Category Archives: Games

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The Cy Young vs. The Heisman; Nats travel to Port St. Lucie; One week until Opening Day

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Cy Young was a great baseball pitcher and John Heisman was a pitcher himself growing up. They grew up near each other in rural Ohio. Cy Young was two years older. Heisman played all the sports growing up and preferred … Continue reading →

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Washington Nationals baseball is on TV! Spring Training game #1

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If you have the MLB TV app for your device, you can watch the road feed of today’s Grapefruit League opener for the Nationals in Port St. Lucie against the rival New York Mets at 1:05PM. Gio Gonzalez squares off … Continue reading →

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The season ends with more post-season heartache: Postgame

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Andrew Lang

How can you explain how the Nats could blow that game. Max Scherzer went 6 full innings throwing a shutout. Scherzer was sent back out for the 7th inning nearing 100 tough pitches as he entered the inning at 97 … Continue reading →

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Game #5 Winner take all game. Scherzer on the Hill: Game Thread

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Today is a winner-take-all game in the final of the best-of-five NLDS series between the Dodgers and the Nationals. The Washington Nationals were able to create a do-or-die situation in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the Dodgers which caused Dave … Continue reading →

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#Nats claw back to tie the game at 5-5 then lose it 6-5. Deciding game 5 in DC: Postgame

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Dodgers were on the brink of elimination, and they finally got to the Nationals bullpen to force a winner-take-all game 5 back in Nationals Park on Thursday. Joe Ross only lasted 2 2/3 innings as he was victimized by … Continue reading →

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Game #4 The Nats will face Kershaw in elimination game: Game Thread

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It took until 9AM local time in Los Angeles for Dave Roberts to announce Clayton Kershaw as his Game #4 starter which is an elimination game for the Dodgers.  This will be a start for Kershaw on three days rest … Continue reading →

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Gio leaves with the lead & the Nationals bullpen keeps it!

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You wouldn’t know it from the final score that this was a 1 run game from the 5th inning until the top of the 9th inning. The Nationals take a 2-1 lead in the series in the best of 5 … Continue reading →

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Game #3 Can Gio step up for the Nationals: Game Thread

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There is reason for optimism today with the left-handed Gio Gonzalez pitching as the Dodgers this year have only hit .213 against left-handed pitching. Gio also gets Ron Kulpa today as his homeplate umpire, and  Kulpa in a small sample … Continue reading →

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Nats win the must-win game! All tied up in the series at 1-1: Postgame

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball has redemption as Jose Lobaton went from the outhouse to the penthouse in consecutive at-bats. Lobaton with bases loaded and one out in the 2nd inning swung at the first pitch and bounced into a doubleplay as the ball went only … Continue reading →

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Game #2 Rescheduled. Same line-up, same formation in a must-win game: Game Thread

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When you ask how a future weather forecast can say 100% probability since weather rarely is 100% accurate proved to be an a debateable point after MLB Commisioner Manfred postponed the Nationals game based on a weather forecast he called … Continue reading →

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