Nationals @ Mets, Game 3

[PANatsFan]

Refresh my memory but did the upper deck siding hang 10 feet over the outfield?  I can understand it bouncing off the siding and coming back onto the field if it was behind the fence but if something is in the field of play to me that's fair until it goes into the stands.

Reminds me of the catwalks at Tropicana

[gnats]

Guzman actually turned a double play? no error? wow.

[HerndonNat]

And the stadium has only been around two months! Imagine how much controversy this stadium is going to cost. I hope it costs the Mets a lot.

Yeah they try to make the new parks "quirky" because that's how old parks like Fenway are.  But if you look at an overhead shot of Fenway and the surrounding area you can tell they had to squeeze the park into a little corner where some roads intersected so they had to make it like that.  With this stadium they are just doing it for the hell of it.

[Senators2005]

Your incredible pessimism reminded me of sportsfan882. Where's the confusion?

Ah...pessimism.  Yes I do have quite a bit (no idea why).  I thought you were trying to imply something about my views on JZ.

[JMUalumni]

Refresh my memory but did the upper deck siding hang 10 feet over the outfield?  I can understand it bouncing off the siding and coming back onto the field if it was behind the fence but if something is in the field of play to me that's fair until it goes into the stands.

Ever since the fiasco with the Rays' stadium the MLB has had to specifically identify what parts of the stadium would be home runs and which would be ground rule doubles.  My guess is that the overhang has been specified as a home run.

[Lintyfresh85]

Here's a preview of a guy that could be pitching for us soon enough.

[PC]

Please Nationals.  Don't let Santana get this win!!!

[HerndonNat]

Ever since the fiasco with the Rays' stadium the MLB has had to specifically identify what parts of the stadium would be home runs and which would be ground rule doubles.  My guess is that the overhang has been specified as a home run.

Okay makes sense if they have specified it already.

[sportsfan882]

the pitchers haven't been great but I believe that the scouting and game plans are a joke.

How else can you explain the Fish owning us and us not being able to retire any of the league's premier hitters.

[sportsfan882]

Acta is just freaking brutal. Guzman should have been benched.

[PC]

Guzman has got to be move out of leadoff.

[JMUalumni]

Okay makes sense if they have specified it already.

It still doesn't make sense why in god's name teams would make parks like this.

[Lintyfresh85]

Guzman has got to be move out of leadoff.

Who should replace him?

[ronnynat]

Nice hit.

[gnats]

Nice hit.

[spidernat]

[sportsfan882]

It still doesn't make sense why in god's name teams would make parks like this.

both the new NY parks are stupid. I'm not sure which one is worse. The Yankees' stadium which we will see in a few weeks gives up 5 HRs a night.

[JMUalumni]

Come on, time to rally!  This may be the last chance.

[nats2playoffs]

Pitcher         IP   PC   H   ER   BB   K
Zimmermann    5.0   100   8   5   2   8
Santana            6.0   120   3   3   6   11

Zimm-with-2-N's is a rookie.  I'd rather not have the 5 runs, but 8 Ks against 2 walks is nice.  (Maybe he should have had 3 walks.)  He's part of The Plan.



I picked up 20-year-old Rick Porcello of Detroit for a fantasy spot start.  He won and is now 6-3. 20 years old.

[sportsfan882]

wtf RZ?

[spidernat]

How else can you explain the Fish owning us and us not being able to retire any of the league's premier hitters.

Our pitching isn't as great as you think it is, yet.

[PC]

Who should replace him?

Somebody else.

[Senators2005]

I wonder why Spidey posted that?    

[PC]

This is a terrible at-bat for Zimmerman.

[ronnynat]

I picked up 20-year-old Rick Porcello of Detroit for a fantasy spot start.  He won and is now 6-3. 20 years old.

He's going to be awesome.