Nationals vs Phillies, Game 1

[The Chief]

*****AND*****



***PRESENT***



DESTROY
ALL
PHILTHIES!!!

[Lintyfresh85]

I approve.

[The Chief]

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[mitlen]

Nice start.    Looking for a big crowd (here and at the park) tonight.

[sportsfan882]

Should be a great game. I'll be at the movies seeing "The Avengers" but hope to watch the game on DVR when I get home if no one spoils it by texting me or anything.

[Kevrock]

 

[hammondsnats]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WORLD WAR 3

bomb phillyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[OldChelsea]

Capital Weather Gang NatCast has 'Clouds likely dominate the sky for the game, and there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms which could be strong. It might be advisable to prepare for passing rain and potentially muggy conditions, if possible' with temperatures in 77-80 range at first pitch, 71-73 by 9th inning and 50% chance of rain.

[50% chance of rain...a chance for some of the Philly support to finally take a shower?]

Also, as indicated elsewhere on the main Clubhouse forum, LOTS of Metro track work going on this weekend: http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5217

[houston-nat]

Chief wins Gameday Thread of the Year. All it needed was some

[hammondsnats]

btw lol @ miguel montero!  how you feeling after that series loss?!?! 

[mitlen]

[50% chance of rain...a chance for some of the Philly support to finally take a shower?]

It's fifty percenting in the city now.

[GburgNatsFan]

His Holiness, the Dali Lama approves. So we've got that going for us.

[OldChelsea]

It's fifty percenting in the city now.

Yes indeed - right outside my office window, about exactly midway between the Capitol and Verizon Centre.

[houston-nat]

His Holiness, the Dali Lama approves. So we've got that going for us.

(Image removed from quote.)

So the Dalai Lama walks into a pizza shop...

[OldChelsea]

Some further light and wisdom from the Phillies' official boards: http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ml-phillies&tid=106715

[Fan037]

Great thread, Chief!

Weather looking very threatening right now but it's only 12:20 p.m.  It would be very disappointing to have to postpone this game with Strasburg and Harper against the Phillies......really hoping that doesn't happen!

imref:  I didn't see your post until now.  You said, "So how quiet does the stadium get when he [Harper, of course] comes up to bat?"

There is a palpable roar of anticipation each and every time he comes to the plate. 

[24 Nats]

outstanding.

[Kentucky_National]

The power of the mohawk continues tonight. BEAT THE PHILLIES!

[Tokeydog]

Absolutely fantastic!

[hammondsnats]

i want to annihilate the phillies.

i want to deliver them pain.  i want them to suffer.

my god i hate that city. 

[spidernat]

Should be a great game. I'll be at the movies seeing "The Avengers" but hope to watch the game on DVR when I get home if no one spoils it by texting me or anything.

[houston-nat]

Should be a great game. I'll be at the movies seeing "The Avengers" but hope to watch the game on DVR when I get home if no one spoils it by texting me or anything.

Don't worry, your friends would only spoil the game score if you had friends.

[hammondsnats]

Don't worry, your friends would only spoil the game score if you had friends.

hey now he's a good dude.

[Rasta]

I hate Phillies fans.  They don't even know their own history.  They might want to look at the attendance figures from their history before this great run they've had in their recent past. 

Average attendance.

95' - 28,383
96' - 22,243
97' - 18,403
98' - 21,102
99' - 22,535
00' - 19,911
01' - 22,847
02' - 19,997
03' - 28,973 - Last year at the Vet. 

Sure the Vet was a dive but this is a city that supposedly has such passionate fans.  Reality is they're just like most cities, bad baseball and they don't come out. 

[PebbleBall]

Screw the Avengers, I want to see the movie from the OP