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#Nats follow a familiar script in another familiar loss

Posted on August 31, 2020 by SaoMagnifico

You’d think when you have lost 20 games, you would have found some new ways to lose. Unfortunately, the Washington Nationals treated fans tonight to a virtual carbon copy of the game they lost yesterday…and the day before that.

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Game #32 starts a 4-game series in Philly

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies could change how the NL East looks depending on how this 4-game series goes.

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The Red Sox and Nats are tied with 12-wins on the season; The difference is the Red Sox are in a sell-off and the Nats are holding firm for now!

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the loss in this series to the Red Sox, the Nats dropped to 12-19 in a new low for the season. The team is digging a deeper hole in the cellar of the NL East, and at some point … Continue reading →

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Game #31 time is ticking for the Nats; Finale in Boston!

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Digest this record at the halfway point of a 162-game season: 32-49. If this was early July in a normal season, the Nats would be 17-games under .500 based on their disappointing .400 winning percentage and would be sellers at … Continue reading →

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The Nats are 12-18 and in last place at the halfway mark!

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In a short season, you cannot try to repeat a 19-31 start to the season and expect to make the postseason. The Nats are at their halfway mark and are at 12-18 in this 60-game season. The Nats lost this … Continue reading →

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Game #30 Nats are now completing the first half of their 2020 season!

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With all of the postponements, the Nationals were supposed to have played Game #34 today, but here we are at the team’s mathematical final game of their first half tonight. The Nats are on the outside looking in for that … Continue reading →

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Max Scherzer is the stopper and he enjoys his run support!

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On this day, Max Scherzer controlled the game, and the Nats cruised to a 10-2 victory in venerable Fenway Park as they ended a 3-game losing streak. Scherzer notched his 173rd win of his career while keeping perfection at 108-0 … Continue reading →

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Game #29 Jackie Robinson Day has greater meaning in 2020 than prior years!

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Equality. All men are created equal. Actually, the quotation “all men are created equal” is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which Thomas Jefferson penned 244 years ago. Jackie Robinson was one of a kind when he played nearly … Continue reading →

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Game #28 is a game the Nats need in the W column!

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats for the last two weeks of baseball have been hovering around the .500 mark at 7-7 until last night, and in order to get things righted, this Washington Nationals’ team needs one of those long winning streaks to … Continue reading →

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Game #27 first series with the Phillies and Nats!

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Even in what has been a stressful and somewhat of an underachieving season for the Washington Nationals, there are many bright spots. As the sample sizes get larger, and the stats reach comparable levels, it is evident that Juan Soto … Continue reading →

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