by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
Nats stock photo of Wil Crowe
These seven inning doubleheaders are great when your starter goes deep in the first game of the doubleheader, and mission accomplished by Erick Fedde who threw a 6.0 inning one-hit shutout that Will Harris finished up for a 5-0 win. Now it is Wil Crowe’s turn to pitch a gem. Continue reading
Andrew Stevenson takes over for Yadiel Hernandez who kind of took over for Adam Eaton who was placed on the 10-day IL; Photo by Craig Nedrow for TalkNats
When you get a opportunity like Yadiel Hernandez, the opportunity might only last seven plate appearances. The same way Jake Noll got only three chances and smoked two singles. General Manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez want to see who takes advantage of the opportunities, and Noll stays and Yadiel Hernandez is back to the minor league camp and replaced by Andrew Stevenson. The 29th man for today’s doubleheader is Wil Crowe who will start game 2 of the doubleheader tonight. The first game will be started by Erick Fedde who has to show he belongs on next year’s opening day roster. Continue reading
Luis Garcia photo by Steve Mears for TalkNats
The Nats took an Austin Voth 5-inning one run performance to the 9th inning with a 2-1 lead, and Daniel Hudson suffered a blown save and then vultured the win when the 20-year-old, Luis Garcia, smashed a 427 foot homer in the 10th inning to win it 4-2. It was not the way you penciled it up in a time when very few games have gone the way you planned. What you liked is that the team kept fighting after the blown save, and it was the youngest player in the Majors who came through for the Nats. Continue reading
History. Baseball history. You would have to count back 10 years, 1 month, and 9 days for the last time the Nationals have been exactly at 13-games under .500. They hope to avoid that happening today as the 17-29 Washington Nationals are once again a dozen games under .500 like they were a dozen days ago — and of course on the morning of May 24, 2019. But 13-games under, they have not been at since August 7, 2010. The night before, John Lannan beat a young Clayton Kershaw and Drew Storen got the save. Adam Dunn cranked two 3-run home runs against Kershaw in that game. Kershaw’s career at that point in his third season pushed him to 23-20 for his career, and now he looks like a lock as a Hall-of-Famer. Ten years makes a difference. Juan Soto was 11 years old and still playing sandlot baseball. Things have a funny way of working out counting forward 319,075,200 seconds from that point forward.
Sure, those Nats finished that 2010 season at an abysmal 69-93 and that poor finish netted the team Anthony Rendon in the 2011 amateur draft with the 6th overall pick. The silver linings of “suckitude” are high draft picks! Just remember that when you are upset by the Nats current slide. Continue reading
Strikeout by Anibal Sanchez; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
We have baseball tonight, even though the Nationals are closing in on being eliminated. Sure, the team is still mathematically alive and would need a miracle finish at 14-1 in the final fifteen games for a chance. Yes, there is still a chance Lloyd. Realistically some fans are watching to get a glimpse of the rookies, and while you will get to see Luis Garcia and Carter Kieboom — there is no telling if Jake Noll and Yadiel Hernandez will get into this game. In fact, Noll could be gone quickly as he was activated when Brock Holt went on paternity leave as that was how Noll was added to the roster yesterday. Paternity leave is a maximum of three games. Continue reading
We will hopefully look back at the year 2020, and remember all of those blown games like yesterday as an opportunity that put the Washington Nationals in a position to draft players they would not have reached if they had their normal winning seasons like were the norm of the past nine years. It happens, and use the past as a learning experiences. The Los Viejos won you a World Series — But it is time to get Los Jovenes or at least get younger in 2021. General Manager Mike Rizzo is going to have to rip off the band-aid and move forward. Continue reading
Braves and Nats have played each other hard; The Braves have their starting 9 — the Nats, not so much.; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
The Nats are playing short-handed and really showed that they have fight in them, but once again fell short. For the 2020 Nats, they have zero come-from-behind wins after the 7th inning this year. Last night they mounted a charge in the 8th inning with Adam Eaton getting a pinch-hit single then driven in by Trea Turner with a 2-out double. In the 9th inning, the Nats loaded the bases with a chance to walk-off. It did not happen. That might be the story of the season that the team can’t find that key hit like they did so many times in 2019. Continue reading
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
After a nice finish for the Nationals in twelve innings last night for a win, the Nationals will hope for length from starter Patrick Corbin. The Braves have Ian Anderson on the mound for his third career start. Anderson is a hard thrower with an upper 90’s maximum fastball that averages 94.6 mph and a 10.8 K/9. Anderson’s arsenal is fastball, changeup, and curveball. Continue reading
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