It's After 1 A.M.

I'm loving Dunn's ability to get on base. 3 BBs tonight. Billy Beane would love this guy!

Honestly, does ANYBODY have a better batting eye than Dunn?

eeeeww. NJ looked lost there.

Alright Elijah... RISP...

16 runners stranded....

Damn... i thought that ball was deeper in the hole than that... Dukes doesn't exactly have a piano on his back. Good throw by the SS.

I was praying that throw from SS would pull the 1B off the bag. Oh well.
Do it again Beimel (how about 1-2-3 this time).

if beimel is due up anytime at all, scott olsen PH for him? no walk off!

Has anyone added up how many times in these first four games the Nats have had bases loaded with zero or one outs and failed to score? It feels like a lot.

Real question here: how fast is Dukes? Everytime something's written about him it seems to focus on his speed/power combo, but it's certainly no elite. We all know that he's a great all-around athlete, but I have trouble viewing him as a guy with plus speed. Maybe it's just his size that does it. What do you think? If you had to compare him to another MLB player, who might it be?

New posted:

SIXTEEN runners stranded by the Nats after 10 innings.

I know it's early in the season, but I haven't seen anything hitting coach Eckstein has done to help, compared to last year...

Yeah, our clutch hitting tonight has been bad. So frustrating to watch.

Anybody remember how many runners the Nats left on base last year and how that compared to other teams?

I get the feeling that with all the offensive "upgrades" the FO made in the offseason, things haven't changed that much...

OK... so how is that turd in the sky blue oxford above the Geico sign still nursing a beer in the bottom of the 10th? COME ON SALLY!!! They don't sell nipples with those things! DRINK IT!!!

BOOOOO!!!!!

Is Dukes hurt?

ankle?

Game over. And Dukes is hurt...

We just can't catch a break....simple as that

Well that sucks. On top of the loss it looks like Dukes hurt himself.

Great...Dukes looks hurt...double-whammy...

On the plus side, i really enjoy the guys in the Nat's booth

Oh great, now Dukes looks injured...

In the President's Club you can drink until 45 minutes after the game. It's probably the same way there.

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OK... so how is that turd in the sky blue oxford above the Geico sign still nursing a beer in the bottom of the 10th? COME ON SALLY!!! They don't sell nipples with those things! DRINK IT!!!

Posted by: RicketyCricket | April 11, 2009 1:25 AM

On that note... See ya in a few days NJ. I'm off to the great state of FLA - to the Hap, hap, happiest place on earth.

It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. It's a small, small world.

OK, now the postgame guys are saying 14 hits. Whatever...

Ah... doesn't change the fact that he's obviously a douch3.

Fair enough.

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Ah... doesn't change the fact that he's obviously a douch3.

Posted by: RicketyCricket | April 11, 2009 1:30 AM

BOY has it been a long offseason.

This was the first gsme I actually paid attention to this season, starting with listening to Charlie and Dave on the radio the first couple innings, then MASN TV later (we got DIBBLE as an analyst?!?).

Despite the loss, yeah, I'm a Nats fan. I do love watching this game.

'Cuz despite Wil Nieves' scream-inducing, ulcer-causing swing at a game-tying BB, these guys still battled.