Nationals @ Astros, Game 1

[Obed_Marsh]

Bouncing Breaking Balls = Victory.

Whatevers.

[DPMOmaha]

Would love to hear C&D call the circus.  Saw the Houston tv call, they sounded completely unsurprised.

[Fan037]

I am still laughing over that bunt play - everyone who's a baseball fan needs to watch that one.  If I understood correctly, Bernadina ran through Porter's stop sign and that turned out great for the Nats.  Jackson pitched well enough to win.  The bullpen looked very iffy.  All in all when things are going your way, they work out as they did for the Nats tonight.  Crazy game but I'll gladly take the win!

[BigMeech]

[mmzznnxx]

Storen didn't look any better.

I can't speak for tonight, he looked good when he closed the 9th against the Marlins a day or two ago though.

And Ray questioning the BP moves. Davey needs to start trying to let his BP on the games where the SP cruises.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Would love to hear C&D call the circus.  Saw the Houston tv call, they sounded completely unsurprised.

Just listening to the recap on the postgame show.  Charlie was great - he had to try really hard to stop laughing towards the end

[DPMOmaha]

Just listening to the recap on the postgame show.  Charlie was great - he had to try really hard to stop laughing towards the end

I was certainly laughing in my living room.  Though I really understand what Astros fans are going through this year, watching their team invent new ways to lose.

[Fan037]

Thank you BigMeech for posting that replay of the "bunt!"

[Clever]

That's a clown team, bro.

[Mattionals]

I can't speak for tonight, he looked good when he closed the 9th against the Marlins a day or two ago though.

And Ray questioning the BP moves. Davey needs to start trying to let his BP on the games where the SP cruises.

I question ever going to Gorzelanny.  Sometimes he comes on strong, others, well not so much.  We have lots of fly ball guys on the staff and I feel that next year (it won't happen now being this close to the playoffs considering there is no one out there of good value as a waiver claim) we need to cut ties with Gorzy and bring in a vet righty in the pen who happens to be a ground ball guy.

[Squab]

Just listening to the recap on the postgame show.  Charlie was great - he had to try really hard to stop laughing towards the end

Did anyone else hear them talking about the oranges, roundabout the fourth/fifth inning? That was great.

[CALSGR8]

Lkind of like this blurry commercial.  A real home run grandpa!

 http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBl5iMmADiR0&v=Bl5iMmADiR0&gl=US

[Clever]

I question ever going to Gorzelanny.  Sometimes he comes on strong, others, well not so much.  We have lots of fly ball guys on the staff and I feel that next year (it won't happen now being this close to the playoffs considering there is no one out there of good value as a waiver claim) we need to cut ties with Gorzy and bring in a vet righty in the pen who happens to be a ground ball guy.

I don't think Gorzelanny stays next year. $3M is already too much to pay a long reliever.

[Nathan]

Would love to hear C&D call the circus.  Saw the Houston tv call, they sounded completely unsurprised.

Just got home and watched the highlights, including the go-ahead run play.  I shall oblige you

[PC]

Here is the video clip with MASN, WJFK and Houston broadcasters (not sure if it's tv or radio).

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23688849&topic_id=8877508&c_id=was&tcid=vpp_copy_23688849&v=3

[GSW]

Why does Johnson pull that DOUBLE SWITCH crap when he never leaves a pitcher in for more than 3 outs?

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 66th win, each season:

2012 - 6th August (109th match of season)
2005 - 24th August (126th match)
2011 - 9th September (142nd match)
2007 - 15th September (148th match)
2006 - 19th September (151st match)
2010 - 24th September (154th match)
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2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103

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THIS DAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS: Saturday 6th August 2005 at RFK...another day, another one-run loss despite an hour-and-three-quarters meeting called by manager Frank Robinson...3-2 to the Padres...record now 58-52...http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250806120

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We stole one tonight thanks to a clown play by the Astros defence, running their record in extra innings to 0-10...more solid play will be necessary from here on in.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

So, OC, if we hit 82 on the win total, does the comparison stop? does it flip over to a magic number post?

[OldChelsea]

So, OC, if we hit 82 on the win total, does the comparison stop? does it flip over to a magic number post?

Not sure as yet - have been thinking about continuing on to comparison with the AL Nats. (When we hit 86 wins we'll have matched the best of Version 2.0, 1969.)

[Obed_Marsh]

I was hoping it would reboot with a mix of historic teams if and when it surpases our own records.

[OldChelsea]

Rookie question: Has a GDT ever reached 1,000 posts?

Progressive records for length of WNFF GDT's:

385 - 17th September 2005 (Padres away)
394 - 31st July 2006 (Giants away)
483 - 1st August 2006 (Giants away)
560 - 9th August 2006 (Marlins away)
644 - 20th April 2007 (Marlins away)
966 - 25th July 2007 (Phillies away)
1050 - 10th April 2009 (Braves away)
1052 - 5th April 2011 (Marlins away)
1064 - 19th April 2011 (Cardinals away)
1177 - 13th June 2011 (Cardinals home)
2179 - 24th June 2011 (White Sox away)

THE CHAMPION THREAD: http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=23220.0

[JCA-CrystalCity]

there were several over 1000 posts in late May / early June this year.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Ayup.  That's like a tune from "Peewee's Playhouse" or some scene with Divine wearing a bikini in a John Waters movie.

I never knew we had a theme song.  My God, that is dreadful.

[OldChelsea]

there were several over 1000 posts in late May / early June this year.

The present thread is, in fact, the 22nd such thread this season (the top one thus far was the Dodgers away opener with 2075 replies).

As this team grows, so grow the WNFF GDT's.

[mitlen]

As this team grows, so grow the WNFF GDT's.

"Build it and they will come."