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Anthony's avatar

Really hating fans with that 2-run HR, eh?

GLH aka NatsFan4Ever's avatar

I am ready for a beautiful beginning to the weekend with a CURLY W against all the former NATS working for the Padres; one of the 5 MLB teams to never win a World Series Championship (just sayin').

GO NATS!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️

Tim K's avatar

Glad to see a healthy Cole Henry back

MJB's avatar

Butera: "Because if we’re going to make a run at this thing" ?!?!

Mark, hope you and Al talk about that phrasing on the pod tomorrow!

Go4Ridgeback's avatar

My eyes literally popped wide and a jolt of energy lit me up when I read that phrase. Regardless of whether you do or do not believe they can "make a run at this thing," you HAVE to love that their manager is putting it out there publicly that he believes his guys could--and, baby we were born to ruuuun!

Susan H aka pitchingfan's avatar

I ended up wide-eyed, too, and reread it to be certain that I had gotten it right. Okay!

Go, Nats!!!

Geordie Keitt's avatar

I’m unreasonably happy for Stammen. He always seemed to be a quality player and a quality teammate, and he was fun to root for. Hoping he stumbles a bit this weekend and then has plenty of success against other teams.

gonatsgo1's avatar

Stammen. Best long man ever for the Nats?

Looks like a perfect weekend for all three games. They should have some nice crowds. Wish I could hit more than one. I will be down there Sunday afternoon for the finale.

John walker's avatar

Raise your hand if you have a Giolito Nats jersey🙋🏻‍♂️and not one but TWO Wood jerseys: when he first came up he wore #50 for a heartbeat, and some people just had to have it on the spot🤦🏻‍♂️

Didace's avatar

Didn't they let anyone that wanted to trade the #50 in for a new one?

John walker's avatar

Maybe.. but then one wouldn’t have a collector’s item!😀

Unkyd's avatar

Bulldog!!😃

Jim Knack's avatar

Stammen was a good guy and great Nat. I hope they give him a real welcome home.

MikeeFish's avatar

Let us not forget that we have some former padres on our team that I think we got from some little trade a while back.

Anthony's avatar

Good evening! Looking for 3 Curly W's for this last weekend of May!

Mark Zuckerman's avatar

We are underway on a picture-perfect, 78-degree Friday evening at Nationals Park, where Padres manager Craig Stammen got a well-deserved welcome back video. Hopefully they acknowledge Bobby Henley, Randy Knorr and Steven Souza Jr. as well this weekend.

Jacob A.'s avatar

The opener strategy works less when you over-use it. Not sure why they did so for this game.

Mark Zuckerman's avatar

Not a super-clean top of the first for Schultz. He limited the damage to one run, but he threw 26 pitches in the process. Alvarez is now warming in the bullpen to take over.

gonatsgo1's avatar

Can we leave the bone headed baserunning behind? Finally?