I just got home from the game... If ever there was a night I was glad to spend 3 hours standing around a muggy ballpark (And I've done that several times at RFK, first past-midnight game this season), this was the night to do it. What a game. That grandslam was just beautiful. We get our first two guys after the delay out, then they figure why waste a PH spot with two outs in the 2nd. So they send up the starting pitcher who obviously won't pitch. He goes 0-2, fouls off a few, then gets three balls. Then walks. Then Morgan, Guzzie and Johnson single, scoring Morgan. Then Dunn comes up, first freaking pitch and everyone knew that sucker was gone just by the crack of the bat (And it was a loud crack, trust me.) Then to score another 6 runs after that, and only give up one? And to have Clippard come in with seven strikeouts in three innings, setting a new record for a Nat's reliever? Man, if you can't tell this is just what the palate needed after last nights cluster****. Beautiful game. I actually dare anyone to name a home game that even came close to this one. Easily the best National's game I've ever been to, and I've been to over 200 now. I bet the 15,000 that left early regret that decision when they wake up and see the box score (Although the game probably ended too late to be in the paper tomorrow.)
My only regret is it ended too late, I'm too tired and my legs hurt way too much from walking around the park for three hours to watch Lannan destroy this horrific team tomorrow.