District Territory

The Washington Nationals broke out for six homers on Tuesday night in a win over the Cincinnati Reds and have the second-best offense in baseball as we pass the quarter-season mark. The District Territory crew talks about Daylen Lile and Luis Garcia Jr., who each homered twice as they attempt to tune their seasons around, as well as Brady House and James Wood, who both hom...

In today’s episode, the District Territory crew recaps the Nationals weekend series against the Marlins while also previewing the remaining schedule in May. The Nats lost the final 2 games of their 3 game set against the fish in Miami over the weekend, after a thrilling 3-2 victory in Friday’s game. With a challenging opponent looming ahead in the Cincinnati Reds, Eric and Kevin d...

In today’s episode, Kevin Frandsen & Eric Shellhouse recap the Nationals thrilling home series win against the Twins. The duo discusses key contributions from catchers Keibert Ruiz & Drew Millis, and how offensive contributions from the bottom half of the lineup were critical to Wednesday and Thursday’s win. With the team standing at 18-20, they finish with a preview of th...

The District Territory crew talks about the results of Spencer Nusbaum's survey of Washington Nationals fans on The Athletic.  That includes talking about the 80 percent of readers who want the Lerners to sell the team, the majority of fans who are more optimistic now than they were last year, and who fans wished the team would have signed last year. Buy two months of BlueChew Gold and get th...

During a series loss to the Brewers, Nationals manager Blake Butera called out his team's struggles in the field. In his words, "We can't lead the league in errors and expect to win." The District Territory crew discusses the shaky defense, how the Nats are trying to fix it and where the blame for these woes ultimately should fall. That, plus a chat about Nasim Nuñez and Foster Griffin, who...

The Washington Nationals just took two of three from a very vulnerable New York Mets team. It had the same elements that have made the Nats great throughout March and April -- James Wood was a highlight factory, CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead homer and Cade Cavalli struck out 10 -- but there were also a few encouraging elements that suggested Washington could keep improving. The District Territory crew...

The Washington Nationals, for the first time this year, have had a bit of cold stretch at the plate. Couple that with Zack Littell's struggles, and you see results like the 8-0 loss. That said... It's fair to start putting James Wood and Juan Soto in the same sentence. We explain why, how the Nats need to supplement the lineup around their slugger and whether he can maintain it. That, plus some th...

Kevin Frandsen and Eric Shellhouse go over Sunday's 2-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox, finishing off a 17 game stretch in which they finished 9-8.  The red hot Nats sit at 3rd in the NL East division standings, as they look ahead  at a 3 game series in New York against the Mets. Kevin and Eric discuss how manager Blake Butera and the rest of a young squad can keep this momentum r...

The District Territory trio sits down to go through fan-submitted mailbag questions about the team's new culture, new process, red-hot offense and ice-cold pitching. Questions about CJ Abrams, James Wood, Dylan Crews, a trip to Single-A Fredericksburg and even whether fans see the fan accounts that are created in their honor. Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order* seatgeek.onelink.me/R...

The Washington Nationals, yet again, have split the start of a four-game  series. This time, it's against the red-hot Atlanta Braves, with plenty to love  on the offensive end and plenty of surprising managerial decisions to unpack. Kevin, Spencer, and Eric discuss Blake Butera pulling Jake Irvin, letting Foster  Griffin stay out there, and what that does for the bullpen, the clubho...

The beleaguered Nationals pitching staff combined to pitch its first shutout of the season behind  some unlikely contributors. But the team also struggled again in extra innings, made mental mistakes in key situations and held a longer team meeting than usual to discuss those miscues. Kevin Frandsen, Eric Shellhouse, and Spencer Nusbaum discuss what we learned about the Nats from this we...

The Washington Nationals split the series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a wacky final game thanks to sharp plays from Nasim Nuñez, another big hit from James Wood (on a controversial decision from the Pirates) and a revived bullpen slamming the door shut. Nine-year MLB vet and current Nationals TV broadcaster Kevin Frandsen now joins @batboysbaseball Eric Shellhouse and The Athletic's Spen...

The Nationals split their first two games against the Pirates with some rather familiar results: The pitching staff blew up in the first game, and an offense led by CJ Abrams carried them through the second game.  @batboysbaseball  Eric Shellhouse and The Athletic's Spencer Nusbaum talk about Abrams' homers off Paul Skenes and Mitch Keller and whether he can maintain his hot start. We al...

New show alert! Welcome to District Territory: A Washington Nationals Podcast @batboysbaseball  Eric Shellhouse and The Athletic's Spencer Nusbaum host. The hosts talk about James Wood raking atop the lineup, the revived pre-game preparation and share our thoughts on CJ Abrams, the bullpen and the upcoming matchup between Paul Skenes and Cade Cavalli. Subscribe on YouTube and wherever you lis...

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