Nationals @ Athletics, Game 1

[aBaltoNat]

10:05 PM ET
Wind 9 MPH Out
Washington Nationals Record: 33-19
@ Oakland A's Record: 23-30

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner (R)
LF Jayson Werth (R)
2B Daniel Murphy (L)
1B Ryan Zimmerman (R)
DH Adam Lind (L)
3B Anthony Rendon (R)
C Matt Wieters (S)
CF Michael Taylor (R)
RF Brian Goodwin (L)

ATHLETICS
RF Matt Joyce (L)
SS Chad Pinder (R)
2B Jed Lowrie (S)
LF Khris Davis (R)
1B Yonder Alonso (L)
DH Ryon Healy (R)
C Stephen Vogt (L)
3B Trevor Plouffe (R)
CF Rajai Davis (R)


Stephen Strasburg vs Andrew Triggs

[aBaltoNat]

Putting my 1.000 winning percentage on the line, especially with Bryce suspended. Have faith in Stras!

Over/under before a poster nages about FP?

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Yonder Alonso is kind of a wu tang name. 

[bluestreak]

I'm interested to see what this lineup can do with a DH.

[aBaltoNat]

Putting my 1.000 winning percentage on the line, especially with Bryce suspended. Have faith in Stras!

Over/under before a poster nages about FP?

That was quick, mitlen.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Did he really say that? 

when FP starts talking about Oakland Alameda

[aBaltoNat]

Wasn't nagin'.     Unknot those panties.

I went back and edited my post. Quick talking about my panties before I kick that damn cane out of your hand. 

[NatNasty]

I'm interested to see what this lineup can do with a DH.

Hopefully more than they did in Baltimore. 

Just pulled a ribeye off the grill, so I expect good things.

[aBaltoNat]

Think about the above lineup with Eaton in CF, Harper in RF. Nice.

Not that we will see it this year...

[varoadking]

Not a good sign...mitlen with two Ninjas on just the first page... 

[aBaltoNat]

Wait a sec....did mitlen pull out?

C'mon....it was a simple joke and given my tendency to stand up for FP....I had to go back and edit my original post. 😀

[NatNasty]

Not a good sign...mitlen with two Ninjas on just the first page... 

Eh, probably just had a good time pounding liquor on the golf course earlier and lost his where with all for the night

[stealyerbase]

FP bites
C&D rule
That didn't take long, did it?

[aBaltoNat]

FP bites
C&D rule
That didn't take long, did it?

Not even explaining the joke anymore.

Let's play ball.

[spidernat]

I hope that freaking chick behind the plate doesn't spend all game waving.

[aBaltoNat]

There goes the no hitter.

[Natsinpwc]

Athletics announcers talking about when the Nats played at RFK and the very short right field fence???? Wonder what they had it confused with?

[spidernat]

How about a poll on how many strikeouts Strasburg ends up with?

[mmzznnxx]

What a crappy first inning.

[spidernat]

Athletics announcers talking about when the Nats played at RFK and the very short right field fence???? Wonder what they had it confused with?

Yeah RFK was no bandbox by any definition of the term. Also, the Nats swept them at RFK so maybe their brains are fried from the experience.

[aBaltoNat]

How about a poll on how many strikeouts Strasburg ends up with?

Do I have to do that?

I'd hate to jinx him.

[spidernat]

Do I have to do that?

I'd hate to jinx him.

really dude



freak the jinx fairies, just predict on your own post if you feel like it.


I predict 14.

[Natsinpwc]

Yeah RFK was no bandbox by any definition of the term. Also, the Nats swept them at RFK so maybe their brains are fried from the experience.

2005. Not sure if they were the announcers back then. Makes you wonder how many things Carp and FP make up.

[Natsinpwc]

8 Ks.

[spidernat]

2005. Not sure if they were the announcers back then. Makes you wonder how many things Carp and FP make up.

If you really pay attention to your team you catch all sorts of bullcrap that national media says about them. I hear stuff on ESPN and NFL Network about the Redskins that is just plain wrong all the time but that if you don't follow the team closely you wouldn't know.