The Washington Nationals Thread

Wizardspride · Post #161 » by **Wizardspride** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:20 pm

Wizardspride · Post #162 » by **Wizardspride** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:34 pm

Post #163 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:41 pm

Wizardspride wrote:I'm still in awe of Strasburg's performance.

Watched it again this morning and his stuff was just disgusting.

Whatever "medicine" they gave him must have worked. :wink:

bsilver · Post #164 » by **bsilver** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:29 pm

Except for Taylor, and maybe Zimmerman, not a lot of good swings. Look very tight.

Werth is exasperating. "Working the count", only to strike out looking. Bench Werth and put in Lind, Difo, or Robles in left.

Strasburg's changeup is amazing.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #165 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:36 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:
queridiculo wrote:Not much of a baseball fan but I catch myself turning in around this time of the year every now and then.

The tension was incredible and Strassburg was unreal.

Too bad that this is following the DC sports script to a t. Negatonians know exactly where this is heading.

Yes, but we true Washingtonians (aka Charlie Brown) KNOW in our hearts it will be different this time. We WILL kick that football.

I'm not much of a baseball fan either but that really was exciting. First, the runner gets picked off trying to lead off of first base. It seemed like the Nationals had lost some momentum. Next, they load the bases and the tension starts to mount. I'm yelling at the TV set at the next batter up for swinging away--I thought he should try to get a walk to walk in one run. Then boom, Grand Slam!

I hope the next pitcher for game five is nearly as good as Strasburg was.

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Post #166 » by **Rafael122** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:19 pm

Gio in a Game 5 scares the **** out of me.

80sballboy · Post #167 » by **80sballboy** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:46 pm

Rafael122 wrote:Gio in a Game 5 scares the **** out of me.

Gio scare the sh-t out of you? How about any elimination game scares the sh-t out of a Washington sports fan. He's not going to shut them out for five innings so they better score a few runs against Hendricks, and that's not easy. I don't like our chances, esp. if Dusty sticks Werth back out there in the 2 hole and continues to leave Lind and or Howie on the bench.

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #168 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:48 pm

80sballboy wrote:
Rafael122 wrote:Gio in a Game 5 scares the **** out of me.

Gio scare the sh-t out of you? How about any elimination game scares the sh-t out of a Washington sports fan. He's not going to shut them out for five innings so they better score a few runs against Hendricks, and that's not easy. I don't like our chances, esp. if Dusty sticks Werth back out there in the 2 hole and continues to leave Lind and or Howie on the bench.

Werth it is. I think Gio will have a short hook, but there may not be a hook short enough.

CobraCommander · Post #169 » by **CobraCommander** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:14 am

WTF JUST HAPPNED?????? Did i just walk into the twilight zone? MAX cant pitch at all!?!?

CntOutSmrtCrazy · Post #170 » by **CntOutSmrtCrazy** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:20 am

CobraCommander wrote:WTF JUST HAPPNED?????? Did i just walk into the twilight zone? MAX cant pitch at all!?!?

That was a brutal inning. I think they scored all their runs with 2 outs and no men on base. The Cubs have scored a run due to a wild pitch, a misthrow on a swing strikeout that wasn't caught properly, and a hit by pitch with bases loaded. Has that ever happened before? :lol:

80sballboy · Post #171 » by **80sballboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:37 am

Wow, hey I was wrong about Werth though, but not about the choking Natinals. WTF was that fifth inning. My God. Dusty gets a pass for this game. Gio stinks the joint out. He gets away with Fat Albers for an inning. Then Max comes in throwing 98 and can't get his off-speed pitch over. Terrible two strike pitches high in the zone. Then Wieters just pisses the game away. See you Matt. I think the Nats can find another .225 hitting catcher who can't run and doesn't hit for a lot of power anymore. But hey, he can bunt!

Also nobody can really get a hit with runners in scoring position. They are playing like the Orioles. Home run or sit down.

80sballboy · Post #172 » by **80sballboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:48 am

And now Werth back to being Werthless. Damn just burst after that fifth inning. D.C sports at its finest.

80sballboy · Post #173 » by **80sballboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:11 am

Do you pinch hit Kendrick for Wieters with the bases loaded in the sixth? What a terrible game for Wieters. Just get a hit and you tie the game.

Post #174 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:16 am

80sballboy wrote:Do you pinch hit Kendrick for Wieters with the bases loaded in the sixth? What a terrible game for Wieters. Just get a hit and you tie the game.

Weiters hit it hard, but when the RFer is Hayward, and you hit it to RF, you're most likely not going to get a hit. He might be the best RFer I've seen.

I have no rooting interest in the game, but this is one exciting game, and I think the Nats can pull it out - despite being down now by 2 in the 7th.

Post #175 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:45 am

Bases loaded for Harper, Nats down by 3, 1 out in the 7th. Does it get any better?

queridiculo · Post #176 » by **queridiculo** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:54 am

Waking up to a DC sports team choking in an elimination game, shocker.

That 5th looks like the stuff of legends.

queridiculo · Post #177 » by **queridiculo** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:27 am

Lobaton, what a goat.

NatP4 · Post #178 » by **NatP4** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:28 am

I have no words for that stupidity. First Lind swinging first pitch and grounding into a DP and then a feet first slide back into first only to get picked off to end the inning with Double T at the plate.

That was the dumbest **** I have ever seen in sports. What a joke lol

NatP4 · Post #179 » by **NatP4** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:29 am

queridiculo wrote:Lobaton, what a goat.

Was that not the stupidest **** you’ve ever seen in sports? That effort was pathetic

queridiculo · Post #180 » by **queridiculo** » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:32 am

NatP4 wrote:
queridiculo wrote:Lobaton, what a goat.

Was that not the stupidest **** you’ve ever seen in sports? That effort was pathetic

Situational awareness, 0. Hustle, 0. Just terrible, especially considering that 5th inning blooper.