Author Topic: 3/20/09 Unofficial Gameday Thread: Nationals @ Tigers (Read 2505 times)

2k6nats · « **Topic Start:** March 20, 2009, 06:46:28 AM »

Game Time: 1:05 PM
Venue: Joker Marchant Stadium
TV: None
Radio: None

Collin Balester 1-0, 6.55 ERA	Nate Robinson 1-1, 5.14 ERA

(CF) Lastings Milledge (1B) Nick Johnson (3B) Ryan Zimmerman (LF) Elijah Dukes (RF) Austin Kearns (SC) Javier Valentin (DH) Wily Mo Pena (2B) Alex Cintron (SS) Alex Gonzalez	Ramon Santiago (SS) Placido Polanco (2B) Gary Sheffield (DH) Marcus Thames (RF) Don Kelly (1B) Jeff Larish (3B) Wilkin Ramirez (LF) Alexis Gomez (CF) Matt Treanor (SC)

Spinman · « **Reply #1:** March 20, 2009, 07:41:08 AM »

Balester and Nieves make a great duo. Bally should have a good outing.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #2:** March 20, 2009, 08:43:03 AM »

Nate Robinson has those intimidating glasses.

ronnynat · « **Reply #3:** March 20, 2009, 08:50:58 AM »

Nate Robertson. I thought he had a crappy career, but last year was his first really bad season.

MDoyle · « **Reply #4:** March 20, 2009, 09:11:59 AM »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on March 20, 2009, 08:43:03 AM

Nate Robinson has those intimidating glasses.

He looks like Daniel Stern's character in Rookie of the Year crossed with Wild Thing from Major League.

shoeshineboy · « **Reply #5:** March 20, 2009, 11:01:30 AM »

Quote from: Spinman on March 20, 2009, 07:41:08 AM

Balester and Nieves make a great duo. Bally should have a good outing.

He needs one. There's still time left for him to turn the Spring around. It is not how you start, but how you finish. But they will be looking to see some definite improvement.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #6:** March 20, 2009, 12:30:52 PM »

Nationals
Milledge - CF
Johnson - 1B
Zimmerman - 3B
Dukes - LF
Kearns - RF
Valentin - C
Pena - DH
Cintron - 2B
Gonzalez - SS

SP: Balester

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #7:** March 20, 2009, 12:51:14 PM »

Good test for Balester:

Santiago - SS
Polanco - 2B
Sheffield - DH
Thames - RF
Kelly - 1B
Larish - 3B
W. Ramirez - LF
A. Gomez - CF
Treanor - C

natinthehat · « **Reply #8:** March 20, 2009, 01:22:56 PM »

NJ doubles, but Robertson Ks Milledge, Zim, and Dukes

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #9:** March 20, 2009, 01:24:27 PM »

Quote from: natinthehat on March 20, 2009, 01:22:56 PM

NJ doubles, but Robertson Ks Milledge, Zim, and Dukes

Ugh.

natinthehat · « **Reply #10:** March 20, 2009, 01:25:53 PM »

Bally roughed up in the first giving up a single, double, and a solo shot to Sheffield. Just one run though.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #11:** March 20, 2009, 01:27:04 PM »

Quote from: natinthehat on March 20, 2009, 01:25:53 PM

Bally roughed up in the first giving up a single, double, and a solo shot to Sheffield. Just one run though.

Ugh. Ugh.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #12:** March 20, 2009, 01:27:16 PM »

Quote from: natinthehat on March 20, 2009, 01:25:53 PM

Bally roughed up in the first giving up a single, double, and a solo shot to Sheffield. Just one run though.

He had a chance to get out of the inning unscathed. 0 on, 2 out and he gave up the Solo Shot. I can't stand that. Pitchers need to be able to finish innings out once they get 2 outs.

houston-nat · « **Reply #13:** March 20, 2009, 01:28:04 PM »

How did he erase the single and double before the solo homer?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #14:** March 20, 2009, 01:30:41 PM »

Quote from: houston-nat on March 20, 2009, 01:28:04 PM

How did he erase the single and double before the solo homer?

He gave up a lead-off single and then got a DP. Then he gave up the HR and then a double and then finally got the third out.

natinthehat · « **Reply #15:** March 20, 2009, 01:30:56 PM »

Quote from: houston-nat on March 20, 2009, 01:28:04 PM

How did he erase the single and double before the solo homer?

Sorry it was out of order.

Single - DP - HR - Double

tomterp · « **Reply #16:** March 20, 2009, 01:31:50 PM »

Livan's made the Mets rotation, per XM.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #17:** March 20, 2009, 01:32:58 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on March 20, 2009, 01:31:50 PM

Livan's made the Mets rotation, per XM.

Yeah I heard. That's good news although He will likely own us like he has always done since being traded away from here. The rest of the league will sure beat up on him though.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #18:** March 20, 2009, 01:40:55 PM »

CB walks the lead-off man in the 2nd but gets 3 straight outs (2 Ks) to get out of the inning.

2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K

natinthehat · « **Reply #19:** March 20, 2009, 01:42:38 PM »

If he can get through the order again unscathed this can still be a good outing for him. I know he struggled with this last year.

Bags · « **Reply #20:** March 20, 2009, 01:45:44 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on March 20, 2009, 01:32:58 PM

He will likely own us like he has always done since being traded away from here. The rest of the league will sure beat up on him though.

It will be interesting to see if that trend can finally be broken this year with an improved lineup (and diminished skills as Livan ages, isn't he really 42 now?

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #21:** March 20, 2009, 01:46:13 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on March 20, 2009, 01:32:58 PM

Yeah I heard. That's good news although He will likely own us like he has always done since being traded away from here. The rest of the league will sure beat up on him though.

I don't know. We've got some new guns he might not be that knowledgeable about, he still throws nothing but garbage, and when I saw him down in ST he got gassed a lot easier than in years past. The Nats have the potential to knock him around.

Tim Redding and Livan in the same Mutts rotation.

God they are choking even before the season starts.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #22:** March 20, 2009, 01:46:20 PM »

Our offense is taking it in the ass from crappy Nate Robertson.

3 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #23:** March 20, 2009, 01:51:08 PM »

1-2-3 3rd inning for CB. This time he struck out Sheffield.

3 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

natinthehat · « **Reply #24:** March 20, 2009, 01:52:52 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on March 20, 2009, 01:51:08 PM

1-2-3 3rd inning for CB. This time he struck out Sheffield.

3 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

5-1 groundouts to flyouts. Hopefully he can leave this outting with some confidence.

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