Good afternoon from Houston, where the Nats dropped a tough one last night to the Astros, 6-5. Shoddy defense. Poor relief pitching. A game that should have been won instead turned into one of the toughest losses of the year. I'm sure you've got plenty of questions about this team, so let's get going. As always, click on the above link to submit a question, or email me directly at natsmailbag@washingtontimes.com...

Hi, and welcome back to our weekly live chat, which unfortunately was called off last week due to unforseen circumstances (me getting food poisoning in New York). But we're back this week, feeling strong and ready to tackle all your Nats and baseball questions. As always, click on the above link to submit a question, or email me directly at natsmailbag@washingtontimes.com. Let's get started...