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Happy Thanksgiving


It’s hard to tell whether this is a slow offseason so far or if my offline life has pushed this little hobby of mine to the backburner, as the expression goes. Probably both.

The chatter in the comments is centered on the big club, and while sometimes that bothers me, if there were an alternative topic to discuss… I would chime in to direct traffic, but there isn’t. My default position is that we’re more likely to see prospects be dealt away to shore up big club, so the conversation isn’t really all that far off.

Besides, the prospect writers haven’t written much about the Nats thus far, which isn’t really all that unusual since the cheerleaders at Baseball America are focused on producing the 2016 Handbook when they’re not straining for a new angle to produce pageviews (Yes, I’m aware of the irony/hypocrisy of both mocking them and helping them).

Shifting gears to the headline…

Today is Thanksgiving and it’s the first one in a few years that I’ll be home all day, and you’d better believe I am thankful for that. It’s just the Mrs. and I along with the four kids — two with two legs, two with four legs — and we’re staying put in our little enclave in Western Fairfax County.

As I’ve done for the past six Novembers, I’d like to express my gratitude for this community of fans who come here on a regular basis — even as the site has changed over the past 14 months. It’ll never be what it once was (and for that I’m thankful, too; it’s nice to be doing what I used to do before the site came along) but I appreciate the chance to pass along news and information the way that I want to.

And now for the annual reminders…

  • Travel safe
  • Show some plate discipline
  • Call your mother

9 Commments

  1. Happy Thanksgiving to all! We return the thanks to you, Luke, for being so faithful to this site. And yes, let’s keep the chatter focused on the minors. There are plenty of other sites where we can vent about the big club.

  2. Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. Thanks Luke and everyone else posting here for making this such a terrific site for this Canadian former Expos fan to visit. Be safe and enjoy your families.

    1. Gotta love Chris Spier joining Nats family .
      You know Ross Grimsley does a radio show
      In baltimore ??

  3. Thanks Luke. You’ve done great by us.

    Don’t look now, but we may be witnessing a winter-league Brian Goodwin resurrection. And not a moment too soon for him. The timing, with a bare cupboard of prospects (other than Ballou, of course) in the upper minors with any pop, is welcome.

  4. Goodwin getting some Irish luck aka Espinosa
    This past season ??
    Sprinkle green clover on Vettleson ??
    Nats finish second
    Packers lose to Bears.
    Can’t wait for 2016!!!!
    Ty luke

  5. Thanks, Luke, and congrats for yet another new photo of a Spike look-alike.

    Your site is my go-to place every morning and between you and Todd over at Nats Arms my mornings are definitely better.

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