by Richard Holwill The biggest questions for the Nationals are in the outfield. One player has a lock on his position: Michael Morse (6’5 and 230 pounds and known as “Beast Mode”) owns left field after a breakout year in 2011 with a .303 batting average and .550 slugging percentage. The other presumed starter is […]
by Richard Holwill At Spring Training, you see major-league quality ball for the first four to five innings. After that, management wants to look at the minor league players and prospects who might make the team on opening day or be brought up during the season. So you are seeing AAA-ball around the 6th inning […]
by Richard Holwill Spring Training is a great escape — a day of baseball, a day of golf, a day at the beach. Take a breath and repeat the sequence. Over the next few days, we will send notes to THIH to discuss The Game behind a game of baseball. A game normally has nine […]
By Andrea Klee Last week, we looked at two things that may turn the 2012 Nationals team into one that could make a run for the playoffs. Well, in the meantime, Major League Baseball made things a little easier for our friendly ballplaying neighbors; MLB just instituted an additional wild card team from each league. […]
It’s here, ladies and gentleman. Baseball season is here! From now until October, I will live, breathe and sleep baseball. I’m so dedicated to my team that I’ll do anything to avoid going into labor mid-August, during what could be a very interesting homestand at Nats Park. (Unless, of course, giving birth at the park […]