Tag Archives: Dusty Baker

Rizzo Report Card: The ups and downs and ups in the #Nats Hot Stove

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On the morning of December 24, 2015 and creeping up on Mike Rizzo’s Christmas Eve, he had not signed one infielder to the Major League roster and had actually seen attrition in his infield roster as his Silver Slugger shortstop … Continue reading →

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2016 Nats almost complete! Payroll, 40 man, Opening Day Roster

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

With the official announcements that Daniel Murphy and Stephen Drew are part of the 2016 Nats roster, there is certainly more clarity on the payroll and personnel.  Of course Mike Rizzo will most likely make another tweak or 2 and … Continue reading →

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Book Report: Kiss the Sky by Dusty Baker

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Power Boater

Name the title, author, and the number of pages: Kiss the Sky: My Weekend in Monterey at the Greatest Concert Ever, Dusty Baker, 155 pages Identify the type of book: Autobiography Identify the main characters: Dusty Baker: Author and protagonist, … Continue reading →

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47 days to Spring Training & Rizzo has more work to do. Let’s Talk Nats!

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

New Years seems so yesterday! Spring Training has an official reporting date on February 18th for MLB, and players will start reporting to Viera Florida long before Spring Training officially begins. Wishing you a Happy New Year, #Nats fans! pic.twitter.com/xXizwY4AH5 … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Hope, New Expectations, New #Nats

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As we turn the calendar from 2015 to 2016, we can finally refer to 2015 as last year.  This year brings new hope and many new faces led by new manager Dusty Baker and a revamped coaching staff which includes … Continue reading →

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#Nats add Stephen Drew as that bench middle infielder

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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The Bench before and after Daniel Murphy #Nats

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was quite the discussion on Sunday on what the Washington Nationals 2016 bench could look like for 2016. Bench personnel change and evolve during the course of a 162 game season. Most fans expect Espinosa to be a starter … Continue reading →

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What the Talk Nats community thinks about line-ups & CF!

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We had well over 200 comments on TalkNats, Twitter comments, and emails as to our poll questions and line-up construction. We had sjm308 with the most creative of line-ups as he went “LaRussa” on us. "OK – just read up … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the night of Christmas, when all through NatsTown,

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Nats’ Christmas Stockings – Twas the day before Christmas and all through NatsTown….

Posted on December 24, 2015 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

Oh the joy of Hot Stove season! Photo Credit to the San Francisco Chronicle What I think the Nats should find in their Christmas stocking on Christmas morning:

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