Anthony Davis with an unreal quote about the Wizards crowd.
“I’d like it to be a little more packed in there, but the crowd was great, they were into it, got us over the hump…Even when I was here last year, very first home game. It was like ‘Dress Like a Seat Night’ in here.”
Baseball, more so than the rest of the Big 4, is driven by local Superstardom.
Narratively and culturally it feels so important to figure out a system where the best answer for a team is almost never “Let’s trade our super popular electric homegrown centerpiece.”
Dylan Crews has hit six balls at least 100 mph on this road trip. One of them resulted in a home run, the other five have resulted in outs, including his 109.3-mph laser to center a few minutes ago.
Here’s pretty much every Jayden Daniels dropback/run in the 1st half vs. Dallas (pre injury):
11 of 17 passing, 96 yards, 1 TD
69 rushing yards (7 carries)
Looked like he did in 2024. You could see his confidence growing throughout the game. Such a gut punch for the Commanders
The Nationals have announced the following roster moves:
- Returned left-handed pitcher DJ Herz from rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day Injured List
- Requested unconditional release waivers on right-handed pitcher Cole Henry
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And now Cade Cavalli becomes the 5th pitcher in Nationals history with a 200-strikeout season, joining Max Scherzer (5 times), Stephen Strasburg (3 times), Gio Gonzalez and Patrick Corbin.
Elly De La Cruz during his 23-game on-base streak:
21 singles
10 doubles
8 home runs
23 runs scored
10 walks
4 stolen bases
Only one other MLB player in the modern era has reached all of those marks over any 23-game span: Lou Gehrig (June 9-30, 1930).