Nationals @ Phillies, Game 1

[mitlen]

Don't get high on fumes and forget to start the GDT

Been there done that.   

[imref]

well, beating the Phillies is always a #littlevictory.  Doing it with two Werth HRs is pretty sweet.

[Mr Clean]

WTF is Matt doing having his 2nd best hitter (with 3 hits already) bunt???

Why?

[imref]

So, I see Doug Fister decided after being demoted that he still had a job and something to prove. Guess he isn't a weak minded pathetic piece of crap like some other pitchers content to ruin things for everyone else.

i'd like to see us sign Fister to a 1 year deal, i don't think he's done yet and he'd be a valuable long reliever and possible starter.

[skippy1999]

Been there done that.   

[shoeshineboy]

Fister is a starter. Don't know what happened with him but that can be said for the entire pitching staff. McCatty really shouldn't be around. Maybe with somebody else in that position he turns it around.

[mitlen]

Give MW props for that answer to the last question.

[Mr Clean]

Give MW props for that answer to the last question.

What?

[mitlen]

What?

Somebody tried to drag him into the Papelbon comments about the Phillies and he responded about it being a great win.   He didn't take the bait.

[Mr Clean]

Somebody tried to drag him into the Papelbon comments about the Phillies and he responded about it being a great win.   He didn't take the bait.

His first good answer of the year.

[pazzo83]

WTF is Matt doing having his 2nd best hitter (with 3 hits already) bunt???

Why?

The CSN-Philly announcers were incredulous.

[pazzo83]

i'd like to see us sign Fister to a 1 year deal, i don't think he's done yet and he'd be a valuable long reliever and possible starter.

Agreed, and I'd like to know why the freak Fister wasn't called upon as our bullpen imploded multiple times over the past 2 weeks.

[mitlen]

Agreed, and I'd like to know why the freak Fister wasn't called upon as our bullpen imploded multiple times over the past 2 weeks.

Matt had a plan.

[pazzo83]

Matt had a plan.

Ah, right right.

Make sure we have fewer runs than the other team at the end of the game, right?

[mitlen]

Ah, right right.

Make sure we have fewer runs than the other team at the end of the game, right?

Always put in the pitcher who can assure that.   

[pazzo83]

Always put in the pitcher who can assure that.   

 

[OldChelsea]

Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 73rd win, each season:

2012 - 15th August (118th match of season)
2014 - 21st August (126th match)
2013 - 8th September (142nd match)
2005 - 9th September (142nd match)
2015 - 14th September (143rd match)
2011 - 20th September (152nd match)
2007 - 29th September (161st match) - final win of season
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2006 - finished 71-91
2010 - finished 69-93
2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103

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Yesterday's announced attendance of 15,402 was just 277 above the Citizens Bank Park record low of 15,125 set Monday of last week vs the Braves (pointed out by Slowes/Jageler on last night's radio broadcast).

[DCFan]

I'm watching the replay on MASN (bottm of the 9th). Escobar ended the inning by hitting into a DP when Carp says he's leading the league in that department.