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The #Nats have announced they will wear #42 jerseys all weekend for an extended Jackie Robinson tribute; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

With all of the postponements, the Nationals were supposed to have played Game #34 today, but here we are at the team’s mathematical final game of their first half tonight. The Nats are on the outside looking in for that elusive lengthy winning streak to get in the eight team playoff race. The team stands at a disappointing 12-17 going into tonight’s game in Fenway Park. Of course the Nats continue to be the road warriors. Nobody can explain their reverse splits while batting a healthy .314 on the road versus a pedestrian .237 at home.  Continue reading →

Jackie Robinson Day is normally April 15th and MLB moved it to August 28th for 2020

Equality. All men are created equal. Actually, the quotation “all men are created equal” is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which Thomas Jefferson penned 244 years ago. Jackie Robinson was one of a kind when he played nearly 75 years ago, and prior, before his inclusion into the Minor Leagues. Who would think today we are still dealing with some of the same issues that maybe never left the dark corners of America. While Jackie had no equal on the field, equality was about fairness in equal treatment as a human — as a man. Then let the best man win as they say. Jackie’s legacy of breaking the color barrier was still done at a time when there was segregation and discrimination, and while baseball is more accepting now, the world still must change and be better.  Continue reading →

Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

The Nats for the last two weeks of baseball have been hovering around the .500 mark at 7-7 until last night, and in order to get things righted, this Washington Nationals’ team needs one of those long winning streaks to make manager Dave Martinez smile again. Continue reading →

Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

Even in what has been a stressful and somewhat of an underachieving season for the Washington Nationals, there are many bright spots. As the sample sizes get larger, and the stats reach comparable levels, it is evident that Juan Soto is the best player in the Majors with some reasonable age adjustments or none at all. With Fernando Tatís Jr. nipping at his heels, Soto is just ahead of Tatis in WAR per plate appearance. While the media is already crowning Tatis as the NL MVP, on ESPN’s Sunday Night game, Alex Rodriguez was asked to pick a player he would take between Tatis, Soto, and Ronald Acuna Jr., and ARod said he would build his team around Soto.  Continue reading →

Turner scores again; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

The name of the game is baseball and you win by scoring more runs than your opponent. Trea Turner had just tied the Nats franchise record for scoring runs in eleven consecutive games — but the problem in those eleven games was that the Nats only outscored their opponents in six of those games. Other Nats have not been getting the job done on a consistent basis besides Juan Soto, Luis Garcia, and Asdrubal Cabrera. Continue reading →