Nationals @ Phillies, Game 1

[The Chief]

Hey Joe West and Paul Schrieber

[ronnynat]

It's like in MVP 05 when your manager is tossed you can't go to the bullpen

I hated that crap.

[Rojo Johnson]

There goes Marquis. He's out of there.

[NatsTheFats]

well, that was fun. I'm done.  I can't watch anymore.  hopefully we do better wednesday...

[imref]

Marquis is who we thought he was, a 4 or 5 starter on most clubs.  Sigh....

[DPMOmaha]

So at what point can we admit Marquis is terrible

I'm gonna wait until I see him playing someone that wasn't in the World Series the past two years before pushing him off the bridge.

[Nathan]

These umpires should go to jail for that crap.

[PC]

I can't believe it's taking this long to get Marquis out of the game. 

It's too late now, anyway, the game is over.  You might as well let him keep throwing. 

[CJames0569]

Well impressive early season debuts for Marquis

[nats2playoffs]

So at what point can we admit Marquis is terrible

Now would be a good time.

Nationals 4
Phillies    7

[bklynnats]

Here I was, all happy about this game. Then Phillies co-worker pipes in with, "Hey, it's 6-4 now!"

[hammondsnats]

I know many of you will disagree with this, but I have a hard time faulting Jason Marquis today ... today's umpiring is legendary bad and it's hard to keep your composure when you don't get any of the corners or top/bottom of the zone. 

[HalfSmokes]

Through 2 games last year, Cabera had pitched 11 innings and given up 6 runs,

through 2 games this year, Marquis has pitched 9 innings and given up 13 runs

[EdStroud]

Now would be a good time.

Nationals 4
Phillies    7

HAHAHA- funny

[Rojo Johnson]

These umpires should go to jail for that crap.

 

[CJames0569]

Still Marquis is a vet, how does he just implode like that. Obviously I'm not watching the game but still the umpire really can't cost us all 7 runs.

[Evolution33]

From now on every game against the Phillies should just be considered 0-4 Phillies before the game even starts. They will get all the calls and they have the line-up from hell.

[DPMOmaha]

Still Marquis is a vet, how does he just implode like that. Obviously I'm not watching the game but still the umpire really can't cost us all 7 runs.

Well, he didn't entirely.  Pudge's error looms large extending the inning too.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I know many of you will disagree with this, but I have a hard time faulting Jason Marquis today ... today's umpiring is legendary bad and it's hard to keep your composure when you don't get any of the corners or top/bottom of the zone. 

Everyone's at fault.  No guarantee Marquis doesn't have a meltdown anyway.

[The Chief]

Through 2 games last year, Cabera had pitched 11 innings and given up 6 runs,

through 2 games this year, Marquis has pitched 9 innings and given up 13 runs

You're probably forgetting all of Cabrera's "unearned" runs.  Still not a flattering comparison, but you are cheating there

[UMDNats]

I know many of you will disagree with this, but I have a hard time faulting Jason Marquis today ... today's umpiring is legendary bad and it's hard to keep your composure when you don't get any of the corners or top/bottom of the zone. 

I still put some of the blame on Marquis. Can't get shelled the next inning like he did.

[HalfSmokes]

I'm so sick of dibble and carpenter talking about the umps. On the one hand the game has been called incredibly one-sided, on the other, its because the umps are being evaluated and that's the reason?!

[CJames0569]

Well, he didn't entirely.  Pudge's error looms large extending the inning too.

That's true but all 5 runs that inning still came with one out.

[The Chief]

Use as needed:

[ernie0326]

Still Marquis is a vet, how does he just implode like that. Obviously I'm not watching the game but still the umpire really can't cost us all 7 runs.

Two perfectly good strikes which COULD have ended the inning wasn't called.  That allowed the first couple of runs.