Author Topic: Nationals vs Braves, Game 1 (Read 19434 times)

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #500:** July 20, 2012, 11:29:41 PM »

Better freaking sweep these jerks tomorrow

Kevrock · « **Reply #501:** July 20, 2012, 11:29:48 PM »

Quote from: Slateman on July 20, 2012, 11:28:49 PM

Durbin > Nats
Has been. Past tense. In fact, I would say it was pitching above itself. Gio stinks in the second half, Strasburg is clearly tired, Jackson is coming back down to earth, and Clippard is showing that relievers have a short lifespan

rileyn · « **Reply #502:** July 20, 2012, 11:30:00 PM »

This loss is on Strasburg.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #503:** July 20, 2012, 11:30:03 PM »

Congrats Atlanta, the NL East is yours. This team isn't ready for a pennant chase, maybe next year.

TylerDC · « **Reply #504:** July 20, 2012, 11:30:56 PM »

Quote from: rileyn on July 20, 2012, 11:30:00 PM

This loss is on Strasburg.

Lmao

ghostface · « **Reply #505:** July 20, 2012, 11:31:07 PM »

Strasburg deserves the loss as much as Clippard. had a huge lead and couldn't even get through 6.

TylerDC · « **Reply #506:** July 20, 2012, 11:31:24 PM »

Quote from: RobDibblesGhost on July 20, 2012, 11:29:41 PM

Better freaking sweep these jerks tomorrow

Lannan/Jackson and a freaked up bullpen? Don't think so.

NoShoesNoShirtNoDice · « **Reply #507:** July 20, 2012, 11:31:46 PM »

Quote from: Mattionals on July 20, 2012, 11:24:47 PM

Really dude? Flores is just as bad.

Flores can block pitches. Leon was overhanding balls in the dirt. His blocking skills are bad. But there's a lot of blame to go around on this POS.

Sharp · « **Reply #508:** July 20, 2012, 11:31:56 PM »

Quote from: Mattionals on July 20, 2012, 11:29:34 PM

You said it yourself, there is regression. The bullpen AND starters have regressed. The team was never built to win 90 games. Fans knew this going in. It has been fun to watch the team over-achieve but honestly there was so much hope and the regression didn't look like it was coming. Now just as the bats are heating up, the pitching can't hold up.

Starters are still extremely good. This has been a sort of bad stretch but in the five days before this one we had two scoreless six-inning starts out of Zimm and Stras. I would expect our top three starters to continue to rank among the best in the game. The bullpen is much more of a question mark.

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #509:** July 20, 2012, 11:32:10 PM »

GAME OVER. WE LOSE.

lastobjective · « **Reply #510:** July 20, 2012, 11:32:14 PM »

Gonna have to repress this memory.

BigMeech · « **Reply #511:** July 20, 2012, 11:32:26 PM »

Well, Strasburg did pitch awful and allowed the four runs which gave them life.

Displaced Bucco · « **Reply #512:** July 20, 2012, 11:32:30 PM »

Clip looks like he's just putting the ball on a tee for the opposition. He's just lost it.

TylerDC · « **Reply #513:** July 20, 2012, 11:32:48 PM »

Quote from: NoShoesNoShirtNoDice on July 20, 2012, 11:31:46 PM

Flores can block pitches. Leon was overhanding balls in the dirt. His blocking skills are bad. But there's a lot of blame to go around on this POS.

Solano couldn't block anything either. Leon was supposedly a great defensive catcher in the minors. Didn't see it.

rileyn · « **Reply #514:** July 20, 2012, 11:34:20 PM »

Our ace was handed a NINE RUN lead, and he can't go more than 5 innings. Bad.

BigMeech · « **Reply #515:** July 20, 2012, 11:35:24 PM »

Quote from: rileyn on July 20, 2012, 11:34:20 PM

Our ace was handed a NINE RUN lead, and he can't go more than 5 innings. Bad.

He's no ace. JZimm is the closest thing we have to an ace at this point.

ghostface · « **Reply #516:** July 20, 2012, 11:35:32 PM »

Quote from: rileyn on July 20, 2012, 11:34:20 PM

Our ace was handed a NINE RUN lead, and he can't go more than 5 innings. Bad.

he's clearly no longer the ace. neither is Gio. JZimmerman is the #1 in my book.

PC · « **Reply #517:** July 20, 2012, 11:37:20 PM »

Actually Ray, the game was official when it started raining. A six inning game would have been "getting it in".

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #518:** July 20, 2012, 11:37:54 PM »

ATTENDANCE at this match: 34,228

Sharp · « **Reply #519:** July 20, 2012, 11:38:04 PM »

Quote from: ghostface on July 20, 2012, 11:35:32 PM

he's clearly no longer the ace. neither is Gio. JZimmerman is the #1 in my book.

This is probably the weirdest position you could take, considering that JZimm is due for a lot more regression than the other two.

ghostface · « **Reply #520:** July 20, 2012, 11:38:15 PM »

how ironic Cordaro threw out the opening pitch

Fan037 · « **Reply #521:** July 20, 2012, 11:38:30 PM »

They have to come back tomorrow and play two games with Jackson who has struggled some lately and Lannan who will probably be nervous plus a bullpen that looks anything but sharp.

We'll be lucky to split this series.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #522:** July 20, 2012, 11:38:36 PM »

Learning experience, I guess. Let's see how this team responds.

One of the toughest losses ever but sorry I'm not ready to give up the season. It's just one loss.

Kevrock · « **Reply #523:** July 20, 2012, 11:39:03 PM »

Quote from: Sharp on July 20, 2012, 11:38:04 PM

This is probably the weirdest position you could take, considering that JZimm is due for a lot more regression than the other two.

He hasn't even pitched a full healthy season yet in his career. How can he be "due for regression"?

BigMeech · « **Reply #524:** July 20, 2012, 11:39:18 PM »

Quote from: Sharp on July 20, 2012, 11:38:04 PM

This is probably the weirdest position you could take, considering that JZimm is due for a lot more regression than the other two.

Or maybe he's just a better pitcher than those two at this point. Strasburg and Gio struggle to get past six. Zimmermann does it every damn start.