Nice homestand for the Nationals! They swept the Marlins. On Wednesday, it was a come-from-behind win off a Jayson Werth grand slam. On Thursday, they won it on another Werth home run, a Desmond grand slam, and Strasburg’s 12 Ks. … Read More ›
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Series Scouting Report- Miami Marlins
The Nationals just came off a tough weekend series loss to the Atlanta Braves at home. The Braves took the home opener 2-1 on a sac fly by Jason Heyward, after a controversial call on whether a ball hit by… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Scouting Report- Atlanta Braves
The Nats started the 2014 Opening Series with a sweep against the Mets. They come home to Washington for the home opener, with games against the Atlanta Braves on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in games 4 through 6 (which also… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Chat with Haley Smilow
As you all know, I have interviewed many kids who are doing great things in baseball, like MLB Official Youth Reporter Meggie Zahneis and the first youth MLBlogs pro blogger Matt Nadel. During the offseason, I met with another kid… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Becomes Matt’s Cat’s Hats
I quit baseball blogging and will start only tweeting pictures of my cat Madison wearing hats. APRIL FOOLS!
Matt’s Bats Scouting Report – New York Mets
Opening Day is TODAY! The Mets are hosting the Nationals in our first NL East match-up of 2014. Let’s take a little look at the Mets team and see what they have going well, what is going wrong, and what… Read More ›
50 Things I Love About Opening Day + Post-Season Predictions
Baseball fans have been eagerly awaiting the start of the baseball season. Opening Day is Monday, and my favorite team, the Nationals, will play the Mets at Citi Field. Stephen Strasburg will get the start against Dillon Gee. To celebrate… Read More ›
2014 Preview- NL East
FINALLY! This is the last piece of my 2014 MLB Division Previews. Just in time! OPENING DAY is 2 DAYS AWAY! Before looking at my favorite MLB Division, take a look back at the other posts I wrote if you… Read More ›
2014 Season Preview- AL East
Before starting, take a look at some of my other MLB Division previews that I have written over the past week or two. AL West NL West AL Central NL Central Today, we are looking at the American League East,… Read More ›
2014 Season Preview-NL Central
Today, I am publishing Part 4 of the Matts’ Bats 2014 season previews, focusing on the NL Center. Before starting, check out any of the other posts in the series that you might have missed: AL West NL West AL… Read More ›