2024 Major League Baseball season (Page 37 of 91)

Harper adds third homer in two games as the Nats rediscover their bats and reclaim top position from the Reds, Edwin Jackson fans 10, and the Nats pitching staff have now surpassed previous full season strike out totals with 32 games still to go!!

Natitude!

Ok, so why does Strasburg (2 H, 0 ER, 9 K) not get the win when he leaves after six innings with the Nats in the lead? I don't know the rules well enough to understand this anomaly.

It was announced tonight that he would last pitch on Sept. 12, which is probably wise for his arm and his future, but an absolute killer for a team with aspirations that now exceed 'merely' winning a pennant. If you're not sure how truly awesome Strasburg's stats are, just have a good look at this - http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching/_/sort/strikeouts

Nats/O's fans are starting to fantasize about the possibility of an I-95 Beltway Series!

What a fantastic climax to your game tonight, Tres. I just followed the ninth inning on text while writing this and can only bow deeply towards Chipper! I still think that you can forget the pennant though - the Nats next seven games are at home against the Cubs and Marlins - I would be majorly disappointed if they lost more than one of these next seven, and anyway, with our luck this season you seem to lose whenever we do.

I get it, kind of....I think...Strasburg left no one on base, but the Nats lost, then re-gained the lead after he left the game. He did all the hard work, just doesn't seem right somehow that he doesn't get the win.

Another particularly fine day for the Beltway Boys - the Nats beat the Cubs and go to .612, while the O's won and Tampa beat the Yankees so that the O's are now only one game behind. Exciting stuff!

Watching MLB Network regional coverage of the Padres/Dodger$ game. It's the Dodger$ feed with the venerable Vin Scully callin' the game. Top of 3 SD 2 LA 0, GO Pads!!! Giants win today with their 4th come from behind victory in their last 6 games.

                                                                                                  Viva Gigantes!!!

                                                                                                  J Dawg

Agreed!

Any year that any Washington baseball team makes the post-season is a memorable one. Any year that achieves any more than that is a very rare event indeed! I think that all of you baseball fans should get four-square behind the Nats ( as long as there's no conflict with your own teams, natch) - why?

The Nats are dominating almost every meaningful stat in baseball.

Everybody knows how good their pitching has been.

They have been the stingiest team in baseball since the start of the season as far as conceding runs goes .

They have most away wins.

They are 59-17 when they score first!

They have Bryce Harper (19! - .254 - 15 HR - 45 RBI), who yesterday again scored from first on a single, and who is just so much fun to watch, whether he's batting, in the field, or running bases. I'm convinced that his mere presence and enthusiasm motivates the rest of them.

Yesterday's win (82-52) clinched the first winning season for a Washington team since 1969!

A Washington team last won the pennant in 1933.

A Washington team last won the World Series in 1924.

Enough good reasons? It's gotta be our year, shirley?

1924? So, 83 years with a bunch of those years where there was no team in Washington.
I may wind up cheering for the Nats if the White Sox get bumped, but I'm from Chicago, so it won't be out of any sympathy. Let me know when the pass the century mark, lol!

SO TRUE about the SERIOUS Natitude in DC!!!!

And also cool about the Orioles!

Hung one on the FD's last night and JDawg's boys didn't take advantage.   Pads playing them tough with both the last games going 11 innings. 3b Chase Headley is on fire. NL player of the month, leading the league in HR's and RBI in Aug! 14 dingers and 41 RBI since the AS break. One of the few bright spots in an otherwise forgettable year with injuries decimating the lineup all season. He was the subject of heavy trade rumors before the deadline and we're thankful this guy is still here. Hopefully the new owners will recognize he is a franchise player now and hang on to him.
Rick