Nationals vs Marlins, Game 4

[Jordanz Meatballz]

The catch was incredible. I don't think any other player on the team would have made it.

[nats2playoffs]

This game is being repeated on MASN at 11:30 pm tonight and 9:00 am tomorrow morning. 
              

[houston-nat]

The catch was incredible. I don't think any other player on the team would have made it.

Span would have made it without leaving his feet, if he had been stationed in left field. But any other left fielder on the team, maybe not.

[imref]

Currently on the front page of CNN.com: "NEW Amazing catch saves no-hitter" Link is to the below:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2213638-steven-souza-jrs-incredible-catch-saves-jordan-zimmermanns-no-hitter

[pazzo83]

This game only took 2hrs and 1 minute.  That's incredible.

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 96th win, each season:

2014 - 28th September (162nd and final match, to finish 96-66)
2012 - 29th September (158rd match of season; would go on to finish 98-64)
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2013 - finished 86-76
2005 - finished 81-81
2011 - finished 80-81
2007 - finished 73-89
2006 - finished 71-91
2010 - finished 69-93
2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103

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Going in on the Metrorail this morning I saw a Post sports section front page in which JZimm's no-no clearly took precedence (headline and big photo)...but what do you suppose would have happened if the Redskins had played yesterday?

[OldChelsea]

ATTENDANCE at this match: 35,085 (84.5 % full)  

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This game is being repeated on MASN at 11:30 pm tonight
and 9:00 am tomorrow morning. 
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...which puts final average attendance at 31,844/fixture, 901/fixture behind last season's Nats Park record of 32,745. (All-time record is 33,728 in 2005 debut season at RFK.)

2014 season high/low:

Highest attendance of season: 42,834 for Opening Day vs Braves, Friday 4th April
Highest attendance of season [non-Opening-Day]: 42,181 for Monday 4th August vs Orioles [make-up of rain-out]
Lowest attendance of season: 20,869 for Thursday 10th April vs Marlins


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TEN HIGHEST NATS PARK ATTENDANCES EVER:

45,966   Friday 12th October 2012 vs Cardinals [NLDS Game 5]
45,274   Monday 1st April 2013 vs Marlins [season/home opener, highest of 2013]
45,017   Wednesday 10th October 2012 vs Cardinals [NLDS Game 3]
44,685   Saturday 20th August 2011 vs Phillies [highest of 2011]
44,392   Thursday 11th October 2012 vs Cardinals [NLDS Game 4]
42,834   Friday 4th April 2014 vs Braves [home opener; highest of 2014]
42,662   Saturday 18th August 2012 vs Mets [highest of 2012 regular season]
42,331   Saturday 19th May 2012 vs Orioles
42,181   Monday 4th August 2014 vs Orioles [make-up of earlier rain-out]
41,992   Saturday 13th April 2013 vs Braves [highest non-opener April turnout ever]

TEN HIGHEST NATS PARK ATTENDANCES EVER [regular season only]

45,274   Monday 1st April 2013 vs Marlins [season/home opener, highest of 2013]
44,685   Saturday 20th August 2011 vs Phillies [highest of 2011]
42,834   Friday 4th April 2014 vs Braves [home opener; highest of 2014]
42,662   Saturday 18th August 2012 vs Mets [highest of 2012 regular season]
42,331   Saturday 19th May 2012 vs Orioles
42,181   Monday 4th August 2014 vs Orioles [make-up of earlier rain-out]
41,992   Saturday 13th April 2013 vs Braves [highest non-opener April turnout ever]
41,985   Thursday 25th June 2009 vs Red Sox [highest of 2009]
41,918   Sunday 20th May 2012 vs Orioles
41,880   Saturday 16th August 2014 vs Pirates [with Martina McBride concert]

TEN LOWEST NATS PARK ATTENDANCES EVER

13,762   Wednesday 7th July 2010 vs Padres
13,592   Monday 21st June 2010 vs Royals
13,568   Wednesday 27th April 2011 vs Mets
13,413   Tuesday 12th April 2011 vs Phillies [lowest attendance of 2011]
12,464   Monday 20th April 2009 vs Braves [lowest attendance of 2009]
12,213   Wednesday 22nd September 2010 vs Astros
11,893   Tuesday 21st September 2010 vs Astros
11,623   Monday 19th April 2010 vs Rockies
11,191   Wednesday 21st April 2010 vs Rockies
10,999   Monday 20th September 2010 vs Astros

[The last time the Nationals played to an announced attendance of less than 20k was Tuesday 4th September 2012 vs Cubs - 17,648.]

[imref]

thanks again for doing these OC!

[mimontero88]

What a special moment in Nationals history and you can't help but feel that this is just the beginning - not just of this season but of more no-hitters to come.  Last time I was in a discussion here on who would throw the first Nats no-hitter I said if it was going to happen soon I would bet on Zimmermann but if it took a couple of years I would bet on Strasburg and I fully believe Stras will get his one day too.  Zimmermann had some luck to make it happen (show me a no-no that doesn't need any luck) but his final line of 10 Ks shows that he had his best stuff working all day.  That catch by Souza at the end was the perfect way to cap a season where it really didn't come easy.  All along through April and May I believed that if the backups could stay afloat (within 5 games of the Braves) that we were going to be fine but I had no idea we would run away with the damn thing the way we did.  This team feels special.  They are hot at the right time and they have a "never say die" attitude that surpasses that of the 2012 team (a team that had this attitude in spades until the end).  At this point, I don't fear any other team in the playoffs.  We'll take all comers and that includes the Cardinals.  If this team plays the way they have the last two months, there isn't a team in baseball that wants to face them.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

100 replies during the game.  this is the 109th after.  I don't know if we've ever before had a game thread that had more post game than game replies.

[Optics]

100 replies during the game.  this is the 109th after.  I don't know if we've ever before had a game thread that had more post game than game replies.

Probably because most people didn't really tune in during the game, since it was a meaningless game.

[skippy1999]

Probably because most people didn't really tune in during the game, since it was a meaningless game.

Exactly, I had to start the GDT while I was at the gym, much to N2P's chagrin

[Count Walewski]

The "game recap" I just got in the email from Nationals.com is the most understated thing ever. They didn't deviate from the automatically generated message that just contains the box score...

[whytev]

Probably because most people didn't really tune in during the game, since it was a meaningless game.

I watched every minute, but on my phone, so I would have had to interrupt the game to comment.

It's surprising how often that happens to me.

[Slateman]

[tomterp]

100 replies during the game.  this is the 109th after.  I don't know if we've ever before had a game thread that had more post game than game replies.

Some of us were actually at the game, and it's not easy to post when there's a big crowd eating up the network bandwidth.

[Mathguy]

The game was the only thing nicer than seeing you and your daughter at the game yesterday

Some of us were actually at the game, and it's not easy to post when there's a big crowd eating up the network bandwidth.