Nationals vs Giants, Game 1

[KV]

They keep showing stats about what a great hitter Cruz used to be.

[Elvir Ovcina]

It's time to switch Bell and Cruz in the order.

[RyanZimsKazoo]

This is the crappy team I expected for the season. I knew this early little battle was not representative of the actual dumpster fire this team is

[welch]

Didn’t we put Henry Rodriguez on the DL once for not being able to control his pitches?

I think so. Or at least it sounds right. Put Corbin on the DL just until he can touch the corners. Call it depression. Certainly can't hurt his trade value.

[Elvir Ovcina]

2 errors in one at-bat.  I don't care if they didn't charge one.  Awful.

To be fair, that was a heck of a play by Robles to erase that.

[welch]

Won that half inning.

[NatNasty]

Boom!

[welch]

Won the inning with Franco's homer.

[Vega]

Didn’t we put Henry Rodriguez on the DL once for not being able to control his pitches?

H-Rod was a danger to himself and others.

[welch]

H-Rod was a danger to himself and others.

DTSOO, it's called.

[NatNasty]

At least it wasn't a shutout.  Small Victories

[welch]

At least that one is over.

[Smithian]

Did broadcast cover war of words in middle of 9th? Looks like a few Nats fielders were screaming at Giants dugout and Nats coaches had to calm them down.

[welch]

Did broadcast cover war of words in middle of 9th? Looks like a few Nats fielders were screaming at Giants dugout and Nats coaches had to calm them down.

I saw it afterward. Broadcasters did not explain why the Nats infielders were angry. Did a Giant try to steal second? Was that in violation of an unwritten rule against adding on to a lopsided win? Frandsen was asking where he could read the unwritten rules, and why 7 - 1 was lopsided. Mentioned a guy chewed out by his manager for bunting in the 6th inning of a game his team was winning about 15 - 0..."that was lopsided", essentially.

[imref]

Alex Pavlovic:

The Nationals were not thrilled that Thairo Estrada tried to steal second with a six-run lead. A few of them yelled at the Giants dugout. Their anger did not stop them from throwing him out at the plate.

Good thin April losses don’t matter

[Natsinpwc]

I saw it afterward. Broadcasters did not explain why the Nats infielders were angry. Did a Giant try to steal second? Was that in violation of an unwritten rule against adding on to a lopsided win? Frandsen was asking where he could read the unwritten rules, and why 7 - 1 was lopsided. Mentioned a guy chewed out by his manager for bunting in the 6th inning of a game his team was winning about 15 - 0..."that was lopsided", essentially.

FP would have sided with the Nats players and said the Giants were wrong. If the Nats stole with a big lead he would say it’s ok.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Didn’t we put Henry Rodriguez on the DL once for not being able to control his pitches?

And Daniel Cabrera, I believe.

[imref]

And Daniel Cabrera, I believe.

Rosenthal too I think. Suckitis?