by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
The Washington Nationals have the Phillies in town for a weekend series; however, the series heads to Williamsport, Pennsylvania as a “home game” for the Nats in the Little League Classic for Sunday. Tonight and tomorrow will be played in Nats Park, and the Nats have their three worst starters pitching as ranked by ERA.
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The Washington Nationals suffered another blown save last night — but they did not allow it to become a loss. The Nats won last night when they stormed back with a 4-run eighth inning to win 6-2 against the Red Sox, and today the Nats have a chance to win this series.
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That 2019 Washington Nationals team had an X-factor player in Gerardo Parra when they won the World Series. When he spoke, you listened, and the good teams need that type of player. It’s what I think is missing from teams that under-perform like the Mets and San Diego Padres. They might have Juan Soto like the 2019 Nats did — but they don’t have a Parra or an Ildemaro Vargas or an Alex Call. Players who would run through a doggone wall for you. Last night, Vargas took on the concrete facing of the box seats next to the visitor’s dugout to catch a foul ball in the first inning. Most players wouldn’t attempt that. Derek Jeter would have. Vargas did it for a team that lost 107 games last year. Talk about the little things. The intangibles. The X-factor.
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The Washington Nationals had it all set up for their third walk-off in a row but they just came up short in a one-run loss. That happens as we know. Josiah Gray took the blame for three bad starts in a row but said he is not going to over-think it. Yes, today is a new day.
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Thousands gather on TalkNats for a shared bond of their love of the game and Washington Nationals baseball. There are cooking sites and Hollywood sites that do the same thing for their readers. Most are cluttered in annoying ads and paywalls that let you quickly know they are about maximizing profit. Before TalkNats, it was Going Deep with the Nats in a free form effort by myself, Ray and Don to create a site that would be moderated and clean. We delivered on it as our first promise to those who joined us on the site.
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The Washington Nationals had a day-off yesterday as the team got to celebrate back-to-back walk-off wins. They got the most air time they have received in a long time on the national sports shows due to Sunday’s walk-off win after a comeback from 5-runs down in the 9th inning. Maybe the strategy for the Nats should be get an early lead and keep the lead. Today is a new series as the Nats face the Red Sox in what should be a well attended mid-week game. The Red Sox are competing for a Wild Card berth while the Nats are competing for respectability. Preseason expectations were different for both of these teams — but winning matters to both teams.
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The Washington Nationals just clinched another series win last night with an improbable walk-off home run from Keibert Ruiz. With a win today, the Nats would also secure their third sweep of the season. That sounds kind of normal, as sweeps happen, but remember it took the Nats over two full years to get a 3-game sweep as they did not have one sweep at all in the 2022 season. As the team surges up the standings, it will not even affect the Nats’ draft status unless they achieve the 20th best record in the Majors due to the rules installed this year in the newest CBA that will limit the Nats to — at best, a 10th overall pick, in the 2024 draft.
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