Nationals @ Braves, Game 3

[MarquisDeSade]

Oh -- and he traded All-Star pitcher Joel Hanrahan for Sean Burnett.  Don't ever forget that.

You really aren't going to try and point to that and be expected to be taken seriously are you?  You're moving from azzclown territory to azzhat territory now douchebag.

[Fan037]

The loss of this game can be blamed on poor base-running, the bat of Jason Werth and the pitching.  We're not ready for a Wild Card run when we let games like this go by.

[Dixon Ward]

i'm pretty disappointed by the loss, but perhaps more so by the roster move. bixler to aaa? what the hell? matt freaking stairs is a complete waste of a roster spot for reasons known to everyone except, apparently, rizzo.  

<-- strasburg's reaction to the roster move

[EdStroud]

Only 1 game in front of Marlins     one game under .500  do something quick  get some ointment  Werth is hitting .213  Davey has to go  bring back Riggleman  can Strasburg start vs Houston  what about Wang  Ok...Ok...OK everythings good Bixler is gone...but wait Stairs and Burnett are still here  Jane stop this crazy thing

National League
EAST              W    L    PCT    GB
Philadelphia    59   35   .628    --
Atlanta           56   39   .589   3.5
NY Mets         47   47   .500  12.0
Washington    47   48   .495  12.5
Florida           46   49   .484  13.5 

[Strasburg37]

You really aren't going to try and point to that and be expected to be taken seriously are you?  You're moving from azzclown territory to azzhat territory now douchebag.

How much name-calling can you fit in one post?  Grow up.

[Mathguy]

OK - no name calling here.  But one trade is not enough data to condem Mike Rizzo.  With right hand relievers coming up, why keep Hanrahan ?  Why not try to get a lefty reliever ?

Do you remember the number of people who played last year that are not here now ?  For example, Guzman, Willingham, Nyger, Dunn, Young.  I'm sure there are a few more.  Aren't you willing to give Rizzo some credit for that ?

Un-freaking-believable!!!  Rizzo is such a f***ing joke.  The team has gone downhill since he refused to have a meeting with the manager he hired, and his lousy players, like Werth and Stairs, continue to stink up our dugout.  Not to mention LaRoche on the DL and his beloved Wang in the minors.

Oh -- and he traded All-Star pitcher Joel Hanrahan for Sean Burnett.  Don't ever forget that.

[Kevrock]

Stop feeding the troll.

[Tyler Durden]

I can only read when someone else quotes him but...

'beloved Wang' earns a thumbs up from me.

[houston-nat]

Bass trumpet?   Cool ..   I started my instrumental odyssey when I was twelve with the standard trumpet.   I've been through guitars, basses, keyboards, drums, cow bell, mandolin, etc. but never heard of a bass trumpet.   I gotta google that.    Have a great time.   Sounds like fun.

PS  Take some pictures.


On Topic:   Go Nats !!!!

That was absolutely insane. There were brass sections on my left and right as well as the orchestra in front and I can honestly say that concert was as loud as going clubbing

Totally amazing experience. The Most Awesome Instrument winner ended up being the xylophone, because the xylophone had a MAD solo that was like a whole minute of total insanity. My eyes nearly popped out. If someone posts a clip online I'll link it.

This picture I took from my place shows the orchestra, the organ, and LESS THAN HALF of the chorus! There were also choirs back on the other side of the organ, and directly to the right and left of the stage. That weird orange thing on the far left is the thunder machine.

[houston-nat]

Correction, the big orange thing is in fact a "bird scare": basically, an oil drum filled with metal bits that you spin around to create a gigantic noisy racket.

[OldChelsea]

Baseball so bad it makes you want to spit.

2011 Washington Nationals...expectorate it.