Nationals vs Yankees, Game 3

[JCA-CrystalCity]

With the posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS: Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 61st win, each season:

2017 - 27th July (100th match of season)
2012 - 29th July (101st match)
2016 - 29th July (103rd match)
2014 - 6th August (112th match)
2019 - 7th August (114th match)
2005 - 13th August (116th match)
2018 - 16th August (122nd match)
2013 - 20th August (125th match)
2011 - 21st August (125th match)
2015 - 22nd August (122nd match)
2023 - 26th August (130th match)
2024 - 28th August (134th match)
2007 - 5th September (138th match)
2006 - 6th September (139th match)
2010 - 14th September (147th match)
2021 - 19th September (149th match)
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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2009 - finished 59-103 (.364)
2008 - finished 59-102 (.366)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)


 Nats next win milestone is 2021 (65) then 2010 (69).

[OfftheBat]

  !! But that baserunning in the 8th... horrible. Quite possibly the worst I've seen in all my years watching MLB lol

[GataNats]

Why in the world are we ever pinch hitting Gallo for Chappy?

[welch]

What did Davey say in his press conference after the game?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I moved the post-game discussion of the 8th inning baserunning play to the Clubhouse in its own thread. I think this one will be remembered for a long time beyond a normal GDT.

Discussion is here:
https://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=41666.0

[English Natsie]

Who'd have thought the Yankees would be the Nationals best mates?...(even if we did try to gift it back to them.. )