Nationals @ Pirates, Game 1

[RobDibblesGhost]

every loss is a failure.  i'm not exxagerating, that's how i feel

That's how Rizzo should feel too.

[Smithian]

this loss hurts. miami's on fire, atlanta's offense is clicking, and you know philly will eventually start to win. 4th place it is

I'd love to take you up on that bet.

[sportsfan882]

Have no fear Nats fans, Kerry Wood and the Cubs' awful bullpen is about to to walk another game away and hand it to the Braves

[cmdterps44]

Did Davey say anything about the lineup and crap?

[Smithian]

every loss is a failure.  i'm not exxagerating, that's how i feel

Baseball isn't a good spot for you.

[PC]

Did Davey say anything about the lineup and crap?

He said Espinosa will be starting tomorrow and Rodriguez will continue to close.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Have no fear Nats fans, Kerry Wood and the Cubs' awful bullpen is about to to walk another game away and hand it to the Braves

Yep, Wood loads the bases and Uggly is up.

[PC]

3-1 Braves.  Unbelievable.

[sportsfan882]

2 run single by Uggla. Braves will tie the Nats for 1st place. Well by around this time tomorrow night we will not be in 1st anymore.

[cmdterps44]

He said Espinosa will be starting tomorrow and Rodriguez will continue to close.

holy crap

[RobDibblesGhost]

Seriously...we all need to barrage Phil Wood and his ghastly co-host on the MASN Saturday morning show and demand to know why they keep trotting Danny out every day.  Not that that will do anything, but perhaps it'll help get the word out there that the loyal fans are pretty pissed off.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Don't worry about this loss, folks. The local media has already forgotten about baseball season thanks to the Redskins making the obvious announcement about their starting QB.  They'll be much too busy stalking RGIII for the next few months and letting us know every time he passes gas to worry about the Nationals.

[The Chief]

2 run single by Uggla. Braves will tie the Nats for 1st place. Well by around this time tomorrow night we will not be in 1st anymore.

Nope, we'll still be 8 points ahead of the Braves even if we lose and they win.

[RobDibblesGhost]

As far as games behind, it'll be a virtual tie, but yeah, we should be a few percentage points ahead of them.

[The Chief]

As far as games behind, it'll be a virtual tie, but yeah, we should be a few percentage points ahead of them.

Right, but if today were the last day of the season, we'd still win the division.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Have no fear Nats fans, Kerry Wood and the Cubs' awful bullpen is about to to walk another game away and hand it to the Braves

I'd rather have H-Rod than Kerry Wood.  Lots of teams are having major bullpen issues, and I think we've been pretty fortunate so far.

[Kevrock]

Playing close games against good teams is all well and good, but playing close games against teams you should beat is just a recipe for lucking into losses that should've been wins.  Our pitching can't be much better, and yet we're still susceptible to crap like this because every game goes down to the wire thanks to the offense.

This is going to be our season, for better or worse.

What's hilarious is I thought the lineup had serious issues coming into the season but lately I was eyeing the DL and basically for our lineup with everyone in it.

[GOON]

He said Espinosa will be starting tomorrow and Rodriguez will continue to close.

What a senile fool.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Marlins finally lost a game.  Braves will probably win though.

[Kevrock]

ATL is about to go

@ Cards
Reds
Marlins
@ Rays
@ Reds
Nats
Cards

We also hit a really tough stretch at the end of the month. I had eyed May 20th for the start of our toughest stretch of the year, but with the Orioles playing the way they are (until this series), might as well bump it up a series.

[sportsfan882]

Craig Kimbrel is what a real closer should be. Pounds the strike zone with his 97-99 MPH heater and gets ahead in the count so he can throw his filthy slider if necessary.

The Nats are at a disadvantage.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

Don't worry about this loss, folks. The local media has already forgotten about baseball season thanks to the Redskins making the obvious announcement about their starting QB.  They'll be much too busy stalking RGIII for the next few months and letting us know every time he passes gas to worry about the Nationals.

When I went to my allergist's office today, I noticed on the TV that the first segment on channel 9's sports coverage was the Caps.  The second was RG III.  No mention of Ryan Zimmerman returning tonight.

[imref]

Craig Kimbrel is what a real closer should be. Pounds the strike zone with his 97-99 MPH heater and gets ahead in the count so he can throw his filthy slider if necessary.

The Nats are at a disadvantage.

Kimbrel is healthy, our closer isn't.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

Craig Kimbrel is what a real closer should be. Pounds the strike zone with his 97-99 MPH heater and gets ahead in the count so he can throw his filthy slider if necessary.

The Nats are at a disadvantage.

Curse the day we lost Storen

[imref]

Marlins finally lost a game.  Braves will probably win though.

sanchez 0ER through 7, and they lose.