Category Archives: Games

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9th and Last 18 gamer: Time to take the next step

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Section222

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UPDATE: Postponed Game #2 A must-win situation. Weather or weather not: Game Thread

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In the best-of-five series, the second game of the series has to be a must-win situation for the team that comes in with the 0-1 record. Today it is the Nationals with a must-win situation. The weather will be a … Continue reading →

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Scherzer gets bombed giving up 4 & Espinosa leaves 6 on-base in 3 ABs (all K’s): Postgame

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals lost this game 4-3, and now are in a must-win situation tomorrow with Tanner Roark pitching. If you knew Clayton Kershaw would struggle and give up 3 runs over only 5 innings, you would like the Nationals chances, … Continue reading →

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Game #1 The 2016 post-season starts now!: Game Thread

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In Spring Training, few analysts were giving the Nationals a chance, and we scientifically created the Dusty Baker Effect chart that proved out to something very close to the pythagorean of this team. Dusty Baker led this 2016 to the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the Nationals on 95 wins and Max Scherzer on 20 wins: Postgame

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Spencer Kieboom finishes the season with a 1.000 OBP and OPS, and he is among the many Nats like Wilson Ramos, Daniel Murphy, Trea Turner, Wilmer Difo, Brian Goodwin, Pedro Severino, Tanner Roark, Max Scherzer and Mark Melancon who finished … Continue reading →

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Game #162 Meaningless to most except for Scherzer and the Nats!: Postgame

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Dusty Baker says he wants to get Max Scherzer his 20th win which has always been considered a great pitching mileston. A 20th win for Scherzer would be a fitting finale to the 2016 regular season; however, the bigger picture … Continue reading →

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Nats win behind Turner and Tanner and clinch HFA: Postgame

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

It was the Turner and Tanner show to secure the Nats 94th win. The Nationals actually secured home field advantage in the NLDS before the Nationals won this game due to the Dodgers loss earlier in the afternoon. The Nationals … Continue reading →

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Game #161 Tanner Roark will try to clinch HFA: Game Thread

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

Don’t expect the Nationals to pour champagne if they win today and clinch home field advantage for the NLDS. Tanner Roark needs to finish the regular season with a strong outing, and the Nationals could use a win today to … Continue reading →

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Sloppy play along with bullpen failures equals a loss: Postgame

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

The Nationals lost 7-4 and in the 4th inning the Nats took a 4 run deficit and tied the game up, but the Nats bullpen couldn’t keep it close while the Nats offense did nothing after the 4th inning. The … Continue reading →

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Game #160 The regular season final weekend: Game Thread

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tonight begins the final three games of the regular season for both the Marlins and Nationals. This game does have some post-season implications. The Nationals control their own destiny in securing home field advantage for the NL Division Series against … Continue reading →

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