Author Topic: Nationals @ Reds, Game 2 (Read 3079 times)

Dave in Fairfax · « **Topic Start:** September 24, 2021, 07:07:54 PM »

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Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds
Where: Great American Ball Park
When: September 24, 2021, 7:10 PM EDT
Weather: 67°F, 0% chance of precipitation

Pitching Match-Up:
Paolo Espino (RHP, 5-5, 3.94)
- versus -
Sonny Gray (RHP, 7-8, 3.84)

Washington Nationals

1. Lane Thomas (R) CF
2. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) RF
4. Josh Bell (S) 1B
5. Luis Garcia (L) 2B
6. Keibert Ruiz (S) C
7. Jordy Mercer (R) 3B
8. Andrew Stevenson (L) LF
9. Paolo Espino (R) P

Cincinnati Reds

1. Jonathan India (R) 2B
2. Max Schrock (L) LF
3. Nick Castellanos (R) RF
4. Joey Votto (L) 1B
5. Kyle Farmer (R) SS
6. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B
7. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
8. TJ Friedl (L) CF
9. Sonny Gray (R) P

Mercer's a late substitution for Kieboom.

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #1:** September 24, 2021, 07:16:32 PM »

Drink!

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #2:** September 24, 2021, 07:20:37 PM »

Soto scores from first!

imref · « **Reply #3:** September 24, 2021, 07:20:43 PM »

Who else was thinking “please don’t get hurt”?

welch · « **Reply #4:** September 24, 2021, 07:21:54 PM »

FP, I understand you are being paid to pump up whatever possible, but enough blabbing about Juan. This is how Bob Wolf had to "sell the beer" in 1957 and 1958 when Roy Sievers was computing for AL homer champ.

Focus on Roy's home runs rather than all the losses. Nats:

- 1957: 55 - 99

- 1958: 61 - 93 - 2 (May 4, tied KC A's 2-2 in 9 innings at Griffith Stadium. Then June 24, tied KC A's at KC, 2-2 in 8 innings.)

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #5:** September 24, 2021, 07:24:06 PM »

Quote from: imref on September 24, 2021, 07:20:43 PM

Who else was thinking “please don’t get hurt”?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #6:** September 24, 2021, 07:37:40 PM »

Keibert K-bomb!

welch · « **Reply #7:** September 24, 2021, 07:37:52 PM »

I'm beginning to like Ruiz.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #8:** September 24, 2021, 07:37:58 PM »

Love how Bob is so subdued on ones that actually go out

hohoho · « **Reply #9:** September 24, 2021, 07:38:17 PM »

FP in full shill mode.

hohoho · « **Reply #10:** September 24, 2021, 07:39:02 PM »

Quote from: welch on September 24, 2021, 07:37:52 PM

I'm beginning to like Ruiz.

This week.

imref · « **Reply #11:** September 24, 2021, 07:39:16 PM »

hohoho · « **Reply #12:** September 24, 2021, 07:41:20 PM »

Crap in full shill mode.

imref · « **Reply #13:** September 24, 2021, 07:47:53 PM »

Quote from: welch on September 24, 2021, 07:37:52 PM

I'm beginning to like Ruiz.

Turning an inside pitch into a home run was impressive.

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #14:** September 24, 2021, 07:58:30 PM »

Es-go-far!

hohoho · « **Reply #15:** September 24, 2021, 07:58:36 PM »

Esco!

hohoho · « **Reply #16:** September 24, 2021, 07:59:40 PM »

FP and Crap in full shill mode.
Sorry 64-89 not great.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #17:** September 24, 2021, 08:02:48 PM »

Quote from: hohoho on September 24, 2021, 07:39:02 PM

This week.

personally, I am shocked that a highly ranked prospect with good contact skills who has shown a ton of lefty power is showing good contact skills and hit a homer lefty

skippy1999 · « **Reply #18:** September 24, 2021, 08:03:44 PM »

Quote from: hohoho on September 24, 2021, 07:59:40 PM

FP and Crap in full shill mode.
Sorry 64-89 not great.

I mean, they’re talking about the teams play in the last week, not the season.

welch · « **Reply #19:** September 24, 2021, 08:08:41 PM »

Just for the record.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Piggy_Ward

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #20:** September 24, 2021, 08:10:51 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on September 24, 2021, 08:02:48 PM

personally, I am shocked that a highly ranked prospect with good contact skills who has shown a ton of lefty power is showing good contact skills and hit a homer lefty

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #21:** September 24, 2021, 08:12:46 PM »

I think this is only the 2nd start since late July that Gray has allowed more than 3 runs

hohoho · « **Reply #22:** September 24, 2021, 08:19:55 PM »

Quote from: skippy1999 on September 24, 2021, 08:03:44 PM

I mean, they’re talking about the teams play in the last week, not the season.

Please, in the last week they are 4-3 against bad teams and they have been playing awful teams Pittsburgh, Miami, Colorado of late, so no wonder they are flirting with .500.

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #23:** September 24, 2021, 08:28:30 PM »

For those of you who think trading mid-tier prospects isn't ever a problem, I remind you that the Nats traded Max Schrock for a rental of Marc "Scrabble" the LOOGY. Max Schrock just hit a 2-run homer against the Nationals after tripling last night, all while Scrabble files his retired toenails somewhere in a bar in Arizona.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a 2B/3B/LF utility guy on a min salary hitting .316/.363/.505 about now?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #24:** September 24, 2021, 08:40:30 PM »

Quote from: Elvir Ovcina on September 24, 2021, 08:28:30 PM

For those of you who think trading mid-tier prospects isn't ever a problem, I remind you that the Nats traded Max Schrock for a rental of Marc "Scrabble" the LOOGY. Max Schrock just hit a 2-run homer against the Nationals after tripling last night, all while Scrabble files his retired toenails somewhere in a bar in Arizona.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a 2B/3B/LF utility guy on a min salary hitting .316/.363/.505 about now?

stinks now and it bites you later, but they neded Scrabble at the time. Cistulli was onto Schrock, but he wasn't even a Nats top 10 back then. I can live with that turning into a player. It probably helps Rizzo in the next deal because it shows he doesn't offer chicken poop when he says he is offering chicken salad