Nationals vs Phillies, Game 1

[2k6nats]

Game Time: 7:10 PM


(CF) Willie Harris .254
(2B) Ronnie Belliard.230
(3B) Ryan Zimmerman .266
(RF) Austin Kearns .221
(SC) Jesus Flores .279
(CF) Lastings Milledge .242
(1B) Paul LoDuca .244
(SS) Felipe Lopez .240
(SP) Collin Balester 1-2, 5.75



(SS) Jimmy Rollins .271
(CF) Shane Victorino .283
(2B) Chase Utley .288
(1B) Ryan Howard .237
(LF) Pat Burrell .277
(RF) Jayson Werth .272
(3B) Eric Bruntlett .234
(SC) Chris Coste .291
(SP) Derek Lowe Brett Myers 3-9, 5.82

[Nat of the Living Dead]

I am soooooo excited. Are you excited? I'm excited.

[wisefan11]

@ that lineup.

[The Chief]

And yet we're all still here

[wisefan11]

And yet we're all still here

"Baseball is baseball", and I'd rather suck Cartman's balls than root for the O's.

[BBQ]

Game Time: 7:10 PM

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(CF) Willie Harris .254
(2B) Ronnie Belliard.230
(3B) Ryan Zimmerman .266
(RF) Austin Kearns .221
(SC) Jesus Flores .279
(CF) Lastings Milledge .242
(1B) Paul LoDuca .244
(SS) Felipe Lopez .240
(SP) Collin Balester 1-2, 5.75


(Image removed from quote.)
(SS) Jimmy Rollins .271
(CF) Shane Victorino .283
(2B) Chase Utley .288
(1B) Ryan Howard .237
(LF) Pat Burrell .277
(RF) Jayson Werth .272
(3B) Eric Bruntlett .234
(SC) Chris Coste .291
(SP) Derek Lowe 3-9, 5.82

Derek Lowe isn't pitching Bret Myers is.

[tomterp]

Derek Lowe isn't pitching Bret Myers is.

fixed

[Air Zimmerman]

Balester has been going downhill since his debut, he needs to get his crap together.

Millie needs to show me something, i'm confident in his skills and everything but he's looked awful since coming back.

is Guzy gonna go on the DL?

[sportsfan882]

Balester is going to get racked unless he mixes in his breaking/off-speed stuff tonight. They are a fastball hitting team.

[ronnynat]

is Guzy gonna go on the DL?

I don't know about that, but this pretty much guarantees that we're not going to trade Lopez.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

That line-up is sickening, but I'm interested to see what Balester does.  This is the most I will have paid attention to a Nats game in a while.

[HalfSmokes]

Hopefully with the trade deadline approaching we won't have to see LoDuca or FLOP playing anymore

[spidernat]

I don't know about that, but this pretty much guarantees that we're not going to trade Lopez.

They said on Nats Xtra that he feels better but will take a couple more days off before returning.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I don't know about that, but this pretty much guarantees that we're not going to trade Lopez.

I don't think so at all.  They can call up EB and/or use Orr.

[sportsfan882]

Nice breaking pitch.

[spidernat]

I don't think anyone will take Lopez though.

[HalfSmokes]

Looks like we wont have to face Tex again

[sportsfan882]

Myers has been flat out horrible and was even sent down to the Minors to work on his stuff no that long ago. Not saying that it matters but it will just be all the more pathetic when he likely shuts us down.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I don't think anyone will take Lopez though.

Yeah, I don't think so either.  Even if they do, I can see two problems with the idea of dealing with him:

1. Our FO might be asking for too much
2. They'd have to eat salary - not happening on the Lerners' watch

[HalfSmokes]

when can we move lasting back to leadoff

[KnorrForYourMoney]

lmao, Myers will have thrown like 50 pitches in the 7th inning

Pathetic.

[sportsfan882]

Good start. As usual, we look completely befuddled at the plate against a pitcher we have seen countless times. 

[wisefan11]

Let me just reiterate...

[spidernat]

How freaking awful was that? 

[HalfSmokes]

great, broadcasters already stalling for time