How many times has Kurt Suzuki thrown out a runner in the AL? I don’t know. But the number of quality hits he got with the Nats is amazing. Uh, he has cinco homers! But in the game last night,… Read More ›
Month: September 2012
Magic, Magic, Magic!
As the season rounds third base and heads home, the rivalry of the Braves and the Nationals has gotten fiercer and fiercer. Last night, Edwin Jackson was terrible, pitching 1.1 innings and gave up 5 runs. The Nationals lost. But… Read More ›
Confirm This: The Phillies Stink!
I can know why Cole Hamels won Monday’s game at Philadelphia. But Charlie Manuel threw Kyle Kendrick and Tyler Cloyd the next two days. The Phillies and Cloyd got the Nats early, but later Michael Morse squeezed the juice out… Read More ›
Guest Post: 3 is a Magic Number
Sep. 27, 2012– Nationals vs. Phillies # of Gio Wins: 21# of Harper Home Runs: 21# Nats Wins/Braves Losses to clinch NL East Championship: 2+1 All of which proves that Three is a Magic Number Matt’s Bat’s Dad
A True Zimmerman Day
Jordan Zimmermann, a Wisconsin native, took the mound against Marco Estrada, a former Nat. But in the first inning, Bryce Harper made a highlight reel play, banging into the center field wall and fell down. Jordan made a mistake and… Read More ›
Blue Crew, then Brew Crew. Beat them, Nats!
If the Dodgers-Nationals series was successful, raise your hand. I think it was! Jordan Z. and Ross D. were pretty good. But opening a four game set with the Milwaukee Brewers now is a huge transition. The Dodgers stink, although… Read More ›
NATITUDE CLINCHES PLAYOFF SPOT!
It was a complete thriller. Chris Capuano, who played the Nats on 4/29 and got a no decision as in the bottom of the ninth Matt Kemp ( who was safe on that terrible call yesterday, by the way) hit… Read More ›
Postseason berth spoiled by bad call by umpire
The Nationals played a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday versus the LA Dodgers. The Nats got number 90 on the 4:05 1st game and between games the players had a fire drill for a half hour. But in the 4th inning… Read More ›
Rainy day, versus LA
I can’t believe that the 2012 season is coming to the wire and 9/8 was probably my final game. The LA Dodgers are a game back of the Cardinals for the second National League Wild Card. The Nats, on the… Read More ›
Ugh. Even Gonzalez.
There was high hopes for Gio Gonzalez on Sunday afternoon in DC. He was facing Mike Minor (who was 8-10 before the game, by the way). But the game was on ESPN, and the Nationals are 2-4 on national TV. … Read More ›