These Nationals truly are like a box of chocolates. What you'll see you just don't know what you'll get but it's exciting to anticipate. If the BP improves as the season transpires and the SP can at least be somewhat passable the Nationals could approach .500 for the season… ⚾️😶🙋🏼♀️
Seems a lot of folks were watching Artemis last night instead of that fascinating game. There were so many subplots:
Nats batters blowing up the Brewers Opener strategy.
Irvin unable to find the strike zone then moving almost exclusively to his fastball in the 4th and becoming suddenly efficient.
Contreras with the ABS challenges: Nats had bases loaded, 1 out, CJ batting, and Contreras challenged the first two pitches turning 2-0 into 0-2! If the Nats had lost we'd be talking a lot about that crazy sequence.
Butera pinch-hitting for Keibert Ruiz again, this time with Jacob Young! And it worked.
And of course bunt, bunt, bunt, RBI, RBI, RBI in the 9th.
Oh yes, and James Wood now has more career 116mph hits than all previous Washington Nationals players combined.
you touched on both points I wanted to make. Those who said be patient with James Wood were right. He flipped the script so quickly that the page caught fire. And those who said be patient with Ruiz were wrong. His only true skill is rolling the ball over to the first baseman. He's just not able to adapt and grow as a player.
These Nationals seem to be better (although still with room to improve) at a basic baseball skill that thoroughly vexed Nats teams of years past: scoring a runner from third with fewer than two outs.
[Dear Baseball Gods: Praise be. I love you. Please don't jinx us. Thank you.)
I'm ready for a repeat of last night except scoring the 4 runs earlier in the game instead of waiting until the 9th!
GO NATS!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
These Nationals truly are like a box of chocolates. What you'll see you just don't know what you'll get but it's exciting to anticipate. If the BP improves as the season transpires and the SP can at least be somewhat passable the Nationals could approach .500 for the season… ⚾️😶🙋🏼♀️
And every one in the box is really good!
Mark, what’s the story about Giolito? As far as I know he still hasn’t signed anywhere.
Alluded to “just wanting a contract that pays him what he’s worth,” meaning unlike Corbin or Littel, unwilling to take a one-year rental contract
Seems a lot of folks were watching Artemis last night instead of that fascinating game. There were so many subplots:
Nats batters blowing up the Brewers Opener strategy.
Irvin unable to find the strike zone then moving almost exclusively to his fastball in the 4th and becoming suddenly efficient.
Contreras with the ABS challenges: Nats had bases loaded, 1 out, CJ batting, and Contreras challenged the first two pitches turning 2-0 into 0-2! If the Nats had lost we'd be talking a lot about that crazy sequence.
Butera pinch-hitting for Keibert Ruiz again, this time with Jacob Young! And it worked.
And of course bunt, bunt, bunt, RBI, RBI, RBI in the 9th.
Oh yes, and James Wood now has more career 116mph hits than all previous Washington Nationals players combined.
you touched on both points I wanted to make. Those who said be patient with James Wood were right. He flipped the script so quickly that the page caught fire. And those who said be patient with Ruiz were wrong. His only true skill is rolling the ball over to the first baseman. He's just not able to adapt and grow as a player.
These Nationals seem to be better (although still with room to improve) at a basic baseball skill that thoroughly vexed Nats teams of years past: scoring a runner from third with fewer than two outs.
[Dear Baseball Gods: Praise be. I love you. Please don't jinx us. Thank you.)
What just happened????
Bad toss from 1st baseman to pitcher covering and the pitcher fell over the bag trying to make the catch
Ouch! That poor guy at 1B
Eeek..that was the pitcher!
Why virtually no pregame w/Alexa last night and tonight on tv? Did they have more of a pregame streaming?
Road game.
I know, but what a cheap, barebones, unprofessional production if they can’t/ won’t do a pregame on the road. Thanks a lot, mlb, you penny pinchers.
The entire staff is there so they don’t save any money that way. The stations feed is available so it makes no sense
I think it is a MLB broadcasting issue. Still getting their stuff together.
My sentiments exactly. Just a real amateurish job by mlb. Just like a high school A/V class, production wise.
Not on streaming either
Thanks
Foster Griffin is 100% going to be a Blue Jay or Astro by the deadline
I’m listening to radio and have closed captioning on tv…his name comes up as “Monster Griffin” on cc: not a bad name for a pitcher🤣
This is the best combo IMO
It’s about the only way I can handle it: Dave & Charlie > TV
Honestly what is up with Butera's hat? Does he just have a super small head?
A lot of goofy stuff in this game so far
Daylen’s pressing
Dammit, CJ.
Just when I was thinking we had less pick offs at First Base
I criticize Frandsen a lot, but he just gave a really good analysis of why Abrams got picked off.
Gold glover Foster Griffin
Really nice to see Jacob Young producing at the plate.
Now, let's see Nasim get there too. Those guys are such a pleasure to watch in the field.
Yes!!!
How about a double!