Nationals vs Pirates, Game 1

[cmdterps44]

Game Time: 7:05 PM (ET)
Venue: Nationals Park
TV: MASN 1/2 HD
Radio: 106.5 The Fan

(22-14)  Gio Gonzalez (4-1, 1.94 ERA) SS Ian Desmond CF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche RF Xavier Nady 2B Danny Espinosa LF Tyler Moore C Jesus Flores LHP Gio Gonzalez

(17-19) Erik Bedard (2-4, 2.57 ERA) RF Jose Tabata 2B Neil Walker CF Andrew McCutchen 1B Casey McGehee LF Yamaico Navarro C Rod Barajas SS Clint Barmes 3B Josh Harrison LHP Erik Bedard

                                   



Pictures taken from mlb.com

[madj55]

The Harp show

[zimm_da_kid]

according to the wapost, harp is the first teenager to hit homers on back to back days since griffey in 1989

[cmdterps44]

according to the wapost, harp is the first teenager to hit homers on back to back days since griffey in 1989

Second coming of Griffey confirmed.

[zimm_da_kid]

Second coming of Griffey Babe confirmed.

ftfy

[Mr Clean]

Moore and Nady starting today. Harper batting 2nd.

[Tokeydog]

From natsinsider:

NATIONALS (22-14)
SS Ian Desmond
CF Bryce Harper
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Xavier Nady
2B Danny Espinosa
LF Tyler Moore
C Jesus Flores
LHP Gio Gonzalez

PIRATES (17-19)
RF Jose Tabata
2B Neil Walker
CF Andrew McCutchen
1B Casey McGehee
LF Yamaico Navarro
C Rod Barajas
SS Clint Barmes
3B Josh Harrison
LHP Erik Bedard

A future without Nady on this team can't come soon enough.

[imref]

Can't decide if I want bedard to get out of the first or not.

[PC]

Eric Bedard treats left handed batters like a baby treats a diaper.

[welch]

Why Nady instead of Bernadina?

[Minty Fresh]

Second coming of Griffey Babe Josh Gibson confirmed.

ftfy

[madj55]

I don't like Harper batting second, oh well.

[hammondsnats]

love the fact moore is playing ... really wish he could get a week's worth of starts just to see what he could do with ample playing time.

[Mr Clean]

Why Nady instead of Bernadina?

Bernadina doesn't hit lefties very well.

[hammondsnats]

Bernadina doesn't hit lefties do anything very well.

fixed

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I don't like Harper batting second, oh well.

I love it.  Your best hitter should hit second, so if not LaRoche, why not Harper?

[Nathan]

I love it.  Your best hitter should hit second, so if not LaRoche, why not Harper?

I thought your best hitter was supposed to hit 3rd.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I thought your best hitter was supposed to hit 3rd.

Statgeeks say first or second.  I tend to think second is about right.  More at bats.

[MarquisDeSade]

Those optimal lineups don't yield any significant improvement of runs though.

[TylerDC]

This is completely random, but I found it cool.

 

[mitlen]

Why Nady instead of Bernadina?

Nady can catch a pop up?

[welch]

Nady can catch a pop up?

Ouch!

I get it...but when Bernadina is on a hot streak, he's special.

(Anybody accurately remember Jim Lemon's batting stance? My 50+ year memory is that he stretched his feet and planted them as far as he would have if he had taken a stride. Shifted his weight from back to front foot when he swung. I think he was about 6-5, which was the late '50s equivalent of about 6-7. Long arms, huge hands...he didn't need a full stride to generate home-run power. Of course, that is an 11-year-old's memory...)

[madj55]

I love it.  Your best hitter should hit second, so if not LaRoche, why not Harper?

I'd rather see him hit 3rd or 5th, just my opinion though. And I don't know why Lombo isn't in the lineup today...they pulled Espinosa yesterday and Lombo comes in and hits a solid single after Danny looked bad all game

[mitlen]

Anybody accurately remember Jim Lemon's batting stance? My 50+ year memory is that he stretched his feet and planted them as far as he would have if he had taken a stride. Shifted his weight from back to front foot when he swung. I think he was about 6-5, which was the late '50s equivalent of about 6-7. Long arms, huge hands...he didn't need a full stride to generate home-run power. Of course, that is an 11-year-old's memory...

Rear of avatar card listed Lemon as 6'4" ...  200 lbs.  ...   33 HRs in '59.    Had 2 HRs in one inning on September 5.   Six RBIs in that inning (1st) which tied two ML records at that time ...  In 1956, he hit 3 consecutive HRs in a game.

[cmdterps44]

I'd rather see him hit 3rd or 5th, just my opinion though. And I don't know why Lombo isn't in the lineup today...they pulled Espinosa yesterday and Lombo comes in and hits a solid single after Danny looked bad all game

Because Davey doesn't give a freak. Lombo should be playing in LF over Nady with Moore in RF... lol