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Game #9 A salvage game

The Washington Nationals find themselves in the middle of the NL East in third place and a disappointing 2-6 record. They desperately needed some wins in this series, and lost the first two games of this series — leaving today … Continue reading

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Game #8 Nats need a W

The Washington Nationals find themselves in the middle of the NL East in third place and a disappointing 2-5 record. They desperately need a win today, and they will have to play the start of the game without CJ Abrams … Continue reading

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Game #7 with the first NL East series

While the rains that pounded the Washington D.C. region are leaving the area this afternoon, it brought in a cooler temperatures dropping into the mid-40’s by the late innings. This weekend series is against the Phillies, and the first NL … Continue reading

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“I’m no pitching coach … but”

“I’m not a pitching coach…but” were not words spoken by Jim Hickey of the Washington Nationals. Those are words of my own confession. Hickey actually holds the title of pitching coach. We’ve heard his manager, Dave Martinez, say over and … Continue reading

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Game #6 Second chances for Josiah Gray

The Washington D.C. rainforest weather cooperated yesterday to give almost enough of a window to play the game without precipitation. Today is a new day with some afternoon light rain expected after a sunny D.C. morning. The Nats are in … Continue reading

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Game #5 What does Mother Nature say?

The Washington D.C. rainforest weather strikes again. Who knows if they will play tonight. Tomorrow was supposed to be a getaway game for the Pirates which MLB could require a doubleheader. If they play tonight, expect a sparse crowd given … Continue reading

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Game #4 Washington D.C. Opening Day

Today marks the 20th Opening Day of Washington Nationals baseball. From those immortal words from 20 years ago from former D.C. Mayor, Anthony Williams, “Baseball is back in Washington D.C.” to the present, this marks another milestone of two decades … Continue reading

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Game #3 for an opening series win!

The Washington Nationals battled back last night to win a game in the Queen City that could only be described as the “Scrappy Nats” are back! Manager Davey Martinez pushed every button in the ninth inning while using every position … Continue reading

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Game #2 is the MLB Debut for Trey Lipscomb

The Washington Nationals find themselves tied for second place in the competitive NL East, and a half-game out of first place. If this was the end of July we would be ecstatic with that news, however we are at the … Continue reading

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Game #1 Opening Day marks the 20th in Nats’ history

Today marks the first game in the 20th season of Washington Nationals baseball. This season also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Washington’s first World Series win in 1924, and the fifth year since the Nationals won their World Series … Continue reading

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