Nationals vs Phillies, Game 3

[hammondsnats]

as OC said, it's supposed to rain ... hopefully it delays the game til 6ish so i can watch it in its entirety. 

[hammondsnats]

tyler walker seems like a cool dude.  he had some pretty good years with the giants.

[hammondsnats]

hahahahahahahahaha "the gobbler" ... for the record: tyler walker doesn't drink wild turkey before games.  awesome.

[The Chief]

Random trivia:

In 5 full seasons (plus 2 games) since moving to DC, the Nats are:

37-44 against the Mets (.457)
33-61 against the Phils  (.351)
44-47 against the Braves (.484)
35-44 against the Marlins (.443)

43-47 against the American League (.478)
4-2 against the Yankees (.667)

[CJames0569]

Random trivia:

In 5 full seasons (plus 2 games) since moving to DC, the Nats are:

37-44 against the Mets (.457)
33-61 against the Phils  (.351)
44-47 against the Braves (.484)
35-44 against the Marlins (.443)

43-47 against the American League (.478)
4-2 against the Yankees (.667)

God the Phils do completely own us

[The Chief]

God the Phils do completely own us

Mostly because of our 3-15 record against them last season.  They were the '08 Marlins reincarnated.

[CJames0569]

Mostly because of our 3-15 record against them last season.  They were the '08 Marlins reincarnated.

Good point, I'd forgotten about how the Marlins completely owned us that year. Dear god, can't we just own somebody? I say this is the year we punish the Mets.

[The Chief]

Good point, I'd forgotten about how the Marlins completely owned us that year. Dear god, can't we just own somebody? I say this is the year we punish the Mets.

Well we've got the Yankees licked so far

Otherwise the Braves are the closest thing we've got to having a team's number, at least in the division.  We've done pretty well against the Dbacks over the years, if you want to expand to NL teams.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

hahahahahahahahaha "the gobbler" ... for the record: tyler walker doesn't drink wild turkey before games.  awesome.

And how do you know that?

[EdStroud]

Early game scores

Dodgers (1-2) 10
Pirates (2-1)    2

Cardinals (2-1) 1
Reds (1-2)       2  Gomes walk off HR

[hammondsnats]

And how do you know that?

DT asked him in the pre-game why some people call him gobbler

[PANatsFan]

I bet he lived near Gobbler's Knob. I just wanted to say that.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

DT asked him in the pre-game why some people call him gobbler

And what was his answer?

[hammondsnats]

If you don't like Nyjer Morgan, please take a shotgun and take it to your mouth and hit the trigger.

[cmdterps44]

Nyjer Morgan is the freaking man. Calling Holliday Disco

[CJames0569]

Early game scores

Cardinals (2-1) 1
Reds (1-2)       2  Gomes walk off HR

Nice, Go Reds! 

[The Chief]

Nyjer Morgan is the freaking man. Calling Holliday Disco

Please explain in full detail.

[hammondsnats]

And what was his answer?

something along the lines of:

DT (in whiny voice): Hiiiiiiiiii Thanks Bob (even though it's Johnny Holiday) ... I'm hear with Tyler Walker, relief pitcher for Washington Nationals ... (fast forward a few minutes) ... you have a nickname that you don't go by, the gobbler, can you tell us why?

TW: I don't know who came up with it, I guess if it's on wikipedia people believe in anything.  It's supposedly because people think I take shots of Wild Turkey before games.  I don't.  If I were to take shots before games it'd be something else.

[EdStroud]

One thing you can say about Tyler Walker is he will not quit.  Look at his playing history;

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 29, 1997.

April 3, 2003: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Mets.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 25, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

April 28, 2006: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Carlos Hines (minors).

November 9, 2006: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

December 11, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 15, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 29, 2009: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 9, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

[cmdterps44]

Please explain in full detail.

I don't know the origin of it but he referred to Johnny as 'Disco' at least 4 or 5 times.

In answering questions or referring to Johnny he would just call him 'Disco' for example.

Holiday: So you have the bat, the speed, the defense, and the baserunning. You have the whole package!
[Answering Immediately]Nyjer: So do you 'Disco' from what I've seen out there. (I guess referring to a disco)

[PANatsFan]

CMD is drunk

[cmdterps44]

CMD is drunk

Maybe. I will be at least after this game (hopefully celebratory). No class tomorrow!

[hammondsnats]

hahahaha bob was funny on that call...

"how would you like to see big #44 blocking down that first base bag going down the line"

[Lintyfresh85]

Nice start so far!

[Evolution33]

I have some magic hat seasonal beer waiting for me at home.