Nationals @ Marlins, Game 1

[sportsfan882]

First Pitch: 7:10 PM EST

Location: Dolphin Stadium - Miami, Florida




TV: MASN, MY20

Radio: 107.7 FM, 1500 AM

Line: FLA -170


Weather: 85° with a 40% Chance of Scattered Storms



(56-90) 5th Place NL East

Hernandez - 2B
Guzman - SS
Zimmerman - 3B
Milledge - CF
Dukes - RF
Boone - 1B
Harris - LF
Nieves - C
Martis - P



SP: Shairon Martis (0-1, 3.60 ERA)


(74-72) 3rd Place NL East

Ramirez - SS
Baker - C
Cantu - 3B
Jacobs - 1B
Uggla - 2B
Willingham - LF
Ross - CF
Hermida - RF
Olsen - P



SP: Scott Olsen (6-10, 4.41 ERA)

[saltydad]

  the stadium filled

[hammondsnats]

I hate off days, thank god there's baseball tonight.  I'm gonna be so upset when this season is over, even if it's been a crappy one.  Baseball is the greatest sport and we've made a lot of progress over the last month. 

[sportsfan882]

Record since "Youth Movement" began on August 1st: 18-20.

Not bad considering there was a nasty 12-game losing streak in that stretch.

[blue911]

Not bad considering there was a nasty 12-game losing streak in that stretch.

So other than that Mrs. Lincoln,how was the play?

[sportsfan882]

This team just needs to become more consistent. They are too streaky. In that 38 game stretch they had a 6-1 stretch, an 0-12 stretch, and an 8-1 stretch.

Need to just focus on winning series. No reason we can't take 2 of 3 from Florida and then maybe 3 of 4 from the Mutts next week at home. 

[Air Zimmerman]

Need to just focus on winning series. No reason we can't take 2 of 3 from Florida and then maybe 3 of 4 from the Mutts next week at home. 

agreed. 2/3 vs the Marlins is realistic. i'm already eagerly anticipating the season series finale vs the Mutts.

i predict Dukes will have a 3 hr series in front of his family and friends (they were in attendance last time). one routine multi-homer game.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

I can't believe we are playing some of the last games of the season. Life is going to be so cold without baseball. I guess that's why we play hockey in the meantime.

Anyone else notice Darth Vader hanging out on the 16th in the schedule? For some new video game.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was

[hammondsnats]

I can't believe we are playing some of the last games of the season. Life is going to be so cold without baseball. I guess that's why we play hockey in the meantime.

Anyone else notice Darth Vader hanging out on the 16th in the schedule? For some new video game.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was

haha yeah it's an mlb promotional deal.  they did the same with indiana jones when the movie released.

i may actually pick up that game.  It's no Call of Duty 4 though.

[MrMadison]

I can't believe we are playing some of the last games of the season. Life is going to be so cold without baseball. I guess that's why we play hockey in the meantime.

Anyone else notice Darth Vader hanging out on the 16th in the schedule? For some new video game.

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

which is going to be AWESOME.

[MrMadison]

haha yeah it's an mlb promotional deal.  they did the same with indiana jones when the movie released.

i may actually pick up that game.  It's no Call of Duty 4 though.

have you played the Demo?

[Minty Fresh]

I can't believe we are playing some of the last games of the season. Life is going to be so cold without baseball. I guess that's why we play hockey in the meantime.

There are times when I could actually flip that statement.  I absolutely love college hockey's conference play.  I go to as many games as I can.

[hammondsnats]

have you played the Demo?

no is it good?  cmdterps and I used to play star wars jedi academy which we loved.

[sportsfan882]

Lineups posted.


Hernandez - 2B
Guzman - SS
Zimmerman - 3B
Milledge - CF
Dukes - RF
Boone - 1B
Harris - LF
Nieves - C
Martis - P

[ronnynat]

Martis is facing a pretty tough lineup in his first start w/ us. He definitely needs to keep the walks to a minimum.

[sportsfan882]

Martis is facing a pretty tough lineup in his first start w/ us. He definitely needs to keep the walks to a minimum.

2nd start. It is a tough lineup. I think he'll rack up some Ks but will give up a few long balls.

[ronnynat]

2nd start. It is a tough lineup. I think he'll rack up some Ks but will give up a few long balls.

Holy crap. I must have missed more games than I thought. I thought it had been a while since I first heard he was going to start for us.

[ronnynat]

He started the night the Redskins lost to the Giants.

That makes sense. I guess a lot of people missed it.

[sportsfan882]

We are 2-10 against the Marlins this season.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

The Marlins have always been a monkey, I mean fish, on the Nats back. We need to buck'em.

[sportsfan882]

Scott Olsen is 0-6 with a 6.08 ERA over his last 9 starts.

Guess we all know what that means... 

[sportsfan882]

I say we score 5 runs tonight.

I don't think that will be enough to win this one.

[sportsfan882]

Both the Nationals and Marlins are 11-12 on Fridays this season. 

[mbeane19]

We are 2-10 against the Marlins this season.

Screech ought not to go swimming, that looks like it hurt.

[Air Zimmerman]

The Force Unleashed.

interesting. that seems like a title more fit for Dukes when he crushes a homer!