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Nats did their part tonight! Big 1st inning and Ross/Burnett/Lopez pitch great: Postgame

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals won tonight 6-1 and did their part! The Magic Number is down to 1. The Nationals also reach the 90 win mark! We now await the finish of the Phillies/Mets game, and if the Phillies win, the celebration … Continue reading →

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Game #154 A week to learn by: Game Thread

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Andrew Lang

It continues to be a week of learning who the 2016 Nationals are. Adversity comes in different ways, and the Nationals have only won one game since Murphy went down with an injury. We have heard all of the sports … Continue reading →

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That didn’t end like the script called for: Postgame

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The script called for a champagne celebration at best or at the very least a Nationals’ win reducing the Magic Number to 1. Instead the Nationals lost their 5th game in their last six, and the blame game ensued. The … Continue reading →

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Game #153 Gio must show he can: Game Thread

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Today’s game feels like an audition for Gio Gonzalez for the post-season—sort of. Mike Rizzo has already said Gonzalez will be on the post-season roster; however, he would not commit to whether that would be as a starter or in … Continue reading →

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Max Scherzer is the stopper!: Postgame

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Max Scherzer played the role of stopper, and the four game losing streak has ended! The Nationals won behind some great Scherzer pitching, and a Ryan Zimmerman three-run home run which cut the Magic Number to 3 then minutes later … Continue reading →

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Game #152 Scherzer in a Cy worthy game: Game Thread

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This game is not “must win” however with a four-game losing streak the Nationals want this one and Max Scherzer is trying to show the Cy Young voters that he deserves the honor which would put him in rare company … Continue reading →

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The battle of aces was everything we thought it would be: Postgame

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Prior to this game, you probably had visions of a 2-1 game in a pitcher’s duel between Tanner Roark and Jose Fernandez with the hopes that Roark would be on the winning side of the ledger, but it was not … Continue reading →

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Game #151 Roark back to the stopper role in match-up of Aces: Game Thread

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals have dropped three games in a row, and the team will be without Daniel Murphy for the third game in a row. Tanner Roark steps into his familiar role of ‘stopper’ which is reserved for aces who stop … Continue reading →

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Lack of execution on offense and defense makes it a 3 game losing streak: Postgame

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mistakes were made by the rookies, a second-year player, and a few veterans. The biggest mistake was ruled a double on a line drive to Trea Turner that went over his head in the 6th inning to score the tying … Continue reading →

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Game #150 A.J. Cole in Miami: Game Thread

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Andrew Lang

As the team celebrates Gio Gonzalez‘s birthday in the city of his youth, the Nationals really want to celebrate an improved Magic Number to make up for losing two in a row in Atlanta. Tonight’s match-up is rookie A.J. Cole … Continue reading →

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