Category Archives: Gio

4th 18-gamer: Good News and Bad News, Mostly Bad News

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here.  And apologies for the tardiness of this post. Life intervenes sometimes.  Plus, it was a crappy set. First the good news. Remember that asterisk (*) attached to the last 18-gamer? It’s gone. With the … Continue reading →

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3rd 18*-gamer: A Breakout Set, Even With an Asterisk

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Section222

Click here for links to previous 18-gamers. When the umps stopped the Nats’ first scheduled game against the Yankees on May 15 because of rain, little did they know what havoc they had wreaked on my 18-gamer. With the score … Continue reading →

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2nd 18 gamer: A Tale of Two Streaks

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Section222

Click here for links to previous 18-gamers. When last we left the Nats, they had just escaped the first 18 games of the season with a 9-9 record by winning the first two games of a series against the then-division … Continue reading →

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First 18-gamer of 2018: Happy to escape at 9-9

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Section222

 Lots of us would rather just forget the beginning of this season, so I’m almost reluctant to bring back the 18-gamers.  But here we are – exactly 1/9th of the way through the season, so it’s time to take … Continue reading →

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Game #5 Gio Gonzalez makes his Grapefruit League debut against Miami

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Andrew Lang

It is the Grapefruit League debut today for Gio Gonzalez at the FBOTPB near his hometown which usually brings out a few more fans from Hialeah. The Marlins are putting out a watered down line-up today, and Gio will not … Continue reading →

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Gio Gonzalez the enigma; Who will he be in 2018?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Gio Gonzalez wanted that All-Star nod in 2017 so he could pitch in front of his hometown fans in Miami last year. It did not happen even though Gio was putting together perhaps his best season in the Majors. He … Continue reading →

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Can Mike Rizzo replicate the trade he made on July 29, 2010?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball historians might remember when Mike Rizzo traded closer Matt Capps on July 29, 2010 for top prospect catcher Wilson Ramos. It felt like thievery at the time — and it was. Capps was a reclamation project who pitched to … Continue reading →

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Updated: Max Scherzer wins his 3rd Cy Young award; Only the 10th player ever to join that grouping!

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

UPDATED: Max Scherzer has won his 3rd Cy Young award. Congratulations! Stephen Strasburg finished in 3rd place and Gio Gonzalez finished in 6th place followed by ex-Nats farmhand Robbie Ray. Voting is here. The BBWAA will announce the winners of … Continue reading →

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Grading the 2017 Washington Nationals: Pitchers

Posted on October 15, 2017 by SaoMagnifico

The term has ended, and now the report card is due. How did the Washington Nationals fare in 2017? Some excelled. Some disappointed. While we lick our wounds from another first-round loss in the playoffs, let’s take a look back … Continue reading →

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Anticipating the Playoff Rotation: Who will Be on the Bump When?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Section222

A few weeks ago, we had a very active discussion of what might be, or should be, the starting pitching rotation in the playoffs, particularly the pros and cons of pitching Max and/or Stras on 3-days rest at certain strategic … Continue reading →

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