Posts Tagged ‘Phillies’

My top five baseball games

A while back, Tom Bridge listed his top five baseball memories. I thought, hey, that sounds like fun. Then I got sick, so I’m not just getting back to it. These are all games that I attended. Here they are in no specific order:
Opening Day 2005 Washington @ Philadelphia
I lived in Northern Virginia since before [...]

Werth: Healthy 2012 Nats could have won 120 games

Responding to claims by Jimmy Rollins that the Washington Nationals would have finished second to a healthy Philadelphia Phillies team last year (The Inky), Jayson Werth suggested that a healthy Nats team could have won 120 games.
That’s just crazy, but Werth is correct that the Nats were not entirely healthy. He missed most of [...]

Stan Kasten surely approves: Nats switching to same hot dog vendor as Phillies

O NOZZZZ! The Washington Nationals are apparently switching to the same hot dogs as the Philadelphia Phillies. TAKE BACK THE PARK HAS PHAILED!1!!!!1 Stan Kasten must have done it before he quit. Why didn’t you stop it Andy Feffer?! Selling Phillies hot dogs isn’t NATITUDE1!!!!!1
Based on the newly released 2013 Nats promotional schedule, it looks [...]

Nats conclude regular season with 98-64 record, 5-1 win over Phillies

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2012 Washington Nationals regular season came to a close with 5-1 beatdown of the rival Philadelphia Phillies. Behind Edwin Jackson’s six strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings of 1-run ball, the Nats won their 98th game of the season, exceeding everyone’s expectations. Home runs by Ryan Zimmerman, Tyler Moore and Michael [...]

If the Phillies had mascot races…

So, there has been a back and forth between David Murphy of philly.com’s High Cheese blog and Dan Steinberg of DC Sports Bog over the Philadelphia and Washington fan bases. This of course was prompted by the Washington Nationals supplanting the Philadelphia Phillies as NL East champions. Here are the stories:
David Murphy: Washington not used [...]

Is today the day Teddy Roosevelt wins the Nats President’s Race?

The Washington Nationals won their division and with a win today could have the #1 seed in the NL playoffs. Other than that, the biggest mystery is will the Nats Let Teddy Win?
Given all the publicity of late with ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, ABC World News Tonight and even the White House and thousands [...]

Nats NL East title is the best story in baseball, a long time coming and an irritant to Philly columnists

We’re about 15 hours away from the Washington Nationals clinching the first division title in D.C. history. I thought I’d add more to my initial thoughts from last night, “I don’t think the Nats should permanently fly the 2012 NL East flag.”
Thomas Boswell got the A1 column on The Post: Washington Nationals win National League [...]

I don’t think the Nats should permanently fly the 2012 NL East flag

The Washington Nationals won the National League East tonight, the first MLB division title in D.C. history. They backed into, having been shut out by the Philadelphia Phillies, the incumbent champion for 5 straight seasons, moments after the Pittsburgh Pirates eliminated the Atlanta Braves from the NL East race. That’s #natitude, right?
This is a great [...]

Come on Nats, just clinch the division already

I was busy last week doing various home improvement projects — now that’s a vacation! I haven’t blogged much about the Washington Nationals in that span, so I’ll try to catch up here. The magic number is 1 with 3 games to play. It seems like we’ve been in single digits for about a month. [...]

Nats losing streak hits 4 as they are swept by Phillies

Tough times in Natstown. The Washington Nationals are riding a four-game losing streak, not having won since they honored Chipper Jones. Hey! That’s the problem, the curse of Chipper! Also, win-less since the news broke that they are fighting with Metro over $29,500 deposit for extended service.
Or perhaps the in-fighting amongst Nats fan on [...]

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