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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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#Nats by numbers…just how amazing were these 2019 world champions!?

Posted on November 1, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

Before Game 6, I started on my customary report card for the 2019 Washington Nationals. And after handing out some A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s, etc., I ended up getting caught up in the drama and excitement of the game. The … Continue reading →

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Game #3 NLCS The heavyweight matchup of Flaherty vs. Strasburg; Robles is back!

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Since the NLDS games were decided on Wednesday, we have known that this game would matchup two of the hottest NL pitchers in Stephen Strasburg and the righty Jack Flaherty. Tonight of course is the first home game in the … Continue reading →

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Scherzer almost matches Anibal’s gem as the Nats take Game 2 to go 2-0!

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

“Anything you can do I can do better,” seemed to be the song Max Scherzer was humming as he tried to one-up Anibal Sanchez who was four outs from a no-hitter yesterday, and Scherzer got close taking a no-hitter into … 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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The Nats needed Cy Max and he delivered, and so did Zim!

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats needed the best version of Max Scherzer, and he showed up as Cy Max at the right time going 7.0 innings of one run baseball for a huge 6-1 win to stave off elimination and send this back … 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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