Nationals @ Angels, Game 1

[mitlen]

Washington at Los Angelos    10:07   Eastern

TV/Radio:     MASN2, WJFK (106.7 FM)

Weather:     7PM (LA/Pacific)    Sunny     76°    SW 6 mph


NATS

CF    Brian Goodwin (L)
SS    Wilmer Difo (S)
RF    Bryce Harper (L)
1B    Ryan Zimmerman (R)
2B    Daniel Murphy (L)
3B    Anthony Rendon (R)
DH   Adam Lind (L)
C     Matt Wieters (S)
LF    Chris Heisey (R)

Angels

LF   Cameron Maybin (R)
RF   Kole Calhoun (L)
CF   Mike Trout (R)
DH  Albert Pujols (R)
3B   Yunel Escobar (R)
SS   A. Simmons (R)
1B   Luis Valbuena (L)
C     M. Maldonado (R)
2B   Nick Franklin (S)

[NatNasty]

Ya beat me to the punch 

[mitlen]

Ya beat me to the punch 

I thought it'd be one of the usual suspects.   I wanted to get it started before we all nodded off.   If you want it, I'll give it up.

[NatNasty]

Nah, you go ahead.  I'm exhausted and may not make it to the opening pitch. 

[mitlen]

Reminiscing before the start of the game:

"Now, the people who stay up to catch these games against Mike Trout and the Angels, they remember the summer of ’05 and baseball’s rebirth here. They remember the 100-loss seasons, the first division title in 2012, Game 5 against the Cardinals, and on and on. They wonder if Matt Williams should have left Zimmermann in Game 2 in 2014. They remember Bobby Henley sending Jayson Werth home in 2016, when he was out by a mile.

They have history. Not like the Yankees. Not like the Dodgers. But they have it. And moments like June 15 and 16, 2005 are part of it, when we can say, “Remember when … ?” And it matters."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/nationals-journal/wp/2017/07/18/that-time-jose-guillen-called-mike-scioscia-a-piece-of-garbage-after-the-nats-beat-the-angels/

[spidernat]

I remember that series.



I'm actually glad for once that the game starts at 10.


BTW, mosquitoes freaking suck and should become extinct!

[aBaltoNat]

Going to stay up for this one. Hope Jackson does decent...we should have a Good game against Chavez.

[varoadking]

They wonder if Matt Williams should have left Zimmermann in Game 2 in 2014.

No.  Nobody wonders...

[mitlen]

BTW, mosquitoes freaking suck and should become extinct!

Send 'em out here.   They chew on my arse for awhile and they'll all be eradicated.    My blood'll kill 'em.

[skippy1999]

No.  Nobody wonders...

[mitlen]

No.  Nobody wonders...

I think Svrluga was bein' diplomatic.

[tomterp]

[mitlen]

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   Ol FR was a trip.

[spidernat]

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At their peak I would've taken Robinson in that fight.

[tomterp]

   Ol FR was a trip.

One of the most entertaining games ever.  No, it WAS the most entertaining game ever.  Fat Donnelly and his stinkin' pine tar.     

Jose Guillen and his clutch homer.  Then getting inspected, boy was he hot.       

[mitlen]

At their peak I would've taken Robinson in that fight.

...   and give points.

[mitlen]

One of the most entertaining games ever.  No, it WAS the most entertaining game ever.  Fat Donnelly and his stinkin' pine tar.     

Jose Guillen and his clutch homer.  Then getting inspected, boy was he hot.       

It's why we love baseball.

[aBaltoNat]

I missed a couple of games, NANF, but why was FP out? And is he still?

[tomterp]

I missed a couple of games, NANF, but why was FP out? And is he still?

Shower injury.

[tomterp]

At their peak I would've taken Robinson in that fight.

Oh hell yes.  Tough as nails.

[mitlen]

I missed a couple of games, NANF, but why was FP out? And is he still?

Yeah, probably spent a few days visitin' family.    He's supposed to be back tonight.   Travelin' to the West Coast is hard on him.   Tomorrow will be his toughest broadcast.

[aBaltoNat]

Yeah, probably spent a few days visitin' family.    He's supposed to be back tonight.   Travelin' to the West Coast is hard on him.   Tomorrow will be his toughest broadcast.

Thank the Lord. Whoever that was sitting in for him the night I caught a couple innings was terrible.

[aBaltoNat]

Shower injury.

I really wanna like Koda Glover.

[mitlen]

Thank the Lord. Whoever that was sitting in for him the night I caught a couple innings was terrible.

Uncle Ray (Knight)

[UMDNats]

The OGs of WNFF remember that series in '05.

Someone bump the thread!