The BuZZ
What’s happening in Nats Land! Welcome to The Buzz Blog, everything related to the Washington Nationals Baseball Team.
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Weimer Romps in Series Win Over Cubs
JOEY WIEMER! The Nationals picked him up on waivers and he is making history. As I write this, the Nationals are playing the series opener against the Phillies and are leading 9-2. Wiemer has just recorded his first out of the season — during his 11th at bat. His streak tied Carlos Delgado’s 2002 streak…
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‘Twas the Night Before Baseball . . .
Maybe it’s more like the night before the first day of school than the night before Christmas. Who will be in my class?; what should I wear?; will I have a good year? It’s GOOO time and I hope our team is ready. We know who is in the class. The 26-man opening day roster…
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Cavalli Gets Opening Day Nod
I am so excited that it is “Pudge Day.” Seven days until opening day. Ivan Rodriguez has always been one of my favorite former Nationals and also was one of the first players I ever met in person. What a gentleman. With real games only a week away, plans for the line up are coming…
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Littell Joins Pitching Staff
The Washington Nationals open the 2026 campaign at the Chicago Cubs in just 17 days. Tomorrow marks the halfway point of spring training and the boys have the day off from games. Maybe we’ll see more of the fun videos of them racing remote-control boats in the swimming pool at the training facility? I love…
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Springing Into Baseball
Have you watched or listened to any spring training games yet? The Saturday debut of the Frandsen/Kolko broadcast on Nationals.TV was well worth the price (well, it was free). But, it was terrific! First, watching baseball is the best. Second, the broadcast staff (including Alexa Datt) interviewed Paul Toboni, Blake Butera and several players, including…
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Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting
New, young faces abound in the clubhouse in West Palm. Toboni and Butera have reportedly made good first impressions on the players. James Wood told the press that this year will be about accountability — holding themselves and each other accountable for their actions. And, how about those two 18 year-old youngsters vying for the…
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The Band is Back Together
Happy Presidents Day! Who is your favorite Nationals running president? Mine is Thomas Jefferson, who founded the alma mater of Ryan Zimmerman (and my daughter, Amy). With the position players reporting to camp yesterday, the band is back together in West Palm. Of course, there are new faces (especially in the pitching corps) as Toboni…
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Are You Ready for Some Baaaaseball?!!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, it’s only a day away. Nationals pitchers and catchers report to West Palm Beach tomorrow for the first official workout of the 2026 season. Above are both the schedule and the players to watch during spring training. Opening day away is March 26 and at home it is April 3. All players on…
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Nats Fantasy Camp: So Much Fun it Should be Illegal
How would you like to play baseball with former Washington Nationals players and others who love the sport as much as you do? What about the chance to ask the former players any question and get a straight answer in a bull session at the team’s major league clubhouse training facility? Would you enjoy celebrating…
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Ace of Trades
Pitchers and catchers report in 17 days! Last week’s inaugural Fantasy Baseball camp in West Palm was AMAZING! Kevin Frandsen and Sean Burnett coached my team and I can’t imagine having more fun. I’ll be sharing lots of pictures and stories over the next few weeks but first I need to cover the major trade…
