Author Topic: Gameday Thread: Nationals vs Braves, Game 3 (L) (Read 27229 times)

2k6nats · « **on:** September 20, 2006, 05:58:02 pm »

Nationals 3
Braves 7
Game 3, FINAL

Ramon Ortiz
10-14, 5.30

Lance Cormier
3-5, 5.23

Lineups:

Washington
LF Soriano
SS Lopez
3B Zimmerman
1B Johnson
RF Kearns
C Schneider
CF Logan
P Ortiz

Atlanta
2B Giles
SS Renteria
3B Jones
CF Jones
C McCann
RF Francouer
1B LaRoche
LF Diaz
P Cormier

Game Preview:

Ramon Ortiz (10-14, 5.30 ERA) will start the series finale for Washington. He allowed five runs and two homers in five innings of Friday's 5-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers .

''Everything I threw, they hit it,'' Ortiz said. ''It's a crazy game. Tonight, I felt good. I threw good pitches.''

Ortiz has allowed 12 runs in 11 1-3 innings in consecutive losses since taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning in a 4-1 win over St. Louis on Sept. 4. He is 1-4 with a 8.10 ERA in seven career starts against the Braves - his second-highest ERA against any team.

In four starts against Atlanta this season, the right-hander is 1-2 with a 7.54 ERA.

The Braves counter with Lance Cormier (3-5, 5.23), who allowed six runs - four earned - and six hits in two innings of Friday's 6-4 loss to the Florida Marlins - his shortest start of the season. Cormier, who has also made 20 relief appearances, has gone 1-4 with a 4.71 ERA in seven starts this year.

The left-hander is 2-3 with a 9.00 ERA in seven career appearances, including two starts, against the Nationals.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:11:57 pm »

Ortiz proves his lack of intelligence once again.. gives up rbi hit to andruw with 1st open. 1-0 bravos

tomterp · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:16:03 pm »

Wow, Soriano with an opposite field base hit. Could it be that he didn't swing for the fences?

esoteric · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:18:25 pm »

Greetings, all. Afraid I can't stick around for too long - gotta meet with my colleagues in a law school group I participate in. But I'll kick it as long as I can.

EDIT: Great, F-LOP double play. Nothing to kill the soul quite like one of those.

KyleScha · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:20:30 pm »

Zimm! He's back!

UMDNats · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:20:34 pm »

#99 rbi FOR ZIMMERMAN!!!

SOLO HR!!

tomterp · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:20:46 pm »

Way to go Zimm!! It's a home run!

tomterp · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:21:50 pm »

Just taking one game off, and he's back hitting the ball hard. Why doesn't Frank give some of these guys a rest every few weeks?

tomterp · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:22:42 pm »

That's 19 HR for Ryan. 20 would really help his ROY support.

The Chief · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:25:15 pm »

Wow 19? Last I checked he was at 11. I guess my lack of TV lately is starting to show :oops:

esoteric · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:26:57 pm »

Quote from: "The Chief"

Wow 19? Last I checked he was at 11. I guess my lack of TV lately is starting to show :oops:

That's some major disconnect there, Chief. Shame F-Lop had to erase the baserunners with that GIDP...otherwise Ryan would've cracked 100 RBIs on that hit.

The Chief · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:30:07 pm »

Quote from: "esoteric"

That's some major disconnect there, Chief. Shame F-Lop had to erase the baserunners with that GIDP...otherwise Ryan would've cracked 100 RBIs on that hit.

Yeah, blame Comcast. I mean I'm sure I was vaguely aware of his other homers due to the gameday threads but things just don't stand out as clearly in your memory when you can't actually watch the games or hear them on the radio (107.7FM and 1500AM both *barely* come in up here)

tomterp · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:37:41 pm »

Quote from: "The Chief"

Wow 19? Last I checked he was at 11. I guess my lack of TV lately is starting to show :oops:

PC · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:39:07 pm »

That was an ugly half inning!

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:45:32 pm »

Ortiz is dreadful.. He insists on putting runners on for Chipper and Andruw and he always pitches from behind to dangerous hitters which equals serious damage

2k6nats · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:49:59 pm »

A 3-run homer by McCann...........

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:50:11 pm »

4-1.. Ortiz is truly the pits. 3 more 2 out runs. Everyone else that thinks we should bring him back to be our #3-4 are completely crazy

PC · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:52:18 pm »

Did anyone catch Cold Pizza on ESPN2 this morning. Dan Uggla was one of the guest (the Marlins are in NY playing the Mets) and according to the host, Jay Crawford (who is a real pr*ck, btw), the Rookie of the Year race is already over. Dan Uggla, according to Crawford, is far and away, clearly the best rookie in the National League. He asked Uggla, if he didn't vote for himself, who would he vote for. Uggla hemmed and hawed, saying there are a lot of good rookies in the National League, ignoring the prompts from Crawford to say he'd vote for himself.

It was pretty much a disgusting spectacle. He was practically fellating Uggla on the set!

Edit: ...that spectacle though only slightly more disgusting than that Ortiz pitch to McCann!!!

spidernat · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:57:06 pm »

Quote from: "PC"

Did anyone catch Cold Pizza on ESPN2 this morning. Dan Uggla was one of the guest (the Marlins are in NY playing the Mets) and according to the host, Jay Crawford (who is a real pr*ck, btw), the Rookie of the Year race is already over. Dan Uggla, according to Crawford, is far and away, clearly the best rookie in the National League. He asked Uggla, if he didn't vote for himself, who would he vote for. Uggla hemmed and hawed, saying there are a lot of good rookies in the National League, ignoring the prompts from Crawford to say he'd vote for himself.

It was pretty much a disgusting spectacle. He was practically fellating Uggla on the set!

Edit: ...that spectacle though only slightly more disgusting than that Ortiz pitch to McCann!!!

Yeah I saw that dude. I don't like that crawford idiot either. He is an ass kisser if there ever was one. If Zimmerman had been there he would've done the same for him.

PC · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:57:16 pm »

Why would the Nationals choose Columbus over Norfolk?

PC · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:58:18 pm »

That was another ugly half inning. :x

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:58:24 pm »

quickly we are down 1-2-3. Again we are having a dreadful performance against a bad pitcher

spidernat · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2006, 07:59:02 pm »

Quote from: "sportsfan882"

4-1.. Ortiz is truly the pits. 3 more 2 out runs. Everyone else that thinks we should bring him back to be our #3-4 are completely crazy

I see having Ortiz in the rotation as a 4-5 starter as a horrible thing. Escpecially if the ones in front of him are any where near respectable. It could be worse...i.e. o'connor, traber, bergman

spidernat · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2006, 08:01:22 pm »

that's awesome news about the hagerstown A team

spidernat · « **Reply #24 on:** September 20, 2006, 08:02:13 pm »

now if they could add bowie and richmond they'd be set