Half Street High Heat | A Nationals Podcast

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back discussing an eventful Championship Series week and an interesting World Series matchup. Do the Dodgers and Kershaw finally get over the hump or do the underdog Rays take down one more goliath on their way to their first world series win? We talk if the Rays' Formula for success is bad for baseball and if former Rays Pitching Coach and new Nats Pitching Coach Jim Hickey will make an impact on the Nats' arms. Also, we talk about why sports ratings have experienced a significant drop. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back recapping a bunch of moves made by the Nats, including coaches and players. We talk about what the Nats coaching staff might look like next season under Davey's control as well as what players might round out the 40 man roster going forward. We also give our reactions to the Division Series results as well as our thoughts on the Championship series matchups. Listen In! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back recapping a Wild Card Series week and our thoughts on eliminating the Wild Card Game in favor of a Wild Card, best of 3, series moving forward. We preview the division series before saying goodbye to Sean Doolittle and talking about the Nats moving on from long time organizational pitching coach Paul Menhart. What does the 2021 Nats team look like? Well dcNATSHACK is here with our official predictions! Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back reflecting on an anticlimactic follow up to a championship season for the Nats. We play Nat or Not will all of the expiring contracts the Nats have to see if we see those players returning to the Nats for the 2021 season. Before we give our Postseason predictions for the 2020 playoffs, we do a quick rewind to see how our preseason predictions have played out (Hint: not well). Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back as the season is winding down. The Nats hit 19-31 again, but no resurrections this time. We talk about what went wrong in this shortened season and how it affects the team going into 2021. Eaton hits the IL, does this end his time as a Nat? We revisit everyone's favorite trade.  And finally, we talk about the 5 things we miss most about being at a baseball game. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back talking about Nationals baseball with just two weeks left in the regular season. We examine our feelings on the season as a whole and what we expect moving forward. We also do a User submitted Fair or Foul segment analyzing all of the best takes from Nationals' Twitter. Later, we are joined by NBCSportsWashington's Matt Weyrich again to get his takes on the season in a very fun interview. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Nick and Ryan are leading this episode as Amanda  is on vacation. The two talk all the latest Nats news including Rizzo's extension and if Davey Martinez and Treat Turner will follow. They then talk some of their biggest surprises and disappointments so far for the 2020 season. Twitter is officially put on notice as the Worst Tweet of the Week segment is back and Nick has an idea to fix MLB Broadcasts. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back and breaking down the surprisingly active trade deadline of 2020. We talk about the Padres going all-in, the Marlins getting the best bat available, and the Nats doing absolutely nothing. We also discuss what it means for Rizzo, his future, and the rest of the season. And since we are at the halfway point of this shortened 2020 season, we take a trip down memory lane and grade all of the offseason moves the Nats made coming off a World Series victory. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter! Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back with a loaded episode including a ton of Heater Questions. We recap the latest week in Nats news including Strasburg going down, Crowe coming up, Trea and Luis going off, and Eaton stinking it up. We also play Contender or Pretender with some of the fringe playoff teams to see who we think stands a legitimate shot of making a run in the playoffs. We finally debate a Nats' strategy at the deadline and Rizzo's comments that the team will be buyers at the deadline. There are a ton of listener questions this episode so listen in to see if we answered your question! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back talking a busy week in Nats baseball as multiple arms and big names have hit the injured list. We talk Strasburg and Doolittle, as well as Castro, and if we will see any of them again this season. We talk about the multiple debuts we saw this week, including Seth Romero, Dakota Baucus and one Luis Garcia, and how this is the time to let them play and prove themselves. We also take the time to talk some of the most overhyped players in baseball (Hint: not Bryce Harper). Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back and talking a very underwhelming week of Nats baseball. COVID is still impacting players, staff, games and series across the league, including the Nats. The crew talks a very below average lineup with some major questions and injury scares within the starting rotation. We address Sean Doolittle and his struggles (politely, don't worry) and Fair or Foul returns! Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

A full-ish week of action is in the books as Amanda, Nick and Ryan recap a crazy week in sports that was disrupted by COVID. The Marlins and Cardinals experienced a major COVID outbreak leaving many questions to be answered for what a baseball season will look like. On the Nats' side, they too were impacted by COVID as the Marlins were unable to travel for the weekend series, giving the Nats 3 unexpected off days. We talk about the impacts of this, the takeaways from the Blue Jays' series and much more! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan finally get to recap some Major League Baseball action after a full weekend of games, including the Nats' series against the Yankees. The FYI segment is back and giving you the 4-1-1 on the recently ratified Expanded Playoffs for the 2020 season going from 10 to 16 teams and what teams benefit the most from it. We also roll out a new segment called Nats Spat, where we go "rapid fire" style through a bunch of Nationals' related players and story lines. Amanda welcomes back Pete Medhurst to the show as the two talk about all of the plans for the 2020 season and the possibility of a new radio gig for Pete. Finally, we spin Twitter Questions to Twitter Overreactions and examine some of the best overreactions we've seen after 3 games of the 2020 season. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

On the last episode before the 2020 MLB season kicks off, Amanda, Nick and Ryan give their season and playoff predictions for this shortened 2020 season. Nick also includes a couple of surprises in his predictions... The crew also covers the Minor League System Update, Freddie Freeman, Nick's Random Thought of the Week and a Fan Appreciation segment with all of your twitter questions! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes HSHH - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda is back as the crew gives their predictions for all of the individual season awards, including Cy Young and MVP. We talk about how a 60 game season will impact the Cy Young and MVP races and give three bold predictions for the season. We also give an update on the COVID protocols being enforced as teams return to Summer Camp as well as the one major flaw in the MLB's COVID testing. Follow us on Twitter! Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @Awhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support