Comments on: Maybe the NL East race isn’t over just yet

By: akismet-e6748cca3a16ea6e8283008d25583adc

akismet-e6748cca3a16ea6e8283008d25583adc — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:49:37 +0000

Please. A team that’s played .600 ball all year would have to play “merely” .500 baseball while the Braves nearly have to win out in order for the Nats not to win the division. The Nats dominated St. Louis earlier this season and the odds of Philadelphia still caring by the final home series are close to nil. I see the Nats cruising to the end of the season continuing to play above .500 ball (they’re 12-9 on the month) and setting up their rotation for the playoffs.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:37:46 +0000

It’s really a shame that they didn’t have another healthy starter available who might have pitched better than Wang.

Oh, well.

By: xmatt0926x

xmatt0926x — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:16:26 +0000

When the Phillies traded Pence and Victorino at the deadline, Davey Johnson was quoted in a story in the Washington Post as saying “I loved watching it”. He also said he would have a talk with Charlie Manuel (apparently an old friend) and ask him how it felt to be looking up at the Nats in the division. That all may have been said in competitive good fun but how much would Manuel enjoy shoving those words right up Davey’s ass and costing them the division?

By: prionogenic

prionogenic — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:47:01 +0000

I would love them to get bounced in the play-in game especially after all the trash talking this year and for mishandling Strasburg.

By: willclarkgameface

willclarkgameface — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:20:36 +0000

For the love of God and all that is holy in this universe, I hope Atlanta puts the Nats and Rizzo in their proper place: SECOND.

GO BRAVES!

By: dcfan4life

dcfan4life — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:55:30 +0000

Giving up 2 runs in 4 innings to lower his ERA to 6.60 on 69 pitches. I mean did you see something i didnt? Wang has been a filler, he wont be on the postseason roster.

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:37:19 +0000

I was at Nats Park for Saturday’s game and the team was really fired up to get the W for Gio. I think today was a little bit of an emotional letdown. Don’t think Wang’s english is very good and it seems like he hasn’t bonded with his teammates as well as the others have and that may have something to do with it. Really a shame that Wang hasn’t been able to build on the success that he had in the last few games that he pitched last season. Probably won’t be seeing any more Wang on the mound for the Nats, but I look for them to bounce back tomorrow and position themselves to clinch the division while they’re in Philly. That would truly be sweet.

By: natslady

natslady — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:31:02 +0000

Such beautiful autumn day in DC, except, except the sun blinded the Nats outfielders–and the baby panda died. Chien-Ming Wang pitched quite well.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:47:27 +0000

Matthew Pouliot, this here is my old pal Jake Barnes. Jake Barnes, this here is Matthew Pouliot. I’ll just leave you guys here to sip absinthe and get to know each other.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:45:48 +0000

That was Yogi Berra – it’s easy to see how you can make that mistake because they both sit the same way.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:01:39 +0000

“it’d probably be for the best that we don’t see Wang on the mound again.”

Yes folks… he just said that.

By: nothanksimdriving123

nothanksimdriving123 — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:36:36 +0000

As the great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said many centuries ago: It ain’t over ’til it’s over. Since the Nats dropped that series in Georgia recently, they’ve not given their fans much reason for confidence.