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US Presswire file photo The Nationals look for a series victory this afternoon at Miller Park. |
Gio Gonzalez gets the start for the Nats, seeking to become the first NL pitcher to reach 14 wins (only Tampa Bay's David Price has done it so far). The left-hander is coming off perhaps his best start of the season: zero earned runs, two hits in seven innings against the Mets.
A win today would catapult the Nationals to 21 games over .500 for the first time and secure a superb 5-1 road trip in advance of this week's homestand against the Phillies and Marlins.
I'm off again today, but I'll be back at the park Tuesday for the opener against Philadelphia and the trade deadline. In the meantime, enjoy today's game and discussion...
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Where: Miller Park
Gametime: 2:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv, TBS (outside D.C. market)
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM), XM 188
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 81 degrees, Wind 9 mph in from RF
NATIONALS (60-40)
2B Steve Lombardozzi
RF Bryce Harper
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
LF Michael Morse
SS Danny Espinosa
CF Roger Bernadina
C Jesus Flores
LHP Gio Gonzalez
BREWERS (45-56)
RF Norichika
CF Carlos Gomez
LF Ryan Brain
1B Corey Hart
2B Rickie Weeks
C Jonathan Lucroy
3B Cody Ranson
SS Cesar Izturis
RHP Mark Rogers
UMPIRES
HP Mike Estabrook
1B Tim Welke (cc)
2B Paul Schrieber
3B Laz Diaz
422 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 422 Newer› Newest»SWM. They do review and discipline the umpires. Rhey don't announce it.
Secret wasian man said...
Does the league ever review some of these calls and discipline thes umps? What a joke.
I hope so
however, as bad as this ump crew is, we had bases loaded with zero outs and the heart of the order up came away with 1 run.
Awful inning. The king of the dp strikes again. Zimmerman not worth the $$$$
They not Rhey.
Morse at 1B. First time this season? I really feel like we need to just get the heck out of Milwaukee safely at this point. No one is playing where they usually do, Flo is getting pelted. Bad mojo today.
agreed swami... take the split we are still 3 up on Braves and move on
John Smolz of all people thinks Rizzo should roll the dice with Strasburg's arm. Says we have just an average rotation without him. Well then.
correct if I'm wrong but is this Matthues 3rd HR he has given up in his last 4 games?
4-3-1! You don't see that very often!
Got to admit, rotation has looked pretty average last two games.
I said Mattheus is over-used/hurting or whatever and should be the one sent down now that Storen is up to form. I got plenty of laughs.
Put down the shades of grey book and learn to pitch.
I like Lombo!
Ouch, that homer hurt. I had the feeling we could come back, but not now. Ok, 2-2 split on the road, and a 5-2 road trip. I'll take it. Bring it home guys and let's put a nail in the Phillie's coffin.
Nice stretch by Morse! He can still play there it appears.
Good Morse stretch on that one... Mattheus has been excellent until recently, he knows how to pitch. So you have to ask, has he tweaked something.
Sec 222 - really? Just goes to show he doesn't actually watch. Strasburg has how many of those 60 wins? All 60 you say? Seriously - this series has been very bipolar for both teams. Excellent last 8 or 9 days for the Nats, though. They can chew on a little humble pie on their off day before facing some more teams they are supposed to dominate because they have under .500 records. they will need to come out sharp this week. And can we please get Bryce's tummy all better, ALR's back in shape and ice all over Flores? The walking wounded.
What really irks is when they stink against these sore-armed newbies. These are games they ought to at least win 8-6.
Excuse me? JZ did not look "average" yesterday. You are maybe thinking of Detwiler?
Well, we really did beat ourselves, with the help of the blues, assuming that we don't score four here.Whatever happens, we're still in first. This is going to be a ride not to be forgotten over the next two months!
Morse had two nice plays at first there.
Three game lead is ok. But man I really hate the philthies. Thanks for nothing!
Danny, this guy is not throwing strikes. STOP SWINGING.
swami - Seriously. Then Darling said the Znn precedent was based in part on the fact that we were out of the pennant race by September last year. And that you have to take your shot for winning it all when you get it. I'm very surprised two former pitchers have this view. Surely they remember Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, etc. Luckily, it's not their decision to make.
looks like Espi wants to leave Milwaukee
All right, Bernie. Boy do I wish Danny would take a pitch once in while!
love the shark and if we lose by 2 runs, thank Esterbrook for the 1st inning.
Steve Lombardozzi has had a fantastic game today. He is playing very well.We miss Desi, but losing him could have hurt a lot more.
Well, at least there's half-priced Papa John's pizza tomorrow. :)
baseballswami said...
Steve Lombardozzi has had a fantastic game today. He is playing very well.We miss Desi, but losing him could have hurt a lot more.
Lombo getting this kind of time will help out a great deal in October
Likes like there might be some crow ready to go in the oven.
Wow. I have no respect for brewer fan. That's awful to booooooooo like that. Bunch of drunks
OK Corey.... that's how you get peoples attention and warrant more playing time.
Hmm, Axford looking for a five out save. We can get him next inning if Harper doesn't come through.
I'll be happy to eat crow today.
TIE GAME~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEVER SAY DIE!!!
NOT DEAD YET!
Darling called that wild pitch/passed ball two pitch before it happened. Said the new catcher who came in on a double switch might not be warmed up.
I like my crow cooked at, or near, 600.
JoeS -- As peric will tell you, crow is a dish best served cold.
And it is quite delicious, too. This got interesting in a big hurry.
Is something wrong with Burnett? I was sure he was coming in. We have an off-day tomorrow.
Arggghhh!
Ok Davey, enough already. You seriously left a guy in who'd given up not one, but two dingers?
NatsLady - was just about to say that was a bit insecure with Ryan Mattheus and wished it was Burnett, but.....well, Ryan gave them a generous gift.
What the f*******? Davey?
And this outing shows why Mattheus will be optioned and Henry will stay
Bring in H-Rod!!
Yikes - 3 today and he stayed in after 2?
SC-- I said that and got laughed at.
Ugly game from beginning to end. Do we have another comeback in us?
I would have emptied a gallon of bourbon and Maalox by now except that I have yard work to do after the game.
Never thought I would want to see Henry. Mattheus did give up 3 today, right? Have we ever had a reliever do that?
THe lesson from this game is that if you have Burnett, Storen and Clippard you shouldn't use Mattheus in a tie game in the 8th inning. I don't think you will see this again.
Wow really, we keep Mathews out of this game we would have won. This ones on davey. Yuckkkkkkkkkk
NatsLady, its either him or Stammen. They have invested too much in Henry to let him go for nothing. One of the two gets optioned and recalled when rosters expand, stays on the roster for the playoffs, Henry gets the winter and spring training to try to get his mind in shape.
I have to guess Davey's reasoning is that if he uses Burnett for the 8th and we don't score, then he has to use Gorzy for the 9th and risk him giving up a walk-off. But sheesh, after the first HR, you have to take Mattheus out. This is really hard on Stammen who hasn't been great with inherited runners recently.
JD - agreed on the ugly assessment. From start to finish, ugly stuff. Nice comeback in the 8th , more rookie love, but lots of ugly to go around. How do you keep a guy in that is serving it up when there is an off day tomorrow?
So, I stepped away for a while to take my daughter to the pool. Am I to understand that the Nats tied it at 7-7, but have now fallen behind again?
We beat ourselves all darned day, with a bit of help from the blues.
Oh, yeah, I said that when it was7-3. Ryan Mathheus has been pretty good all year. Craig Stammen looked bad last outing, too.
Tommorow an off day. Why oh why would you not do what we have been doing. Brunette..... Sit down davey and quit over managing. Again yuckkkkkk
SCNats, I understand Stammen or Mattheus is going down. And between them, I said it was Mattheus. That's what I meant.
Eugene- yes- fantastic come back in the 8th to tie it at seven. Mattheus then served up his 2cd and 3rd of the day to make it 9-7.
All this double switching so that Mattheus and Stammen could pitch another inning. Never thought I'd say this, but it feels like Davey overmanaged this one. Except that he undermanaged in leaving Mattheus in. Ugh.
I get sick of the "this one's on Davey." This on is on Espinosa. This one is on Gio. This one is on Flores. This one is on Mattheus. This one is on Ryan Zimmerman. It's not just on Johnson. That statement is ignorant.
Plenty of blame to go around, but all the folks you mentioned had failures of execution. Frustrating, but it happens. Davey inexplicably left Mattheus in for a second inning after he had given up a homer. And then left him in again (!!) after he gave up a second one. It's not ignorant to say its on him. It's accurate.
If your sick of those comments and you keep reading then you are the ignorant one sir.
tie game again.
MORSE!!!!!!!
GORSE!!!
Oh my god.
swami - thanks.
Mr. Morse - thanks.
And this one is not freaking on Davey Johnson.
That crow tastes so good, I think I'll have a second serving please.
Sweet Fancy Gorse Hackage!
I am with you Swami
And we are still in First place.
(sigh) and Danny strikes out for a change... No, I'm not putting this on Davey. But now we are in a hole, tie game away from home. Can't imagine how they are feeling in Atlanta...
Can a reliever get two blown saves in one game ? Clutchiness to the max!
Sea head. You are correct. This is an blog and when people watch their emotions will take over. That's to be expected. Not everyone reacts the same but we all luv are nats
Stammen?
Ok Craig, I really do not want to see a walkoff here. Give our lineup a chance to win it.
House money now, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, Stammen. He has to do this--because he will have to do it in September and October.
Agree on house money NL. Like I said before, I'll take a 5-2 roadtrip any day. To pull this out would be pretty great though.
Nice job there, Craig!!
And I really still do want to know if Axford will get dinged with 2 blown saves today. Stat- wise - can that happen?
I don't agree Davey overmanaged this game. Just wish he had taken Mattheus out sooner, but that's hindsight.
I love that the Nats play 27 outs every game. Or 30.... or what ever it takes.
Ok, in hindsight , who should you have brought in? Keep in mind you have 17games in 16days coming up. Storen, after last night? Burnett after last night? Gorzolony? Henry? Think about it. In hindsight Davey looks bad, but like I said, overall Mattheus has been reliable this year. He wasn't today. But we need a lot of innings from all of these guys over the next two and half weeks.
Natsjack- totally agree. Nats have had an outstanding week and even though they know they are going home, they just keep on keeping on. Very proud of them. Valiant
effort. Good habits, good bulldog mentality.
swami,
Re the two blown save question: In the ninth, he was the pitcher of record at that point (i.e., he would have been the winning pitcher if he had held on). He wasn't brought into the game to save the game for another pitcher. So no, if I understand the rule correctly, it wasn't a save situation and thus he can't be charged with a second blown save.
Burnett and Storen should both be available, but looking at a tie game, as I said, if you bring him in for the 8th and don't score in the bottom of the 8th you are in the same situation we are in now. Basically, Davey had to see if Mattheus could go two innings.
swami - did a little research, found this: "Impossible situation. After you blow the save, if your team comes back to score you're in line for the WIN, not the save."
Sorry, meant Burnett and Clippard should both be available.
Oh come on JS. Do you seriously believe that Davey had no other option but to leave Mattheus in? How about bringing in Stammen? Or Burnett (he pitched last night, but not on Friday). Storen pitched last night, but Gonzales didn't. Nor did Gorzo. I know everyone worries about Gorzo, but after Mattheus gave up his 2nd homer, woud you really not take a chance on Gorzo over Mattheus?
And we have an off day tomorrow, so everyone will be fresh for the Phillies.
Some nights a pitcher just doesn't have it. Mattheus didn't and he should not have been left in to lose the game for us. Thankfully Morse saved our bacon. Let's hope this discussion is completely academic soon.
Really, Blue? That call on DeRosa stunk!
Morse delivers again. Two run double!
Mr. Everything, nice to see you.
Sweet fancy Wlliam Wallace, that's some beautiful Gorse Hackage!
I'd feel a lot more comfortable with another run or two.
NatsJack.. As you said.. UNTIL THE VERY LAST OUT PEOPLE!
I am laying odds that in the Atlanta clubhouse and all around Georgia, their are a LOT of curse words being said right now!
So--their most effective reliever was Livo?
Hit it in the air, Flo. Just like you did that last time.
Sac fly please?
What NatsLady said. I'd take a sac fly.
Natslady still want Werth in right field instead of Morse, Moore or even Corey Brown? Still don't like Morse's fielding? Still think Werth is a better substitute?
sac fly, no way. I want a grand slam.
I will settle for 3 outs.
Three outs on three batters!
peric, yes.
Oh, Clipp.
LOL not now, Clippard. Not now.
To bad Hart didn't get the bunt down
OY CLIPP!!! get the 3 frickin outs
Tyler Clippard career average xFIP 4.55 ... pushing over 4,00 toward that career average created by bad Clip.
Great play by Danny and good scoop by Morse. Take a seat Nyjer.
Espinosa to Morse. Morse with the glove save!!!
I have to say, though, I'm not sure LaRoche would have been long enough to get that one.
Talk about a four and a half hour roller coaster ride.
Say it MichelleS!
Jeeze. Nats had the lead twice - at the very beginning of the game and the very end.
Wooo-HOOOOOOOOOO! (copyright 2012 MicheleS)
Greys 11, Blues10!
Whoooo, mentally told CLipp, pop him up. AND HE DID!!! Unreal!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FREAKIN HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NEVER SAY DIE!!! STILL 4 UP ON THE BRAVES!
KARDIAC KIDS!!! #61 AND 21 GAMES ABOVE .500
Braves still 4 games behind after sweeping Phillies I believe.
And it is to on Davey!
Big shoutout to Zack Greinke for not being here today!
To the few who keep insisting on trading Michael Morse, I'm still shaking my head that you don't get it.
Wow.
I hope Roenicke practiced his Denny Green speech.
Swami, scrape yourself off the ceiling. I am going to get a glass of wine so that I can calm down!
I love these guys! How awesome was that. I have 4 games this week. I can't wait! Wow and WE WON the Series! Can't say it enough, these guys never quit.
The crow tastes delicious. What a great game to steal. Well done boys. Have a happy flight!
Servings of crow all around!
Stammen gets the win! And boy, does he deserve it or what!
I'm with FP. "I got nothin".
Oh... except I'm glad to see others have picked up on the "ignorance" guy and how useless his posts are.
We had 'em all the way!
So Braun dawdles and we get the extra run--which we end up needing! What Danny doesn't do at the plate he does with his glove! Morse, etc... Not enough words.
Morse gets POG. Two clutch hits and some good plays at first. Stammen an honorable mention. That's some serious pressure-filled long relief.
rogieshan said...
Big shoutout to Zack Greinke for not being here today!
July 29, 2012 6:37 PM
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Not too sure of that. After Lombo's leadoff HR, the kid did a good job on the Nats.
We had 'em all the way!
Uncle -- Remember Bob Prince?
Haven't read the thread but, as the skipper might say, holy moly! Am I ever glad the hitters pulled that one out. That was some ballgame!
Gonat said...
rogieshan said...
Big shoutout to Zack Greinke for not being here today!
July 29, 2012 6:37 PM
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Not too sure of that. After Lombo's leadoff HR, the kid did a good job on the Nats.
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And, for what it's worth, Mr. Greinke picked up the loss today for the Angels.
Eugene, exactly.
The view from the ceiling is nice!
Might not come down for a while. Got a message from a friend in Atlanta. They are cursing the Brewers.
Win of the year! Should count as two.
"WOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOO!!"
(Copyright, MicheleS, 2011).
Yes I do - the Gunner!
When you attack me NatsJack...you should be more specific!!! You can call me negative all you want...that I can accept...but to call me ignorant, you will need to do that to my face for me to worry about it...and you WON'T. Aren't you the same guy that said Strasburg was at 75% of what he used to be pre-injury and that Lombardozzi is a horrible defender??? Thought so.
Don't you mean Whew-----hoooooo? Exhale.
Mickey Morse for Langershlang. Still. Rizzo's. Greatest. Deal. Ever.
Ray Knight just analyzed that Morse/RZ play where Braun scored. Plenty of blame to go around but I think they laid it about 50-50 between them.
What a game, good time for an off day.
Blown calls, blown plays, blown opportunities -- and they still win. Karma? A blessing from the baseball gods for not doing something stoopid before the trade deadline? They clearly need a good night's sleep.
They are going to be adding pieces at the deadline, without trading anyone. And isn't it ironic (?) that two of the biggest contributors are likely to be in the minors in a week or two?
Maybe ironic isn't the right word but it's starting to feel like they've got a 28-29 man roster.
So my wife talks me into going to Mass at 7-3, I come out of church and its 9-9 and I watch the rest. I get re cap... my only question and maybe it was answered is when Nats tied it at 7-7, why was Mattheus still in and not say Stammen then?
any way, what an amazing team and I conclude with give me a B, give me a E, give me a A, give me a S, give me a T, whats that spell
B-E-A-S-T!!!!
actually it was 7-5 when i left
F & I, unless you post under two names I don't think Jack was talking about you this time.
Great scene from the movie Moonstruck:
[Loretta accepts to marry Ronny instead of Ronny's brother Johnny, her ex-fiancé, in front of her family. Loretta's grandfather, the Old Man, starts to cry]
Cosmo Castorini: What's the matter, Pop?
Old Man: [crying] I'm confused!
After this game, that's exactly how I feel. A mind-boggling game.
In the words of the late Rodney King... can't we all just get along, lol
joemktg -- one of the many great lines in that film, maybe second only to "old man, you give your dogs another plate of my food, and I'm going to kick you till you're dead!"
VERY smart to hold our same hand at the deadline -- the chemistry is too good to mess around with.
I. LOVE. THIS. TEAM!
I guess I should also tip my cap to Stammen and to Clip, who did get to three outs with the lead intact, even if it was very, er, exciting. The funniest part was the Mattheus-Morse hugout in the dugout. I'm pretty sure that a bunch of pitchers owe some position players steaks, but I lost count. :-)
Mick, your question wasn't answered that I saw, but I didn't watch the postgame.
natsfan1a said...
Haven't read the thread but, as the skipper might say, holy moly! Am I ever glad the hitters pulled that one out. That was some ballgame!
July 29, 2012 6:44 PM
I bet mentally this could frustrate the Braves, I am sure they thought the lead was down to 3 games, lol. I admit, I sure did
natsfan1a... my son has told me it had to do with the Nats had only 1 pinch hitter left and that was Leon
Great game. Watched the end while visiting my mom in the hospital for her heart. I thought they were going to have to check me in at the end. Haha. Shes fine by the way
that is better news than the Nats win, wasian man
Thank you mick. Go nats
All in all, it was a gutsy win but just scratching my noggin with another lousy performance by Gio. 5 walks and he didn't field his position well today including that crazy Zim play where Braun scored. It could have been worse as Braun just missed a HR in another at-bat and you also have to consider Nats-killer Aramis Ramirez wasn't in the starting lineu-up.
So much for thinking this was going to be an easy win after Greinke was traded and Gio didn't have to face Aramis.
Thanks, Mick.
SWM, yeah, I'm pretty sure that my blood pressure was sky high at the end there. Good that your mom is okay.
Gonat... I think Gio let the Umpire get the best of him.. In fact, Davey and the bench let the ump have it in the 5th
Kardiac Kids gave Davey some "more gray hairs" as he said in his post-game.
mick said...
Gonat... I think Gio let the Umpire get the best of him.. In fact, Davey and the bench let the ump have it in the 5th
July 29, 2012 7:11 PM
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He squeezed him but Gio was biting corners instead of attacking.
I will check Pitch F/X tomorrow.
FYI:
Jerry Crasnick, baseball writer for ESPN.com, tweeted on Saturday that there are discussions taking place between the Dodgers and Cubs that would send Dempster to L.A. in exchange for 25-year-old pitcher Josh Lindblom:
also, Hunter Pence is also rumored to be possibly traded
agreed Gonat
By the way, that Espi play on Nyjer may have been the play of the day with that great scoop by Morse.
Can't overlook the defense.
oh yes... Espi's play and BEASTS's scoop
Gio just missing, terrible umpiring, then he gets freaked out. I said at the beginning of the game that he and Det just have to figure that out - with Henry, maybe? After that the wackiness ensued and didn't let up. Not to be lost, though - Lombo played out of his mind, Corey Brown is the real deal, Espi has a gun, Morse is back to being the beast, Craig Stammen was awesome, and this team just never, ever, ever quits! Would somebody please give Flo a very gentle hug? That guy just gets hammered.
Mick - Dempster has given up 7 earned over his last 2 starts. Maybe a blip, maybe a trend, maybe trouble.
Dempster's career numbers which is a lengthy only includes 2 Ace type seasons. Also consider he is 35.
With all that said, I would take him here as a Veteran who still seems to have some Ace left in him and still leads the Majors in ERA.
swami... lets give him a group hug, lol
At Syracuse Lannan got torched, giving up 13 hits and six earned in 3.1 innings. Not a good audition for next weekend's twin bill.
Ryan Perry throws 6 scoreless innings for Harrisburg. His ERA is 1.82. This experiment is getting interesting.
Jason Martinson homered again. He now has 10 homers at Potomac to go with his 10 at Hagerstown. At the two levels combined he has 96 RBIs to go with his 20 home runs.
With 387 comments, there isnt much I can say that hasnt already been said. But not withstanding, WHAT A GAME!!! Love these Nats!!
Lookout Philly, here we come!
Gonat true, but how much of that could be that he is distracted?
Look at Clipp's line in the box score. All 1's.
NL, I saw the Ray Knight recap too. Much more blame to Zim, as it should be. Morse's bad throw just meant that Hart might have ended up on second. Zim's bad play let the run score. Morse is not responsible for that.
mick -- you're absolutely right -- Mattheus should not have pitched in the 8th. At the very least he should have been pulled after the 1st homer in that inning.
But hey, big time screwups by Zim and Davey and we still win. The rest of the team picked them up. Excellent!!
OK, we won't all agree on why Matheus was left in, but percentages on the righty/lefty matchups say that he would get each of those guys out. Hindsight is 20/20 is a cliche, but looking back it was a bad move, however,a good manager plays his gut, a great one plays both his gut and the statistical probabilities. Nobody bats a thousand, but Johnson approaches it. We agree to disagree, but following my percentage argument, I'm going with Davey Johnson's judgement 99% of the time over mine, or some poster that only seems to pipe in with negative comments. As far as the over-managing issue, much of it revolved around ALR needing to come out. Davey wasn't doing a Gigggleman thing with being cute, and over thinking it. Every move was calculated, and made perfect sense, IMO.
I have to say if the pitch track on TBS was correct then the ump did a horrible job.
I can just see the Braves kicking a can or two watching the end of this one.
Drew, its AAA which matters to the people in Syracuse and Davey said before he doesn't care. What we don't know is whether Lannan was specifically told to work on some pitches and maybe was told to take it easy.
On paper, it looks bad, but we should only care what he does for the Nats and his win last week was as clutch as it gets.
Davey could go with Perry in the double header, just see what happens, that would be a good time to find out
Not concerned about Mattheus. He is over-cooking his fastball causing it to flatten out.
More concerned about him pitching 2nd innings.
I have heard that name, Jason Martinson for the first time.
I was saying to my husband during the game that they were going to give Davey a heart attack. Hope he has a strong ticker. :-)
Seamhead, good point on ALR coming out. I noticed after he reached first earlier in the game that he seemed to reach his hand over towards his side or back, and I remembered that after he'd been pulled.
Gonat said...
Kardiac Kids gave Davey some "more gray hairs" as he said in his post-game.
July 29, 2012 7:13 PM
I think today really sealed the deal on the last man standoff between Mattheus and Stammen.
Corey Brown sure does look good. With Brown, Moore and Werth soon to return it seems like we have more OFs than we know what to do with.
I think they let ALR go next year, move Morse to 1st (where he looked great last year) and have either Brown starting in Center or Moore starting in Left. Hard to say which would be preferable. Brown has the edge on D, but Moore seems to have the bigger bat (as of today)
I now understand why all the old-school announcers used short catch phrases all the time, sometimes this game just leave you speechless!!
Holy Cow!, How "Bout That!, Ain't the Beer Cold?!, Oh, Doctor!, Nats Win, Nats Win, Nats Win!
James McDonald of the Pirates has gone from lights out to lights on as he lost to the Astros giving up 7 walks in 5 innings with 5 runs. Could have been worse.
Swift Eagle, we're sitting in the catbird seat. :-)
Haha, yes we are Natsfan1a! What seemed like just another 7-3 loss on a lazy Sunday turns into an instant classic...And how many runs have the Nats scored on late inning wild pitch/fast balls? That's become their move...
er..wild pitch/passed balls..
#20 said it all on the Tweeter:
Ian Desmond @IanDesmond20
#defibrillatedNats
NatsFanChris said...
I think they let ALR go next year, move Morse to 1st (where he looked great last year) and have either Brown starting in Center or Moore starting in Left. Hard to say which would be preferable. Brown has the edge on D, but Moore seems to have the bigger bat (as of today)
July 29, 2012 7:42 PM
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Still plenty of time to decide on LaRoche. Maybe you keep him and make a trade since you have team control. Maybe you do let him walk. Also keep in mind that Morse is a Free Agent after next year.
I just think discussing LaRoche's fate is way too premature on July 29.
Yes, it's one of their go-to moves. :-)
And unlike the Olympics..No Tape Delay!
(the WP, that would be)
Chris Sale is being shut down temporarily due to tired/fatigued arm.
You know, I feel sorry for the fans who want to talk only about stats, prospects, future signings, etc, etc. They're missing the best part:
The way the Current Players, selected by the GM, with this manager, play the game, on the field, every day...
Some of you are missing the big picture..
Also seen on the Tweeter (Kilgore):
The Nationals this morning unconditionally released OF/1B Xavier Nady.
Incidentally, I fully expect Matheus to be the one optioned between now and Tuesday when Tracy is activated. I've thought that for a while now because of the option factor.
JoeS, good point about ALR and how that prompted alot of the switching. That's a curveball that the game threw Davey, and he handled it well, as usual. And I certainly realize that Davey plays his gut and the %s, and he's right alot. In fact, most of the time it's downright scary how he's able to think several innings ahead and make exactly the right move.
Sometimes he's wrong though, and today was one of those times. Mattheus' performance in the 7th didn't warrant the confidence Davey showed in him and there were definitely other options available. But I'm certainly not saying I could manage the team better. That's why being a fan is so fun. My eyesight is nowhere near 20/20, but my hindsight definitely is.
As for Lannan, he undoubtedly earned a return doubleheader engagement with his clutch performance last weekend. There's absolutely no way they take a flyer with Perry or CMWang, no matter how badly or why Lannan got beat up today. He's lined up to start that game, and I definitely wish him well. I wonder if JZnn will decide to pitch the first game as E-Jax did last time. (Because of the off day tomorrow, I assume everyone's getting an extra day's rest this week.)
Agreed, Swift Eagle. As one might have said of today's home plate ump, they're missing one heck of a ballgame. :-)
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