Setting the Nationals Playoff Roster
The Nats haven’t had to worry about too much the last few days, other then getting guys their rest… but not too much rest! The biggest decision they’ll have to make before the playo...
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Putting Zim Back In
The Nats, having clinched the NL East and now playing for the best record in the NL, are in an interesting situation. They want to rest their players and still win games. While they won’t be ro...
The Nationals Review Podcast Episode 36
Welcome back to a brand new episode for The Nationals Review Podcast. Charlie & Colm sit down to talk about: Nats magic number West coast magic King Felix Dodgers game Fister skip a start? Bryce ...
Did Rendon Deserve an All Star Spot?
If you had to name one position player on the Nats who seems to have had the most success this year, I think most fans would probably name Anthony Rendon. He’s shown more power than Werth (much...
Moving Zim Wouldn’t Be Unprecedented
The Nats have a plan. A plan to take over the World (Series). And that plan now includes moving Ryan Zimmerman to the outfield and first base, at least part of the time. #nats plan is for ryan zimmer...
Injuries, Slumps and a Precipitous Drop in Offense
Looking to the right of this text, you may notice that there is a little display showing where the Nats NL rank in a few categories. I hadn’t updated it in two weeks, so I sat down to do it tod...
The Nationals Review Podcast Episode 31
On this edition of The Nationals Review Podcast Charlie & Colm discuss: – J Roddy Walston and the Business – Intro song to today’s podcast and Heath Bell’s theme song R...
What a Difference a Year Makes
Danny Espinosa was so incredibly bad in 2013 that his Baseball Prospectus WARP ranked 544th out of the 558 players that had 50 or more plate appearances. Keeping in mind that WARP is in essence a cou...
While Zim’s Away
It looks like Ryan Zimmerman will have some time to rest his arthritic shoulder, as he broke his thumb sliding in to second base which is why YOU SHOULD NEVER SLIDE HEAD FIRST INTO ANY… oh neve...
25+1 players, 26 questions
It’s opening day, and the Nats look very good. We’ll see if we feel that way in a month, in August… in October. The way we think about them in November, when it’s all over, wi...