Nationals vs Braves, Game 2

[Copecwby20]

I'm trying to have a barbecue here and you jerks keep pissing on my charcoal.

[spidernat]

The Nats are the ones that pissed all over their fans and claimed it was April showers.

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 81st win, each season:

2012 - 2nd September (133rd match of season)
2013 - 17th September (151st match)
2005 - 28th September (159th match) - final win of season
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2011 - finished 80-81
2007 - finished 73-89
2006 - finished 71-91
2010 - finished 69-93
2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Let's bury 2005 tonight.

[welch]

Let's bury 2005 tonight.

+1

Olie for five innings, then a string of bullpen guys. Shut the Braves down. In Washington baseball history, next target is 86 wins: the mark set in 1969 by the first Ted Williams team.

(Sept 18, 1969, Nats lost to Yankees and Mel Stottlemre 4 - 3, although Mike Epstein hit his 28th home run. Senators -- we called them "Senators" or "Nats" -- now at 77 - 74. Washington baseball fans were hoping for a winning season, and, by the way, paid no attention the the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore's team of stars would win the pennant and get wiped out by the Mets, the good-pitching but light-hittinig Mets).

[Displaced Bucco]

Thank you, I've wondered who that guy was

Here's a sound bite that gets "kiss it goodbye" and "we had 'em all the way" in one call.  It was great to grow up in a town with a some championship baseball and good announcers...hope that's starting here!

http://www.steelerbear.com/psfcom//kissitgo.wav

[mitlen]

Here's a sound bite that gets "kiss it goodbye" and "we had 'em all the way" in one call.  It was great to grow up in a town with a some championship baseball and good announcers...hope that's starting here!

http://www.steelerbear.com/psfcom//kissitgo.wav

Thanks Bucco