IGT 4/10/11 Nationals at Mets

[smg58]

Zim has an abdominal injury. Doesn't look to be major, but Alex Cora is playing third for the Nats today. Their lineup just got a lot less formidable.

[Ceetar]

Desmond-6,
Ankiel-8,
Werth-9,
LaRoche-3,
Morse-7,
Espinosa-4,
Pudge-2,
Cora-5,
Marquis-1


Jose Reyes � SS
Willie Harris � LF
David Wright � 3B
Ike Davis � 1B
Angel Pagan � CF
Lucas Duda � RF
Brad Emaus � 2B
Josh Thole � C
Chris Young � RHP

[Theoldmole]

Werth batting third today. After Rodriguez walked the first two guys in the 9th yesterday and Werth came up, the first thought that went through my head was, "Battle of the overpaid stiffs -- who will choke first?"

[Theoldmole]

Jose on base again -- perfect bunt single.

[soupcan]

2-1 Good Guys.

Bottom 2, Jose on 1st, 2 outs...

Full count on Harris and...

Willie strikes out.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I wonder who would win a faster-simulated-game race, Niese or Ol' Nassau here. Dude works fast.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

2 Cora AB, 2 weak pops, 2 LOB. See, I'll cheer Alex Cora for that kinda stuff.

Young and Marquis both cruising. Princeton's allowed three runners-- two on bad walks-- and the MFY fan has retired seven in a row.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ike churns out a hit single. Two out emotional damage!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

ThisYear'sDickey is through six, after a DoucheBeard foul pop.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Duda done stole a base. Huh.

Young to bat with two out and the big boy on third. Good on Terry.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

THAT ONE'S FOR WOODROW WILSON! AND THAT ONE'S FOR COTTAGE CLUB!



Huzzahs all 'round-- Young out with a flourish after seven.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Shoulda left him in. I've got the pitch count blues.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Dammit, Duda; young Lucas returns the favor for his earlier steal by misplaying Pudge's liner into a double.

When you watch Carrasco's pitching motion enough, you find yourself thinking it's a wonder he gets anything over the plate.

OE: It's the eighth of a close game, and he's not due up next inning-- why IS Duda still in the game, anyway?

Edited April 10, 2011 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Aw, hell.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Gentlemen, please, forget the notion of a the bullpen as a necessary part of the formula. Leave guys pitching well in.

You want to preserve a close game, stay with the guy they can't hit, and get second-rate fielders out of the game.

Let Willie Harris steal a game from the Nats for us for a change.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Buchholz is going to strike out a lot of hombres this year.

OE: He should start some o' that now.

[Guest Edgy DC]

He's gonna walk one or two also.

Waddacrappyinning.

[Frayed Knot]

Buchholz is going to strike out a lot of hombres this year. OE: He should start some o' that now.

At least the ones he doesn't walk.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: OE: It's the eighth of a close game, and he's not due up next inning-- why IS Duda still in the game, anyway?

He is due up this inning.
You can still make an argument for pulling him anyway but I suspect the plan was to have him hit in bottom 8 and then make a switch.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"This is my trying-not-to-scream-obscenities smile. Do you like?"

[Guest Edgy DC]

Can't they see how they ruin the game this way? Look up at the crowd. I bet half of it is gone.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Know what I miss?

New York Auto Giant Dot Com!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

You do have a Peerless booth, though.

[Frayed Knot]

Gotta send Jose here!!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Runrunrunrunrun

[Guest Edgy DC]

CutthebuntyshitNOW!!!

Steal or something. Or just play baseball.

[Frayed Knot]

2-1 count ... do it NOW!!!!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Boo! [crossout:27ou8av7]J[/crossout:27ou8av7]Terry! Boo!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Reyes has been on three times, and hasn't run once.

Why? He's healthy; it's a bit of a mystery fish.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The smellier fish and the bigger mystery is why we gave this game away.