Even though it is February, we are actually very close to the start of Spring Training and the return of baseball from the winter offseason. With baseball returning, we can think of lots of great Nats wins. Almost every great… Read More ›
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Report To The Principal’s Office- When Baseball Players Fib To Win
Recently, controversy surrounded Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots after they supposedly deflated their footballs in the AFC Title Game. The deflated footballs gave the Patriots an advantage because they were easier to catch… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Chat with Washington Post’s James Wagner
Until the past couple of weeks, it had been a quiet offseason for the Washington Nationals. Then, they made a couple of big splashes with the Tyler Clippard-for-Yunel Escobar deal and the Max Scherzer signing. That also meant a lot… Read More ›
Max Scherzer Signs A 7-Year Contract With Washington
On Sunday night, a rumor came out of nowhere that Tigers ace Max Scherzer was interested in signing with the Nationals and one other unnamed team. According to multiple reports, Scherzer will be heading to DC. In the wee hours… Read More ›
My Thoughts on Tyler Clippard’s Departure
On Wednesday night, the Nationals announced that they traded 8th-inning set-up man Tyler Clippard to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Yunel Escobar. Escobar is a short stop who will probably become the Nationals’ second baseman. Clippard is a fan… Read More ›
Matt’s Bats Chat with Aaron Barrett
Nationals reliever Aaron Barrett, from Evansville, Indiana, was a rookie in the 2014 season who made the Nationals major league team out of spring training. A 27-year old from Evansville, Indiana, Aaron was drafted by the Dodgers in 2006, the… Read More ›
The Firsts of the Year
Today, we celebrate the turning of the calendar. Since it is the first day of 2015, I whipped up a post about different firsts that happened during the 2014 MLB season. Lots of different “firsts” happened this year. No-hitters were… Read More ›
My “2015” NatsFest Review
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC was all decked out in red on December 13 for NatsFest. Because NatsFest was held in December this year, it was actually the second one in 2014! (Last season’s NatsFest– the… Read More ›
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo Will NOT Be Going to Toronto
During NatsFest yesterday, the rumor started that the Toronto Blue Jays were considering hiring Mike Rizzo to be their CEO. This caused a lot of concern for Nationals fans, because Mike Rizzo has built the Washington Nationals into a great… Read More ›
Winners of My Gift Guide Giveaways and NEW Contest!
When I published my Holiday Gift Guide with recommendations for presents to buy for kids who like baseball, I also announced that I would be giving away some items from the gift guide. I’m happy to announce the winners of… Read More ›
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