Why can’t baseball players run out plays like Pete Rose did 50 years ago.

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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The Nats score 8 unanswered runs to launch a comeback win in Chicago: Postgame

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Joe Ross did not have his best stuff tonight, and was probably fortunate to only give up 5 runs over his 4 innings of work.  The Nats worked to claw back from the 1st and 2nd inning deficits, and went ahead in the 5th inning and never looked back.

Blake Treinen relieved Joe Ross and provided 3 shutout innings in relief and more than doubled his highest pitch-count for the year going to 66 pitches tonight.

The Nats picked up 1 1/2 games in the standings today over the Mets as the Pirates swept the Mets in a doubleheader. The Nats now have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Mets as the Nats move back to 12 games over .500. Continue reading →

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Game #58 is back to Chicago for an AL series: Game Thread

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals are back in Chicago, and this time is for an inter-league series against the Chicago White Sox of the American League which will bring the designated hitter into the Nats line-up and some American League strategy.

The Nats will face Mat Latos today who they know well from his National League days, and the Nats will start Joe Ross who has only faced Jimmy Rollins on this Chicago roster. Continue reading →

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The Draft is on Thursday and the #Nats have picks!

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Steve Lombardozzi signs a Minor League deal with the #Nats

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Andrew Lang

Steve Lombardozzi has been signed by the Washington Nationals and assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs. Lombardozzi had been playing for the Independent League Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and hitting near .400 for them. Continue reading →

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Today could have been much worse. What’s up with the bullpen?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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That was the Thrilla In Cincinnata! : Postgame

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You can see Kentucky from the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati Ohio, and the Nats slugged some key home runs in the direction of Kentucky and today floated like a butterfly and at times a sting like a bee.

Nats won it 10-9 as Jonathan Papelbon had bases loaded and no outs and saved his own save and Sammy Solis‘ win.  Cincinnati blew a 5-0 lead and the Nats scored 10 unanswered runs until the Reds clawed back with 4 more to make it 10-9. Continue reading →

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Game #57 as Roark must be the stopper: Game Thread

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals went into this series with a chance to gain ground in the standings, and the offense has totally sputtered along with poor starting pitching on Friday by Gio Gonzalez and yesterday’s 8th inning loss in the bullpen. Tanner Roark must be the stopper today, and get the Nationals back in the win column.

The most positive offensive production in the first 2 games in Cincinnati came on Friday night by the newbie, Trea Turner, and he got on-base 4 times in 4 plate appearances with a double, 2 singles, and a walk which matched the total hit production on Saturday as the Nats managed as a team to combine for 3 hits. On Saturday, Turner only appeared as a pinch-runner and was stranded at 1st base. It appears that as the Nationals head to Chicago after today’s game, Trea Turner will be sent back to meet his Triple-A Syracuse team.

The Reds are starting Jon Moscot today who returns after he was hit by a pitch in the head in his last start on May 31st and only lasted 2 innings. Only Ben Revere has faced Jon Moscot before in a game.

Here is Tanner Roark‘s stats against the Reds:

Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds
Stadium: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
1st Pitch: 1:10pm EDT
TV: MASN2, FS-0, MLB.tv

Line-ups (subject to change without notice):

  1. Ben Revere LF
  2. Michael Taylor CF
  3. Bryce Harper RF
  4. Daniel Murphy 2B
  5. Wilson Ramos C
  6. Anthony Rendon 3B
  7. Clint Robinson 1B
  8. Danny Espinosa SS
  9. Tanner Roark RHP
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Strasburg leaves with an apparent leg issue. Nats lose after rain delay: Postgame

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats lost to the Reds 6-3, and tallied just 3 hits against one of the worst teams in baseball, but scored 3 runs on those 3 hits to keep the game tied into the bottom of the 8th inning. The bigger news might be Stephen Strasburg left in the 6th inning with an apparent leg issue, and the hopes it is nothing more than a cramp (see video below). It could have been his calf, his hip, his gluteus maximus, or his quadricep as the MASN broadcast showed Strasburg flexing his hip/glute/quad area multiple times and other times flexing and pulling at his calf. Hopefully it is nothing serious. Continue reading →

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Game #56 No Trea and no surprise: Game Thread

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We wrote last night that Clint Robinson would start at 1st base which signaled a choice for Dusty Baker to either play Danny Espinosa at shortstop or Trea Turner and Dusty chose Espinosa. No surprise there.

Enchanced Instagram screengrab from Nationals

Enchanced Instagram screengrab from Nationals

Stephen Strasburg gets the start for the Nats to once again get this Nats team in the win column. Strasburg faces off against Dan Straily from the Reds. Continue reading →

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