Weird Situation in DC. Strasburg pitching today, but Giolito was warming up too. There was some thought of Strasburg not being able to go (coming of the DL) so they were both warming up. Strasburg took the mound.

In other news, it was announced that Ross is headed to the DL, so Giolito gets to stay on the roster. Strasburg was likely about to be optioned back to AAA.

Gio Gonzalez has been hot garbage for a while so Giolito could take his spot.

BigEd76 wrote:

Lol

His neck is tweaked for real though

Papelbon reportedly requested his release.

ReadingPhilly wrote:Papelbon reportedly requested his release.

In the above photo?

release granted

read rumor wants to go to boston

Harper, as one would expect, gets it more than most. He's the biggest star on the Nationals and a lightning rod for opposing fans.

"You hear it from fans all the time. I guess that's part of the game. There's some things out there that shouldn't be said. I haven't gotten any funny ones this year. I don't really get funny ones at all."

"Mine are usually 'I hope your career ends' or 'I hope you blow out your knee.' Stupid things like that. It's just absurd. Fans are always going to be fans and root for their team. I totally understand that. But, some of the fans, it's just not human. Some of those things you shouldn't be saying. Especially when my back is turned to you. I more than welcome people to talk about me to my face. But if you talk behind my back, that's on you."

If one assumed those things are said in Philadelphia, where sports fans are notorious for crossing the line, one would assume wrong. Harper, in fact, doesn't hear it much from Philly fans at all.

"More Atlanta than Philly. I don't get much in Philly, actually. I enjoy playing in Philly. I don't get much from Phillies fans going crazy. Of course, the Mets, the Dodgers, San Francisco."

Are we doing a good job here or failing miserably?

We'll see if he signs here

what ever happened to papelschmuck

Bucky wrote:what ever happened to papelschmuck

Apparently he had a major league team offering to pay him money to pitch and he said no.

This doesn't seem like a wise decision to me, but I'm sure Pimpleblob knows best.

I made a special trip to see Turner Field before it's torn down and the random game I saw was against the Nationals two weeks ago. The booing of Harper was the loudest reaction I heard. It was weird.

went to opening day at Turner Field once. Of course we were wearing Phillies' garb. The ribbing was not nearly as fun and good natured as it should have been. My wife was starting to get nervous the closer we got to the stadium.

Strasburg, elbow

jerseyhoya wrote:Strasburg, elbow

A little more detail is that he got to the third inning and felt something in his elbow. A little pop in the elbow and a lot of pain on his 41st pitch. After a consult on the wound, he tossed 1 more pitch and walked off in frustration. Everyone could see the look on his face, mostly in replay, when he sailed that pitch. I am not sure if the Nationals are just overly cautious with him, or if he has become so fragile that he just caves at the littlest thing. Rizzo said that 'in a different time he would have pitched through it' (what time is that? 1975?). It is frustrating for sure to the fans in DC with him just inking his $175M extension in May, to see him back on the shelf in mid-September. He get a trip to the DL, and an MRI today.

“We definitely need him,” veteran outfielder Jayson Werth said prior to Wednesday’s start, “to be Stephen Strasburg.”

Sheesh, or is this Stephen Stasburg?

perhaps they shouldn't risk losing him to more elbow problems after he just got off the DL when they are already up 8.5 games

flexor strain, no timetable for return

Wilson Ramos ACL tear kinda puts a damper on their postseason plans. I feel for the guy, but boo freaking hoo for the Nats.

GrizzledVeteran wrote:Wilson Ramos ACL tear kinda puts a damper on their postseason plans. I feel for the guy, but boo freaking hoo for the Nats.

Yeah it really sucks for him to do that in late September of a contract year. Hope he had a decent injury insurance policy.

Everyone is Go Dodgers for the NLDS, right?