Nationals vs Diamondbacks, Game 2

[welch]

Why is espinosa hitting ahead of Harper?

[Mathguy]

Harper

Who's the backup backup catcher?

[sportsfan882]

Says the guy who wanted to bunt the cleanup hitter.

So why didn't we score in that inning? A good team advances the runners and knocks them in. Should have at least tied it there.

[GburgNatsFan]

Damn.

[KingHarper]

this team sucks.

[spidernat]

awful

[RobDibblesGhost]

Another proud moment for Rick Eckstein.

[tomterp]

It all starts with fundamentals. 2 on, no out. Couldn't advance the runners with cleanup hitter. That's how you lose.

Just because we have to have somebody bat 4th by rule, doesn't mean he's a cleanup hitter.

[aussienatsfan]

And THAT'S why you have your cleanup hitter bunt.

yep maybe you do.
we really stink

[EdStroud]

Gibson makes BH face lefty to start 9th

[TylerDC]

Why is espinosa hitting ahead of Harper?

Because baseball has all of these terrible unwritten rules and traditions. Harper isn't 'ready'. What does that even mean?

[zimm_da_kid]

that is ridiculous. playoff teams don't strand runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs

[PC]

Just because we have to have somebody bat 4th by rule, doesn't mean he's a cleanup hitter.

So maybe he should have been bunting?

[Kevrock]

So why didn't we score in that inning? A good team advances the runners and knocks them in. Should have at least tied it there.

Yes, we should have. But not by sac bunting with Adam Laroche.

[GOON]

freaking pathetic.

WHY IS HARPER BATTING 7th

Because Davey Johnson is senile.

[KingHarper]

phillies offense is clicking right now.. atleast we're gonna have our top arms against them. our offfense is probably gonna be shut out every game tho

[Mr Clean]

The king of Ks works his magic again. Three pitches.

[Dixon Ward]

[sportsfan882]

So pathetic. Arizona giftwrapped us two baserunners with no outs and we had the heart of our lineup up. Couldn't even move the runners up. Davey keeps saying they will turn it around but they continue to make the same freaking mistakes.

[RobDibblesGhost]

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[zimm_da_kid]

here comes h-rod.  oh god

[Lintyfresh85]

And THAT'S why you have your cleanup hitter bunt.

You never bunt your cleanup hitter.

[madj55]

Danny Espinosa I hope you have migraines tomorrow...you too Nady

[welch]

LaRoche, OK. Flores and espinosa: awful

[Rasta]

LaRoche swung at ball 4.  Could have had bases loaded with no one out.  Instead he swings at high cheese.  Bad, bad offense.