Back at this blog...

 Got this a few weeks ago, so thought it was time to jump back into this blog (that I created years ago, before the Nats won it all...lol).

Just so you all know...

Are we ready, Nats fans?

Only a month (or so) until the season starts. Can't wait. Meanwhile...??

This HAS been awhile, hasn't it?

Wow. 9 months since I last wrote a blog here? Amazing...lol
Anyway, nice to see the Nats pull one out today against the Mets.
And only 161 more games to go...
So, I'm trying something new--from here on out, these entries get posted on Facebook as well as Twitter and/or Google+. Which means I can't use bad words (like I used to...lol) any more.
So if you read this on FB, make the attempt to follow me on Twitter. Really.
I'll do this whenever I get a chance. For some reason I can't put up pictures here (like I once did), but otherwise I'll try to give you my take on the Nats...lol
Bye for now...

Mediocrity

Today I watched the Nats do absolutely nothing...both on the field & as concerns the trade deadline.
I am NOT pleased.
Well, it was a "Christmas in July" promotion in Detroit...and true to form Gio Gonzalez got lit up like a Xmas tree. 10 earned runs in 3.1 IP?
Un-fricking-believable.
"World Series or Bust", is how Davey Johnson defined things back in March. Today before the game he stated, "I guess you can call it a bust now".
Anybody want to take bets his retirement party gets moved up...to before September 1st? Sure sounded (to me, anyway) like he was expecting that scenario...
Waste of a season, to be completely honest.

Can this season be salvaged?

It's only the end of June, but any shot the Nats have of making and/or winning a World Series...has to begin tonight.
And maybe, Anthony Rendon is the key. More in the coming days on all this.
I guarantee it. LMAO

Defending the crown...

It begins in earnest around 1:00 tomorrow (Monday) afternoon.
The Nats' quest for a World Series title, I mean. After all, Davey Johnson said it in no uncertain terms...#WorldSeriesOrBust.
So, I'm saying it too.
Let the fun begin.

Can't wait...

And we wait for the Nats for begin their World Series Natitude run...oh, and also defending their NL East Championship.
This'll be fun...lol
More extensive blog entry, the closer we get to Opening Day. Till then...World Series Natitude!!

Let the fun begin. Yee-ha...lol

The MLB winter meetings start in Nashville later today (Monday), and there's no telling whether the Nats make any moves...or not.
At any rate, the first step towards defending their NL East title happened the other day. That's when Alex Mayer (who got as high as Potomac this past year) went to Minnesota in the Denard Span trade.
We now have a CF, people. Meaning Bryce Harper now moves over to LF. Fun time.
Now, does this mean Denard Span is the final piece of the puzzle? Shit, no!! Not by any stretch of the imagination. But it's an important one. But enough of that...
I want to take time out and congratulate the guys at Rising Apple Blog for starting a podcast soon. Yes, they're Mets fans...but, still it deserves mention. Find 'em here on Twitter, and tell 'em I sent you...lol
For the rest of you, go to my YouTube channel and look on the right hand side of the top of the page. You'll find a link to this blog (and my WordPress non-baseball one) there. I need followers, plain and simple. Help me out, okay?
That's it for now. Adios.

Nationals Add Tarasco to Coaching Staff

Tony Tarasco gets his chance to continue the Nats' winning ways as the new 1st base coach.
Read about it here: Hagerstown Suns Fan Club: Nationals Add Tarasco to Coaching Staff
Man, I love it when winning breeds success. #2013Natitude

Small compensation for not making a World Series, but...

Now that we're almost two weeks removed from the Giants winning the World Series (which, by all rights, should be the Nats' trophy...but that's another story)...the major awards are being handed out this week.
And so far, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) has gotten it right. Bryce Harper won NL Rookie of the Year, and Davey Johnson took NL Manager of the Year. Mike Trout and Bob Melvin took the AL honors, respectively. (Buck Martinez should've won MOY, in my view.)
So tonight (Wednesday), it's Gio Gonzalez's turn to take the NL Cy Young award. If he doesn't, a Congressional investigation is needed. Seriously. (Yeah, like R.A. Dickey really has a shot...LMAO)
At any rate, that's all I need to talk about right now. Maybe later, I'll get around to what the Nats need to address in the offseason.

Next year? We win it ALL

The last shared WordPress blog, all about Friday night's disaster.
The last one
Next time I write here, on Blogger, will be as events warrant. I'm taking a sabbatical from baseball for awhile...lol

Well, THIS sucked!!

For the benefit of my only subscriber on here...I give you this:
Watch "Next year, we win it all" on YouTube
All by my lonesome...on my phone, yet. Will wonders never cease...LMAO
For anyone else who might start following this blog...next year, people.

Excuse me, there's a WERTHQUAKE in Washington right now

Jayson Werth.
All you need to know about Game 4 in the NLDS with the Nats...summed up here.
Am I still breathing?
I'm still in shock, as I watch the O's try to win their Game 4 against the Yankees. (And condolences to Joe Girardi, btw.)
Game 5 tomorrow night. Natitude, baby!! LMAO

Bad memories

Only one picture here. The reason, is found here:
Turdpile of a game
It just means that now the Nats have to go balls-out the next two days to move on. At any rate, read at your own risk...LOL

Oy vey, how much MORE?

This entry fills the void from not writing last night after Game 1.
Good thing I waited...
Best I could do under the circumstances. Anyway, read and enjoy.

Load of shit. All there is TO it.

Even though I was rooting for the Cards to win...Chipper's career shouldn't have had to end this way.Wow. Just, wow...
Chickenshit umpiring. Plain and simple.

I can breathe now...

Your 2012 NL East champion Nats.
It's all I need to say for now.
At LAST, it's over!!
(And thanks, Mike, for the congrats tweet. I'll be on Twitter in a moment to answer it...lol)

As I promised...

The start of the connection between this blog and my WP sports blog.This'll be fun...lol
Enjoy, all one of you who read this Blogger site...LMAO
Oh, and everyone else who finds this place from Google Plus, too...LMAO

Announcements...

Yes, it's been awhile since I've written on here. I've been waiting for the Nats to clinch the NL East. But, since it might be Thursday (at the earliest) before that happens, I have to find something else to write about.
So, here it is.
Beginning next week, and for as long as the Nats progress in the postseason, I'll write on my WordPress sports blog...find it here...and share it here on this blog. This way, those who read the WP blog can catch up on this blog (and vice versa).
Anyway, that's it for now.

So now you KNOW...

Only two more to go.

Two more starts for Stephen Strasburg, and then he gets shut down for the 2012 season. This coming Friday at home against the Marlins, and then a week from Wednesday (9/12)...against, dare I say??...the Mets.
(Oh, get your tickets early for both games, won't you? LMAO)
Look, we've known since the start of the season this was happening. No one had an inkling the Nats would have the season they're having...not even me.
So you'll understand why I'm not sweating this. I have all the confidence in John Lannan to pick up where Strasburg leaves off.
(And if that's not confidence, you tell me what is...lol)
Now if we can have the Braves start losing, so that they're out of the wild card picture...that'll make me so happy.