Category Archives: CoachingStaff

Coaching up players is another of baseball’s intangibles

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

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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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Hope Springs Eternal….It’s a new year, new hopes and dreams. #Nats

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Hope Springs Eternal is something I’ve written about in Spring Training for years.  Hope Springs Eternal was originally a poem of a different meaning, and it’s been a title of books. To me, the eternal meaning of the years as … Continue reading →

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Updated: The Rizzo Report Card and Rating #Nats

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals on September 27th of 2015 hit their low-point of the season when Jonathan Papelbon put his hand around Bryce Harper’s neck in what we’ve called “The Choke”.  It became emblematic of the way the 2015 Nats season … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Hope, New Expectations, New #Nats

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

As we turn the calendar from 2015 to 2016, we can finally refer to 2015 as last year.  This year brings new hope and many new faces led by new manager Dusty Baker and a revamped coaching staff which includes … Continue reading →

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What the Talk Nats community thinks about line-ups & CF!

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We had well over 200 comments on TalkNats, Twitter comments, and emails as to our poll questions and line-up construction. We had sjm308 with the most creative of line-ups as he went “LaRussa” on us. "OK – just read up … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and Dusty Baker are back to the grind!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The timing of the Nats WinterFest was actually perfect for Rizzo to set up a dinner at near the Marriott Marquis on Saturday night so Dusty Baker and his coaches could finally meet their players.  Mike Maddux and Chris Speier made the trip … Continue reading →

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Does Dusty Baker subscribe to statistical splits in setting line-ups and roles?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Dusty Baker speaks at the #WinterMeetings & makes controversial comments.

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was Dusty Baker’s time at the microphone on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in Nashville and he left us with more questions than answers. Dusty got into a little controversy over comments about Aroldis Chapman who is embroiled in a … Continue reading →

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Roark Ross Roster Rotation #Nats starters

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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