That was an awsome game to watch, even if the first five innings caused you to question why you'd want to sit out in a cold, damp, practically empty (although not by the standard of the Senators games I attended in my youth) stadium. You could see Sanchez get tired, and he made the mistake of throwing Church what was left of his fastball on the first pitch. Ryan didn't miss it. The momentum shifted from there.
Remembering that Julio was just obtained to be the Fish closer, I kept hoping that the pen would hold the deficit at 2. Well within Julio's range. And stranding two runners at third (one thanks to Ray) was improbable but excellent. Reminds me of the winning formula from the first half of 2005. Win the game by making it a contest between bullpens. The Nats need better performances by their starters to make this formula work.
Dimitri swung at 2-0 pitches in two consecutive at bats. After the first time we were sure he wouldn't do it on the walk off. Rules are made to be broken.
Sitting very close to the field, you saw that all of the Marlins hitters are BUILT. Uggla must have spent every day of his 9 years in the minors in the weight room. Rameriez is taller and much more muscular than it looks on TV. And even their center fielder has the upper body of a catcher. And no one needs to be told how scary Cabrerra looks, even without the smeared eye black. That is one scary offense.
Fick is the gamer he is made out to be. After he crossed the plate, he was yelling and even high fived the crowd outside the backstop.
Casto has a natural swing, and hopefully he'll start putting some liners in the gaps as he gets used to being a major leaguer.
The RFK official scorer is much too lenient. Helps the hitters, but I think the pitchers aren't going to appreciate all the "hits" on fielded balls that don't produce outs. But this year, maybe we need that.
Awsome come back win. That's the beauty of baseball.