Game #37 Bryce Harper drops appeal of suspension, Ramos doing an Ernie Banks: Game Thread

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As expected, Bryce Harper has dropped his appeal of his suspension from MLB for an incident with umpire Brian Knight earlier in the week, and Harper will serve the suspension in Game 2 of today’s doubleheader. The risk if Bryce had his appeal heard and lost his appeal, he would have been suspended in one of the games against the Mets which was a risk not worth taking.
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Nats win game 1 of the doubleheader with the better bullpen!: Postgame

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats won this game by a score of 6-4 and the game-winning RBI was from a Wilson Ramos HR. Michael Taylor was the offensive star with 2 hits and 2 walks. Stephen Strasburg worked 6 innings and gave up 3 runs for his 6th win of the season as he is now 6-0.  Wilson Ramos raises his OPS to .963 and made some great game calling when it counted most as 3 different Nats pitchers struck out Giancarlo Stanton including Jonathan Papelbon for the final out of the game for Pap’s 11th save of the season. Shawn Kelley was excellent out of the bullpen going 1 2/3 innings of no run relief for his 3rd hold of the season.
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Game #36 A full slate of baseball in game 1 of a doubleheader: Game Thread

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Dusty Baker is allowing his players to arrive later this morning if they don’t need treatments, and you hope each Nats player could squeeze in near 8 hours of sound sleep. It helps when you come off of a win. In Game 1 of the doubleheader, the Marlins send lefty Justin Nicolino to the mound while the Nats have this guy named Stephen Strasburg.
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ZiMS Foundation Gala was a big hit! A Night at the Park

Posted on May 13, 2016 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

ZiMS Foundation May 12, 2016 A Night at the Park

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Well, that was a fun event. A night after Max Scherzer’s 20 strikeout outing had a buzz that carried over to this wonderful charitable event for Multiple Sclerosis.

“We are family,” Max Scherzer said. “Obviously, an MS cause is close to Ryan’s heart because his mom is affected. I know research for this disease is paramount. Anything I can do to help out a teammate, help out his family, and at the end of the day, we are all family. This is a good thing to do and a great event to be a part of.”

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Big win by the Nats to come from behind. Drew, Harper, Heisey and the bullpen get it done!: Postgame

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Stephen Drew has to get the first star tonight for his pinch-hit game tying 2 run HR and Bryce Harper the 2nd star for his go-ahead 2 run HR. The 3rd star to Oliver Perez for getting Gio out of trouble with a doubleplay ball with bases loaded. Chris Heisey had a huge pinch-hit HR to make the margin 2 runs for the 9th. Jonathan Papelbon with a quick save that was his 359th of his career that moved him past Troy Percival for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time saves list. Congratulations  Paps!
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Game #35 Familiar faces in this match-up Gio and Koehler: Game Thread

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Once again, the Marlins and the Nationals will play an early season series. This will be a 4 game series to include a doubleheader tomorrow. We know today is Gio Gonzalez and Tom Koehler. You probably remember that Bryce Harper has 6 career HRs off of Tom Koehler which is the most that Bryce has against any pitcher. Tomorrow will be Stephen Strasburg in the 1st game of the doubleheader and Tanner Roark in the night game of the doubleheader. Dusty Baker will decide on the 26th player for tomorrow, and the other variable will be the suspension of Bryce Harper as to whether or not he sits out a game tomorrow. Continue reading →

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Joe Maddon comments on the Nats lineup. Jeff Banister on Line-up construction

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Virginiascopist

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Time Warp: The Spectacle of Bryce Harper and Brian Knight

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Ray Wyvill

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Another Perspective on When to Call Trea Turner Up

Posted on May 12, 2016 by DonH

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20K Gold pitched by Scherzer on 5/11/16 Nats win 3-2 to beat Jordan Zimmermann: Postgame

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The best pitcher did win tonight. 20 strikeouts in a game to tie the record of Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson and now Max Scherzer‘s name will be alongside those names. 96 of Scherzer’s pitches tonight were strikes and only 23 balls which set a record in a 20K game. By the way, the Nats won 3-2

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Danny Espinosa‘s HR was the difference in the game as it turns out and Anthony Rendon scored the other 2 runs on hits by Daniel “Hits” Murphy. Bryce Harper had 2 hits as he hit in front of Daniel Murphy and looked the most comfortable he has in over a week. Continue reading →

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