What will Mike Rizzo see when he does his autopsy on the 2022 season?

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #162 is the Nats’ finale to a disappointing 2022 season!

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Back at the start of the season, you had hope for one of those miracles where the Washington Nationals would beat the analyst’s projections. It turned out to be the opposite. The projections were too kind to the Nats. The disappointments came in bunches, and on the final game of the season, just more question marks as additional injuries piled up. Victor Robles is out with a calf injury, CJ Abrams with a shoulder injury, and Keibert Ruiz remains out with a testicular contusion. Even general manager Mike Rizzo has called the oft-injured Stephen Strasburg a “mystery” when discussing his future. The good news is that Robles, Abrams, and Ruiz should all be healthy and ready for Spring Training. Continue reading →

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Is it time for Mike Rizzo to give up the GM hat?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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This is a positive which you might not be able to tell by the title. Many of the top baseball teams have taken their long-term and successful general managers and elevated them to the President of Baseball Operations positions, allowing them to hire a general manager under them. Theo Epstein did that with the Cubs, Andrew Friedman with the Dodgers, Farhad Zahidi with the Giants, and John Mozeliak with the Cardinals, and on and on.  Continue reading →

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Game #161 Game 2 of this doubleheader in NYC!

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The Washington Nationals would not roll over for the Mets in the first game of the doubleheader as the underdogs kept it close at a 4-2 game. Yes, it was a loss, but the Nats continue to show their fight when they are playing the best teams. Continue reading →

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Game #160 becomes part of an afternoon/evening doubleheader!

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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With last night’s game postponed due to rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ian, the Washington Nationals and New York Mets will play an afternoon game followed by a second game for a doubleheader. With the Braves losing last night, the Mets still have a small glimmer of hope of winning the NL East which would require the Braves to get swept today and tomorrow by the Marlins and the Mets to sweep the Nats. This is the final series of the season for the Nats. Continue reading →

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The Nats had something special going until Keibert Ruiz was hurt! A .563 Winning Percentage!

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #160 Final series of the season for the Nats!

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Guess what? There is inclement weather at CitiField tonight as the East Coast continues to get rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ian. While the Mets will play in the postseason and most likely as a Wild Card team, the Washington Nationals will be golfing this weekend because this is the final series of the season for the Nats. Continue reading →

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Happy 22nd birthday CJ Abrams! Is it time for a present from Mike Rizzo?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 28, 2022: CJ Abrams #5 of the Washington Nationals hits a walk-off single at Nationals Park to beat the Braves (Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats)

First of all, happy birthday to CJ Abrams who is celebrating his 22nd birthday today in the Big Apple. Just last week, Abrams hit his first walk-off in his MLB career. The 22-year-old will certainly have a lot of firsts. That happens when you are new to the league and just 42-games in his Washington Nationals’ career.  The question might be, do the Nats tie up Abrams for the long-term now? That’s the multi-million dollar question. To state my obvious to the question, “I do.”

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Game #159 Final home game in inclement weather!

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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We are at that point of the final home game of the 2022 season if they can play the game.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals
Stadium:  Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
1st Pitch: 1:35 pm EDT
TV: MASN2; NBC Sports Philadelphia, MLB App (out-of-network only)
Nats Radio: 106.7 The Fan and via the MLB app

Lineups (subject to change without notice):

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Game #158 Let’s try this 2nd game of the doubleheader!

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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This is the opportunity of a lifetime for Tommy Romero who gets the spot start for the Washington Nationals as the 29th man in this doubleheader. He had his first opportunity with the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the season and it was a mixed bag of results. Continue reading →

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