Nationals vs Phillies, Game 2

[zimm_da_kid]

one of the best played games this year.

[monkeyhit]

Spanning the gap!!!!

[mitlen]

We had 'em all the way  ...

[sportsfan882]

There's the gatorade!!!! hahahahah

[Nathan]

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[RL04]

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[Copecwby20]

Danny Espinosa backpack giveaway. 

It's the same style of bag he used to pack his crap up and take it to Syracuse

[varoadking]

one of the best played games this year.

Just got back to Richmond...

Not sure it was the best played, but after the second inning, it certainly was one of the most enjoyable.  Jayson is really hitting well and his supporting cast came thru...

From where I sat, 219 along the first base line, it looked like Utley could have gotten Bryce's drag bunt had he dove.  That would have doubled Zim up, and Jayson would not have come to the plate to hit that 2 run dinger...

Game of inches indeed...

[varoadking]

Thanks, Phillies! 

Yup...that made no sense at all...

[varoadking]

amazing play by Span. Web gem for sure

#1 on ESPN...

[cmdterps44]

ohhhh so that's what hitting with runners on looks like

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates onwhich the Nationals notched their 56th win, each season:

2012 - 23rd July (95th match of season)
2005 - 31st July (105th match)
2011 - 9th August (115th match)
2013 - 10th August (116th match)
2007 - 20th August (125th match)
2010 - 29th August (131st match)
2006 - 31st August (133rd match)
2008 - 7th September (144th match)
2009 - 1st October (159th match)

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Didn't look too promising in the early going, but....

[mitlen]

From where I sat, 219 along the first base line, it looked like Utley could have gotten Bryce's drag bunt had he dove.  That would have doubled Zim up, and Jayson would not have come to the plate to hit that 2 run dinger...

Game of inches indeed...

Looked like that on the broadcast too.    It appeared he thought he was gonna turn a double play.    He probably could have if he would have caught the ball.     Looks like it hit within a half body length.

[varoadking]

Comparative dates onwhich the Nationals notched their 56th win, each season:

2012 - 23rd July (95th match of season)
2005 - 31st July (105th match)
2011 - 9th August (115th match)
2012 - 10th August (116th match)
2007 - 20th August (125th match)
2010 - 29th August (131st match)
2006 - 31st August (133rd match)
2008 - 7th September (144th match)
2009 - 1st October (159th match)

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Didn't look too promising in the early going, but....

Still doesn't...and you have two 2012's up there... 

[OldChelsea]

Still doesn't...and you have two 2012's up there... 

...corrected...I am, at times, a vastly overrated typist.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Just got back to Richmond...

Not sure it was the best played, but after the second inning, it certainly was one of the most enjoyable.  Jayson is really hitting well and his supporting cast came thru...

From where I sat, 219 along the first base line, it looked like Utley could have gotten Bryce's drag bunt had he dove.  That would have doubled Zim up, and Jayson would not have come to the plate to hit that 2 run dinger...

Game of inches indeed...

so what you are saying is the bunt was either meaningless, because the run scores on the homer, or almost a disaster, because Harper can't bunt well? 

I didn't mind the bunt there.  Late, 1 run is meaningful (ties game), and Harper has problems with lefties.

if that had been when we were down by >1 run or in the first 5 innings.

[Mathguy]

Attendance was 32,726 - a little better than the 29,000 Friday night