James O'Hara
@nextyeardc.com
Waiting for the next team to breakthrough. Nats, Caps, Hokies, Commanders and Mystics mostly.
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James O'Hara
@nextyeardc.com
· Mar 7
To celebrate the new site, I actually wrote something about the Nats! On how the Nats might perceive themselves: nextyeardc.com/post/AreTheN...
Are The Nats Supposed to Be Good?
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With the death of Twitter I decided I wanted to stop outsourcing everything I say about sports to social media and pick up blogging again. I set up a new site and while it'll probably be mostly Nats as the you finally get more interesting, I'll be doing some Caps, Hokies, Commies, Mystics, etc. too.
I'm still a little disappointed Ovechkin never scored that Ovechtrick.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I'm still a little disappointed Ovechkin never scored that Ovechtrick.
Alex Ovechkin has to be close to the NHL record for seasons with at least one hat trick
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Alex Ovechkin has to be close to the NHL record for seasons with at least one hat trick
So many people incorrectly use video game goal to describe very complicated goals, but this is the correct application. One player just skated from center ice right up to the goalie then did one stick move before shooting it in.
5-3. Sonny Milano, a video game goal. Wow
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
So many people incorrectly use video game goal to describe very complicated goals, but this is the correct application. One player just skated from center ice right up to the goalie then did one stick move before shooting it in.
The Caps appear to have time warped to 1985
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Caps appear to have time warped to 1985
Another 33 year old
The Nationals are hiring Tyler Smarslok as the team’s field coordinator, sources tell @chelseajanes.bsky.social and me.
Smarslok was the Marlins’ 1B coach last season. He was also responsible for coaching Miami’s base running and infield defense.
Smarslok was the Marlins’ 1B coach last season. He was also responsible for coaching Miami’s base running and infield defense.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another 33 year old
Someone just waking up from a year long coma will be shocked by this development
Mets available for trade, per Jeff Passan:
Kodai Senga
Brandon Nimmo
Brett Baty
Mark Vientos
Luisangel Acuña
Jeff McNeil
Kodai Senga
Brandon Nimmo
Brett Baty
Mark Vientos
Luisangel Acuña
Jeff McNeil
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Someone just waking up from a year long coma will be shocked by this development
The nice thing about this league is it gives a context to see players like Whitmore look as good as they are instead of as someone struggling with an 8 ERA. I'm sure that experience has scared away players like Davis in the past. No one wants to go from LLWS shutout to barely hanging on.
On women playing baseball outside the framework of "first" or "only," for Kelsie Whitmore, Mo'ne Davis and more in the fledging WPBL: www.si.com/mlb/mone-dav...
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The nice thing about this league is it gives a context to see players like Whitmore look as good as they are instead of as someone struggling with an 8 ERA. I'm sure that experience has scared away players like Davis in the past. No one wants to go from LLWS shutout to barely hanging on.
Looks like James Franklin to VT is at the finish line. I like the hire, but I also liked the Fuente and Pry hires so hell if I know if it'll work out.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Looks like James Franklin to VT is at the finish line. I like the hire, but I also liked the Fuente and Pry hires so hell if I know if it'll work out.
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So were JMU folks making stuff up or did ESPN back out of cravenly skipping the biggest game because it's between Fox teams at the last second?
How many times is College GameDay gonna pull the rug from Missoula at the last possible second?
November 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So were JMU folks making stuff up or did ESPN back out of cravenly skipping the biggest game because it's between Fox teams at the last second?
I don't think I've seen a game with this many failed 4th and goals.
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don't think I've seen a game with this many failed 4th and goals.
Credit to Jeremy McNichols for doing the right thing and calling for the trainers when he noticed something wrong.
Trainers came out to take a look at Marcus Mariota after that last play, so it'll be Josh Johnson in here at QB for 3rd and 15.
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Credit to Jeremy McNichols for doing the right thing and calling for the trainers when he noticed something wrong.
I'm disappointed in Fox not changing the scorebug to USC-Southern Cal after the game went final. They're the real SC now!
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm disappointed in Fox not changing the scorebug to USC-Southern Cal after the game went final. They're the real SC now!
I do not envy the person trying to figure out how to rank Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas with these head-to-head results.
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I do not envy the person trying to figure out how to rank Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas with these head-to-head results.
That onside kick was so clean I was sure it had to be short of ten yards
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
That onside kick was so clean I was sure it had to be short of ten yards
The Caps really miss Oshie, Backstrom and Kuznetsov in the shootout
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The Caps really miss Oshie, Backstrom and Kuznetsov in the shootout
Masterful deception by Ovechkin to fall down in front of the goal so the defense let's him stand up unbothered right in front of the net
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Masterful deception by Ovechkin to fall down in front of the goal so the defense let's him stand up unbothered right in front of the net
Brent Venables continues to morph into Bob Einstein.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Brent Venables continues to morph into Bob Einstein.
Boy am I glad Shane Beamer was not interested in coming to Blacksburg
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Boy am I glad Shane Beamer was not interested in coming to Blacksburg
Texas A&M - South Carolina is terrible football and an all time great game
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Texas A&M - South Carolina is terrible football and an all time great game
Well that mistake is probably going to haunt the Thorns defender for life
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Well that mistake is probably going to haunt the Thorns defender for life
HOW did the Spirit not score there?!?
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
HOW did the Spirit not score there?!?
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Texas A&M professors have to get clearance from a dean if they want to talk about this game on Monday
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Texas A&M professors have to get clearance from a dean if they want to talk about this game on Monday
This is an area where Mike Rizzo's old school mentality was putting the Nats woefully behind and an illustration of how tough a challenge Toboni will have in getting the Nats organization to catch up. He'll be fixing minor league development while other teams race ahead on the pro side.
"He’s been clear that the goal is to create environments where players aren’t just getting their reps, they’re actually getting better and getting better quicker."
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
open.substack.com/pub/jrod2003...
Marlins in Focus: How One Team Shows MLB’s Player Development Shift
Across baseball, that mindset is starting to take hold.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is an area where Mike Rizzo's old school mentality was putting the Nats woefully behind and an illustration of how tough a challenge Toboni will have in getting the Nats organization to catch up. He'll be fixing minor league development while other teams race ahead on the pro side.