Game 162: Finally, some history we can call our own!

by Doghouse on Oct 4, 2009 6:03 PM EDT

What a game. Longest in Nationals history, second sweep in row, and ending the season 7-0 after starting 0-7, a first in major league history! A long, tense, low-scoring game with both side in and out of many jams. J.D. Martin (+0.174) went a solid 6.0, but had to be bailed out by Tyler Clippard (+0.200), Jason Bergmann (+0.066), Ron Villone (+0.219), Saul Rivera (+0.428--he went 3 scoreless), and Logan Kensing (+0.352). The bullpen combined to throw 9 innings after Martin's quality start. Alberto Gonzalez (+0.190) came through with the winning RBI single (+0.372) and Adam Dunn (+0.231) had a pinch-hit RBI single for the Nats' other run. Whew! See you in the offseason.

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HORAY! NATSTOWN! DESMOND! PADILLA!

A great end to a very crappy season. I’m really stoked for the guys that the season has ended like this and we can all go into next year with some (gulp!) optimism for a change. I think it does show that this team was badly put together and after Jimbo left…Rizzo spent the year trying to play catch up.

A great effort for a side that should have won 10-20 games more this season than they did.

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 4, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

Mezza...we were all hping you could follow some of it...

it sure lasted long enough!
Padilla even had his good moments.

And if the Hanny Experiment and Blasto Experiment had been scrapped a lot earlier, I think the team would have won more games.

on to Winter Ball! Cheers!

F.O.D. & D. #1(Friend of Dukes and Desmond)

by MissB on Oct 4, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Indeed!

Let the Storen and Strasburg games begin!

Padilla walked into the Nats' clubhouse for the first time and said, "My God. I'm in heaven."

by Mezza on Oct 4, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Strasburg's pitching tomorrow!! The future starts now-ish...

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Oct 4, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions