Author Topic: Nationals vs Mets, Game 1 (Read 30376 times)

whytev · « **Reply #301:** September 23, 2014, 10:04:02 PM »

Quote from: Mathguy on September 23, 2014, 10:02:38 PM

Glad to hear it - they deserve to be in the AL

Yeah it weirds me out that they and Houston ended up basically swapping (not at the same time).

spidernat · « **Reply #302:** September 23, 2014, 10:04:15 PM »

Stop it with the 98 wins FP. They are not going to make it to 98.

Jordanz Meatballz · « **Reply #303:** September 23, 2014, 10:04:32 PM »

Encouraging inning for Storen. The train keeps on rolling.

stealyerbase · « **Reply #304:** September 23, 2014, 10:05:04 PM »

Hope the team nutritionist and team chef can get a handle on this gout problem before it sweeps the locker room.

whytev · « **Reply #305:** September 23, 2014, 10:05:10 PM »

It speaks volumes about Storen that you guys weren't crapting yourselves for three pages as soon as a guy went on.

Or it speaks volumes about Soriano.

Either way, hooray.

I'm much more concerned with Span than I am with this win though...

tomterp · « **Reply #306:** September 23, 2014, 10:05:12 PM »

Quote from: whytev on September 23, 2014, 09:51:37 PM

Follow the franchise not the city. Always.

I'm sorry, but Washington won the 1924 World Series, not the Twins.

eddiejc1 · « **Reply #307:** September 23, 2014, 10:05:59 PM »

Quote from: imref on September 23, 2014, 10:00:37 PM

that's the team i least want to face in the playoffs.

I'm still nervous about the Cardinals. As far as I'm concerned, they're the raison d'être to fight for home field advantage.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #308:** September 23, 2014, 10:06:00 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on September 23, 2014, 10:04:15 PM

Stop it with the 98 wins FP. They are not going to make it to 98.

Need to clinch homefield throughout NL playoffs and then play the reserves.

Jordanz Meatballz · « **Reply #309:** September 23, 2014, 10:07:40 PM »

The Nationals are 15-6 in September. Dominant.

whytev · « **Reply #310:** September 23, 2014, 10:08:01 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on September 23, 2014, 10:05:12 PM

I'm sorry, but Washington won the 1924 World Series, not the Twins.

Yep, and it's irrelevant to this franchise.

varoadking · « **Reply #311:** September 23, 2014, 10:08:07 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 23, 2014, 10:06:00 PM

Need to clinch homefield throughout NL playoffs and then play the reserves.

We'll need a lot of help if we're gonna back into that...

stealyerbase · « **Reply #312:** September 23, 2014, 10:08:15 PM »

Quote from: eddiejc1 on September 23, 2014, 10:05:59 PM

I'm still nervous about the Cardinals.

Meh. All the other teams are nervous about facing the Nationals.

welch · « **Reply #313:** September 23, 2014, 10:08:29 PM »

To quote a famous Washington fan...

stealyerbase · « **Reply #314:** September 23, 2014, 10:09:58 PM »

Quote from: whytev on September 23, 2014, 10:08:01 PM

Yep, and it's irrelevant to this franchise.

No, it's not. This franchise flies a flag to commemorate that win.

whytev · « **Reply #315:** September 23, 2014, 10:12:05 PM »

Quote from: stealyerbase on September 23, 2014, 10:09:58 PM

No, it's not. This franchise flies a flag to commemorate that win.

Honest question: Are Dawson, Raines, and Carter's retired numbers on display as well?

wpa2629 · « **Reply #316:** September 23, 2014, 10:12:39 PM »

Bang Zoom nages!

MorseTheHorse · « **Reply #317:** September 23, 2014, 10:13:11 PM »

Michael Taylor is my favorite interview LOL

varoadking · « **Reply #318:** September 23, 2014, 10:15:27 PM »

Who's gonna take Span's spot while he's on the DL?

whytev · « **Reply #319:** September 23, 2014, 10:15:49 PM »

Quote from: varoadking on September 23, 2014, 10:15:27 PM

Who's gonna take Span's spot while he's on the DL?

I hope he isn't, but Face in LF, Harper in CF.

J

Count Walewski · « **Reply #320:** September 23, 2014, 10:17:03 PM »

Michael Taylor speaks fluent all-american athlete cliche. It's like a skinnier, shyer version of Jim Thome.

stealyerbase · « **Reply #321:** September 23, 2014, 10:17:27 PM »

Quote from: whytev on September 23, 2014, 10:12:05 PM

Honest question: Are Dawson, Raines, and Carter's retired numbers on display as well?

Their names are in the ring of fame and I believe their numbers are alongside. I always say hello to anyone wearing the Expos M, glad to have the fans follow the franchise to DC. But there is no doubt that this franchise and the stadium pay homage to the history of baseball in DC. Four flagpoles on the scoreboard fly three Senators pennants, one blank hopefully to be replaced by a flag dated 2014!
Have you visited? If you come, please let me know and you'll be treated to some Southern Hospitality. Guarenteed!

whytev · « **Reply #322:** September 23, 2014, 10:19:47 PM »

Quote from: stealyerbase on September 23, 2014, 10:17:27 PM

Their names are in the ring of fame and I believe their numbers are alongside. I always say hello to anyone wearing the Expos M, glad to have the fans follow the franchise to DC. But there is no doubt that this franchise and the stadium pay homage to the history of baseball in DC. Four flagpoles on the scoreboard fly three Senators pennants, one blank hopefully to be replaced by a flag dated 2014!
Have you visited? If you come, please let me know and you'll be treated to some Southern Hospitality. Guarenteed!

Isn't Washington in the North?

I believe in continuity of the franchise.

I also hate it when they give a city a team that had one before and they recycle the name (like the Brewers, the Senators, and numerous hockey teams).

I'm cool with teams moving...but the team moved. That's the team.

I'd love to visit. I really wood. The guys aren't hitting Seattle this year, so unless I want to go to San Francisco, I might as well catch a homer.

spidernat · « **Reply #323:** September 23, 2014, 10:19:54 PM »

Quote from: whytev on September 23, 2014, 10:08:01 PM

Yep, and it's irrelevant to this franchise.

Maybe to you but not to Washington baseball fans.

welch · « **Reply #324:** September 23, 2014, 10:20:09 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on September 23, 2014, 10:05:12 PM

I'm sorry, but Washington won the 1924 World Series, not the Twins.

There is a high school named for Walter Johnson in Montgomery County. Only connection to Minnesota is that some people nicknamed him "The Big Swede". When someone (Shirley Povich of the Washington -- not Minneapolis -- Post?) asked Johnson why he never corrected the mistaken nickname, Johnson answered "A lot of nice people are Swedish. I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings".

You can go down the roster of the 1924, 1925 (all-time best Washington team, I think) and 1933 teams without finding anyone who played major league ball in Minnesota.

Clark Griffith himself is buried in Ft Lincoln Cemetery.