Nationals vs Diamondbacks, Game 1

[vicki4471]

I thought he meant Roark

Nope. The OTHER other guy.

[vicki4471]

and now my satellite is back. NICE

[PebbleBall]

What was the Matt Williams 10-game win streak pledge?

[Tokeydog]

Man, just heard Charlie's call.  So. Awesome.

Yea I'm gonna have to find that one.

[Natsinpwc]

I thought he meant Roark

I did.  Got mixed up on the rotation. Well get back on track Wednesday.

[Matugi]

Damn I had the game going on my tablet while rearranging stuff in my dorm and missed it!

[Natsinpwc]

Damn I had the game going on my tablet while rearranging stuff in my dorm and missed it!

You just commited yourself to rearranging things each night we play  through october

[zoom]

i keep hoping/waiting for Desmond to heat up and carry this team for a week or two.  He's done it in the past. 

[pazzo83]

i keep hoping/waiting for Desmond to heat up and carry this team for a week or two.  He's done it in the past.

Harper too, what a bone-headed move in the game earlier.

[pazzo83]

Card's Rosenthal blew a save, crowd booing.

[varoadking]

I fell asleep during Werth's AB... 

[welch]

Trying to think of a pair of games like these last two...maybe 1986 World Series, Game 6 (the famous one) and Game 7 -- Boston took a 3 - 0 lead, held it until the bottom of the 6th, but I knew the Mets would win...so, no, not even '86 matches these crazy Nats wins.

[skippy1999]

I fell asleep during Werth's AB... 

 

[cowpunk]

Trying to think of a pair of games like these last two...maybe 1986 World Series, Game 6 (the famous one) and Game 7 -- Boston took a 3 - 0 lead, held it until the bottom of the 6th, but I knew the Mets would win...so, no, not even '86 matches these crazy Nats wins.

As a sixth grader who stayed up late for that game six I appreciate and endorse this comment

[cowpunk]

Stammen: Bases LOADED, NO OUTS.
K, K, groundout.


"You're all clear, kid.
Let's blow this thing and go home!"

Fing awesome

[nats2playoffs]

ATTENDANCE at this match: 21,292 (51.3% full)   

       


This game is being repeated on MASN at
9:00 am tomorrow morning . 
                 

[stealyerbase]

Just got in the door back from the park to the country. Wowie zowie, two nights in a row of walk off extra inning baseball! I have no voice! Sitting in the front row was sweet. We did have a sign and we did hold it up as runs were crossing the plate and I did shoot finger guns when LaRoche walked it off but I'm sure you couldn't see us at all. Oh well. Free Sam Adams doesn't suck. The buffet was awesome. It was fun talking smack to the D-backs on deck hitters who were right in front of us. Werth gave us a ball after the game. Saw good old Bob Carpenter afterwards in the lobby. Listened to the presser in the club through the window. Jinxed Matt on the, "but that's baseball."
  Big fun, lucky seven. Keep it rolling Nats!   

[UMDNats]

What a nightmare of a season.

[Minty Fresh]

You just commited yourself to rearranging things each night we play  through october

But true, as well...

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 70th win, each season:

2012 - 10th August (113th match of season)
2014 - 18th August (123rd match)
2005 - 3rd September (136th match)
2013 - 3rd September (138th match)
2011 - 14th September (147th match)
2007 - 24th September (157th match)
2006 - 26th September (157th match)
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2010 - finished 69-93
2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103

[OldChelsea]

ATTENDANCE at this match: 21,292 (51.3% full)    [...]

Missed by just 423 equalling the lowest attendance of the season (20,869 vs Marlins on Thursday 10th April).

[Slateman]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner

[Natsinpwc]

Missed by just 423 equalling the lowest attendance of the season (20,869 vs Marlins on Thursday 10th April).

Not even those delicious dollar dogs could draw them in.
This was one of those games if you are in a season ticket group that does a lottery that was languishing near the end.

[J0TAS]

What a game. You know I read comments (on FB) about how a good team shouldn't be put into having to perform walk-offs, instead the pitchers should lock it up for them. However, given our past woes, I'm happy to see that this team is able to pull it off. At the end of the day a curly W is a curly W no matter how it's earned.

[Slateman]

What a game. You know I read comments (on FB) about how a good team shouldn't be put into having to perform walk-offs, instead the pitchers should lock it up for them. However, given our past woes, I'm happy to see that this team is able to pull it off. At the end of the day a curly W is a curly W no matter how it's earned.

Pitching goes through slumps. Especially the pen.

Think about it like this: The bullpen has blown three straight games and the Nationals have won all three.

There have been plenty of days where the pen has picked up the lineup (16 innings in Milwaukee?). It's the lineup's turn.