Even in an 8-3 loss, the #Nats had plenty of chances going 1-16 RISP

Sure, the umpiring was absolutely embarrassing that Major League Baseball allows the amateur hour in an MLB game. Homeplate umpire Greg Gibson should be suspended as this is one of those times integrity comes into play here on the egregious strikeout calls. Even with an 8-3 loss, the Nationals can only blame themselves in questionable managing, pitch selection, pitch execution, plate discipline, approach, and the extreme lack of clutch hitting. The Nationals were 1-for-16 in RISP hitting tonight. The team stranded 11-runners. That is unacceptable. Continue reading

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Game #114 After last night’s loss, this game looks like a “must win”.

Juan Soto Batting Practice; Photo by Don Henderson for TalkNats

On the Vegas line, the Braves are the overwhelming favorite tonight as you can imagine with Atlanta’s All-Star righty Mike Foltynewicz on the mound against lefty Tommy Milone who was a Triple-A regular just three weeks ago. This game just feels like a “must win” game for the Washington Nationals probably because it really is. Continue reading

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Last night was a snapshot of the Nationals season

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Missed opportunities added up; Scherzer’s great effort wasted!

This game was 1-1 into the 9th inning and the Nationals had opportunities earlier to add-on runs and they did not. Instead they left themselves no margin for error, and Kelvin Herrera gave up what looked like a double that Bryce Harper played into a triple with little urgency and two runs scored as Harper nonchalantly threw the ball in. Bryce’s effort there could have loomed large if the Braves were held to just 1-run in the 9th inning. In the bottom of the 9th inning, the Nationals had two runners on and one out and Matt Wieters lined-out hard to 3rd base and Ryan Zimmerman who was the offensive star in the game was doubled off of second base. Very unlucky. That is a game ending gut punch double play. The Nats lose 3-1. Continue reading

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Game #113 With 50-games remaining in the regular season, Aces on the mound!

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This is the second game of the doubleheader, and features two dueling aces on the mound. Max Scherzer pitches for the Nationals and lefty Sean Newcomb for the Braves. The last time Newcomb pitched he was at 133-pitches and 1-out away from a no-hitter. The 134th pitch of his outing was a single. The Braves gave Newcomb an extra 4-days of rest after that astronomical workload, and here we are in the nightcap of this doubleheader. The Nationals took the first game decisively. Continue reading

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JRod gets it done with his arm and bat and some help from his friends!

In this doubleheader, manager Dave Martinez needed a starter for today’s first game. They called up Jefry Rodriguez for the critical Game 1 start. JRod didn’t disappoint. He went 5-innings of one-run baseball and probably could have gone deeper in this one as he earned his first MLB win in this 8-3 game. Rodriguez on the season now has gone 9 2/3 innings against the Braves and given up only one-run.

This was a huge win for the Nationals with two innings where they scored four-runs. Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman each had 3-hits a piece and Bryce Harper and Juan Soto had 2-hits each. Soto added 3-walks for a perfect day at the plate while reaching all 5 times. Continue reading

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Game #112 First game of a crucial doubleheader!

This afternoon game with the Braves is the first half of this day-night doubleheader. This game is also the first of this four game series. At the conclusion of this game, there will only be 50-ganes remaining in the regular season.

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“Bryce Harper is not going anywhere”….for now!

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To Be Or Not To Be…

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August 4 visit to the Nationals’ control room


We cashed in some Red Carpet Reward points for a visit to the control rooms. It’s actually four separate rooms, not counting a few offices. The large room has about a dozen people and forty video screens. The tasks are very carefully subdivided. There is a specific person capturing plays to be used for the “highlights of the game” video, another person running the ribbon boards (i.e. the clapping video), another updating the statistics each time there’s a run or an at-bat to update the video board, another doing the closed captioning. The huge board at the end of the room shows all the feeds from all the cameras so the director can choose what’s on the big video screen. Continue reading

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