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Mets lineup Bo Bichette – 3BJuan Soto – DHMJ Melendez – LFFrancisco Alvarez – CBrett Baty – 1BTyrone Taylor – CFCarson Benge – RFMarcus Semien – 2BRonny Mauricio – SS David Peterson – LHP Nationals lineup James Wood – DHCurtis Mead – 1BBrady House – 3BCJ Abrams – SSJacob Young – CFDaylen Lile – LFJoey […]
With the first two waves of free agency and the NFL draft in the books, media and fans are beginning to project how the Commanders 53-man roster will look come early fall. Below is my way-too-early 53-man roster prediction and color-coded key rating the players from Blue Chip down to Rookie. Offense: 24 The Commanders […]
On April 28th in 1993, Washington Capitals forward Dale Hunter delivered a late shoulder-separating hit on New York Islanders center Pierre Turgeon after the Lady Byng recipient converted Hunter's defensive-end turnover for the Isles 5th goal in Game 6 of the Patrick Division Semifinal. Witnessing the foul firsthand at Nassau Coliseum, the newly appointed Commissioner Gary Bettman assessed a 21
In keeping with the annual tradition, I’m giving out week-after draft grades, about three years before we can say anything intelligent about most of the players Adam Peters drafted last weekend. Snap draft grades are purely for entertainment purposes. But feel free to share strong opinions about our strong opinions. That’s part of the fun. […]
Meet the Mets The Mets beat the Nationals 8-0, with most of the offense coming in the fourth inning during a seven run offensive outburst, the likes of which have been unheard of for the Mets this season. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, New York Daily News, New York Post Firing Carlos Mendoza in […]
*Big Game 6 tonight for our boys, back on home ice with their third chance to knock the Penguins out for good. Game 7 would be a bad idea, and it’s easy to be feeling a little negative after two straight losses, but maybe we all need to settle down a little. Maybe. [ BSH ] *Did you hear Matvei Michkov was scratched in Game 5? Did you notice this? Anyone you know talking about it? Anyway maybe we need to settle down about that too. [ BSH ] *Charlie has some Thoughts on what it is that...
The Mets’ lineup took advantage of its opportunities tonight at Citi Field, as the team beat the Nationals by an 8-0 score. Clay Holmes pitched well, and a big error by the Nationals helped the Mets blow the game open, but there’s nothing wrong with any of that as far as the Mets are concerned. […]
The Nats are headed to Queens to face a Mets team that has fallen on their face so far this season. They are 9-19, which is tied for the worst record in baseball. With Alex Cora and Rob Thomson having been fired, Carlos Mendoza’s seat is red hot. However, a wounded animal can be the […]
Mets lineup Bo Bichette – 3BJuan Soto – DHFrancisco Alvarez – CMJ Melendez – LFMark Vientos – 1BBrett Baty – RFMarcus Semien – 2BCarson Benge – CFRonny Mauricio – SS Clay Holmes – RHP Nationals lineup James Wood – RFLuis Garcia – 1BBrady House – DHCJ Abrams – SSDaylen Lile – LFJacob Young – CFJorbit […]
The Commanders have tons of salary-cap space. There’s $49.5 million available, as a matter of fact. That’s the second most in the NFL, with $42.7 million free even after they pay Sonny Styles and the rest of the 2026 NFL draft class. In other words, general manager Adam Peters can make some moves if they see fit. This roster still has holes, especially following […]
The Mets hadn’t officially listed who their starting pitcher would be for the second game of their series against the Nationals until this afternoon, but it’s official now: David Peterson is getting the start. The 30-year-old lefty had lost his rotation spot after a string of very bad outings, but he’s fared better working multiple […]
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Juan Soto experienced forearm tightness after throwing on Friday, and the team is hoping he can get back to playing the field in the next few days. For now, Soto is in the Mets’ lineup as the team’s designated hitter for their series opener against the Nationals tonight at […]
Ahead of their series opener against the Nationals on Tuesday, the Mets placed Kodai Senga on the 15-day injured list with lumbar spine inflammation and recalled Christian Scott from Triple-A Syracuse. Senga came out of the gate strong this season. In his first two starts, the 33-year-old pitched 11.2 innings, allowing four runs (3.09 ERA) […]
The Nats grinded out a series win against the Chicago White Sox over the weekend, taking the last 2 games of the series to bring themselves back to just 3 games under .500. A game-tying solo home run in the top of the 8th inning of Game 1 was quickly neutralized by a game-winning Sam […]
The New York Mets (9-19) welcome the Washington Nationals (13-16) to Citi Field for their first meeting of the season, as well as the first in-division series of the year for the Mets. There isn’t too much to say about the Mets’ season at this point that hasn’t been said already here, on WFAN, in […]
Commanders links Articles The Athletic (paywall) A closer look at the Washington Commanders’ roster after the NFL Draft Edge rusher This is where the Commanders have focused much of their attention — and money — during the offseason. They certainly got younger and more athletic, but the group lacks long-term depth, which means they’ll be […]
Through the first few weeks of the professional baseball season in 2026, a headline for the Nationals has been the talent in the farm system blossoming, as many of their top prospects, and a few surprise names, have been raking to begin the year. Chief among that group is shortstop Ronny Cruz, who made the […]
Meet the Mets The Mets officially DFA’ed Tommy Pham and signed Austin Slater to a major league deal. Slater will be active for tonight’s game against the Nationals. The club also claimed Eric Wagaman off waivers from the Twins. Following losing their second game on Sunday, Howie Rose had an ominous warning for Carlos Mendoza […]
With the 2026 NFL draft in the books, it’s time for the annual tradition of giving out snap draft grades. Instant draft grades are entirely silly, since everyone knows that it takes a few years to see how the players turn out. But that doesn’t stop anyone from having strong opinions about how the GM […]
The time right after the NFL draft can seem chaotic, either reports about undrafted free agent signings coming from multiple sources, some more reliable than others. A lot of players have deals in place before the draft ends, and others are only given an invite to a rookie mini-camp to try to grab a spot […]
Sonny Styles is the Washington Commanders newest 1st-round pick, and he’s already a big deal in D.C. He will sign a contract soon to join a team that is totally revamping its defense, and Styles is expected to be a big part of that transformation. He was a leader at Ohio State, and will be […]
As is true for most discussions about sports, there is no single criterion for judging the quality of a team’s NFL draft class. There are, however, a number of concepts — some actually contradictory — that get applied. Fulfilling team needs Mock drafters, in particular, tend to focus on the concept of ‘need’, by which […]
Last season, Seaver King swung at 53.1% of pitches in the minors. That is much more than the average big league rate, which hovers around 46%. This over aggression is part of what contributed to a rough first pro season for King. Now, the former first round pick is only swinging at 39.8% of pitches, […]
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and that you are gearing up for a good week ahead. Vancouver wrapped up their lengthy homestand in style on Saturday, dispatching the Colorado Rapids 3-1. Much like many of their wins this season, the final score could have been (should have been?) even more emphatic. Nonetheless, this was a strong performance. Cheikh … Source
The Nats keep chugging along four steps forward, five steps back, and last game Foster Griffin shut down the White Sox. Ignore the White Sox for a moment, any chance the fancy stats say something is real here? No. Griffin has pitched a lot like Jake Irvin but his BABIP sits at .233 (abnormally low) and his LOB% at 90.3% (abnormally high) and so they aren't scoring the runs off his that they "should". He's not getting a crazy amount of GBs (could be better) or avoiding hard contact (no on...