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Inside the Park: Battle of the Beltways

Inside the Park: Battle of the Beltways
Every year, fans from Baltimore and Washington invade each other's ballparks to watch the Orioles and Nationals face off in the Battle of the Beltways. Before Tuesday's crazy storm, Kevin Stanfield asked fans if there is a rivalry between the two teams. Inevitably, the results were mixed, but it seems that if there is a rivalry, it's possibly the friendliest one in baseball.
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Rachel Levitin: Thrilled to see how far D.C. baseball has come

Rachel Levitin: Thrilled to see how far D.C. baseball has come
When Tuesday night's game between the Nationals and Baltimore Orioles kicked off the evening with a delayed start, there was still a chance for baseball to be played. Or so we thought. The delay started early on in the 6 o'clock hour before a rush of approaching inclement weather forced fans and ballpark staff to head for cover under the Nats Park concourse. Once the storm swept through the Navy Yard and the ominous winds took flight, it sounded as if that very storm had come along to carry...
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Stuart Wallace: The scoop on LaRoche's stellar glove work

Stuart Wallace: The scoop on LaRoche's stellar glove work
Playing a position known more for offensive contributions from players who often lack the defensive skills to play elsewhere, Adam LaRoche has become a unique commodity for his glove work. While no slouch at the plate, as his .385 weighted on-base average (wOBA) and 148 weighted runs created plus (wRC+) - ranking second and third among National League first basemen, respectively - can attest, it's LaRoche's ability to deftly corral balls screaming off of opponents' bats or out of teammates'...
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#VoteRendon: Send the Nationals' infielder to the All-Star Game

#VoteRendon: Send the Nationals' infielder to the All-Star Game
The votes have been cast, the pitchers have been selected and the 2014 All-Star Game roster is set. Or, is it? Jordan Zimmermann has been named to the National League All-Star team, and as of now, he's the lone Nationals representative. But you can change that! Infielder Anthony Rendon is in MLB's Final Vote, sponsored by Experian. He's going up against four other National League players who are also trying to represent their respective team in the All-Star Game. Rendon has put up quite...
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Patrick Reddington: Clippard finishes off one impressive battle against Rockies slugger

Patrick Reddington: Clippard finishes off one impressive battle against Rockies slugger
A half-inning after Ian Desmond's solo home run off Colorado Rockies right-hander Matt Belisle put the Nationals up 4-3 in the series finale in the nation's capital on Wednesday night, Nats set-up man Tyler Clippard took the mound with the top of the Rockies order due up. The Nationals' 29-year-old reliever came out of the bullpen to face Charlie Blackmon, Drew Stubbs and Justin Morneau, but if any of the three reached base, Troy Tulowitzki was due to bat fourth. Blackmon lined out to left....
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David Huzzard: The Nationals and international free agents

David Huzzard: The Nationals and international free agents
The Nationals and international free agents go together like fire and Frankenstein, or at least that is how it has been in the past. Few Nats fans will forget Yunesky Maya, who was once touted as the third-best arm in the system behind Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann. I don't think we even need to compare those careers to know that Maya was nowhere near either of them in talent. Then there is Katsuhiko Maekawa, and if that name doesn't sound familiar, don't feel bad. The 29-year-old...
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Rachel Levitin: Espinosa proves his value to Nats

Rachel Levitin: Espinosa proves his value to Nats
It's July, it's almost the All-Star break, and infielder Danny Espinosa is still on the Nationals' 25-man roster. After being sent down to the minors in 2013, he had a choice - either embrace the situation and work harder than ever before or settle for where he'd been sent to. Espinosa chose to embrace the situation and seems to have made his way back to the majors with a reputation for being consistent defensively and occasionally productive offensively. Once 2014's spring training was...
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All-Star voting: No Nationals appear among top vote-getters

All-Star voting: No Nationals appear among top vote-getters
One thing is for sure: The Nationals will not have a player start in the 2014 All-Star Game. For the first time since online All-Star balloting began in early June, the Nats do not have a single player in the running for a starting gig on July 15. Bryce Harper, who has consistently appeared among the top-vote getters, was not listed in the most recent results announced on Tuesday. Harper had missed nearly two months recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, but...
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Stuart Wallace: Turning attention to Nats in the All-Star balloting

Stuart Wallace: Turning attention to Nats in the All-Star balloting
With the turn of the calendar from June into July, baseball collectively diverts its attention, albeit briefly, from the games on the field to the ballots for the All-Star Game, which will be played July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis. It is theoretically a matchup pitting the best of the best of each league against one another for not only bragging rights, but also for home-field advantage in the World Series (thanks, Bud Selig!). It's a heavily hyped process and endeavor, but also one...
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Marty Niland: Grading out the Nats at the season's midway point

Marty Niland: Grading out the Nats at the season's midway point
We've reached the midpoint of the 2014 season, and it's time once again to grade the Nationals on their performance so far. This year, the team stands at 43-38, a half-game behind first-place Atlanta in the National League East. A year ago at this time, they were 41-40 and 6 1/2 games behind the Braves. An improvement of two wins may not seem like much, but the Nats have made much bigger gains in the individual components of their play, and appear to be on an upward curve. Starting pitching:...
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Patrick Reddington: Changes in mental approach helped Roark, Souza become more major league-ready

Patrick Reddington: Changes in mental approach helped Roark, Souza become more major league-ready
Tanner Roark struggled at Triple-A in 2012, but "just got over it mentally," as he put it this past winter when asked about his breakout campaign in 2013. "That was the biggest thing," the 27-year-old right-hander said. "I knew I had the tools, I just needed to get out of my own head and that's what helped me come up here and be able to do what I'm doing right now and keep doing what I'm doing, hopefully for a long time." The former Texas Rangers prospect finished the 2012 season at...
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David Huzzard: For bench, no impact is better than negative impact

David Huzzard: For bench, no impact is better than negative impact
One of the reasons for the success of the 2012 Nationals was their bench, and one of the main reasons for the disappointment of the 2013 Nationals was their bench. As it stands right now, the 2014 Nats bench is directly in the middle. The combined contributions of Danny Espinosa, Kevin Frandsen, Tyler Moore, Zach Walters, Jose Lobaton, Scott Hairston, Nate McLouth, Sandy Leon and Greg Dobbs have been nothing and that is great. At a combined 0.0 fWAR the Washington Nationals bench has played...
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Rachel Levitin: Examining which Nats are most deserving of All-Star nods

Rachel Levitin: Examining which Nats are most deserving of All-Star nods
It's almost that time of year again, that time when fans get a say regarding who takes the field at a Midsummer Classic of sorts. It's almost time for the All-Star Game. This year's game will be hosted by the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis and voting runs through Thursday, July 3 at 11:59 p.m. It's always interesting to see who the Nationals get to send to the All-Star affair despite the fact that I've personally never gotten too into that particular exhibition...
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Stuart Wallace: A whole lot of shaking going on

Stuart Wallace: A whole lot of shaking going on
To shake or not to shake was a uniting theme between the Nationals and the Atlanta Braves in their recent four-game series that pitted the National League East foes against one another in a fight for first place in the division. For the Nationals, the question was whether to shake off fastballs in favor of other pitches for Friday starter Stephen Strasburg - in particular, against Braves slugger Jason Heyward. For the Braves, it was a continued shakging off of catcher Evan Gattis' signs by...
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Nationals barely visible in All-Star voting

Nationals barely visible in All-Star voting
The Nationals may be in first place in the National League East, but they are not well-represented in the 2014 All-Star Game voting. Actually, they're barely represented at all. In the most recent All-Star balloting figures, Bryce Harper is the only Nationals player listsed among the top vote-getters. He sits in 15th place among NL outfielders, and has amassed 680,930 votes. Harper has missed nearly two months recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Before his...
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Marty Niland: Solstice brings a potential defining moment for the Nats

Marty Niland: Solstice brings a potential defining moment for the Nats
The Summer Solstice is a day of celebration in many cultures, and now Nationals fans might want to adopt it as a holiday of their own after a magical and momentous series against the Atlanta Braves. Those who paid close enough attention Saturday evening might have actually noticed the Earth tilting and the momentum shifting at Nationals Park. In the waning moments of the year's latest daylight, the Nats rolled back the tide of disappointment against the Braves, and possibly set the tone for...
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Patrick Reddington: Dissecting the Nats' problems against Atlanta

Patrick Reddington: Dissecting the Nats' problems against Atlanta
Heading into the final series of the season with the Atlanta Braves last September, the Nationals were 4-12 against their National League East rivals, with an 0-6 record against the eventual division winners in games played at home in the nation's capital. Then-Nats skipper Davey Johnson was determined to send the Braves a message at the end of a fairly contentious, season-spanning battle between the two teams which saw several players hit with pitches intentional and questionable, ejections...
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David Huzzard: The hot stretch and an important weekend

David Huzzard: The hot stretch and an important weekend
Having scored 289 runs on the season, the Nationals offense ranks eighth in the National League in runs scored. But over their last 20 games, the Nationals offense has kicked it into a different gear. For those games, they've scored 93 runs, or 4.65 runs a game, and have produced a 12-8 record. This scoring outburst also happens to include the series against the Cardinals in which they managed to score a grand total of three runs. The main complaint about the Nationals lately has been their...
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Ask Matt: Would you rather?

Ask Matt: Would you rather?
We're almost three months into the season, so you might not think the new Nationals skipper is very new anymore. But how well do you know Matt Williams? We'll be getting to know just what the manager is all about with his "Ask Matt" blog all season long. This week, we sent Dan Kolko to Williams' office to ask the hard-hitting question: Would you rather? Would you rather only chew bubble gum or sunflower seeds? Would you rather have Jayson Werth's facial hair or Adam Laroche's? Would...
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Stuart Wallace: Remembering Tony Gwynn

Stuart Wallace: Remembering Tony Gwynn
The outpouring of condolences and stories of prowess seen in the wake of Tony Gwynn's passing yesterday were befitting of the man who embodied so much of what was and still is right with the game of baseball. A tireless worker with a fatherly physique that ran counter to many of his contemporaries and to his talent, Gwynn was the ultimate ambassador of the game. That was the case despite Gwynn playing for a San Diego Padres team often mired in mediocrity and often forgotten in terms of...
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