Nationals @ Marlins, Game 2

[varoadking]

This is all Espinosa's fault if we don't score here.

He should have bunted...

[stealyerbase]

This is all Espinosa's fault if we don't score here.

I dunno, the Big Marine writes out the lineup card.

[sportsfan882]

boooooooooooooo

[Slateman]

Wow

[mmzznnxx]

This is a horrible team.

inb4 "lol first place"

[Matugi]

Nats Offense TM

[BigMeech]

Unbelievable.  Bases loaded and no outs, yet we end up with zero runs.

Actually, no.  It's completely believable.  It's the Washington Nationals.

[MorseTheHorse]

good AB by Stras tho...

[rileyn]

Espinosa is completely worthless.  What an awful AB to swing at that first pitch.  Get him out of here please.  I've seen enough.  Move on.  F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigMeech]

This is a horrible team.

inb4 "lol first place"

lol first place NANF.

[spidernat]

[Hannibal Smith]

Now, the question that I ask every time Stras starts:

Is this the inning where he loses his focus and gives up 3 runs?

[NatsAllThe Way]

that was Alvarez's bad inning...  30 pitches but 0 runs.  When our Ace has a bad inning, we are down by 4.

[sportsfan882]

That's what happens when you have bums like Espinosa and McLouth in the starting lineup.

That's on Mike Rizzo. If he stands pat with Espinosa we are literally freaked.

[spidernat]

Espinosa is completely worthless.  What an awful AB to swing at that first pitch.  Get him out of here please.  I've seen enough.  Move on.  F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there are still people here slurping him 

[sportsfan882]

Mark Zuckerman ‏@ZuckermanCSN  16s 
 Pretty solid evidence there of importance of Werth, Zim to this lineup. 7-8 hitters normally Desmond, Ramos. Tonight it's Espinosa, McLouth.

[BigMeech]

Espinosa is completely worthless.  What an awful AB to swing at that first pitch.  Get him out of here please.  I've seen enough.  Move on.  F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brother, that .214 batting average and 101 strikeouts (so far) warrants an extension.

[Hannibal Smith]

that was Alvarez's bad inning...  30 pitches but 0 runs.  When our Ace has a bad inning, we are down by 4.

Strasburg is not our ace.

Zim, Gio, & Fister are all capable of limiting damage.

[sportsfan882]

This team can't/won't win without Zimmerman in the lineup. They are below .500 without him this season.

Rizzo MUST make a move. I don't know if Aaron Hill is the answer (his numbers are sub par) but there has to be something better.

[NatsAllThe Way]

Strasburg is not our ace.

Zim, Gio, & Fister are all capable of limiting damage.

I forgot the quotation marks around the word ace.

[BigMeech]

This team can't/won't win without Zimmerman in the lineup. They are below .500 without him this season.

Rizzo MUST make a move. I don't know if Aaron Hill is the answer (his numbers are sub par) but there has to be something better.

If I learned anything from Breaking Bad, it's to never take a half-mesaure when you should have gone all the way.

If we're going to make a trade, we might as well partake in a full-measure and trade for an Adrian Beltre or Ben Zobrist.

[NatsAllThe Way]

This team can't/won't win without Zimmerman in the lineup. They are below .500 without him this season.

Rizzo MUST make a move. I don't know if Aaron Hill is the answer (his numbers are sub par) but there has to be something better.

Trout for Harper straight up?   I'd even throw in McLouth and Espinosa.

[NatsAllThe Way]

Nats better start eating face soon.

[Slateman]

good AB by Stras tho...

I think it's pathetic that the best at bat of the bottom 3 was Strasburg

[Slateman]

Trout for Harper straight up?   I'd even throw in McLouth and Espinosa.

I'm not sure the Angels would trade Trout for Harper AND Strasburg