Author Topic: Nationals @ White Sox, Game 1 (Read 101632 times)

Sharp · « **Reply #2150 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:36:07 am »

Quote from: OldChelsea on June 25, 2011, 10:32:18 am

Got to educate the young'uns as to the way things were...we're taking on new fans* these days (only one home fixture in June with less than 20k attendance).

*bandwagoners, if one must

I started following the team (and baseball) near the end of '09... that was like, the worst time ever to bandwagon.

OldChelsea · « **Reply #2151 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:44:44 am »

Quote from: Sharp on June 25, 2011, 10:36:07 am

I started following the team (and baseball) near the end of '09... that was like, the worst time ever to bandwagon.

...more like 'getting in on the ground floor' - sort of like starting to follow the Capitals when Alex Ovechkin arrived in 2005 and toughing out those first two low-attendance*, playoff-less seasons (but, just as important, starting to follow the team BEFORE the first playoff team and the sell-out streak).

*except of course when the Penguins were in town

natstime · « **Reply #2152 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:48:53 am »

didnt get to watch the game live. had to replay this morning. But i would just like to say thank you to John Mclaren for all he knew in his only major league game as a manager for sticking up for the team in an obviously blown situation. Going forward I will always be a John Mclaren fan.

houston-nat · « **Reply #2153 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:53:17 am »

Quote from: natstime on June 25, 2011, 10:48:53 am

John Mclaren for all he knew in his only major league game as a manager

He managed the Mariners for a couple months (and was replaced by Jim Riggleman)

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #2154 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:39:22 am »

Quote from: blue911 on June 25, 2011, 10:09:03 am

page 43 has a boob shot

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2155 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:40:11 am »

What page was the overturned call? That's right about when I turned it on. I was at a sports bar watching it...

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #2156 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:40:48 am »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on June 25, 2011, 11:40:11 am

What page was the overturned call? That's right about when I turned it on. I was at a sports bar watching it...

Same here. I was following along on the GDT until then and then I caved in and turned on the radio.

EDIT: Page 32 - about 1/2 way down the page.

Tyler Durden · « **Reply #2157 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:45:30 am »

I was running on fumes by the time Clip gave up his homer so I had to go to bed. I think that was page 40 or so but I have no idea.

McLaren was awesome last night. Went out in a blaze of glory. Told each of the umps to go freak himself after that overturned call at 1b.

How do we win a game with 3 blown saves? Crazy.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2158 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:48:46 am »

Quote from: Tyler Durden on June 25, 2011, 11:45:30 am

How do we win a game with 3 blown saves? Crazy.

The sox blew 4

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2159 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:51:07 am »

Quote from: PANatsFan on June 25, 2011, 11:48:46 am

The sox blew 4

huh? They Sox never had the lead.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #2160 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:51:49 am »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on June 25, 2011, 11:51:07 am

huh? They Sox never had the lead.

Sorry 4 holds

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #2161 on:** June 25, 2011, 11:52:15 am »

oh, gotcha...

houston-nat · « **Reply #2162 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:00:07 pm »

This is
- over twice as long as any Gameday thread from 2005-2010
- 3.5 times as long as the Strasburg debut thread
- 985 posts longer than the No 2 Gameday thread all-time (vs Cardinals, 13 June 2011 [Ryan Zimmerman's return])
- the longest Gameday thread in WNFF history
- the longest unlocked topic anywhere in the "Washington Nationals" forum section (Clubhouse, Farm, Out of Town)
- the 4th-longest unlocked topic anywhere on WNFF (behind two NFL threads [09, 10] and What Are You Listening To)
- the 7th-longest thread in WNFF Clubhouse history

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #2163 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:11:34 pm »

If we keep this open for another ~195 posts, we'll double the previous longest GD thread in WNFF history (the Cards).

The Chief · « **Reply #2164 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:12:10 pm »

Quote from: PatsNats28 on June 25, 2011, 12:11:34 pm

If we keep this open for another ~195 posts, we'll double the previous longest GD thread in WNFF history (the Cards).

That would just be spamming

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #2165 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:18:56 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on June 25, 2011, 12:12:10 pm

That would just be spamming

Not exactly, we could still talk about how pumped we are about the game, etc.

houston-nat · « **Reply #2166 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:24:45 pm »

Okay, out of the first 500 posts, my favorite is

Quote from: EdStroud on June 24, 2011, 09:12:21 pm

Riggs double switched himself right into Rizzo plan

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2167 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:24:45 pm »

Did I mention I have 4 White Sox on my fantasy team? AJ, Omar, Santos, and Thornton. Hooray for the unearned runs rule (but boo on counting intentional BBs in WHIP in my league).

RL04 · « **Reply #2168 on:** June 25, 2011, 12:28:41 pm »

Sorry guys.
I had to get up early for a swim meet this morning.
Turned off after Coffey's wild pitch.

A great win!

I've read through almost all the posts. Congrats to everyone for staying through it.