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Offline Dave in Fairfax

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Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Topic Start: August 28, 2021, 07:07:51 PM »
The Jerry Koosman number retirement ceremony is going to affect the scheduled game start-time.  Now projected for around 7:30, but that's not definitive.

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Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Where: CitiField
When: August 28, 2021, 7:10 PM EDT (sort of)
Weather: 70°F, cloudy, wind 12 mph from the right field side

Pitching Match-Up:
Sean Nolin (LHP, 0-2, 9.00 ERA, 9.0 K/9, 2.429 WHIP)
 - versus -
Marcus Stroman (RHP, 9-12, 2.85 ERA, 8.0 K/9, 1.115 WHIP)

 - Really small sample size for Nolin: 7 IP in 2 starts.

Washington Nationals

1. Lane Thomas (R) CF
2. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) RF
4. Josh Bell (S) 1B
5. Yadiel Hernández (L) LF
6. Carter Kieboom (R) 3B
7. Luis García (L) 2B
8. Riley Adams (R) C
9. Sean Nolin (L) P
          New York Mets

1. Jonathan Villar (S) 3B
2. Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
3. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
4. Pete Alonso (R) 1B
5. Javier Báez (R) 2B
6. Jeff McNeil (L) LF
7. Kevin Pillar (R) RF
8. Patrick Mazeika (L) C
9. Marcus Stroman (R) P

Washington Nationals



New York Mets




Offline Dave in Fairfax

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #1: August 28, 2021, 07:32:57 PM »
Play ball!

Offline welch

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #2: August 28, 2021, 07:34:54 PM »
In 1973, Koosman and Seaver and the Mets brought me back to baseball. I had sworn off in 1971 when MLB announced that it was Shorting our second Nats team off to some tank town in Texas. Crazy George Allen announced that summer that he would lead the Redskins to the NFL playoffs in retaliation for Baseball having insulting the Nation's Capital. Everyone, including me, thought George was delusional, since the Skins had not come close to the playoffs since about 1945, but the whole town became football happy.

Hal-way through the 1973 baseball season, the Mets were no place, but then no other NL East teams were so much better. I had moved to NYC in 1969. Tug McGraw began to scream, "Ya gotta believe!" after every win. Koosman and Seaver kept winning games. Gradually, baseball became worth attention again, even though DC no longer had a team. Koosman had been hurt in 1971 and no longer had the same fastball, but he was still great.

Good for you, Jerry.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #3: August 28, 2021, 07:40:27 PM »
WTF with the bunt by Escobar! I get it was for a hit, but to bunt towards 3rd with a runner on 2nd? The idea is to make the third baseman field it, but the downside if it is not by the pitcher is an extra out with just one on first.

Offline Natsinpwc

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #4: August 28, 2021, 07:41:12 PM »
Koosman was a great pitcher.  Overshadowed by Tom Seaver and even Nolan Ryan.  Gary Gentry was not bad either. 

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #5: August 28, 2021, 07:41:45 PM »
WTF with the bunt by Escobar! I get it was for a hit, but to bunt towards 3rd with a runner on 2nd? The idea is to make the third baseman field it, but the downside if it is not by the pitcher is an extra out with just one on first.
Bonehead play.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #6: August 28, 2021, 07:45:35 PM »
Better luck next chance we get to stake Nolin to a lead

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #7: August 28, 2021, 07:48:25 PM »
SNY takes up commercial-break time, all of it, with an advertisement for their "PointsBet".

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #8: August 28, 2021, 07:53:43 PM »
Good inning by Nolin.

Offline Dave in Fairfax

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #9: August 28, 2021, 08:01:12 PM »
Insert Lane pun here!

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #10: August 28, 2021, 08:02:08 PM »
Maybe Lane Thomas can be a starting CF?

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #11: August 28, 2021, 08:05:09 PM »
Good for you, Alcides.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #12: August 28, 2021, 08:11:38 PM »
Baez value dropping by the game. 

Offline welch

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #13: August 28, 2021, 08:32:05 PM »
And maybe the beginning of the long stretch when the Nats hit nothing?


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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #14: August 28, 2021, 08:45:26 PM »
Another inning by Nolin. Of course the Nats need another run or two, but so far, Nolin, so good.

Offline Dave in Fairfax

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #15: August 28, 2021, 09:07:00 PM »
We seem to be reaching Nolin's limit. Maybe he would be best positioned as an opener type?

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #16: August 28, 2021, 09:08:39 PM »
We seem to be reaching Nolin's limit. Maybe he would be best positioned as an opener type?
He won’t be out for the 6th.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #17: August 28, 2021, 09:09:10 PM »
Nice.

Offline Natsinpwc

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #18: August 28, 2021, 09:11:59 PM »
Very nice play. 

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #19: August 28, 2021, 09:32:41 PM »
We seem to be reaching Nolin's limit. Maybe he would be best positioned as an opener type?
He's your typical 5/6/7 starter. Cant get through the lineup three times.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #20: August 28, 2021, 09:46:24 PM »
Wowie wild pitch! 3 - 2.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #21: August 28, 2021, 09:46:54 PM »
#LOLMETS

Offline Dave in Fairfax

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #22: August 28, 2021, 09:46:57 PM »
He's your typical 5/6/7 starter. Cant get through the lineup three times.
I know it's a small sample size, but he seems to struggle with getting through the lineup two times. That's why I wondered if the future for him might be opening. Or maybe middle relief (assuming he doesn't need a starter's warm-up time). I'm still ambivalent on the whole notion of openers, though. What do you think?

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #23: August 28, 2021, 09:49:36 PM »
Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen agree that Soto influences the pitching, gets the run, even without swinging. May alters everything to make the perfect pitch around Soto that he throws it into the dirt.

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Re: Nationals @ Mets, Game 2
« Reply #24: August 28, 2021, 09:51:39 PM »
May has a relatively lot of WPs - 7 in about 51 innings this year.