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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Show Me the “It” Factor
Toboni has spoken: “I want to do a really diligent job exploring all those [trade] opportunities, because these guys deserve it. . . . [T]his team, they have the quote-unquote ‘it’ to them. I don’t know how it’s defined. Talent aside, they just get along great with each other. They challenge each other. The way…
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A Week of Highs and Lows
Highs: I attended my first game in person this year. Saw the loss in Colorado on Tuesday night and then also the win on Wednesday. Since the All-Star break, we have gone 4-2, taking the series against both the Athletics and the Rockies. While I had hoped for at least one sweep, it is clear…
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Buying or Selling?
Will the Nationals be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline? We’ll know by the trade deadline, which is 6 pm on August 3. At 48-49, the team has the best record it has had at the All-Star break since 2019. And, we all remember what happened that year . . . . Fangraphs gives…
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Records Pile Up as Team Works on Improving Pitching
Miles Mikolas set a team record this week as the only pitcher in Nats history to give up 7 runs and get the win. I’m guessing that wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card for this summer. However, that singular event pretty well encapsulates the first half of the 2026 season for the team. Offensive firepower is…
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Back on Track?
After the record-breaking collapses against the Phillies, the Nats regrouped and had a successful road trip to Baltimore and Boston. The team won each of the series, 2-1. Individually, certain players have performed exceptionally lately. Last week, Luis Garcia Jr. earned the honor of National League Player of the Week after showing his offensive prowess.…
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Insanity=15 Runs in the 9th in 3 Games
I LOVE the Washington Nationals. If I wasn’t 65 years old, I would vie for Screech’s job. When I decided to become the Nats Lady and blog about the team, I vowed to keep my comments positive, even in the face of losing records. That ends today (and hopefully only for today). Additionally, I apologize…
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Dads Do It Up in St. Pete
The Nationals celebrated Father’s Day in a big way — with their inaugural father’s trip for the Tampa Bay series in St. Pete. While it’s the first series the team has not won in a while, the smiles were big all weekend as the dads traveled with the team and took the field for practice…
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Collapse in SF is 2026’s 19-31 Record
Since May 13, the Nationals have been winning series (for the most part). They tied a 4-game series with the Mets and got swept by the Marlins (discussed in last post). By far the ugliest event since then, however, was the collapse in San Francisco on June 10 when leading 9-1 after seven innings. I…
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No Quit Nats
I woke up in Greece this morning and checked my phone for the Nationals score, as I’ve done every morning while tripping this year. The Nats were down 3-1 against the Giants in the top of the ninth inning. I immediately turned on the audio broadcast. The above photo showing the glee of Abrams and…
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Forget Rebuilding, Nats are CONTENDING
The Nationals are back in DC tonight to host the San Diego Padres after a 4-2 road trip, winning a series against both the Braves (only the second time they dropped a series this year) and the Guardians. Both of those teams claim first place in their respective divisions. Without going into details, let’s just…
