Category Archives: Games

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Game #91 and back to business. Strasburg starts the 2nd half: Game Thread

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It is back to the business of baseball, and the trade deadline closes in 16 days as the clock is ticking. Business 101 says as a true capitalist “bigger is better”. That can relate to the trade market where the … Continue reading →

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Fifth 18-gamer: A breakout for the Nats?

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Section222

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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Save #368 for Paps! Gio gets the W! Murphy powers the win!: Postgame

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

The Nationals head into the All-Star break with a 6.0 game lead in the NL East with this 3-2 win, and the five Nationals’ All-Stars will fly to San Diego. This was a big win to take this series 3 … Continue reading →

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Game #90 The series finale with Nats/Mets have huge standings impact: Game Thread

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

Before the All-Star break officially starts, we have a game remaining, and it is between the Nationals and their division rival Mets. This game has huge standings implications. If the Nationals win the game, they go into the All-Star break … Continue reading →

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Max Scherzer pitches a gem & Daniel Murphy powers the offense!: Postgame

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

The Nationals won this game 6-1 behind a 7.0 inning gem by Max Scherzer and 4 RBIs by Daniel Murphy. The Nationals widened their lead over the 2nd place Mets to 5.0 full games in the NL East. The Nats … Continue reading →

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Game #89 Max Scherzer is an All-Star and is on the NY stage: Game Thread

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

The All-Star break officially starts tomorrow after the conclusion of Sunday’s games, and in the here and now, today is a very important game for the Washington Nationals. For the newly minted All-Star, Max Scherzer, he starts tonight on the … Continue reading →

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Nats win on stellar pitching by Strasburg and a Clint Robinson 2-run HR!

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

The Nats beat the Mets 3-1 behind Stephen Strasburg who out-dueled Noah Syndergaard with a 7 inning gem. The save tonight by Jonathan Papelbon was #367 of his career for 9th on the all-time saves list. This was also Papelbon’s … Continue reading →

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Game #88 New look line-up for the Strasburg/Syndergaard showdown: Game Thread

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

There is a big game tonight between the Nationals and Mets which matches up two All-Star pitchers between Stephen Strasburg and Noah Syndergaard. The Nationals will also have a much different looking roster for tonight’s game. With the 4 roster … Continue reading →

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The Nats blow 3 leads they had, lose 9-7 to the Mets: Postgame

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

The Nats blew three leads in this game of 1-0, 4-1, and 6-4 in a 9-7 loss to the division rival NY Mets. The pregame press conference foreshadowed that this game could have complications when we learned that Ryan Zimmerman … Continue reading →

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Game #87 Lucas Giolito hopes to go deep into the game if Mother Nature cooperates: Game Thread

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

This is game number 87 which means there is just 75 games left in the regular season after today, and the Mets are feeling the pressure as they have to decide what to do shortly with their team that has … Continue reading →

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