by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Andrew Lang
by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Andrew Lang
by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
by Stan4Nats
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals exploded for six runs in the first inning in Arizona that began with a Trea Turner leadoff home run and continued to watch catcher Yan Gomes end up with five hits and a home run short of hitting for a cycle. Max Scherzer put up an easy five innings without a run to pace the Nats to a laugher win by a final score of 17-2. Continue reading
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It was 15 years ago when Max Scherzer began his professional career with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ organization who drafted him in the 1st round. He pitched there through 2009 and then was traded in a blockbuster three-team trade that sent him to Detroit. Continue reading
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And just when you think it can’t get worse, an 0-9 start in Fredericksburg is ugly and indefensible. A 7-29 start throughout is lousy enough, and then you realize there is no payoff for tanking. At Fredericksburg, scores in the early going have resembled little league blowouts between the too-big vs. the too-little. How brutal? Team Batting Average last in the league at .171. Team OBA 281. Team home runs, and extra base hits last in the league by far. Team SLUGGING .220. Team ERA 9.12 – next closest is 5.86. It doesn’t get any more palatable in the other statistical metrics. Blecch! Continue reading
Winner’s Circle; Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats
The Nats will be boarding a happy flight on the way to Arizona shortly. The team meeting last night sent a different looking squad out there today who got a much-needed 5-1 win this afternoon at Nationals Park. Continue reading
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Those blown saves that turn into losses is like taking a 3-hour project on your computer and watching it get erased because you failed to hit the save button. Nobody expected Brad Hand to be perfect all season, and last night’s loss is shared as a team loss with only 2-runs scored with one coming on the Phillies playing Keystone Cops. Seriously, the Washington Nationals offense went 1-13 in RISP spots last night. Continue reading
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How do these losing streaks start? The Washington Nationals were flying high a week ago at this time, and since then they are mired in a 3-game losing streak and have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The team is now 13-18 on the season, and the strangest stat is that they are 6-15 when Juan Soto appears in a game, and 7-3 without Soto. Try to explain how that rationally makes any sense. The only consistent hitters on the team right now are Starlin Castro, Trea Turner and Juan Soto. Continue reading
Erick Fedde; Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats
The Washington Nationals have faced all of the teams in the NL East this season except for the Phillies. Tonight will start the first series of the season against these NL foes. The Nats were in first place just six games ago, and after losing 5 of 6 games, the Nats enter this game with at 13-17 record. The Phillies were marching to a victory on Saturday and had three blown saves in that game. They gave back a 2-run lead in the 9th, a 1-run lead in the 11th and a 3-run lead in the 12th. Both of these teams have lost two in a row and one will be victorious while they other will be mired in a 3-game losing streak. Continue reading
A photo I got licensed with MLB; Photographer Cathy Taylor
Back in the day, the Washington Nationals were not too popular at the time Jordan Zimmermann was to make his MLB debut on April 20, 2009. The team had just come off of a season when they lost 102 games, and this 2009 season might only be saved if they had a great season from Zimmermann, and even then they might only win 70 games.
It was a cold rainy night. The Capitals were in the Stanley Cup playoffs to compete with the Nats for fans on that evening, and first pitch was rain delayed to 9:15 pm that night. While the announced attendance was 12,473, there were only hundreds who stayed around for 1st pitch, and they all moved to the lower level. I was there to watch Jordan Zimmermann who I had signed to an exclusive deal to handle his memorabilia. The Nationals won 3-2 and JZim got his first win of the 70 he would have for the team that drafted him in 2007 with a comp pick when Alfonso Soriano went to the Cubs. Continue reading
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High-A is a good lens through which to view the last three drafts. The 2020 draftees never got a chance to play, so anyone who gets to Wilmington genuinely has people excited. Anyone from 2019 who gets here, given the Nats’ penchant for slow movement through the lower minors, is also separating one’s self. As for 2018 draftees, if they have not yet made it to A+, then injuries or fate is getting in their way. Continue reading
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The great win on Friday by the Washington Nationals was tainted by the tough blown save loss last night in the Bronx. The team has to shake that off, and win this finale on Mother’s Day to take the series. With a needed day-off tomorrow, manager Dave Martinez might have to push his bullpen or use Austin Voth and Will Harris to bridge this to Daniel Hudson who looks like the closer for this one. First things first, the Nats need a great pitching performance from Joe Ross. Continue reading
