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GameThread: Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals- 2008 Game 37 of 162.

Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals, May 10, 2008 7:10 PM EDT


On the Hill...

Game two of three against the visiting Florida Marlins will see the return to the Washington Nationals' starting rotation of Mike "Lefty" O'Connor, who will oppose another young left-hander Andrew Miller on the mound in Nationals Park tonight at 7:10 pm EST.  

Mike O'Connor (1-0, 6.35 ERA) last faced the Marlins back on July 18th, 2006, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing 8 hits, 5 ER(3 in the first inning), 2 HR's, and 2 walks in a 7-6 Nationals' loss in which O'Connor received no decision. The only other time O'Connor's pitched against the Marlins, the then-rookie lefty didn't last past the first, giving up 4 hits, 5 ER, 1 walk, and 2 HR's before being replaced at the start of the second. So it seems that if O'Connor can survive the first in tact, the Nationals might have a shot at avoiding losing their fourth straight to Florida. That's a combined (0-1) with a 14.21 ERA and 12 hits, 10 runs, and 4 HR's in 6.1 IP for O'Connor against the Fish.

Since coming over in the Miguel Cabrera trade from Detroit, Florida's lefty Andrew Miller is (2-2) with a 7.96 ERA over 31.2 IP in 7 starts as a Marlin this season, with 52 hits and 28 ER's allowed. Miller has yet to record a decision in two starts against DC over his three big league campaigns, allowing 14 hits and 9 ER in 8.1 innings pitched. 

Tonight's Starting Lineup for Your Washington Nationals...

Felipe Lopez 2B

Cristian Guzman SS

Ryan Zimmerman 3B

Nick Johnson 1B

Lastings Milledge CF

Austin Kearns RF

Elijah Dukes LF

Jesus Flores C

Mike O'Connor P

Nationals #'s Against Andrew Miller...

Cristian Guzman - 3 for 4, .750 AVG, 1 3B, 3 RBI's, 1 SB.

Nick Johnson - 1 for 4, .250 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

Felipe Lopez - 3 for 5, .600 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 2B. 

Lastings Milledge - 3 for 5, .600 AVG, 1 2B, 3 RBI's.

 

Nationals' Starter Mike O'Connor Better Watch Out For...

Wes Helms - 1 for 4, .250 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI.

Hanley Ramirez - 1 for 3, .333 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI. (currently hitting .336)

Dan Uggla - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 2B

Check the NatCast if you're heading to Nationals Park...(though you're probably on your way as this goes to press...)

Game Time 7:10 pm EST. The Nationals have lost three of their last four, with tonight and tomorrow's game at home in DC, and then a seven-game trip through New York and back down to Baltimore starting Monday night...(ed. note - "Bring on the Mediocre-Mets!!! But first take care of the Fish...")

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Dave: "There's no defensing walks.."

I tuned in just in time for O’C to walk the house. Argh.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh, Charlie and Dave are trying to figure Hanny's stats for tonight...

Namely, whether he allowed three inherited runners to score or four… (His walk counted against O’C because there was a 2-0 count.)

There was also an amusing dig at Wikipedia.

Okay, there’s a positive—Charlie and Dave are still the best radio announcers in MLB.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hill - 5.1 IP, 8 hits, 3 ER...O. Perez - 5.0 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER...Lannan - 6.0 IP, 7 hits, 1 ER...Redding - 5.1 IP, 4 hits, 5 ER...

...and now O’Connor – 3.1 IP, 6 hits, 9 runs…

long week for the pitching staff…but Lannan was great!!

by Ed Chigliak on May 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dave's understatement of the game...

“Tonight has not been a great night on the field for the Nats…”

They’re talking about the Curly-W pretzels at great length. And they are quite delicious, in spite of being $6…

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The comment about using "Mr. Jones" is the only one that annoyed me...

...is the NY Times being condescending or silly when they write like that? Ahh maybe i shouldn’t follow the style of that
that “liberal rag”...

by Ed Chigliak on May 10, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blogging is generally more colloquial than dead-tree writing

Remember your place! We’re not professionals. I actually heard it as slightly sarcastic, but I was probably projecting. As that commenter may have been. (Psychoanalyzing people on the internet is even more fun than carping about their writing styles!)

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, and 11-0 games leave lots of time for psychoanalysis...

... and the writing probably does come off as odd when it’s put side to side with all the other newspaper articles the site…uh…cites…

by Ed Chigliak on May 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So far, the play of the game?

Either the delivery of the curly-W pretzel, or the grinding and brewing of the [product-placed] coffee to the radio booth. Charlie and Dave are thinking pretzel.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Charlie has one loop left of his pretzel.

Dave’s is “gone, goodbye.” As he put it, “My curly W is in the books.”

Pretzels updates to follow as they become available.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Charlie and Dave are smoking out right now.

There’s some extended discussion of “two-run leadoff homers” and more slamming of wikipedia. It’s probably much more interesting that the game. And now they’re riffing on Carpenter, and I can’t tell if it’s good-natured ribbing or what. It’s all good. And more interesting than the game.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dozen run rally! Everyone goes yard!

Or maybe I’ll just get some ice cream. This is making me hungry too, and I ran out of booze about 25 innings ago (at least that’s what it feels like).

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The rally begins!

Woo-hoo! Wee Willie make the most of the error!

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOOOOOO!

I don’t care how good a play, that’s just greedy.

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

EVERYONE GOES YARD!

That may be the coffee ice cream talking…

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'll be there. Any day at ball park is a good one.

Let’s hope the game’s a bit better. Shawn didn’t have the greatest start last time, but here’s hoping he’s getting back in the groove! And that, uh, everyone’s bats wakes up (and Guz’s stays awake). (Okay, Guz’s and Snowman’s bats stay awake.)

by Doghouse on May 10, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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