“We have to decide…what’s good for the team.” Talk #Nats

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Stephen Strasburg was filthy and Nats hit a record 4 HRs in an inning: Postgame

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Stephen Strasburg was filthy and the Nats win 7-0 as Jayson Werth gave the Nats all the offense the Nats needed with his 200th HR! Wilson Ramos followed with a blast and with bases loaded Bryce Harper hit a Grand Slam HR to blow the game open. Ryan Zimmerman then hit a HR for the final tally. All of these HRs were in the 7th inning to break a 0-0 tie. Speaking of breaking things, 4 HRs in an inning broke a Nats record for most HRs in an inning. The Nats hit back-to-back Home Runs twice in the inning which was also of course a Nationals record. Continue reading →

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Game #13 is the #Nats with Strasburg vs the #Marlins: Game Thread

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have their 2nd game of this 4 game set versus the Marlins tonight at 7:10pm and matches up Stephen Strasburg and lefty Adam Conley.

You might recall Adam Conley from the Opening Day game in Washington on April 7th. He was the pitcher who gave up the 3 run triple to Daniel Murphy in the 1st inning and then the rains came and Conley was finished for the game and replaced by Phelps. Of course Tanner Roark had given up 3 runs in that 1st inning and Conley left with a no decision in a game that was tied 3-3 after the 1st inning. Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper’s prep work before a game might surprise you!

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Andrew Lang

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#Nats have a tough one in Miami – Postgame

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On a night when Jose Fernandez left the door open, the Nats couldn’t capitalize on offense and the opposite was the case with Tanner Roark.  Roark left the door open and the Marlins took advantage in a 6-1 loss and Roark gave up 4 earned runs.

Roark acknowledged in the postgame that he made a bad pitch to Osuna and Stanton.

The Nats ran when they should not have run and challenged a foul ball call when they should not have. That’s how the night went. The Nats didn’t run in a 3-2 count in the 1st inning with Rendon at-bat and Taylor on 1st but then went straight steal later in the game and Taylor was caught stealing.

Roark was really the story as he had Ozuna who has been struggling and left a ball over the plate for a 2 out 2 RBI single. Roark had a balk in the game and later missed in location with 2 outs and bases empty to Stanton who crushed a HR.

The Nats bright spot on offense was Taylor who went 2-4 with a walk but he wiped himself off the base paths with a caught stealing and he struck out with bases loaded.

The Nats had hits but they couldn’t put hits together except one time in the game.

Rendon and Harper were excellent on defense. Harper threw out Realmuto at 2nd but he was ruled safe and the Nats had no challenges to get it overturned.

That’s the way the game went.

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Game #12 #Nats in Miami, Roark/Fernandez Game Thread

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals traveled to Miami last night for their 4 game series which starts tonight at 7:10pm and matches up Tanner Roark and Jose Fernandez. Both pitchers are coming off good starts after shaky first starts. In fact, Fernandez lost his first start ever at his home park in the Marlins 2nd game of the year.

The Marlins got seemingly blindsided and then swept by the Atlanta Braves who were winless unless they beat the Marlins in 3 straight games over the weekend.

This game begins week 3 of the season for both teams, and with a 4 game series we will see where we are after Thursday’s game.

Here are the Nats stats against Jose Fernandez:

Here is Tanner Roark vs. the Marlins:

Line-up (Subject to change without notice):

  1. Michael Taylor CF
  2. Anthony Rendon 3B
  3. Bryce Harper RF
  4. Ryan Zimmerman 1B
  5. Daniel Murphy 2B
  6. Jayson Werth LF
  7. Wilson Ramos C
  8. Danny Espinosa SS
  9. Tanner Roark RHP
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Where does Chris Heisey fit best on this team? #Nats

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Andrew Lang

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Harper’s Game Winning HR turns into Blown Save Loss: Postgame

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #11 as it’s Gio’s turn for the #Nats: Game Thread

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals send Gio Gonzalez to the mound to see if he can repeat the success he had in his first start. The Phillies send RHP Charlie Morton who is the ex-Pittsburgh Pirate.

We are going to have to see what line-up Dusty put together for this day-game after a night-game. This 1:35pm start time and the Gio Gonzalez start should signal a day-off for Wilson Ramos. Dusty said he will have some other moves. Stay tuned on that.

@TheRallyMullet with a nice tweet of batting stats for the Nats:

https://twitter.com/TheRallyMullet/status/721665389306978304

Here are pitching stats of the Nats against Charlie Morton:

Here are the Gio stats against the Phillies:

Line-up (subject to change without notice):

  1. Chris Heisey CF
  2. Anthony Rendon 3B
  3. Bryce Harper RF
  4. Daniel Murphy 2B
  5. Jayson Werth LF
  6. Clint Robinson 1B
  7. Stephen Drew SS
  8. Jose Lobaton C
  9. Gio Gonzalez LHP
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#Nats improve to 9-1 with 8-1 win. Scherzer looks sharp! Post-game

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Max Scherzer was dominant in his start and the Nats backed him with very good defense and plenty of run support. Bryce Harper with 3 more RBIs and his HR #102.

Rendon 1-3, Harper 2-3, RZim 1-4, Murphy 1-4, Ramos 1-4 and Scherzer with a big 1-3 with a 2 RBI double.

Chris Heisey pads his pinch-hitting numbers with an oppo HR.

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