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Stuart Wallace: For LaRoche early returns are familiarly unfamiliar

Stuart Wallace: For LaRoche early returns are familiarly unfamiliar
The offensive start to the 2014 season by the Nationals has been mildly surprising. Second in the National League in runs scored per game at 4.42 (behind the Rockies' 5.38 runs per game), this early-season surge in scoring has been paced by some surprising sources of production. With five players in the top 50 in National League weighted on base average (wOBA) with a minimum of 80 plate appearances, the Nationals have displayed a potent lineup, even with the musical chairs approach to lineup...
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Washington Socialites: From the egg roll to the shutout and more

Washington Socialites: From the egg roll to the shutout and more
Don't miss a beat - here's what went on in the Nationals Twitterverse this week. Gio Gonzalez started the week with Matt Williams at the White House Easter Egg Roll. The skipper #MattWilliams taking over the White House Easter egg roll...🐇🐣 pic.twitter.com/OhLJQ6j6zn— Gio Gonzalez (@GioGonzalez47) April 21, 2014 Aaron Barrett shared his excitement on returning to the big league roster. Feels great to be back! #Nats— Aaron Barrett (@aaronbarrett30) April 22,...
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Marty Niland: Guys like Roark, who come out of nowhere, are what's great about baseball

Marty Niland: Guys like Roark, who come out of nowhere, are what's great about baseball
The #Nats sector of the Twitterverse was abuzz Saturday as Tanner Roark stroked the canvas that was the mound at Nationals Park. When he had finished his masterpiece, a complete-game, three-hit shutout of the San Diego Padres, the accolades came quickly and lasted longer than the 2 hours, 19 minutes it took the 27-year-old to dispatch the Padres. The most prescient among those followed here came from @TheNatidude, who tweeted, "You can see Harper, Stras & Rendon coming a mile away, but...
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Patrick Reddington: The takeaway from Williams on Harper's benching

Patrick Reddington: The takeaway from Williams on Harper's benching
Late in the 2012 campaign, former Nationals manager Davey Johnson, who was tasked with helping to oversee the first two years of Bryce Harper's development as a major leaguer, was asked if there was anything he would like to see the then-19-year-old change? He said, "No," initially. "I like him just the way he is, to answer your question," Johnson told the reporter who asked. The all-out, hard-nosed, free-wheeling, super-aggressive approach Harper, the No. 1 overall pick in 2010, brought...
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David Huzzard: Tracking the Nationals and their trends

David Huzzard: Tracking the Nationals and their trends
There are times that I forget that baseball is about the journey and not the destination, but I become so focused on the destination, the unknown future, that I get frustrated when it isn't reached. These Nationals are predicted to win a World Series at some point. The ultimate potential of players like Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg is too great for them not to be a winning team for the foreseeable future, or at least that is what the experts say. So far with those two players together,...
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Rachel Levitin: Going through growing pains

Rachel Levitin: Going through growing pains
There's been a lot of going on at Nationals Park this week with the Los Angeles Angels in town. Fans in attendance at Tuesday night's game witnessed history as Angels first baseman Albert Pujols slugged his 499th and 500th career home runs. The three-game series, which concludes this evening, also marked the first time young guns Mike Trout and Bryce Harper's ballclubs have faced each other. But all of that aside, what's been most notable from a Nationals perspective is that this team is...
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Stuart Wallace: Could Werth be at start of defensive decline?

Stuart Wallace: Could Werth be at start of defensive decline?
It's been a decidedly dismal start to the season for the Nationals defensively. They find themselves in sole possession of last place in the National League in terms of team fielding percentage, while also leading the NL in errors with 22 after last night's series opener against the Angels. This total would have been higher were it not for a scoring change of Yadier Molina's liner at Jayson Werth in Thursday's 8-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals -- a ball Werth either lost in the lights...
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Marty Niland: Espinosa's play should win fans' hearts as well as games

Marty Niland: Espinosa's play should win fans' hearts as well as games
For those who are afraid the Nationals' 2014 season will be a sad repeat of 2013, take a good look at last weekend's four-game split with the St. Lois Cardinals. The knock on the Nats has been that they can rack up cheap wins at the expense of the Marlins and Mets, but come up up empty against teams they may ultimately have to contend with in the postseason, like the Braves and Cardinals. A week ago, they seemed to prove their critics right, dropping three games in Atlanta, showing the same...
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Washington socialites: From firsts to festivities

Washington socialites: From firsts to festivities
The Nationals had a busy week, so many players took to Twitter to talk about it. We've put it all together for you here. Sandy Leon started the week with his first career home run. Jerry Blevins and Aaron Barret thought it deserved a couple of Twitter shoutouts. @sandyleon41 congrats on first homer!— Jerry Blevins (@JerryBlevins_13) April 15, 2014 Congrats mi Hermano!! @sandyleon41 #FirstMLBHR— Aaron Barrett (@aaronbarrett30) April 15, 2014 Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper show...
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Harper takes field with baseball legends

Harper takes field with baseball legends
At just 21, Bryce Harper is one of the most well-known names in the baseball world. Loyal Nationals fans have come to expect hard-nosed play, extreme amounts of hustle and intense ferocity from the slugger. On the field, Harper has stood out and made himself into one of the most well-known players of this century. In Major League Baseball's latest "For the Love of Baseball" spot, Harper has been edited into old baseball footage, so it appears as if he's playing on the field alongside...
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Patrick Reddington: Former piece now part of Nats bullpen

Patrick Reddington: Former piece now part of Nats bullpen
General manager Mike Rizzo told reporters during Rafael Soriano's introductory press conference in the winter of 2013 that the signing a week earlier of first baseman Adam LaRoche freed the Nationals up to deal one year of control of Michael Morse to the Mariners in the three-team trade with Seattle and the Oakland A's that went through on the night before Soriano's official introduction. The deal netted the Nationals right-handers A.J. Cole and Blake Treinen and left-hander Ian Krol. Cole,...
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David Huzzard: Exploding the myth of the window of opportunity

David Huzzard: Exploding the myth of the window of opportunity
Nationals fans have heard a lot about the window of opportunity lately, how it is only open for a limited amount of time and how they need to take advantage of the opportunity while they have it. The main focus of this window is on the core of the team, and who that core is or how many players it consists of could be up for some debate, but there is evidence that the window of opportunity is a lie. That evidence exists in the form of tonight's opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals'...
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Rachel Levitin: A few thoughts about expectations

Rachel Levitin: A few thoughts about expectations
After being swept by their most formidable division rival in Atlanta over the weekend and an 11-2 loss to Miami, the Nationals are struggling to establish a steady, winning momentum. It's only April, so the standings aren't an accurate representation of where all teams will end up at the end of the season. But that doesn't mean this isn't the perfect time for a little wake-up call. When I posted up shop at a local D.C. bar for happy hour waiting for a friend, the fellow sitting next to me...
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Stuart Wallace: Decrease in Jordan's velocity is troublesome development

Stuart Wallace: Decrease in Jordan's velocity is troublesome development
It has been a rough start to the season for sinkerballer Taylor Jordan. An ERA a little under 5.00, a FIP a little under 4.00 and a hike in walks/nine innings (3.18 compared to 1.92 in 2013) all point to the 11-plus innings pitched so far not being kind to the young righty after an encouraging spring training that solidified his standing as the Nationals' No. 5 starter. While this tiny selection of numbers is troublesome, there is one other set of numbers that are more concerning for the...
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Washington Socialites: Gio's new toy, Harper's prank and more

Washington Socialites: Gio's new toy, Harper's prank and more
The second week of the season is behind us, which brings us to the second edition of Washington Socialites. Here's what went on in the Nationals' Twitterverse. Adam LaRoche dedicated one of his first tweets to MLB umpire John Hirschbeck: Our thoughts and prayers go out to mlb umpire John Hirschbeck and family after the loss of their son Michael -- Adam LaRoche (@e3laroche) April 11, 2014 Gio Gonzalez shared his excitement over his new toy: S/O to my friends @GoPro for the new camera!...
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Marty Niland: Flashing back to happier times after a lost weekend

Marty Niland: Flashing back to happier times after a lost weekend
The Academy Award-winning film "The Lost Weekend" details an alcoholic's troubles in giving up his bad habits during an especially rough weekend. Sound familiar, Nationals fans? There will be plenty of time to reflect on the Nats' lost weekend in Atlanta. The injuries, the errors, the baserunning mistakes and all their other failures in their sweep at the hands of the Braves will no doubt be analyzed ad nauseum in the coming days. Where we choose to begin today, however, is the part of the...
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Patrick Reddington: Looking at Aaron Barrett's road to the big leagues

Patrick Reddington: Looking at Aaron Barrett's road to the big leagues
Matt Williams and Aaron Barrett first crossed paths in the Arizona Fall League in 2012. Williams, in his first managing gig at any level of the game, and Barrett, then 24 and coming off a strong campaign split between low and high Single-A in the Nationals' system, were both members of a Salt River Rafters roster that made it to the AFL Championship game that fall. After a dominant season on the mound as a 24-year-old in the low minors that season, Barrett embraced the opportunity to test...
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David Huzzard: Early returns on Matt Williams and the Nats

David Huzzard: Early returns on Matt Williams and the Nats
The early-season magnifying glass is intense. Coming into the series against the Marlins, Bryce Harper was in a bad slump. His upper and lower halves were not in sync and he struggled to get around on the ball, and because it was the only sample size people had, they put more meaning to it than it deserved. If Harper had had two bad series in the month of June, no one would have noticed, but because it is April everything is noticed. The same can be said of Stephen Strasburg and the two bad...
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Stuart Wallace: The good and bad of an aggressive approach at the plate

Stuart Wallace: The good and bad of an aggressive approach at the plate
In the infancy of the 2014 season, the Nationals have already had a pair of at-bats that sans a hit or run scored have resonated with the team and fans alike. Last week, it was Danny Espinosa's eight-pitch at-bat against New York Mets reliever Bobby Parnell, culminating in a walk and a new look for the oft-maligned second baseman - that of a patient, strike zone-savvy hitter. In Sunday's game against Atlanta Braves starter Alex Wood, it was Nate McLouth's 13-pitch duel that turned heads,...
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Win autographed gear using #masnNationals

Win autographed gear using #masnNationals
Update: Tweet with #masnNationals now to be entered to win a signed Gio Gonzalez jersey! For many sports fans, Twitter is a perfect tool for talking about their team. Through Twitter, we can see Nationals fans thoughts on the lineup, game commentary and more. Well, we want to reward you for getting social. All this week, you can enter to win signed Nats gear simply for tagging your tweets with #masnNationals. Send us pictures of your set-up to watch the game or tweet about your favorite...
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