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May 24, 2019 was a turning point in baseball history that almost wasn’t!

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With yesterday’s 20th win of 2021, the Washington Nationals will avoid any chance of reaching the 19-31 record this year. The Nats entered that day on May 24, 2019 with a 19-31 record. They began a weekend series with the … Continue reading →

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The 2019 World Series Nats proved that it takes a village!

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Andrew Lang

What if Michael A. Taylor‘s hit-by-pitch in the 8th inning of the Wild Card was overturned on the video evidence? What if Ryan Zimmerman‘s broken bat looper was caught by the second baseman or Lorenzo Cain in center field? What … Continue reading →

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Game #7 World Series marks the first Game 7 in Nats history!

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Before yesterday, the Nationals have never played more than five games in a series, and now this team goes to a winner-take-all Game 7 in the World Series. The Nationals enter their fifth elimination game of this postseason, and the … Continue reading →

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The #Nats take a 2-0 lead in the World Series and now have home field advantage!

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

At the end of the 6th inning of this second game of the World Series, this was a pitcher’s duel between Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg who were knotted in a 2-2 game. As Verlander was tiring, he got ambushed … Continue reading →

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Game #1 World Series; A marquee matchup, but little respect for the Nats!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals went into the morning of May 24th with a 0.1% chance of making the postseason. They defied the odds as the Nats earned a Wild Card berth, and they have found themselves as underdogs during each series … Continue reading →

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Game #2 NLCS Nats have a chance for something even more special today!

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The minimal goal for the road team in the first two games of a postseason series is to win at least one game in a split. For the Nationals, they accomplished that minimal goal with a win last night. Using … Continue reading →

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“Cy” Anibal Sanchez throws the one-hit near-no-no! Nats win 2-0!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals shocked the Cardinals to take game one of this NLCS behind a near-no-hitter from Anibal Sanchez that ended with two outs in the 8th inning. Sanchez cruised in this game, and made big pitches when he had to. … Continue reading →

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Game #1 NLCS The road starts here and the roster in this series!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Baseball is at it’s Final Four. It is prestigious when you get to this LCS as the winners of both series in the AL and NL will face off at the World Series. The NLCS rosters have been carefully analyzed … Continue reading →

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Game #2 NLDS Yes, the Nats are in the NLDS; It is a “must win” game!

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Lynn G for TalkNats The Washington Nationals are still very much alive in this 2019 NLDS series contrary to what many say. But tonight is basically a must win game because few have survived being down 0-2 in … Continue reading →

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The monkey is off their backs! The Nats steal a game in their last at-bat!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We have been reminded over and over that the Nationals were 0-4 in do-or-die games, and this 2019 team that never gives up — did not give up and came back to steal this game back from the Brewers in a … Continue reading →

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