Sep 30
September 30. 1971 In front of 14,460 fans the Washington Senators outscored the New York Yankees 7-5 and lose the final game the team will play at RFK stadium. The Yankees win this game by forfeit as Senators’ fans show Robert Short how they really feel about his decision to move the team to Texas. …
Sep 17
With wins in seven of their last nine games and three straight series victories under their belts, the Nationals seem determined to close out the 2018 season on a high note and set the tone for a winning 2019. It brings to mind the 2011 Nats season, when they won 14 of their last 17 …
Sep 10
The 2018 season is a huge disappointment to most Nationals fans, many of whom believed the team had the potential to win an unprecedented third straight National League East championship and finally win a postseason series. But is this really the most disappointing season the Nationals have been through since moving to Washington in 2005? …
Sep 03
The official website name is D.C. Baseball Yesterday & Today. I created the website December, 2012. Before creating this website I started by sharing my stories in April 2007 at Nationals Pride / Nationals Daily News website.. Since creating the website over a dozen contributors have shared their stories on the site. After the website was established I …
Aug 27
The only thing consistent about the 2018 Nationals has been their inconsistency. It was on full display in last weekend’s series against the Mets, which saw them end a 32-inning scoreless skid in Sunday’s 15-0 rout. The scoring drought was miserable, but it could have been worse. Juan Soto’s sixth-inning grounder to score Trea Turner …
Aug 20
When Nationals Park is filled with hometown fans, there’s no love lost crowd for opposing players, especially on a division rival like Philadelphia. However, when the Phillies play in Washington this week, even the most diehard Nats partisans should give a hearty cheer and a “horns up” for the newest Phillie, catcher Wilson Ramos. Nats …
Aug 18
At the end of World War II, it was an easy argument to make that the Washington Nationals had the worst farm system in the major leagues. In 1947 Washington had the fewest number of minor league affiliates (6) and scouts (3) of any big-league organization. The on-field ramifications of having such a weak farm …
Aug 13
Sunday night’s walk-off loss to Chicago might have been a crushing moment for the Nationals and their fans, a potential gut punch to the season and possibly a way of baseball life that fans may have taken for granted. By surrendering a two-out, two-strike grand slam in the bottom of the ninth, a team that’s …
Aug 06
The Nationals have played their best baseball of the season since the All-Star break, and especially since Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline, yet they’re still looking up at Atlanta and first-place Philadelphia in the National League East standings. What they really need right now is a winning streak, one like the amazing 10-game run they put …
