Win #43 of 2019 was another #Nats walk-off! Trea Turner’s 3rd of the season!

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #43 on July 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 #43 came in the 84th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 42-41 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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Baseball’s unfortunate war

Posted on June 16, 2020 by 2019Nats

 

Photo by Craig Nedrow for TalkNats

If you just landed here from Mars and you got wind of the ongoing battle between the MLB’s players and owners in the midst of a global pandemic and massive social upheaval you would conclude that there is no intelligent life here on earth. You would get back on your spaceship and move on to the next galaxy. Continue reading →

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Win #42 of 2019 Max Scherzer pitches another gem against the Tigers

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #42 on June 30th 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 #42 came in the 83rd game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 41-41 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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Every 8 days lost to arguing is another 5% lost for a potential partial season for MLB

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Social distancing 6 feet apart, the lines are drawn but emptiness at spring training facilities

The chasm between MLB and their players is jagged and deep. Here we are a month later and still fighting over money with no start to a 2020 baseball season. This feels more like a divorce than a reconciliation. Continue reading →

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Win #41 of 2019 gave the #Nats a winning record!

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by Lynn G for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #41 on June 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 #41 came in the 81st game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 40-40 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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Win #40 of 2019 got the Nats back to .500

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Photo by LEGNats for TalkNats

Click here to watch Nats win #40 on June 27th 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 #40 came in the 79th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 39-40 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.  Continue reading →

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Analysis: The Washington Nationals World Series windfall was blown away by COVID-19

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

WORLD SERIES or BUST

Every team that surprises the world with a World Series appearance has a huge financial windfall in the following season. Winners get the benefits. It is just the way it is. The Washington Nationals were set to reap the rewards with record crowds this year only to see a pandemic sweep the globe in the form of COVID-19 that shut down life as we know it.  Continue reading →

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Win #39 of 2019 gets the #Nats to within one-game of .500!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Click here to watch Nats win #39 on June 26th 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 #39 came in the 79th game in the 2019 season, and the Nats took the a 38-40 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.  Continue reading →

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A quick five round draft yields six players with potential for the Nats

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A Nats first round pick on the Hagerstown Suns mound; Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

Over the two days of the amateur player draft and a grand total of five rounds, the Washington Nationals selected six players who general manager Mike Rizzo believes will elevate his farm system that ranks near the bottom of all teams. In all, Rizzo once again went after pitching with three right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, one middle infielder and one catcher. Of Washington’s six selections, four came from four-year universities (Oklahoma (2), LSU, UCLA) , one from a junior college (San Jacinto) and one from the high school ranks (Monsignor Pace Miami). What they all seem to have in common is upside potential to their talent and good makeup.  Continue reading →

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The mock drafts got it wrong again; Cade Cavalli to the #Nats in the 1st round!

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

The draft is so hit-or-miss like a deceptive breaking pitch that will buckle your knees when you were looking fastball. Every draft class can be analyzed in hindsight years down the road to look at names of “can’t miss” first round picks who never made it. We discussed the 2009 draft class of swing-and-misses on Dustin Ackley, Donavan Tate, and Matt Hobgood. Possibly the greatest baseball player ever came out of that 2009 draft at pick #25 and his name is Mike Trout. Sure, Stephen Strasburg was in that draft and the falloff after him is tremendous in the WAR department. Only Trout and Stras have career WARs over 20.0 from that draft class. But why did so many fail? There were toolsy position players and big arms and failures all over that page. This 2020 draft in ten years will have plenty of winners and losers, and it just is the way it is in baseball. The best GMs find the winners, but luck has to be a factor also. You can’t pick a player who already came off of the board. With pick #22, the Washington Nationals chose RHP Cade Cavalli from the University of Oklahoma.  Continue reading →

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