Category Archives: Games

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Game #134 Anthony Rendon’s MVP candidacy is legit!

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Modesty and selflessness defines much of who Anthony Rendon is as a person. He tries to deflect all praise as he did last night after he delivered a two-run RBI single to walk-off on the Marlins as cheers were raining … Continue reading →

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The #Nats old relievers did their job…the new ones did not…but the offense found a way via the walk-off!

Posted on August 30, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

We’ve seen it before. We saw it again tonight. The 2019 Washington Nationals, their backs up against the wall, found a way to win a game it looked like they were about to lose.

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Game #133 Anibal Sanchez wants to start the weekend on the right note!

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tonight is the opener of this 3-game weekend series against the Miami Marlins who are the last team the Nats will face that are under .500 for the remaining 27 games on the schedule unless of course the Mets get … Continue reading →

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With 30 games remaining, the #Nats get back in the W column!

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We have almost come to expect that the Nats will score a touchdown each game, and after being shutout last night there seemed to be some fan panic. The Nats made quick work of any talk of an offensive stall … Continue reading →

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Game #132 Max Scherzer should raise the energy level!

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals swept the Cubs over the weekend in a high energy trio of wins, and then the team had a scheduled day-off on Monday which seemed to have zapped the momentum leading into yesterday. Put yesterday’s results in the … Continue reading →

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You will never win a game with zero runs scored!

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If you can explain what happened tonight in this 2-0 loss, let us know. Patrick Corbin was roughed up in the first inning and then went into shutdown mode for the remainder of his 7.0 inning outing, but he got … Continue reading →

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Game #131 O’s come to DC in the shadows of the MASN award!

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last week, the last place Orioles lost a game that was not played in a stadium rather they lost in the court of law in the umpteenth round of the 7-year MASN network television rights dispute. A New York judge … Continue reading →

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Nats sweep the Cubs with a dramatic win in the 11th inning!

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There is a DNA with this team that they never feel like they are out of a game. They just do not get much better than a signature win against a team like the Cubs to sweep a series in … Continue reading →

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Game #130 Strasburg/Hamels go at it in the Chicago series finale!

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Coming into this series, the Nationals had a 70-57 record while the Cubs were just one game behind the Nats at 69-58. If the Cubs swept this three game series, they would have taken over the Nats in the standings, … Continue reading →

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No sleep? No problem! #Nats shake off second-day malaise to beat Cubs

Posted on August 24, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

The Washington Nationals got a scare Monday when Joe Ross was hit in the leg by a comebacker and had to exit the game. But “JR” was back in the fight today against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

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