A day of fundamentals in #Nats camp

Posted on February 21, 2019 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

February 21, 2019 Report

Apparently I look like I know some stuff. Fans, stadium staff, waiters and others asked me a lot of baseball questions today. (Unfortunately, more than half were about he-who-is-still-not-signed). Continue reading →

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Live from #Nats Spring Training Camp!

Posted on February 20, 2019 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Feb. 20 Spring Training report

As always, the workouts start with a Circle of Trust meeting. This one was complete with some bellowing from Henley—no, I couldn’t make out the words nor could I swear that actual words were involved. Henley is coated in SPF 1000 as always. (I think I figured out why, besides the obvious “skin cancer prevention;” his beard has looked grey for years, so no one will notice as it’s turning grey).

We arrived just as the Circle was starting, so we missed the injury caused by catchers’ batting practice (which happens before everything else). Raudy Read hit a major home run that bounced off the sidewalk and hit a fan in the eye. At least Read signed a ball for him.  I’ll follow up later on the injured guy since he’s friends with a guy from Sec. 314 who’s also down here. Continue reading →

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A Late Winter of Discontent

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Ray Wyvill

 

Free agent decisions have been consolidated into a series of algorithms

Coming into the final week of February the baseball world should be slowly emerging from the caves of hibernation hungry, but in good spirits.  Already this month there is nearly 40 more minutes of daylight than at the start.  The numbers on the “Opening Day Countdown” clock have teasingly dropped into the 30’s.  And, after all, there are worse places to be on the planet than Florida and Arizona whilst the Mid-Atlantic absorbs yet another sloppy semi-frozen kiss from winter.  Yet this year the onslaught of canned clichés coming out of Spring Training are noticeably muted.  Instead there is an undercurrent of unease.  There are the occasional bombastic rebukes of the current direction of baseball as business made mostly by established stars.  Surely the floating ice floes reflect only a small portion of the bergs out of sight under the surface.  Whether the winter’s discontent will be, “…made glorious by spring” is suddenly a very real question.

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The Tommy Show 2.0 radio show!

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Erika C.

Get excited, DMV, and brush up on your trivia skills, because some familiar voices are about to return to your mornings. The Tommy Show 2.0 is set to kick off Monday, Feb. 25 at 6 am! Continue reading →

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All quiet in #Nats camp; Just the way you want it!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was no cabbage races today, and today’s camp was quiet except for bats against balls in the first rounds of live BP. Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin gave an All-Star presence on the mound that the Nats batters had to face a day after position players had to report. It had to feel like they were thrust into the fire, and Scherzer and Corbin were firing fastballs. There was also a refresher course on fundamentals as was promised in camp. Continue reading →

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The #Nats have beefed up pitching for a good reason!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Are Long Term Free Agent Contracts Worth the Risk

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Power Boater

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Memo to Ted Lerner: Make One More Offer to Bryce Harper

Posted on February 17, 2019 by DonH

Photo by Mitchell Layton for the Nationals

It has been a while since I’ve written a post here. I am tired of waiting out the Bryce Harper drama. Just like I was when I wrote An urgent request from Nats fans to Mike Rizzo & the Lerners: Fire Matt Williams Now! back in September of 2015.

Offer Bryce a 15-year deal for $330 million to meet the number in total  dollars he would want as a minimum while giving the team a $22 million a year AAV which  helps the team. It is a concession that helps both sides.  Continue reading →

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There are some #Nats players with a chance to make the roster. Who are they?

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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MLB Network ranks the Top 100 players and the #Nats have 7 players who made the list!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Scherzer’s 300th K photo by The Real Youppi for TalkNats.

MLB Network’s annual Top 100 Players Right Now! program last night placed seven Washington Nationals in their Top-100 players and right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was ranked fifth on their list.  Scherzer, who ranked 11th on last year’s countdown, finished one spot ahead of the Houston Astros’ José Altuve and one spot behind the Cleveland Indians’ Francisco Lindor. If you follow the popular NavyYardNats on Twitter, he was none too happy about the Nats rankings.  Continue reading →

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