Nationals vs Phillies, Game 3

[mitlen]

Lookin' out the front door in E. Loudoun.    The moon is out but to the south is this humongous cloud formation with lightning in it.    Lookin' at WTOP appears to be a small cell W to E right over the Park.

[nats2playoffs]

Hit Man

Scoring Summary   Inning   PHI   WSH
Nationals 4th Taylor singled to left, Soto scored, Murphy to second.    2    2
Nationals 4th Rendon homered to center.    2    1
Phillies 3rd Hoskins homered to right center, Pivetta scored.   2   0

     Philadelphia Phillies  2
  Washington Nationals 2

R A I N   D E L A Y

[nattily attired]

Jess with some open windage

[mitlen]

Scoring Summary   Inning   PHI   WSH
Nationals 4th Taylor singled to left, Soto scored, Murphy to second.    2    2
Nationals 4th Rendon homered to center.    2    1
Phillies 3rd Hoskins homered to right center, Pivetta scored.   2   0

(Image removed from quote.)     Philadelphia Phillies  2
  Washington Nationals 2

R A I N   D E L A Y
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[NatNasty]

Get this crap done and bail me out. I'm in the middle of my sister's B-Day party so I don't have to listen to these morons. We have the TV on mute.

I had to mute them in the 1st inning.  Been listening to a John Hurt album I picked up a few weeks ago and hadn't played yet.

[NatNasty]

I went to a b'day party at Chuck E. Cheese today.     

[nats2playoffs]

Get this POOP done and bail me out. I'm in the middle of my sister's B-Day party so I don't have to listen to these morons. We have the TV on mute.

Alex Rodriguez had a spot-on analysis of Harper's at-bat. He pointed out that Harper was holding his breath when he swung, that he was gripping the bat as tight as he could, which could affect the angle of the bat, and he was just not relaxed - trying to hit a home run or nothing.

Someone should show the clip to Harper. Someone get Harper an old book, The Inner Game of Tennis, which discussed exactly the same thing. Play relaxed and loose. Don't tighten your muscles. Olympic athletes playing over their head to win medals are good examples of people who succeed at this.

[nattily attired]

Alex Rodriguez had a spot-on analysis of Harper's at-bat. He pointed out that Harper was holding his breath when he swung, that he was gripping the bat as tight as he could, which could affect the angle of the bat, and he was just not relaxed - trying to hit a home run or nothing.

Someone should show the clip to Harper. Someone get Harper an old book, The Inner Game of Tennis, which discussed exactly the same thing. Play relaxed and loose. Don't tighten your muscles. Olympic athletes playing over their head to win medals are good examples of people who succeed at this.

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Same thing with golf. Hold the club like it's a bird.

[mitlen]

Same thing with golf. Hold the club like it's a bird.

Firin' a weapon as well.     Exhale and stop your breath about half out  ....  squeeze.

[mitlen]

It was other people's kids (g-nephew and his gang).       We got outside and the missus sez, "Listen."    I gave her that bewildered husband look and she sez, "It's quiet."

[nattily attired]

Back to baseball

[imref]

Tarp coming off

[nats2playoffs]

Some good signs--Murphy starting to hit; Rendon continuing his hot hitting; Turner looks good at the plate; Soto continues to amaze.

and someone told lil dave to start Michael A. Taylor, now that he short-circuited MAT's hitting streak.


The worst pizza I ever ate in my life was at a Chuck E. Cheese purchased birthday party.  They're trying to get guests to schedule more parties with that horrific crap?

[mitlen]

and someone told lil dave to start Michael A. Taylor, now that he short-circuited MAT's hitting streak.

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The worst pizza I ever ate in my life was at a Chuck E. Cheese purchased birthday party.  They're trying to get guests to schedule more parties with that horrific crap?

My niece brought some chocolate chip cookies she made usin' my mother's original recipe (handed down to my mom from my grandmother, etc.)         Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeriste they were good.

They were sayin' Chuck E. Cheese is closin' down and they're sellin' off stuff.

[nattily attired]

My niece brought some chocolate chip cookies she made usin' my mother's original recipe (handed down to my mom from my grandmother, etc.)         Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeriste they were good.

Probably helped take the edge off.

[varoadking]

Probably helped take the edge off.

That might have required brownies...

[bluestreak]

10:05 restart.  I’m out. Hitting a catch train.

[mitlen]

Probably helped take the edge off.

This Chuck was very aware of who wanted to be touched/interact and who didn't.    They must have had some trainin' since way back when.

[Natsinpwc]

My niece brought some chocolate chip cookies she made usin' my mother's original recipe (handed down to my mom from my grandmother, etc.)         Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeriste they were good.

They were sayin' Chuck E. Cheese is closin' down and they're sellin' off stuff.

End of an era.

[nattily attired]

End of an era.

Just like Toys R Us

[mitlen]

Just like Toys R Us

Niece brought them up too.    She's young and she's losin' places she used to hang out.

[Natsinpwc]

Niece brought them up too.    She's young and she's losin' places she used to hang out.

Now they 'hang out" at Amazon.

[nattily attired]

Niece brought them up too.    She's young and she's losin' places she used to hang out.

Would take my daughter there to chill on a lazy Sunday. We both miss it.

[imref]

We called it chuck-e-disease given the disgusting tubes.

[nattily attired]

We called it chuck-e-disease given the disgusting tubes.

Worst part is plunking down a 20 spot only to end up with 4 cents of chinese plastic