Nationals @ Phillies, Game 3

[eagleskins]

Game ball to Joel for a clutch 2 inning save after Saul got smacked around.  Good clutch hitting by Jesus and Kearnsie. 

[oakviewnatfan]

Hanrahan grew up tonight!!!
Kearns got an RBI winning hit!!!
Maybe they can now actually hit a HR in a game.
Maybe now Zimmerman will get a hit w/RISP, or
hit a HR or not throw the ball past 1B.

[sportsfan882]

Our pitching did a great job this series. We essentially shut down Rollins, Utley, Howard, and Burrell. A shame we couldn't take the series, oh well. At least we didn't get swept.

[MrMadison]

BANG FARKING ZOOM... 

Manny actually made some smart managing decisions.   Yawn...

you seem a little disappointed.

[sportsfan882]

Quotes from the Phils' message board:

Charlie Manuel needs to pinch hit (Howard) for him or have him bunt. Iam tired of all of his strikeouts that hurt the team. He will hit a homer when they are ahead by 5. Sour grapes butr Iam tired of his hitting.

jeez, im so sick of wathing this offense stink, we let this team of absolute scrubs win, you've gotta be kidding me. I can't stand watching this team anymore. their nothing but frustrating to watch. No timely hits, errors in big situations, this team isn't cut out to win right now. Ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Is Rollins trying... I mean its not like he is a power hitter. Hit the ball to the gaps, bloop some, infield hits, bunt... walk. GET ON BASE ALREADY DOOSH BAG.

[CALSGR8]

NATS WIN!  NATS WIN! 

[nats2playoffs]

you seem a little disappointed.

Winning one game after losing 12 straight is nothing to get excited about.  Any team that loses that manny has to recognize that serious changes are needed, beyond simply getting better players.

Obviously, we need to think about replacing Debbi Taylor...



I did add Hanrahan to my WNFF fantasy team recently.  Nice, FINALLY.

[oakviewnatfan]

Amazing we hold the Phillies to 12 runs in 3 games and only win 1 game.  Three good performances by our starters.  Our fielding sucks,  our middle relief is barely adequate, and of course our hitting is horrible so I guess winning once is amazing.

[Air Zimmerman]

yay! the skid has mercifully ended.

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any updates on Dukes?

[DPMOmaha]

Nope, just checked it. The reason the throw looked perfect was because Hernandez fileded it where it was. Had he been where you suggested he would've had to reach or lunge forward for the ball.

Ok

[cmdterps44]

cool we won a game and dont have a larger losing streak

[UMDNats]

yay! the skid has mercifully ended.

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any updates on Dukes?

apparently he was headed to Columbus with Gonzalez today/soon.

i dont want him back, because hell get hurt again

[sportsfan882]

apparently he was headed to Columbus with Gonzalez today/soon.

i dont want him back, because hell get hurt again

Yeah, he played tonight and in the his first AB he got HBP and had to leave the game. Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

[houston-nat]

Dang it, another bump on the road to Strasburg.

[PatsNats28]

Dang it, another bump on the road to Strasburg.

freak, just realized seattle lost..