Nationals fans are hopeful again, with the club coming off 6-1 road trip and threatening to return to the top of the National League East standings. One key has been the powerful bat of Matt Adams, who homered seven times in five games from May 1 through the May 7 win over San Diego. A …
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Washington Nationals (Current Franchise)
May 07
Myer finally gets the spotlight in Hall of Stars induction
Sunday was a great day for Washington sports. Before celebrating the Nationals’ first walk-off victory of 2018, fans at Nationals Park got to see another set of local heroes inducted to the Washington Hall of Stars. In addition to fairly recent greats, like basketball stars Len Bias, Grant Hill and Walt Williams, came Buddy Myer, …
Apr 09
Nats won fans hearts early in inaugural season
I will always love the Nationals, but I’m still waiting for something that will make me fall in love with this year’s team – something momentous to convince me that this year’s edition of the Nats is capable of doing great things. In their first year in Washington, 2005, it took just two games for …
Apr 02
“Wait’ll next year and hope?” Nope. Nats fans demand more
Baseball is said to be a timeless game. The rhythm of the game and the season bring generations together, and phrases like ‘Bang! Zoom!’ and ‘See you later!’ take on a special meaning around here every spring, summer and fall. Year after year, we pack the ballpark, gather around the television, tune in to broadcasts, …
Sep 25
Three reasons the Nats will advance in the 2017 postseason
By Marty Niland It’s fun to be a Nationals fan right now. The team is winning on its final road trip of a record-setting offensive season. It has locked up home-field advantage in the National League Division Series, and Bryce Harper is most likely headed back into action for the final week of the regular …
Sep 11
Nats and their fans get the celebration they deserve
We partied like it was 1933. For the first time in several generations, Washington baseball fans celebrated a championship the right way: on their home field after a win. It hadn’t happened in Washington since Sept. 21, 1933, when the original Nats beat the St. Louis Browns, 2-1 at Griffith Stadium. After Lefty Stewart tossed …
Aug 28
Nats getting key plays from unlikely sources
How many injuries can the Nationals withstand and still maintain the second-best record in the National League? Let’s hope that question remains rhetorical. But when an infielder who wasn’t supposed to get out of the minor leagues this season and the 13th different man to play the outfield in 2017 are making key plays, it’s …
Aug 07
Nats’ likely bench players gaining valuable experience for postseason
The dog days of August are proving to be a grind for the Nationals, playing .500 ball in their past 10 games. But while they endure this rough patch of injuries and a sometimes sputtering offense, they are laying valuable groundwork for the postseason. Let’s face it, with a 13-game lead in the National League …
Jul 31
Washington needs sports stars like Howard, Zimmerman
Marty Niland July 30, 2017 was a day Nationals fans should long remember. On that sunny Sunday afternoon, they got to celebrate a baseball milestone along with two men who became stars at times when their teams and fans needed it. In the third inning of the Nats’ 10-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Ryan …
Jul 24
Despite injuries, bullpen woes, Nats making the best of it
How are you feeling about the Nationals’ season so far? Are you one of those glass-half-empty types who believe that the 59-38 Nats have underachieved this season and should be competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for baseball’s best record, if not for so many wasted scoring opportunities and blown leads? Or is your glass …
