If the injured, tired Washington Nationals were wondering where they might get that extra push for the postseason, they may have found it Sunday in Pittsburgh. A day after clinching the National League East and celebrating late into the night, the Nats were clearly a weary team. They wrapped up a nine-game, 10-day road trip, …
Sep 20
Remembering the Nats’ first postseason clincher
As the Nationals play the second leg of their final road trip this season, fans are still wondering when they will clinch the National League East title. Barring an extended losing streak, the Nats are likely to celebrate their third division title in five years in a visitors clubhouse, in front of another team’s fans. …
Sep 12
Milestone wins show Nats’ progress in one year
This past week produced a couple of milestones for the Nationals in the 2016 season, as they continued their hopeful march toward the National League East title. Their sweep of the Atlanta Braves guaranteed the Nats their fifth consecutive winning season. Does that seem pretty ho-hum for a team that’s seems bound for a third …
Aug 29
Murphy shooting for spot among DC’s all-time greats
Nationals fans are having fun watching their team move closer to its third division title in the past five seasons, but an even more exciting race is is in full swing between the Nats’ Daniel Murphy and Colorado’s DJ LeMaiheu for the National League batting title. The two second basemen came into last weekend’s series …
Aug 28
Goose Goslin leads Senators over Yanks
August 28, 1924 – The Washington Senators win the first game of a four game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium by the score of 11 to 6. The Senators were led by Goose Goslin who hit for the cycle and went 4 for 5 and knocked in 6 runs during the …
Aug 10
Washington D.C. Baseball – Yesterday & Today Poll
Washington D.C. Baseball – Yesterday & Today Poll on Facebook What Washington baseball team did you see when you attended your first Washington major league game. https://www.facebook.com/groups/60009109815/?ref=bookmarks Washington Senators (1961-1971) / 88 Washington Senators/Nationals (1901-1960) / 55 Washington Nationals (2005-2016) / 50 Baltimore Orioles (1983-1989) / 9 updated at 9:25am/ Aug 10, 2016
Aug 08
In a postseason atmosphere, Nats come up big
Sunday’s game against the San Francisco Giants was the kind of game the Nationals needed badly to win this season. Although they had the second-best record in all of baseball, and the second-largest division lead in the National League, seven games over the Miami Marlins, the Nats needed to distinguish themselves from another top team. …
Aug 01
How does the Melancon trade affect the rest of the Nats’ bullpen?
So the Nationals have finally landed a new closer, with Mark Melancon coming from Pittsburgh. General manager Mike Rizzo sent left-hander Felipe Rivero and prospect Taylor Hearn to the Pirates in hopes that he can solve the late-inning issues that have plagued the team in the past week. But what will become of the man …
Jul 29
The Biggest Nat
Not too many players are discovered stocking shelves but it happened to Richard Ahrens. Joe Cambria, scout for the Washington Senators walked into a grocery store. Here is his tale “I found him in a grocery store. He was behind the counter reaching fir some cans on the top shelf. And when I saw him …
