A Few Links for Your Holiday Weekend
I’m not sure how much I’ll be posting over the next week or two – I have some non-interesting craziness added to my schedule, plus a trip to Texas that includes a drive (yes, a driv...
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Feast or Famine? Blame the OBP
We have seen this season that the Nats offense has its moments, and then has games where it doesn’t really show up at all. Or in the case of the recent road trip, 5 days in a row where it doesn...
Opinions That Matter
As you probably have noticed, I like tables. I know, people love them some infographics, but give me a good table and it gives you all the info you need to know. So here’s a table based on toda...
Potential September Callups
September is approaching fast, and normally with the Nationals, it’s when we can turn our attention back to the downtrodden team and see some young prospects get a shot with the Major League cl...
The Nats and Future Power
ESPN put out their annual Future Power Rankings today, and it ranks the Nats 11th overall. I normally don’t worry about these things too much, but there is something I find a little curious abo...
Can the Bullpen Success Last?
Everyone knows how good the Nationals’ starting pitching has been – they’ve had the best ERA in the league on the backs of those starters for almost the entire season, and it doesn&...
On Strasburg
I haven’t said much in this space about Stephen Strasburg‘s innings limit, and that is on purpose. I’m not sure why people would think that Mike Rizzo, after assuring us that Strasb...
What Does One Game Mean?
Its amazing what one night can do for a team. The 14-2 win might not end up meaning much in the grand scheme of things, there are, after all, 161 other games to be played. And the games versus Atlant...
The Nationals Review Podcast Episode 11
Join Colm and Charlie as the discuss the NATS. Nationals Review Episode 11 Here is what they talk about: Nats winning streak Return of Werth State of the middle infield Harper’s slump Pitching ...
Nats Get a SS, Bat Not Included
The Nats picked up a backup SS today, Cesar Izturis, off of waivers. At least the thought is that he’d be a backup, because he certainly doesn’t hit like a starter. Although he did start ...