Nationals vs Mets, Game 2

[imref]

Call played that well

[Slateman]

Can we just walk Perez?

[imref]

Left that one over the plate

[JCA-CrystalCity]

[welch]

Call? Call.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Call played that well

should get the save instead of finnegan

[Slateman]

Alex Call's glove just won a game

[Slateman]

Garrett should get an assist for not trucking Call

[JCA-CrystalCity]

With the posted, we honor our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglofile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 17th win, each season:

2017 - 30th April (25th match of season)
2016 - 1st May (24th match)
2014 - 2nd May (29th match)
2018 - 4th May (33rd match)
2012 - 4th May (26th match)
2013 - 5th May (32nd match)
2005 - 7th May (30th match)
2010 - 9th May (31st match)
2015 - 10th May (32nd match)
2011 - 10th May (35th match)
2023 - 14th May (39th match)
2008 - 14th May (41st match)
2019 - 15th May (42nd match)
2021 - 19th May (39th match)
2007 - 22nd May (46th match)
2006 - 23rd May (46th match)
2022 - 28th May (1st game) (47th match)
2009 - 11th June (59th match)
2020 - 11th September (43rd match)

[Dave in Fairfax]

Four wins to go with the first 11 losses, 13 wins with the next 11 losses. From a "we'll be lucky to avoid 100 losses" team to a potentially better than .500 team? Or will the arms wear out and/or the tradeable pieces get traded?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

second best start of the Martinez era

[welch]

A win is fun, but a wn over the Mighty Metsies is a delight.

Here's hoping Max falls apart in the second game, although Adon...well, Adon is not much.