GameThread: Florida Marlins at Washington Nationals- 2008 Game 37 of 162.
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 6:21 PM EDT
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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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O'Connor walks Cantu to load the bases with one out...
...wild pitch scores Cody Ross. 2-0 Fish.
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
They said last night that Bergmann passed out during the birth of his baby...
...they might have to DL him.
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Miller, been following his career since he was at UNC...but he's got close to an 8.00 ERA...
so maybe take a few pitches…
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they should put O'Connor in the pen and let Chico start?
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
I'm looking for the reset button on this season...
If the Marlins win the pennant, I’m…. well, I don’t want to make an outlandish promise, because I’m beginning to fear I’ll have to follow through on it. Let’s say I’ll be thinking even more ungenerous thoughts about Trader Jim. (Deep breaths, believe in the plan… believe in the plan… Puff, puff…)
Just remember the Kasten family once had something to do with the start of the Braves' NL East Dynasty...
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Lookin' for positives the rest of the way...Hanrahan eating up innings, Dukes and Flores at bat...what else?...
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions
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.
O'Connor - 3.1 IP, 6 hits, 9 RUNS, 6 WALKS...I don't trust wikipedia...
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
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 Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
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…
Wow...they're killing me over here -
the baseballthinkfactory picked up the Dukes article…
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
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 Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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!)
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 Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
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.
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.
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.
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).
3 outs to get 11 runs...c'mon RALLY CAPS!!!
by Patrick Reddington on May 10, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
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.)
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