Here I am holding the 3-week old Lane. This edition of Matt’s Bats is coming to you from the West Coast. I’ve spent this week across the country: in San Francisco, California. I went to SF to meet my baby… Read More ›
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His Favorite Letter is K: Craig Stammen
Craig Stammen is your typical long man. You need a guy, left-handed or right-handed, to swoop in and relieve the starter’s day if things aren’t going well early on, and eat up innings. The baseball term for this is perfect:… Read More ›
Familiar Names in the 2013 Draft
You get to be a professional baseball player because you are the best. The players who take the field on an MLB diamond are the best from their high schools, their colleges, and their minor league teams. Just because you… Read More ›
Nats Make Some Big Roster Moves
There have been so many names splattered on the Nationals’ Disabled List this young season that it looks like a Jackson Pollock painting. Wilson Ramos, Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Mattheus, Bryce Harper, Christian Garcia, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg (maybe)… Read More ›
Welcome to the Bigs, Nathan Karns and Erik Davis!
The Nationals, poisoned with injuries in early 2013, called up 2 important rookies this week: pitchers Nathan Karns and Erik Davis. Davis made his debut Sunday at Atlanta pitching two scoreless innings of relief, while Karns debuted as a starter… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Chat with Frankie, the "Miami Cub Reporter"
While the Miami Marlins are struggling in the NL East, with a record of 13-41, Miami sports fans have a go-to place to read about the city’s struggling baseball team and successful basketball team. Just like Washington Nationals fans come… Read More ›
Memorial Day Weekend at Nationals Park
This summer-beginning, barbequing weekend was not the same as past years for me. I spent most of it at one place- Nationals Park. I spent three straight days at the ballpark. One day I went to a youth baseball clinic… Read More ›
Road Trip Review & Phils and O’s Preview
The Nationals had a disappointing road trip in California the last week and a half. The Nats lost 6 of the 10 games played in California. When they did have offense, it was due to Zim and LaRoche. Zimmerman hit… Read More ›
Behind the Scenes at the Ballpark
It has been a few weeks since I have been to Nationals Park because the team has been on a very long road trip. On Saturday, my family and I decided to head to Half Street S.E. to take a… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Featured on MLB.com
Back in March, you may remember that I published a Matt’s Bats Chat with Meggie Zahneis. Meggie is the official MLB Youth Correspondent, winner of the Jackie Robinson Breaking Barriers award, and a credentialed member of the media for the… Read More ›
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