Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves GameThread, Sep 5, 2008 7:35 PM EDT

Nats @ Braves Open Thread: Game 2

by gondeee on Sep 5, 2008 7:30 PM EDT in Open Threads Comment 29 comments

Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves

Great game last night! Good to see one of our young pitchers do well, after all, every one of our starting pitchers is young and inexperienced (I consider Hampton a rookie again since he almost qualified for Hall of Fame voting while he was on the DL). Our most experienced pitcher toes the rubber tonight... and he's still a rookie.

Current Series

4 game series vs Nationals @ Turner Field

Thu 09/04	WP: James Parr (1 - 0) SV: Mike Gonzalez LP: Shairon Martis (0 - 1)	2 - 0 win
Washington Nationals Federal Baseball @ Atlanta Braves Talking Chop Friday, Sep 5, 2008, 7:35 PM EDT Turner Field Jason Bergmann vs Jair Jurrjens Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85. Complete Coverage >
Sat 09/06	Tim Redding vs Mike Hampton Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.	7:10 PM EDT
Sun 09/07		1:35 PM EDT

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JJ…not starting off well.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Sep 5, 2008 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But...

the ump apparently doesn’t understand K-zone.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Sep 5, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay scored a run for Jurrjens

by VictorW on Sep 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

DOWN ON THE FARM, hanson & rohrbough are dominating in the early going in their games. FLOWERS has a pair of doubles and is now hitting .545 in the series. STUD

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kelly looks like he's playing with a lot of confidence now

Good DP turn at second and raking.

by VictorW on Sep 5, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I probably have a better one from tonight, but this one will have to do for now...

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a little better...

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's a lot of ass in that picture

by VictorW on Sep 6, 2008 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RBI DOUBLE VAN POPE, M-BRAVES LEAD 1-0

also, thomas J hanson is perfect through four. JINX

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JC HOLT DRIVES POPE HOME! 2-0 good guys

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yep, i jinxed him

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

THE BEACH are 5-1 winners to go up 2-1 in the series against winston salem. players of the game in no particular order are rohrbough, heyward & flowers

down in birmingham, the braves and barons are tied at 2 in the bottom of the 8th, AND THE TARP IS ON THE FIELD. dammit all to hell. HANSON was excellent as usual.

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i can’t go to bed until this game ends. top 11 now, still tied at 2

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

AND JORDAN SCHAFER GIVES THE BRAVES THE LEAD

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

M-BRAVES WIN! hopefully medlen starts tomorrow so we can put this one away

Following the Braves...one long hard drink at a time.

by bigjoe on Sep 5, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Will be out of town sans computer access this weekend, so somebody else please do the honors…

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 1:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's worth going to a game to see TP on a Harley...

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 1:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHA

That helmet just makes him look absolutely goofy

by VictorW on Sep 6, 2008 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1 for this

I’m totally stealing it. Maybe I’ll use it for a desktop wallpaper sometime

by VictorW on Sep 6, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

FYF got hurt

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 1:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dead presidents come back to haunt baseball games

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 1:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bobby Dews did batting practice, then got cleaned up and watched the game with the fans, both nights...

9/4

9/5

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 2:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And we won, whoo-hoo.

There are some INCREDIBLY kind people who work at the Ted. Mucho thanks for a great night!

by Lizziebeth on Sep 6, 2008 2:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you for posting your pictures...

I enjoy them so much. You do a great job!

by sddbaker on Sep 6, 2008 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Thanks for sharing!

by VictorW on Sep 6, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You’re welcome! Glad to get feedback. I was only able to post a few because it was such a long game, and I had to get up and drive a couple hundred miles the next morning, then was without internet over the weekend.

It’s something I really enjoy and I hope it brings some nuances of the game to people who might not have the convenience or ability to get to them. Sigh. I WISH it was my full time job!

by Lizziebeth on Sep 8, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs