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Working in Washington's favor is the presence of Jordan Zimmermann (9-3, 2.00) on the mound. They saw a terrific outing by Gio Gonzalez last night and should expect their starter to give them a good chance to win once again this evening. Zimmermann will be seeking his 10th win in the team's 67th game of the year. He has never faced the Indians before.
Davey Johnson has bumped Anthony Rendon up to hit second for the first time this season, likely in hopes his patience at the plate can pay dividends at the top of the lineup. Through 15 games this year Rendon already has more walks than Danny Espinosa and is only two behind Jayson Werth in 22 less games. Chris Marrero is also in the seven hole as the designated hitter.
Enjoy the game...
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CLEVELAND INDIANS
Where: Progressive Field
Gametime: 7:15 p.m. EDT
TV: FOX, MLB.tv
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500), XM 182
Weather: Clear, 78 degrees
NATIONALS (33-33)
CF Denard Span
2B Anthony Rendon
3B Ryan Zimmerman
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
SS Ian Desmond
DH Chris Marrero
C Kurt Suzuki
LF Jeff Kobernus
(RHP Jordan Zimmermann)
INDIANS (33-33)
CF Michael Bourn
2B Jason Kipnis
1B Nick Swisher
LF Michael Brantley
C Carlos Santana
3B Mark Reynolds
DH Jason Giambi
RF Ryan Raburn
SS Mike Aviles
(LHP Scott Kazmir)
UMPIRES
HP Dan Iassogna
1B Mark Carlson
2B Gerry Davis (cc)
3B Brian Knight
401 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 401 Newer› Newest»Well Tracy just saved his job.
omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tracy just bought himself another. Unbelievable.
Guess Tracy wants to keep his job. LOL.
And WE got a run with two outs....
Chad Tracy...
Just when you thought you've seen everything....
Wow! Flying pigs! I am so happy for Chad Tracy!
Suzuki just works him well swinging at the 1st pitch. He also has a plane to catch.
Holy cow!
Another month
222, LOL! Really!
Hanging Chad comes through.
I'm speechless. Way to go Chad. That was clutch.
hanging chad for prez!! mick, see mine of 948pm, i scared my dog with my 6 inch vertical.
"Nats 128 said...
Mick lets get the positivity flowing. To much bad vibes here. Nats got this one. Marrero will get the big hit."
His replacement got the big hit, so there!
I'm sorry, Eckstein has a great racket going... its like a 419 scam... free checks for doing nothing... where can I sign up
JZ off the hook.
Now if Suzuki does anything with the bat that will make this night real special!
ok, lets see now
Good goin chag
This kroll has some serious stuff why did we waste time with duke
How on EARTH did Billy Beane let this guy go????? Only 22.
K-rol for sure! This guy is unreal.
NatsLady, the A's soured on him because he used a certain homophobic slur that begins with f and ends with g on his twitter account. They actually suspended him for it.
K-rols line is 3 K's facing 5 batters.
And he works fast too. None of this "deliberate" stuff, just get ball, throw ball.
Good on you Ian Krol. Verducci was sure impressed.
So, has anyone checked the temperature in Hades recently?
DP, right, now that you mention it. Hopefully Rizzo had a heart-to-heart with him, because that stuff won't fly in DC either.
Weird to hear Storen referred to as a veteran. I suppose he officially is, but it's still weird.
Watch storens location. Or lack of
So Drew is now a "veteran pitcher," according to Verducci. Hmm.
Get lost Mick.
Mick aren't you the one that had us lose all 3 to the Twins ans all 3 to the Rockies.
Your prediction of 85 losses. Is taken with the same srriousness as that 8 game losing streak.
During the wins whete are you, seems to show only in the tough games.
This would be a good time for Rendon's first homer. He's batting third in the inning, I think.
OK, guys, I REALLY don't want to lose this game. Do something!!!
But, either way, GREAT game. Fox must be loving it.
Lombardozzi is going to be under .200 soon.
Yeah mick. And lay off my boy Eck! He was working with Tracy minutes before his HR
Span is sinking fast, offensively. Still love him in CF.
Rendon gets a second life. What was that?
Now homer Rendon
Span needs a few games off
LOL, three errors for them, right?
RENDON!!!!
Told you
Jeeeeez, Mannassas!!!!!!
That's how you make them pay Anthony Rendon. Man crushing on you and I don't mind saying that!
There you go, Manassas!
David Proctor said...
This would be a good time for Rendon's first homer. He's batting third in the inning, I think.
Nice call David
Oppo boppo to boot!
Rendon!!!!
Hey folks... So was Jordan off today?
Oh, that's sweet!
David Proctor said...
This would be a good time for Rendon's first homer. He's batting third in the inning, I think.
June 15, 2013 10:08 PM
Just saying! Haha
Rendon!
Wow.... Rendon just homered.... Nice....
I can't believe the tribe got 6 runs.... What happened to J Zimm????
This would be a good time for Rendon's first homer. He's batting third in the inning, I think.
From your lips to the baseball gods' ears DP. Well played.
That ball was well low on Zim. If he swings at that it's a groundball.
U think Rendons mullet is a hazing haircut?
Ttold son after non catch he would homer he said type it.
Why is RZim taking so many 3rd strikes recentlt. At least swing.
Section 135 said...
U think Rendons mullet is a hazing haircut?
Adam LaRoche gave it to him, so I'd say so.
Get HRod up!!.......oh....sorry
I'm totally upset I missed this game.... Ugh.... Frickin work travel....
NatsLady, the end of last year the A's decided to try Krol as a reliever as he just wasn't making it as a starter. He was losing control and velo as the games went on.
Krol was even worse as a reliever with the A's but it was a small sample size of 8 games. He sort of was a throw in on the deal. Some say it was the slur he used which was bad for public relations. Who knows. 5.06 ERA didn't help. In Harrisburg they had him work on fastball command and he's like a new player.
There you go, AJ Cole + 2 throw-ins.
That is one happy young man. Thank you, Mr. Rizzo and every team that passed on Rendon.
This game isn't over yet. Soriano likes to scare us.
Did I read that Chad Tracy hit a home run????
Oh my goodness...
All right, Rafi. Earn your paycheck. One run lead.
Just tucked in
Rendon, Harper and Desi are the only stars on this team
Tuck it in.
Unless he was warming, just in case, Sori didn't have much time to get ready.
MrsB,JZ blew a 5-0 lead. It pretty much was all on him.
R zim's slumps are getting old
mick said...
R zim's slumps are getting old
You do realize he hit a home run today right?
Say what Joe S?????? Are you fricking serious????
I can't believe it.... But I guess every pitcher has a bad day.... That is terrible...
But I see we are leading right now... So as long as we get the win, I will be happy...
Not over yet. Sori scares me
Why doesn't Fox have pitchtrack?
Manassas Nats' Fan said...
Mick aren't you the one that had us lose all 3 to the Twins ans all 3 to the Rockies.
Your prediction of 85 losses. Is taken with the same srriousness as that 8 game losing streak.
During the wins whete are you, seems to show only in the tough games.
I am here mostly during wins and losses, get your facts right
Yep, had to make it interesting Soriano.
Untuck
What a big win. We needed this. We showed fight. Again. We've been showing fight lately. I like it.
Untuck baby
Way to go ALR
Man, I LOVED this game!!!!! Feel bad for JZ but we showed GRIT, GRIT, GRIT!!!!!!!
Exhale.....
ALR!!! That was a rocket!
huge huge win
I will eat humble pie GLADLY
Tracy and rendon saved J Zim's ass tonight
yes!!! glad ALR was there!
Whoa baby!
Unreal I'm in FLA and we have the Yanks game...I'm hate FOX
can Nats get on a roll, PLEASE!!!!
Who cares about the Yankees!!????? We got our NATS, baby, we got our NATS!!!!
Michael Dempsey said...
Unreal I'm in FLA and we have the Yanks game...I'm hate FOX
agreed, I hate Fox across the board
Exhale
Untuck, and half price Papa John's baby! Thank you Zim, Werth, Desi, Tracy, and Rendon. Did I miss anyone? That's a lot of lumber.
I'm so frickin jealous of all of you that watched the game... I'm in Chicago and couldn't see it....
I'm desperately trying to figure out what happened to Jordan Z...
Did I read that RZimm, Tracy and Rendon hit Hrs today?
I got so many questions... Ugh....
mick, can you let the rest of us enjoy the freaking win?
I posted last week that Rendon was special and infectious...give me some credit
If ALR doesn't spear that liner, the game is tied. Soriano owes him dinner.
That was fun! Way to go Nats. I stayed away with all the negativity that ensued. Even some of the positive people like NatsJack seemed to be fed up.
The young guy picked them all off and Chad Tracy somehow showed he has some pop left after all.
Joe Seamhead said...
mick, can you let the rest of us enjoy the freaking win?
???? where is this coming from, why single me out...read all my posts... you picked on Ghost yesterday, so is it my turn...stop Joe
Nats 128 said...
Mick lets get the positivity flowing. To much bad vibes here. Nats got this one.
June 15, 2013 9:32 PM
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This gets the post of the night!
so Joe, my post at 10:29 is negative??? this was posted before your attack on me
Seattle won it for King Felix and Morse had a 3 hit game, all is well in the world.
Now would be a great time for Tracy to retire. Go out on a high note.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Section 222 said...
Now would be a great time for Tracy to retire. Go out on a high note.
Gonat.... this is the post of the night, lol
I love it!
Soriano scares me to death . Storen gotta get his S together cause we are gonna need him when we overtake the Braves
Good call Msnassas on the rendon dinger I mean.
222, I kinda feel the same. He hit a mistake pitch, and it was a wall-scraper. I mean, I'm glad and all, but I don't predict much more.
Soriano comes from the Tyler Clippard school of late-inning relievers... you either get a heart attack or you don't.
NatsLady said...
222, I kinda feel the same. He hit a mistake pitch, and it was a wall-scraper. I mean, I'm glad and all, but I don't predict much more.
How do you mean? Rendon has power, but he's not going to hit 30. He's more of a doubles hitter, but he can definitely put one of the park. I'd say he's a 15 homer guy or so, but someone who has followed him more can correct me.
What a great win!!! Happy Fathers Day to all.
Now, Storen, he's either lights out or you lose the game big-time.
Tracy had a legit HR. Centerfield off a high fastball. That was pro!
He saved his job for sure. The 25th man does it and the 2 young guys in Rendon and K-Rol have really helped this team with Rendon getting the Game Winning hit!
Just got on!! - we had this all the way right??
Hate to read Mick anymore but he is two away from this so I had to see that he is whinning again about people picking on him - poor Mick - guess that is what you get when you predict 8 losses in a row - I would hate to read what you posted during the game and gladly will not have to.
OK - win tomorrow and we win the series. We lost the first game of the last two series and game back to win them. That is what baseball is all about. Just win each series.
Go Nats!! suck it up Mick and take the criticism
DP, we were talking about Tracy, not Rendon.
Zimmerman had 2-4 night with a HR. Desi had a HR. Jayson Werth had a HR, Chad Tracy had a HR. Rendon hit a HR. They beat our ace, but we won the game. Our boys hung tough. How about Davey bring in Storen after Krol had just knocked down five in a row? A couple of guys are cold right now, but others are picking up some slack. Strasburg back tomorrow. I feel pretty positive, except the Giants let us down.
so back to J zim...what the heck happen...it looked like every pitch was a high fastball tonight?
Too bad Davey had to use Stammen, but it was only for one inning. I hope Stras can go six tomorrow.
The Giants, that was TERRIBLE. No grit! And Romo==> really bad, bad.
Positivity works! Nobody said a bad word when Tracy stepped into the on-deck circle.
128, No, but when it was 0-2, I was tempted, really tempted. Just couldn't type that fast.
Thanks Joe Seamhead for answering my questions.... I was just reading the box/play on MLB.com....
Seems like a classic Nats game... Wish it wouldn't have been that close but hey, Nats did what was needed to win the game!
Strass on the mound tomorrow.... Yeah, I got faith we win that one too....
sjm308
you need to read EVERYONE else who posts not just me... i do not name call, i do not insult, i did not say anyone sucked, was a loser or was terrible.
My friend, I am so close to sending Mark and email about this and i will document all other posts to prove I am being singled out
most important, I have NEVER in 3 years ever first attacked any poster in here unless attacked first
you can continue to cherry pick my posts which is more of a PITFULL reflection on what you are about than anything else.
NatsLady, did you watch the Giants game. Game should have ended on the doubleplay which turned into a single as the 3rd baseman didnt field it. Tough for Romo when he wasnt getting the help behind him and he got squeezed by the ump.
Nats 128 said...
Positivity works! Nobody said a bad word when Tracy stepped into the on-deck circle.
hey sjm...that included me too, never said a word about Tracey tonight...
mick, I tried to tell you to stay positive. It was a 1 run lead. With Rendon here and Espinoza gone its like a new team.
ok,couple of things: mick, told you we would win! haha...next, and if someone else already made mention, i apologize but we probably don't win this game if they don't drop the pop-up...2 pitches later, HR!
paul... you did indeed
"NatsLady said...
128, No, but when it was 0-2, I was tempted, really tempted. Just couldn't type that fast."
I hear that! Nobody can blame themselves for hating on the Tracy. He has sucked and he would probably agree with anyone who felt that way. For that moment in time I thought to me myself he could hit it out. For the first time in a long time nobody was bashing the guy. Not a coincidence.
Soriano has had plenty of clean, no heart attack saves. In 8 of 18 he allowed no hits at all. But tonight, he definitely did a Houdini. Bourn's last out was ripped.
Judas there's a stunning lack of knowledge of the game in here. Go back and check out the many games Verlander, Sabbathia and others have blown. Jon Lester a day or two ago. One issue, however, has been correctly noted: When you are trying to climb up the ladder, you put your best nine (or ten) guys on the field, assuming they are healthy. I do not understand how Marrero fits into that mold. Cleveland is a decent team; you don't assume anything, even with your ace pitching.
Darn mick, they are on you like a cheap suit tonight
I'm going to sleep now. My Eck bobblehead looks blankly down as I turn out the light
Night night manassas
"Section 222 said...
Soriano has had plenty of clean, no heart attack saves. In 8 of 18 he allowed no hits at all. But tonight, he definitely did a Houdini. Bourn's last out was ripped."
I know you're right, but it still FEELS like every time he comes in he makes it interesting. It's probably just because I remember those times, but jeez.
Mick - If you are going to predict 8 losses in a row, be prepared to take some criticism. Email Mark all you want, I never called you a name or called you out, I just get tired of the constant negativity when we lose and then gung ho when we win. I call that being hippo critical but I will not go as far as what Natsjack suggested. You just get too involved. We are going to lose a few more this season, but hopefully win more then we lose but you already have us out of the playoffs. I am not there yet and still see some hope for this group.
Go Nats!!
sjm...fair enough
Mrs. B, I don't know if you are familiar with MLB.com's "condensed games." You can see basically every play in the game in 10-20 minutes, depending on how much hitting there was. It should be online sometime later tonight or early tomorrow morning. Here's the link.
and to add... you are at least a gentlemen..
Told my son that both that Indians' reliever and Nick Swisher got Terry Francona's boot in their ass when they came in from the field.
I can hear those guys at the mound: Tracy is hitting .100 with an OPS+ of 2. Just throw strikes! Tracy raises his OPS+ to 5!
That homer reminded me of Bernie Carbo's in the 8th of game 6 of the 1975 series, with the same incredibly weak at bat followed by a long homer to center.
mick, i enjoy your posts, not hating on you, just wanted to make sure you knew that...love a Nats win! and lets hope tomorrow SS brings it...happy dads day tomorrow for all those dads out there.
paul brandt said...
mick, i enjoy your posts, not hating on you, just wanted to make sure you knew that...love a Nats win! and lets hope tomorrow SS brings it...happy dads day tomorrow for all those dads out there.
like wise and i appreciate that very much
Happy Fathers Day to all !!!!!!
Walter Johnson was MVP in 1924 and got rocked in both of his world series starts. He came back and won game 7 in relief.
James Wagner@JamesWagnerWP2m
Chad Tracy says after the foul ball dropped in he and Jhonatan Solano looked at each other in the dugout and called Anthony Rendon's homer.
Verlander had a start this year where he gave up 8 earned. Big deal.
a comeback win? what?
good to see that.
RE: mick and paul brandt.
Our best players are pitchers and they are very good--better than most teams! Our best position player is Desi and he's an All Star! When Harps is back, he'll be our best player. Then we also have an All Star at 1B, and a 3B guy that hit 3 HR's in one game this year.
We're also missing Ramos.
How many best players do you want????
Can't wait to see Bryce The Price hit behind ARen!!!!
Can't wait to see Bryce The Price hit behind ARen!!!!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/wp/2013/06/15/injury-notes-on-bryce-harper-and-wilson-ramos/
Good news on Harper and Ramos.
Mick and SJM, it's good to see you guys take Steve Buscemi's advice and smoke a (bleeping) peace pipe.
Great win!
The Nats Insiders are doing the Snoopy Dance from Oregon to Florida and at our esteemed embassies in England and Italy.
GYFNG!
James Wagner@JamesWagnerWP3m
After winning HR, Rendon thanks his elders: "Mullet power. I gotta do a shoutout to [LaRoche] for hooking me up with this awesome haircut."
Peric was right!
Werth looked really good today. Guess he doesn't need a rest so much. Imagine this lineup when Harper and Ramos are back.
Boy, this was a great game to win. On a night when our starter didn't really have it, the hitters came through and we were able to pull the game out. I remember the Atlanta game where Stras left with an injury, but I'm not sure I remember another game this year that we've won without a decent starting pitcher performance.
128, yes, I watched the Giants game, and I agree on the fielding and the umps. Still, Romo was not at his killer best. Still can't register that BJ had two homeruns. Oh, well. The Giants on the road are a frail reed.
It's about time the offense wins a game. The Cardinals gave up 7 runs tonight...and won by 6. Sometimes the pitching needs a break.
Btw, did you see Werth rubbing his hand and wrist his last at bat? Hope it's nothing.
sorry for ruffling your feathers, mick. You were hard on the blind, blind fans, of which I guess I am one. And it was an odd time to mention being sick of R. Zimm's slumps on a night when he went 2-4 and had a homer. And that our players wouldn't start on any other teams because they are mediocre. Sorry, man, it brought out a thoughtless response from me.
On those 2 BJ HRs the balls found the bat. That guy has no clue. He is always swinging from his cleats.
"mick. You were hard on the blind, blind fans, of which I guess I am one. And it was an odd time to mention being sick of R. Zimm's slumps on a night when he went 2-4 and had a homer."
Zimm was actually 1-4 with the homer and 2 K's looking in 3-2 counts. Even Verducci said he has to foul off those pitches.
Well that was interesting. The Indians sure play poorly.
But I really want to know if they actually made an Eck bobblehead? No wonder he doesn't teach players to keep their head still! ;-)
And Mick, you keep on posting. I will sometimes remind you that it's not quite as bad as it seems, okm
"pwilly said...
It's about time the offense wins a game. The Cardinals gave up 7 runs tonight...and won by 6. Sometimes the pitching needs a break."
Some of them dont seem to get that. To spoiled by great starting pitching. Welcome to American League style games.
I stand corrected, 128, he was 1-4 with a walk. I agree with he should foul off some of them. Still, I don't see him in a slump on a night when he hit a dinger and scored twice.
What a game. Great win.
mick....u just whine to much and espouse so much negativity. Just tone it down at times. U def seem like a good guy.
Oh, gosh, I agree, Scott, about mick being a good guy.
Obviously we have to perform, but with Strasburg on the mound tomorrow, we're in a good position to win our third straight series. Hope he has his good stuff.
We have won 5 of last 7. Win tomorrow it will be three straight series. Win the series and we will work our way back into contention.
David, I don't know what to expect from Strasburg tomorrow.I sure hope that he brings his whole arsenal.
Missed the game-- my question is why was Krol lifted for Storen? Storen's pitches having been looking back to his previous filthiness-- how did he look ? One batter and he gets the win?
Meanwhile, down on the farm, guess who got the win against Syracuse today. It was none other than ex-Nat Shawn Hill, apparently transported to Toledo via the way back machine.
He's trying to hang on, but struggling. After today's gem he's 1-8.
So mick, are you related to per--ic??
Seems like you may have had the same harsh father.
Nite, y'all.
Swami, Davey brought Drew Storen in to throw sliders to Reynolds, who had hit a HR earlier off of a JZ fastball.Storen struck him out.
Soriano about gave us all heart attacks.
What a roller-coaster ride tonight. But all's well that ends well. Good night peeps and Happy Father's Day to all of us dads!
Thanks, Sonny, same back at you and the rest of you guys.
Nice!!! Love to see Storen's slider and nerve in a tough spot. But still- one out and you get a win?
We were losing until Chad Tracy tied it with a homer, as I said wow, flying pigs
Storen came in after Tracy's HR to a tie game and got the last out in the bottom of the eighth. Rendon hit a dinger off the Indian's closer in the top of the ninth to put us up by one. Soriano pitched the bottom of the 9th, making Storen the pitcher of record. On Rendon's AB,the Tribe let a foul ball drop slightly down the first base line, giving Anthony another shot, which he took advantage of.
Yep. One batter gets ya de win. Dem's de rules of baseball scoring....
Ask Clippard what ya gots to do to win de All Star game....
So wait-- Jordan was not good and Tracy hit a homerun?????? What is this-- some kind of alternate baseball universe??
Jordan was not good against the O's and Tracy did not hit a homer that game, so that should have served as a transitional phase (faze?) for us all.
Where did this notion come from that top pitchers never have bad games? It happens all the time to Verlander (in the All Star game even), to Sabathia, to Walter Johnson, even to teams with a six run lead at home and the NL's leading winner in 2012. Hardly unusual, really, just sort of unlikely.....
Man, the FOX broadcast was awful. Seemed like half of it was scripted. Rendon's double happened in the middle of a story about Jason Giambi and they barely mentioned it. They finally talked about him after his homer in the 9th, like they had to turn to his page in they're notes.
Seriously, the Nats spotted JZ a 5-0 lead and he blew it. No bad plays behind him either.he left losing 6-5. Tracy pretty much muscled a two strike, high fastball out.
That was a terrible pitch to Tracy, goddess bless him, and the Charlottean smacked it out of the park to deep center. Both his ball and Rendon's barely cleared the wall.
Yes, the Fox announcers were awful. How can an excellent writer like Verducci be so bad on the air? He wouldn't be quiet and he and Albert kept talking about things that only had marginal relevance to the matters at hand. Less is more....
Chris Marrero got the start at DH and had a tough game: 3 K's against three different pitchers.I know many here want him to get a start at 1B, but I hope it's not tomorrow with SS on the mound.
Tracy's HR might have just scraped the wall, but he didn't get cheated. He hit it to the deepest part of the field.
A couple of notes from the last two games:
1. Jayson was getting called out on "strikes" below his knees, especially on Friday. Don't the umpires notice that he's a bit taller than some of the other players?
2. Rendon's smile as he rounded the bases could light up a room.
3. Gio was cussing himself out as he came back in the dugout after the sixth inning Friday night.
4. The food at Progressive Field is not very good compared to DC. The beer, however, is not bad at all.
5. Thanks to the Sec. 311 folks who stopped by to say "hi" when they heard us chanting N-A-T-S NATS! Whoo!after the first five runs.
6. Amazing how quiet that stadium was after Rendon's homer, considering how noisy it was the rest of the night.
Sorry we can't stay for today's game. GYFNG!
ArVAFan
Rendon was moved up in the lineup to where I thought he should be. Actually, he should be in the fourth or fifth position. Had he been in the game the night before, the Nationals would have won. We were lucky last night it was he who had the second chance to hit the homer. Anyone else would have had a clutch strike-out. Way to go big Tony!!
What an unbelievable win last night! A win today would mark the 3rd straight series win & the 2nd straight road series win.
Ghost Of Steve M. said... Krol ... sort of was a throw in on the deal. Some say it was the slur he used which was bad for public relations.
I'm thinking it was more than just the slur - you have to factor in where he was playing at the time - Oakland is just across the bay from San Francisco. It's like playing in New York and going antisemitic.
Or be managing the Marlins and speaking admiringly about Fidel Castro...
Betcha a bag of peanuts he's been sent to Crash Davis Cliches 101 class. Keep saying, "Gotta play 'em one game at a time," and the worst thing anyone will ever say about you is that you're a boring interview - until you blow a save.
No instant analysis?
"Joe Seamhead said...
I stand corrected, 128, he was 1-4 with a walk. I agree with he should foul off some of them. Still, I don't see him in a slump on a night when he hit a dinger and scored twice."
Def not in a slump. The person who was bashing him hard was living on each pitch.
Interestly, the problems seemed to start after the Nats came up with no RBIs with bases loaded. 1 run scored on a doubleplay. That was deflating.
Situational hitting needs to improve.
I'm off to Fathers Day brunch. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads and our main man Mark!
Great to get your report ArlVAFan. That must have been great fun last night. Did the Indians fans catch you when you keeled over from shock when Tracy hit one out?
I didn't mind the Fox broadcast that much, but I was sorry not to be able to hear Davey's postgame. Is there video or audio of that anywhere?
Someone up thread said they hope Stras goes six tonight. I hope he goes four or five and is healthy afterward. I think our bullpen can handle a little more work if needed. Clip and Abad are rested. Is Cedeno still out in the BP or did he go down for Stras?
I guess Ohlendorf is the long man today. If its Haren, I wouldn't be shocked. Go Stras!
Heck, Deuces, while were throwing out hopes for Strasburg, I hope he throws a complete game no-no, and is healthy afterwards!
Good grief did the Braves back in to a win yesterday. They, like us, benefited from an error in the 9th. A guy on first, one out, and a made to order game ending, double play ball goes under the Giant's SS glove. Arrrggh!
I also thought ArlVA Fan's post was a fun read. It sounded like that stadium just completely deflated when Rendon knocked his homer out.
Chad Tracy had 2 strikes low in the zone called on him before he muscled the high fastball out. It must of felt akin to the governor calling with a reprieve at the 11th hour. Man, talk about hanging on by a thread.
So, is it decided who goes down today when Strasburg gets activated?
Totally forgot about Ohlendorf! Thanks Gonat. I wouldn't be surprised if Davey babies Stras and has Ohlendorf ready to go for the fifth or sixth. He better have good movement on his pitches. After Stras, his fastball is going to seem like BP.
Rendon, like Harper before him, is a joy to watch. His hitting and fielding is not only very sweet but it looks like he's having fun and enjoying the game. As we all know, there's not been a lot of joy-to-watch this year. Morse and Harper filled that bill last year, along with the starting pitching. I'm looking forward to seeing Rendon and Harper in the lineup at the same time (hurry Harp!), along with out-of-his-funk Span who's reaching his career average OBP (.354, now .311); a healthy and comfortable Werth playing every day; Ramos back (take you time, Wilson); and all five starters healthy and grinding.
Agreed on every point, Muddy.
Something that I don't think has been mentioned about last night's game, and that is Adam LaRoche made a hell of a catch on the scorcher off of Bourn's bat. Fox didn't show any good replay of it, but if you look at this clip it looks like Adam was in a pretty contorted position as he made the play. I had to watch it a couple of times and stop it to see the catch. Did anybody else see any other shot of the play?
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28063429&c_id=mlb
NJ, I'm totally with you on Fox "coverage." I was in Roanoke a few weeks ago, and instead of the Nats, the Fox game was Yankee-Red Sox, perhaps because the Sox farm team is nearby in Salem, VA. But still...
What a great game. Phenomenal performance by the bullpen.
Happy Fathers Day
As I said before there's a few ways that you can bypass fox stupid blackouts . They stick it to you, you can stick it to them.
Never understood the concept that a fan will say: i'm a Nats fan and watch all of their games and read about them every day but oh look fox is showing the Yankees and Red Sox i'm gonna care about these 2 teams and disregard the one I follow every day.
exposremains, huh? Who said anything about caring about the Yankees and/or Red Sox?
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