Nationals @ Marlins, Game 4

[mitlen]

You freaking freak you freak everything the freak up. Go freak yourself.

[hammondsnats]

Flores. You paid way too much attention to Pudge.

i'd rather have pudge.

[rileyn]

That could have been the worst at bat of the season by a National.  What on earth is he swinging at a 2-0 pitch after Zambrano justr walked Shark. STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KnorrForYourMoney]

Flores sucks so much. Why he's been starting over Solano is beyond me.

[Squab]

I mean. I'd have taken a strike 2-0. Make him prove he can throw one.

[Sharp]

Flores sucks so much. Why he's been starting over Solano is beyond me.

Not really, Solano hasn't looked too sharp defensively and I think we all know by now not to trust small-sample offensive numbers.

[sportsfan882]

A base hit there would have been huge. It seems like every time he comes up with runners on in a big spot he strikes out or hits into a DP. Killing us

[RobDibblesGhost]

I mean. I'd have taken a strike 2-0. Make him prove he can throw one.

Exactly.  You don't give them strikes until they can prove they can throw them. 

[aussienatsfan]

I tune in on my break at work and all I was thinking is I hope shark plates in Espi cos I know Flores will freak it up.

God I hate being right

[Mattionals]

Who the Freak thinks that Jesus Flores isn't PART of the problem.  Really?

[Jordanz Meatballz]

Not going to freaking cut it.

Nats are winning this game.

[hammondsnats]

Flores sucks so much. Why he's been starting over Solano is beyond me.

solano hasn't done crap either though as of late.  there's a reason we were in the market for a catcher when ramos went down and i still think they are. 

no chance you get to the playoffs with solano and flores as your catchers.

[Lintyfresh85]

SF's boy doing big things.

[sportsfan882]

I mean. I'd have taken a strike 2-0. Make him prove he can throw one.

Inexcusable. He knows he hasn't been hitting for crap lately. He should have taken that 2-0 pitch without hesitating. He would have had a 3-0 count and then should have taken 2 more pitches before swinging.

[sportsfan882]

Nats are winning this game.

If they had tied it there, yes, but they didn't so that's that.

[Smithian]

Hanley should have been brushed back first pitch here

[RobDibblesGhost]

I hope they leave Zambrano in for another inning so he can continue his melt down (without us bailing him out AGAIN)...

[Sharp]

I hope they leave Zambrano in for another inning so he can continue his melt down (without us bailing him out AGAIN)...

Ozzie would have to be an idiot to do that, so yeah, he probably will.

[hammondsnats]

i can't believe we are going to lose this game. 

[RobDibblesGhost]

Hanley swung at ball 3.  He must have been watching our hitters

[TylerDC]

When you all bash Ozzie for making a big deal out of nothing.. and then whine about Hanley looking at a HR.. just dumb.

[Mattionals]

At least Flores won't bat for a while.  Man he is bad.

[MorseTheHorse]

I gotta be honest, I never get all the nagging about DPs.  That was a really hard hit ball and close to a 2-RBI single.  And in fact, generally, harder hit balls are more likely to be DPs because then the ball gets over to first faster.  Just saying...

That said I wish Flores had at least been a little more than halfway dwon the line by the time the throw got to first. 

[RobDibblesGhost]

Leadoff walk

[Tyler Durden]

Jesus Flores - John Lannan is not pleased.