Nationals vs Braves, Game 1

[Lintyfresh85]

FRIDAY NIGHT

Game Time: 7:05 PM
Venue: Nationals Park
TV: MASN HD
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, WFED 1500

(29-21)           Stephen Strasburg         "The Great One"            5-1, 2.64 ERA             Danny Espinosa         "The Bad Guy"              Bryce Harper             "The Phenom"           Ryan Zimmerman          "Mr. Perfect"              Adam LaRoche    "The Heartbreak Chin"         Michael Morse            "The Beast"         Ian Desmond     "The Macho King"           Xavier Nady "The Brooklyn Brawler"          Jesus Flores    "The Shockmaster"

(28-24)  Mike Minor "The Genius" 2-4, 6.98 ERA Michael Bourn "Doink the Clown" Martin Prado "Horace Hogan" Brian McCann "Barry Horowitz"     Freddie Freeman      "DDS Isaac Yankem" Dan Uggla "Gillberg" Jason Heyward "Marty Jannetty" Juan Francisco "Brutus Beefcake" Andrelton Simmons "El Dandy"

[Smithian]

If the weather clears up I'll be there rocking my Zimmerman shirt

[hammondsnats]

i really hope they get this one in tonight and i really hope it's Strasburg on the bump.

[Dixon Ward]

gonna be a washout 

[RL04]

I have tickets for tonight.

Forecast does not look good:

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/Washington+DC+USDC0001:1:US?pagenum=2&nextbeginIndex=6

I would love to see St. Stephen pitch but I hope it's one of those games that are called off early enough based on the forecast as opposed to getting there and sitting around waiting for a couple of hours and then watching a game in the rain.

[Lintyfresh85]

Updated with how I think the lineups will play out.

[houston-nat]

Updated with how I think the lineups will play out.

I don't know anything about wrestling, but that was still 100% hilarious. Especially Uggla. A+

[MarquisDeSade]

The Brooklyn Brawler.

[sportsfan882]

Ryan Mattheus ‏@RyanMattheus
Harp rockin the redskins hat to the field today!!

[Fan037]

I have tickets for tonight.

Forecast does not look good:

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/Washington+DC+USDC0001:1:US?pagenum=2&nextbeginIndex=6

I would love to see St. Stephen pitch but I hope it's one of those games that are called off early enough based on the forecast as opposed to getting there and sitting around waiting for a couple of hours and then watching a game in the rain.

I have tickets, too.  Weather sounds very ominous.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Given the near certainty of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, I cannot imagine how this game can be played.

I have tickets, too.  Weather sounds very ominous.

[Fan037]

Given the near certainty of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, I cannot imagine how this game can be played.

I tend to agree with you.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Bryce has a way of making lightning show up when he at the plate.

[Minty Fresh]

My brother got to wrestle against Juan Francisco.

Braves lineup should have had Al Snow - head of the Job Squad - somewhere in there.

And Freddie Freeman is Kane?

[OldChelsea]

Given the near certainty of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, I cannot imagine how this game can be played.

Other things being equal I'd go tonight but not if there's lightning. Re-scheduling should be relatively easy - I doubt they'd re-do it for tomorrow because of the concert but Monday would be a possibility since both the Nats and Braves have that date open (Braves start a series at Miami on Tuesday)...or possibly Sunday.

[Lintyfresh85]

My brother got to wrestle against Juan Francisco.

Braves lineup should have had Al Snow - head of the Job Squad - somewhere in there.

And Freddie Freeman is Kane?

He just got goggles to see... I thought pre-Kane, Kane, would work well there!

[santanaf]

I've got Home Plate Box tickets w/ Diamond Club access tonight, I hope we can get it in.

[tomterp]

I've got Home Plate Box tickets w/ Diamond Club access tonight, I hope we can get it in.

Best case, get a free night of eating and drinking, and a rain check to repeat later.

[bklynnats]

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Dan Uggla
"Gillberg"

Hope the weather holds up. Really want to watch some baseball tonight.

[TylerDC]

Morse is back tonight?! I thought it'd be a couple more days!

Make Espinosa some random jobber in the lineup pics.

[RL04]

Best case, get a free night of eating and drinking, and a rain check to repeat later.

Well, it's not free to eat and drink.  It costs (lots of) money.

And, if all it amounts to is fighting traffic just to have a hot dog and a beer, I'll pass.

We also have to leave very soon because of the 76 Trombones thing.

Wish us luck.

[Baseball is Life]

I never believe the forecasts. I will be on my way until they call it.

[Lintyfresh85]

Morse is back tonight?! I thought it'd be a couple more days!

Make Espinosa some random jobber in the lineup pics.

No. It's fine as is.

[Baseball is Life]

Weather.com futurecast has the system passing through by 9pm or so. I wouldn't be surprised by a late start.

So it's off to the bars in Barrack's Row until they clear the tarp and we play ball.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

A can of paint appears to have just blown off my roof and gone bouncing down the alley.  Booming thunder to the N-N/W and some rain starting to fall.  Hmmm, I'd give this game 20% and that would only be with a 9/9:30 start.