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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Wood Slams it in the Park
I predict that we will soon see a James Wood bobblehead of his arms-first slide into home plate when he hit his first ever grand slam, which happened to be an inside the park home run. There have been three since 2022 and the Nats’ own Michael A. Taylor has one of the other two.…
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NattY Debuts; Lile Shines
On Friday, Natty, the new mascot for the Washington Nationals debuted in DC as the team hosted the Orioles to kick off MLB rivalry weekend. The puppy is adorable! Natty, the team’s first-ever team dog, is training to become a future service animal. The 2-month-old golden retriever and Labrador retriever mix will train alongside Nationals…
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A Tale of Two Teams
One quarter of the season is over. Three days ago, the Nationals were one game below .500, riding a three-game winning streak and sitting alone in second place in the NL East. Cause for celebration, right? Better than anyone expected this year, right? Then two ugly losses in Miami feel like a bit of a…
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Bad Defense Beats Good Offense
“We can’t lead the league in errors and expect to win,” says Blake Butera. DUH. This axiomatic statement was evident in the last two Nationals series, against the Mets and the Brewers. The team went 3-3, committing 5 errors over the course of the three losses and zero errors over the course of the three…
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Well-Deserved Rest Day
After 17 consecutive days with games, the Washington Nationals get a day off today. What did we learn from that arduous stretch? OUR. TEAM. IS. TOUGH. They keep at it and have forged strong bonds built on communication and teamwork. A 9-8 record during that time has the Nats sitting in third place in the…
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Relief on the Way
According to the Athletic, the Washington Nationals are calling up RHP Riley Cornelio from Rochester to join the team Friday in Chicago as the Nats open a series against the Chicago White Sox. Let’s hope that Cornelio’s presence, along with the upcoming series’ against the Sox and the struggling Mets helps the team spell R-E-L-I-E-F,…
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Home Dis-Advantage?
Phew! What a relief to win the last game of the series with the Giants. Sunday funday and a good way to go into a four-game set with the red hot first-place Atlanta Braves, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Let’s go Nats! I love how the DC sports teams support each other.…
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5-2 Road Trip Works for Me
After the sweep of the Brewers, the Nationals suffered some ups and downs in Pittsburgh but came away 2-2 from the 4-game series. I’ll take it. In the final game, James Wood did James Wood things and drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th; Ribalta secured the save as the Nats…
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Nats Get Out Brooms
The DC boys of summer are starting to have some fun. The team swept the Brew Crew over the last three days, dropping them from first place in the NL Central to 4th place (remember, we are only 15 games into the season). Meanwhile, the Nationals leapt above the Mets to tie the Phillies for…
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Bumpy Roads . . . Again?
The Nationals family lost one of its own this week. Davey Lopes, a speedy four-time All-Star who won the World Series with the Dodgers in 1981, died Wednesday at the age of 80 after dealing with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. His last assignment was coaching first base alongside fellow Dodgers stalwart Dusty Baker with the…
