Juan Soto Featured in Special Topps eSports Card Set

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Juan Soto Featured in Special Topps eSports Card Set

Major League Baseball is just one of several sports that turned to an alternative method to keep fans engaged during the recent situation: eSports. They created The Show Player’s League, a tournament contested by individuals from teams across the MLB on the popular game MLB: The Show 2020. Featuring top stars such as eventual winner Blake Snell it acted as a conduit for fans to interact with baseball and raised money for good causes at the same time. It raised funds for official MLB charities the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Continue reading →

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The 60-game regular season schedule for the #Nats

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Nationals graphic

All of the sourced reports were correct that the Washington Nationals will play the Yankees in an exclusive Opening Night game on July 23 and broadcasted on ESPN at 7:08 pm EDT at Nats Park. The Nats will raise the 2019 Championship Banner on this day then play two more games against the Yankees on national broadcasts on FOX (Saturday, July 25) and TBS (Sunday, July 26). The matchup for this Opening Night game is already being hyped as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer as the starters. Continue reading →

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MLB Network presents the unveiling of the 60-game schedule tonight at 6:00 P.M. EDT; Nats cancel workouts for today!

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

MLB Network screenshot

2020 60-GAME MLB SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED ON A SPECIAL EDITION OF MLB TONIGHT PRESENTED BY CAMPING WORLD TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. EDT

MLB Network missed the opportunity to do a show on the 60-player pool selections a week ago, but they are not going to miss the chance to do a reveal of the 2020 60-Game Major League Baseball schedule. Tonight, live at 6:00 p.m. EDT on MLB Network and hosted by Matt Vasgersian with analysis from Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci, MLB Network will do a one-hour special and will unveil key matchups and dates of the 60-game schedule, which will begin on Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24.  It is widely anticipated that the New York Yankees will be in the nation’s capital to face the Washington Nationals as one of two games on opening night on July 23 in what is looking more likely as Gerrit Cole versus Max Scherzer although we should not count out Stephen Strasburg getting the honor.  Continue reading →

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Win #58 of 2019; Nats pitching throws a combined one-hitter

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Paul Menhart watches his starting pitcher; Photo by LEGNats for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #58 on August 2nd on MASN via MLB.TV at 6:30 pm tonight with the rest of us. Just a quick reminder of what we are doing if this is your first time: As a group, we are going to be re-watching all 105 wins from the Nats 2019 season in chronological order at 6:30 pm each night. We will all try to sync up to the same point in the game, and this is a work in progress to maneuver to the same point in the game. Feel free to ask in the comments section where everyone is in the game so you can sync up. Many people are joining in at different points, and most people are not commenting — rather just following along.

The MLB.TV library is unlocked and free to everyone for the 2018-2019 season courtesy of MLB. This win #58 game in the 109th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 57-51 record into this game. Manager Dave Martinez was preaching “Go 1-0 every game” and eventually the Nats turned their losing record into a winning record. It took the Nats until June 28th to reach a winning record and they got to 12 games above .500 on August 21st. They dug themselves a deep hole, and it took much longer to dig out of it. Now the Nats were believing they could be a postseason team. Continue reading →

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New infield configuration shaping up; Trade is still possible

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Walk tall and carry a big stick; Photo by Lynn G. for TalkNats

From a source, general manager Mike Rizzo will have Asdrubal Cabrera and Howie Kendrick as key pieces in the infield and as designated hitters as of now. Manager Dave Martinez sees Carter Kieboom as his starting third baseman, Trea Turner at shortstop, Starlin Castro at second base and Eric Thames at first base. Continue reading →

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Win #57 of 2019 was Corbin over Keuchel

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #57 on July 29th on MASN via MLB.TV at 6:30 pm tonight with the rest of us. Just a quick reminder of what we are doing if this is your first time: As a group, we are going to be re-watching all 105 wins from the Nats 2019 season in chronological order at 6:30 pm each night. We will all try to sync up to the same point in the game, and this is a work in progress to maneuver to the same point in the game. Feel free to ask in the comments section where everyone is in the game so you can sync up. Many people are joining in at different points, and most people are not commenting — rather just following along.

The MLB.TV library is unlocked and free to everyone for the 2018-2019 season courtesy of MLB. This win #57 came in the 106th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 56-49 record into this game. Manager Dave Martinez was preaching “Go 1-0 every game” and eventually the Nats turned their losing record into a winning record. It took the Nats until June 28th to reach a winning record and they got to 12 games above .500 on August 21st. They dug themselves a deep hole, and it took much longer to dig out of it. Now the Nats were believing they could be a postseason team. Continue reading →

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Summer Training starts today; Fangraphs ranks #Nats at 4th best in Majors!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Let’s do it again!

If you feel like this is a case of déjà vu, you are not alone. This is the second pre-season of 2020 for Major League Baseball because of the initial stoppage of America’s game due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12th. Spring Training has been replaced by Summer Training due to the change from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice. The Nats open camp today and have nineteen more days until Opening Day 2.0. They will face a New York team on Opening Day but instead of the New York Mets who they were set to face on March 26th, the Nats will now play the other New York team — the Yankees. Continue reading →

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Win #56 of 2019 called on Stephen Strasburg as the stopper once again!

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Lynn G for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #56 on July 28th on MASN via MLB.TV at 6:30 pm tonight with the rest of us. Just a quick reminder of what we are doing if this is your first time: As a group, we are going to be re-watching all 105 wins from the Nats 2019 season in chronological order at 6:30 pm each night. We will all try to sync up to the same point in the game, and this is a work in progress to maneuver to the same point in the game. Feel free to ask in the comments section where everyone is in the game so you can sync up. Many people are joining in at different points, and most people are not commenting — rather just following along.

The MLB.TV library is unlocked and free to everyone for the 2018-2019 season courtesy of MLB. This win #56 came in the 105th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 55-49 record into this game. Manager Dave Martinez was preaching “Go 1-0 every game” and eventually the Nats turned their losing record into a winning record. It took the Nats until June 28th to reach a winning record and they got to 12 games above .500 on August 21st. They dug themselves a deep hole, and it took much longer to dig out of it. Now the Nats were believing they could be a postseason team. Continue reading →

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Source: Cavalli headed to the 60-man pool; All #Nats non-teenage prospects in camp except Denaburg; Nats sign 9 undrafted amateurs

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Chart from MLB.com prospects

From our sourced report this morning, newly signed first round pick, Cade Cavalli, was added to the 60-man player pool. All of the Nats top-10 prospects are in camp except for Mason Denaburg  (№ 7) and teenage prospects like Andry Lara (№ 5) and Eddy (№ 6) .  Continue reading →

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Win #55 of 2019 completes the doubleheader sweep of the Rockies

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #55 on July 24th on MASN via MLB.TV at 6:30 pm tonight with the rest of us. Just a quick reminder of what we are doing if this is your first time: As a group, we are going to be re-watching all 105 wins from the Nats 2019 season in chronological order at 6:30 pm each night. We will all try to sync up to the same point in the game, and this is a work in progress to maneuver to the same point in the game. Feel free to ask in the comments section where everyone is in the game so you can sync up. Many people are joining in at different points, and most people are not commenting — rather just following along.

The MLB.TV library is unlocked and free to everyone for the 2018-2019 season courtesy of MLB. This win #55 came in the 101st game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 54-46 record into this game. Manager Dave Martinez was preaching “Go 1-0 every game” and eventually the Nats turned their losing record into a winning record. It took the Nats until June 28th to reach a winning record and they got to 12 games above .500 on August 21st. They dug themselves a deep hole, and it took much longer to dig out of it. Now the Nats were believing they could be a postseason team. Continue reading →

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