Tag Archives: Trea Turner

Nats Face Tampa Bay in Hopes of Gaining Momentum

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Marc Goldstein

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Nats Head to Philly Looking to Switch Places in the Standings!

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Marc Goldstein

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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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Trea Turner says again he wants to be a Washington Nationals’ player for life!

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When the Nationals traded for Trea Turner as the PTBNL from the Padres, the team landed a key part of their World Series championship season of 2019, and a cornerstone piece of the Nats’ future. How far that future goes … Continue reading →

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Currently projected, the Nats infield is near the bottom according to FanGraphs!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To quote Daniel Murphy when he was with the Washington Nationals, “Do you go to FanGraphs at all?” If you did a deep dive into FanGraphs projections, you might know that your Washington Nationals have one of the lowest rated infields in terms … Continue reading →

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The MVP was a serious snub when you consider the voter’s criteria!

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The MVP voting criteria makes it clear that the myth of an MVP must play for a playoff team has perpetuated into reasoning for snubs. The ballot reads: “The MVP need not come from a division winner or other playoff … Continue reading →

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Priority #1 Extend Trea Turner

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Over the next few weeks we will go through the Washington Nationals’ priorities we laid out for the off-season. In 2016, Trea Turner looked to be destined for stardom in his rookie season. With all of the negative press on … Continue reading →

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A look back on 2019 and 2020 and on to 2021 and how COVID will affect the budget and new contracts!

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are officially in the Washington Nationals off-season. It should be a “glass half full” vision of the future if you are an optimist. A sixty game stretch should have been an hors d’oeuvre to a main course of ribeye … Continue reading →

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After winning the World Series, we should be proud of 2019 and skip right to 2021! We name names for a 2021 roster!

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We will hopefully look back at the year 2020, and remember all of those blown games like yesterday as an opportunity that put the Washington Nationals in a position to draft players they would not have reached if they had … 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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