #Nats

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

Michael A. Taylor will turn 25 years old this week, and he is turning heads in Florida as opposing players have watched and turned their heads to see MAT bombs leave the stadium 3 times so far this Spring. While … Continue reading →

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Book Report: 100 Things #Nats Fans Should Know

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Power Boater

Name the title, author, and the number of pages: 100 Things Nationals Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Jake Russell, 270 pages Identify the type of book: Non-fiction Identify the main characters: Bryce Harper, Frank Howard, Alfonso Soriano, … Continue reading →

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Ross/Roark to get ~3 innings each. Werth in LF, Tyler Moore at 1st Base, what is the 2016 status of Ryan Zimmerman? 3/7/16

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Andrew Lang

This could be the subject that 3 weeks ago when camp started, we hoped we didn’t have to talk about, and here we are less than 30 days before Opening Day and the Ryan Zimmerman health issue is once again … Continue reading →

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Here we go Stras vs JZim 3/5/16 in Viera #Nats

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Andrew Lang

It took 3 minutes into the Detroit Radio broadcast for their radio guy to call JZim by the wrong name as they called him Ryan Zimmerman. Whoops, and that is his hometown guys. We have been waiting for this matchup … Continue reading →

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Will Dusty Baker look at this job as ‘2 & Done’? #Nats

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

There is that saying ‘One and Done’ as it pertains to college athletes and also for athletes approaching retirement, and it’s no secret that Dusty Baker is signed for 2 years and could be thinking short-term ‘Two and Done’. Bob Nightengale of … Continue reading →

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