Nationals @ Cubs, Game 1

[Lintyfresh85]

8:05 p.m. | MASN HD | 1500 AM

Washington Nationals (10-9)



P John Lannan (1-1)

Lineup

Morgan - 8
Desmond - 6
Guzman - 4
Dunn - 3
Willingham - 7
Kennedy - 5
Taveras - 9
Nieves - 2
Lannan - 1



Chicago Cubs (9-10)



P Carlos Silva (2-0)

Lineup

Theriot - 6
Baker - 4
Lee - 3
Byrd - 8
Ramirez - 5
Soriano - 7
Soto - 2
Colvin - 9
Silva - 1

[blue911]

Lannan isn't 1-2.

[Lintyfresh85]

Fixed.

Hope it wasn't some time traveling Freudian slip on my part.

[Obed_Marsh]

Hope it wasn't some time traveling Freudian slip on my part.

I'm 100% certain it was but do not worry. You just flashed back to 2008.

[houston-nat]

Hopefully, this is the outing where Carlos Silva returns to being Carlos Silva.

Series pitching matchups:
Lannan/Silva
Hernandez/Gorzelanny
Atilano/Dempster

I'm hoping we take two. We can do it.

[Lintyfresh85]

Hopefully, this is the outing where Carlos Silva returns to being Carlos Silva.

Series pitching matchups:
Lannan/Silva
Hernandez/Gorzelanny
Atilano/Dempster

I'm hoping we take two. We can do it.

When I heard the matchups... I instantly thought the Nats could take 2-3. I'd love a sweep... but I really do think 2-3 is realistic.

[blue911]

Hopefully, this is the outing where Carlos Silva returns to being Carlos Silva.

Series pitching matchups:
Lannan/Silva
Hernandez/Gorzelanny
Atilano/Dempster

I'm hoping we take two. We can do it.

Carlos Silva is why the statheads hate John Lannan.

[Evolution33]

I hate the Cubs.

[houston-nat]

Oh, I think a sweep is possible, Dempster is looking mediocre so far, but I don't want to raise my expectations too high.

[blue911]

Oh, I think a sweep is possible, Dempster is looking mediocre so far, but I don't want to raise my expectations too high.

Ryan Dempster looks mediocre? Damn you're harsh.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=dempsry01&t=p&year=2010

[PANatsFan]

Atilano vs Dempster is going to be a barnburner.

[sportsfan882]

I cannot believe how well Silva has done. That surely won't last much longer. Is RZ playing tonight?

[PANatsFan]

I cannot believe how well Silva has done. That surely won't last much longer. Is RZ playing tonight?

Riggs said Tuesday. Too cold tonight.

[blue911]

I cannot believe how well Silva has done. That surely won't last much longer. Is RZ playing tonight?

On the telecast yesterday they said Wednesday due to the weather.

[Obed_Marsh]

I cannot believe how well Silva has done. That surely won't last much longer.

Replace that with Livo and I bet the Cubs fans are saying the same thing.

[Lintyfresh85]

Replace that with Livo and I bet the Cubs Nats fans are saying the same thing.

Fixed. 

[soxfan59]

I was trying to get into the spirit of things.  Its tough to take picture of yourself when you're all by yourself in a make-shift office in your basement and you all you have for a camera is your iPhone.  I tried.  I tried to get pics to show me in my Nats away jersey and my White Sox World Series cap, but I only end up looking like the fat-ass walrus I truly am.  Crap.  But here goes. 





In the end, I gave up and just did a still life . . .



So, come on Nats!  Go out there tonight and kick some Cubbie ass, and help the universe be right with itself!  Let the spirits of White Sox fandom and Nats fandom be one!  Crush the Cubs! 


SOXFAN59
accept no substitute "soxfans," especially if their Sox are Red!

[blue911]

I was trying to get into the spirit of things.  Its tough to take picture of yourself when you're all by yourself in a make-shift office in your basement and you all you have for a camera is your iPhone.  I tried.  I tried to get pics to show me in my Nats away jersey and my White Sox World Series cap, but I only end up looking like the fat-ass walrus I truly am.  Crap.  But here goes. 





In the end, I gave up and just did a still life . . .



So, come on Nats!  Go out there tonight and kick some Cubbie ass, and help the universe be right with itself!  Let the spirits of White Sox fandom and Nats fandom be one!  Crush the Cubs! 


SOXFAN59
accept no substitute "soxfans," especially if their Sox are Red!

Great Shots! You can sit with Salty and Me in the Man Sized area 


I good friend of mine swears there is only one Sox team, the other has a B on their cap 

[Smithian]

I went to the White Sox game on Saturday against the Mariners when Alex Rios hit the walk off home run. It was my first ever MLB game. It was amazing. I am proudly rocking the White Sox hat in classes today.

[The Chief]

Replace that with Livo and I bet the Cubs fans are saying the same thing.

Damn, beat me to it.

[Air Desmond]

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT THE NATS FINALLY REACH 2 GAMES OVER .500!

[spidernat]

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT THE NATS FINALLY REACH 2 GAMES OVER .500!

The Freaking Awesome Guy is back?  

[KnorrForYourMoney]

The Freaking Awesome Guy is back? 

Yeah, I noted that in another thread.

Why doesn't he just get banned?  He's not worth having here.  freaking douchebag should be stuck rooting for the miserable ass Pirates.

[spidernat]

Yeah, I noted that in another thread.

Why doesn't he just get banned?  He's not worth having here.  freaking douchebag should be stuck rooting for the miserable ass Pirates.

ROFL  DIdn't he go on another board to talk crap about the Nats after Milledge got traded? I guess he had a tough time following Dukes to Mexico. 

[Nat of the Living Dead]

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT THE NATS FINALLY REACH 2 GAMES OVER .500!

Joe! How've you been? How bout that Elijah Duuuuukkkkkkkeeeeessssss?