Root, root, root for the Natinals

by **BigEd76** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:27:54

Their 10th anniversary patch for next season:

Math says 2015 will be their 11th season in DC (not 10), but...

by 1 » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:45:09

CBP was celebrating 10 years this year because they had ten years of history. still bugs me.

by **BigEd76** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 20:23:57

Fister was demoted to the bullpen

by **BigEd76** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 18:31:39

what they were trying to replicate

by **slugsrbad** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 19:34:32

he looks like he's about to take a dick in the mouth

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 06:25:00

by **Bucky** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 07:19:44

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

by **Bucky** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 07:36:00

so it took them 2 years to figure this out?

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:38:13

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

by **The B1G Piece** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 04:27:46

They suck

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 09:58:22

Hate the Mets, but damn it's hard not to enjoy watching the Nats fall apart like this. Up 7-1 in an absolute must-win game and you blow it? With Storen imploding (again) and Papelbon giving up the GW homer?

:lol:

So after four seasons of their "dominant" run, they're going to have two playoff appearances and zero series wins to show for it. And now the free agency exodus begins.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:08:38

From a WaPo column about last night's game:

The Nationals’ season died Tuesday night, died in the seventh inning specifically, a water-torture frame that had to be preserved on DVR to be believed. Even then, someone would have to muster the courage to pick up the remote control, the stomach to press play.

With two outs and one on in the top of the seventh inning, the reappearance of a pennant race seemed nigh. And from there, Blake Treinen, Felipe Rivero and Drew Storen delivered the following performance: walk, run-scoring single, walk, bases-loaded walk, three-run double, walk, walk, game-tying walk, hard flyout.

Suddenly, there was a get-it-over-with, put-us-out-of-our-misery feeling to the entire affair. Not just the game. The season.

by **pacino** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:14:15

this division deserves no winner

by **Grotewold** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:15:59

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Hate the Mets, but damn it's hard not to enjoy watching the Nats fall apart like this. Up 7-1 in an absolute must-win game and you blow it? With Storen imploding (again) and Papelbon giving up the GW homer?

So after four seasons of their "dominant" run, they're going to have two playoff appearances and zero series wins to show for it. And now the free agency exodus begins.

Fake Tough

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:17:39

The following guys on their current active roster are free agents or have club options:

Drew Storen
Ian Desmond
Jordan Zimmermann
Matt Thornton
Casey Janssen
Denard Span
Doug Fister
Dan Uggla

Talk about a make or break offseason for Mike Rizzo. Replace two starters, most of the bullpen, and your starting SS/CF. And probably do it with mostly in-house options, because you have $85M committed to seven players and it's going to get worse in 2017, when Harper becomes arb-eligible.

by **pacino** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:18:06

maybe Storen will re-sign...

by **smitty** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:31:28

Grotewold wrote:
RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Hate the Mets, but damn it's hard not to enjoy watching the Nats fall apart like this. Up 7-1 in an absolute must-win game and you blow it? With Storen imploding (again) and Papelbon giving up the GW homer?

So after four seasons of their "dominant" run, they're going to have two playoff appearances and zero series wins to show for it. And now the free agency exodus begins.

Fake Tough

But they got the number one overall pick. Two years in a row. And those two guys were no brainers. Losing a lot is bad for teams. Getting the number one pick doesn't make up for it. You can look it up.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:33:55

Wow. Matt Williams called for a bunt down one in the 9th with a man on first and no outs. With Anthony Rendon at the plate. On a 3-1 count. And Harper on deck.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/09/washington-nationals-matt-williams-bunt-why-no-huh-anthony-rendon-3-1-count-mlb

:lol:

by **pacino** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:38:52

matt williams doesnt remember how he used to play i guess. i looked it up and he had 9 sacrifice bunts in his career, none after 1990. his coach let him swing away.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:41:42

Snapshots from a Tuesday night at Nats Park: a man in the outfield flinging his hat to the ground and screaming “I hate you Matt Williams,” after the manager called for a bunt in the bottom of the ninth with one of his best hitters at the plate. A quartet of fans from the high-end Presidents Club loudly booing Williams after he left his post-game news conference. Fans — including season-ticket holders — walking out early, and making clear that their action was not inspired by apathy or disinterest or an early bedtime, but by disgust.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/09/09/so-thats-why-some-nats-fans-have-been-leaving-early/

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