Posts Tagged ‘Phillies’

Nats sweep doubleheader, tie season series with the Phillies

The Washington Nationals are just teasing me now. Yesterday, the swept both games of a day-night doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The season series is knotted at 8 with 2 games to play — The Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge is going to the wire this year! There is still no chance the Nats win the next two [...]

What do the Nats have to play for against the Phillies? A cheesesteak for me

What the Nationals have to play for against the Phillies – The Post
With 4 games against the Philadelphia Phillies left this season, the Washington Nationals trail in the series 6-8. The Nats have to sweep to take the season series and most importantly, win the Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge for me for the second time. You have [...]

Nats take Phillies series on HBP in the 10th

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “They are just lulling you into a false sense of confidence,” I kept saying to Philadelphia Philles fans seated in the section I moved down to after an epic rain delay. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth after Drew Storen allowed a run in the top of the frame, the [...]

Have I ever mentioned that Nationals Park support line?

Remember Washington Nationals fans, if you see some people misbehaving in Nationals Park, you have an outlet (from the A-Z Information Guide):
Fan Support Line
Discreetly alert ballpark officials to unruly behavior or security issues during the game.
Text “SUPPORT” along with a brief description of the issue and its location to 91347 to contact ballpark officials when [...]

Nats: Mr. Walkoff returns! Ryan Zimmerman’s grand slam beats Phillies 8-4

Yesterday, I was thinking about how pathetic Ryan Zimmerman’s Walk-Off total was in 2011. Foolishly, I didn’t tweet it, Facebook it, etc.
The Washington Nationals scored two runs in ninth and loaded the bases. Zimmerman had a 3-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with , game tied with Ryan [...]

If the Phillies were a sleeping giant, the Nats may be a groggy dude with a pituitary problem

Dave Shenin notes the similarities between the Philadelphia Phillies of a decade ago and the current Washington Nationals (Baseball Insider, The Post). Back then the Phillies had lackluster attendance, an old generic stadium and poor records. They also had young talent coming up and had to overspend on a free agent acquisition. At that level [...]

Nats rain out means split with Phillies; Werth’s season to date

Due to yesterday’s rainout, the Washington Nationals split a series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Um, yay? Friday night ¡LIVAN! was awesome going 6 2/3 inning and getting 2 hits (mlb.com video). Saturday night, well at least John Lannan made a great play in an otherwise debacle of a ball game (mlb.com video), an 11-3 loss [...]

Nats at home on July 4, why aren’t the Yankees, Phillies?

Today, the Washington Nationals host the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Hosting a day game on Independence Day makes perfect sense for the Nats and I believe they have been assured of regularly having the honor. They should also get Opening day and Memorial Day at home annually too, [...]

John Lannen > John Lannan; Nats take Phillies series

Washington Nationals starter John Lannan entered yesterday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies having never beat them in 14 starts. He had a 0-10 record against them dating back to 2007. His debut, when we learned that he was an American hero was his only game against the Phillies the Nats ever won. He was ejected [...]

Nats ought to learn to spell if they want to be America’s team

If the Washington Nationals want to be America’s team, like Drew Storen suggests…

…they ought to learn how to spell. John Lannan’s name got misspelled again, according to Nationals Journal, The Post.
Of course, LANNAN has never beaten the Philadelphia Phillies, so maybe this LANNEN guy will do better? #amiright
UPDATE: He did do better — first [...]

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