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Nationals Hang on…Defeat Jays 8-6
The Washington Nationals held on for a very important victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on a rain delayed Tuesday evening. This tied the series 1-1 with the 3rd game scheduled for tomorrow at 1:05. The Nationals started off strong in the bottom of the 1 st. Maybe that rain delay did them some good. James Wood walked and got to 2nd as Luis Garcia grounded out to 1st base. Dylan Crews also walked. CJ Abrams followed with an infield hit loading the bases. Keibert Ruiz walked sc

Dave Carter
15 hours ago


Nationals Fall Short against D-Backs 3-2
Friday, July 25th. The Washington Nationals fell short in the opener of an important three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, losing 3 to 2. Arizona started the scoring in the top of the 2nd. Max Kepler led off the inning with a double to center field. Tyler Locklear followed with a walk. The two were bunted to 2nd and 3rd by Adrian Del Castillo. Tim Tawa managed a bunt single that plated Kepler. Locklear then scored on a force out off the bat of Kete

Dave Carter
3 days ago


Nats Pitchers Shut Out Rockies 8-0
Game three with the Rockies this afternoon. Series tied one each. We need this one for a winning road trip and to get back over .500. Cade Cavalli starting today for Washington. He’s doing well this year with a 6-4 win-loss record and a 3.78 ERA. Gabriel Hughes goes for Colorado. He’s only pitched 14.1 innings for the Rockies this season, with a 0-1 win-loss record and a 3.14 ERA. Hughes made his MLB debut on July 3rd of this year. It was a pitchers’ duel going into the top o

Dave Carter
7 days ago


THE ROAD TO GLORY BEGINS AT TRAINING CAMP IN THE AUGUST HEAT‼️
The National Football League training camps open up this weekend with the rookies reporting first and the veterans joining them a few days thereafter. With the beginning of training camps brings hope for all NFL Teams and their fans. Pro football is one of the few professional sports where teams annually finish last in their division, but rise up from the cellar the following season to win their Division, and as other teams in the past, have gone on to win the Super Bowl. Las

Dave Carter
7 days ago


Rockies Tie Up Nationals 8-7
Game two of the Nationals – Rockies series. Starting pitcher for the Nats is Carson Palmquist. Season stats 0-1, 6.52 ERA. Starting pitcher for the Rockies is Michael Lorenzen. Season stats 3-9, 6.22 ERA. Could be quite a few runs in this one. Washington started off well as Jose Tena singled to center and scored when CJ Abrams smacked his 22nd home run over the center field fence. 2-0 Nationals. The Rockies got on the board and then some in the bottom of the 2nd. TJ Rumfield

Dave Carter
Jul 22


Nationals get some Relief in 7-3 win over theRockies
Game time tonight is 8:40 ET at Coors Field in beautiful downtown Denver, Colorado. Andrew Alvarez, with 2 wins and 3 loses and an ERA of 4.04, is starting for the Nats. Kyle Freeland, who has been with the Rockies for all 10 of his MLB seasons, is starting tonight. He currently has a record of 2 wins and 8 losses with an ERA of 7.36. Believe me when I say Kyle has been through it all. Top of the 1st the Nationals are off and running with a walk to James Wood followed by a si

Dave Carter
Jul 21


Weekend Update: Nats Destroy A’s 23-4…
The Washington Nationals opened up a six-game road trip last night in Sacramento with a bang, scoring 23 runs in a rout of the A’s. This was the A’s 10th loss in a row, and, needless to say, it was a blow out. There were no runs until the top of the third when Curtis Mead’s double to left scored Nasim Nunez, who had singled, and Jacob Young, who had walked earlier in the inning. Andres Chaparro then knocked in Mead with a single to left. 3-0 Nats. The Nationals added a run in

Dave Carter
Jul 20


SPAIN WINS FIFA WORLD CUP
Defense wins Championships‼️ It’s been said and proven many times before and it was certainly evident on Sunday in the New York New Jersey stadium as Spain shut out Argentina 1-0 to win it’s second FIFA World Cup Title since 2010. Spain’s Defense was invincible in this game and throughout the tournament, not allowing Argentina to attempt a single kick on goal in the entire game which includes regulation (90+ minutes) and 30 minutes of extra time added when the game was scorel

Dave Carter
Jul 20


THERE BACK‼️ ARGENTINA’S IN THE FINAL
Argentina has an opportunity to be the first team since Brazil accomplished the feat in 1962 to win Back to Back World Cup titles, after an impressive come from behind victory to defeat England 2-1 and move onto the FIFA World Cup final. They take on a very good Spain team on Sunday afternoon at 3pm EST for the FIFA World Cup Championship. England got to the semifinal with wins over Dr Congo 2-1 Mexico 3-2 and Norway 2-1, and had defeated Argentina in 12 of their last 14 matc

Dave Carter
Jul 16


All-Star Game SemiquincentennnialFestivities Led to a Spectacular Night
From the starting line-ups walking through a replica of the Liberty Bell and signing their names on a lineup sheet made of parchment with a quill pen, to Ray Charles on the big screen singing “America the Beautiful”, the All-Star game was filled with a spectacular display of what America is all about. Kids riding bikes into the stadium and joining players on the field listening as Ray Charles sang. Stand Up to Cancer also had its moment of hope and remembrance. A fireworks di

Dave Carter
Jul 15
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