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The Time To Move on From Dusty Baker Is Now

Frank Lattuca October 21, 2017 2017 Articles, Features 3 Comments

Many a great remembrance of Dusty Baker’s time will be written  across the DC region this week. Rightfully so. Two winning seasons with two division titles in two tries is more than any other manager in our short history has done, and for that he will always be fondly remembered. Well, that and because Dusty Baker is simply an awesome person. 

Many people who derided his hiring instead of Bud Black just two short years ago — myself included — were very much won over by the charming skipper. His quips, his casual but confident way, his soft, smooth voice when answering questions. And, of course, all the winning. 

But success cuts both ways, and Mike Rizzo probably has the right of it when he says regular season victories and division titles are not the goal anymore. Pulling yourself out of your post-Game 5 malaise, even the most ardent fan can’t pretend like they are okay going on losing in the first round ad infinitum. Where the dividing line between Rizzo (or maybe, more rightly, the Lerners) and fans is who exactly is to blame. 

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Come Out to the Half Street Irregulars’ Nationals Youth Baseball Academy Field Day!

Frank Lattuca September 08, 2017 2017 Articles Leave a Comment

The Nats just swept the Miami Marlins, their closest division rival, and outscored them eleventy billion to 4*. (*It really isn’t important). The Nats are also about 8ish games either side of the “very mediocre” Chicago Cubs, and the “peaking too quickly” Los Angeles Dodgers. The magic number is 4, and it is barely the first week of September. This season has been over and locked in since roughly May of 1932.

So what does a Nats fan do for the rest of the month? Maybe we could all play outside…for a good cause!

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Spicy Takes: Tebow Sets the Mets Apart

Frank Lattuca September 09, 2016 2016 Articles 1 Comment

Once again, Mike Rizzo was caught napping. While his prize $175 million porcelain doll, Stephen Strasburg, was out hurting himself — once again! — the Mets were out solidifying their next seven World Series titles. Savvy New York signed the single best athlete flying under the radar, Tim Tebow, to a steal of a rookie league deal. Tebow will be reporting to the instructional league in Florida soon, but don’t expect him to stay long.

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The Nationals Are Good

Frank Lattuca August 04, 2016 2016 Articles 1 Comment

Jinxy, baseball god-fearing folks: Avert your eyes. I’m going to do something incredibly bad right now. I mean like, really bad.

Ready?

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Danny Espinosa is Better Than You Want to Admit

Frank Lattuca June 02, 2016 2016 Articles 3 Comments

I bring you good tidings. As the keeper of the #TDER, I can tell you The Danny Espinosa Renaissance is once again upon you. Rejoice.

A few weeks ago I wrote about the potential pitfalls of relying on Trea Turner to be called up from the minors and instantly help the Nationals. Today I make the case not to panic about Danny Espinosa, and that his good week is an indication of good things to come.

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Trea Turner Will Not Save You

Frank Lattuca May 19, 2016 2016 Articles 1 Comment
It wouldn’t be baseball if we didn’t spend our days worrying about something. The Nats may be tied for first place and seven games over .500, but a three game losing streak and run drought (prior to Wednesday night’s crooked number curly W) has folks stocking up on canned food and bottles of water.

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