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Monday, June 11, 2012

Nationals (34-23) @ Blue Jays (31-29), Monday, June 11, 2012, 7:07pm

WSN:Edwin Jackson (28, RHP, 2-3, 3.11)
TOR:Brandon Morrow (27, RHP, 7-3, 2.90)

The Primer Chimp Posted: June 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM | 30 comment(s)
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1. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 06:33 PM (#4154185)

This will be a tougher series than the last one. Bottom of the rotation, and I think that the Blue Jays are probably a better team than the Red Sox.

2. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 07:12 PM (#4154203)

I don't know what Grill'Ems are, but they sound pretty darn good!

3. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 07:15 PM (#4154205)

Holy smoke, Morrow hurt himself after one batter and had to come out of the game! Good for us; not so good if you're a Jays fan.

4. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 07:32 PM (#4154225)

Oof, that ball came off of Rasmus' bat like a golf ball off a 3-wood.

5. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 07:58 PM (#4154237)

Heh, after that first at bat, Beck wants absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Harper any more. And it's hard to blame him.

6. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 08:01 PM (#4154240)

Love ya LaRoche!!

7. TerpNats Posted: June 11, 2012 at 08:13 PM (#4154245)

So far, so good for the guys from D.C.

8. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 08:26 PM (#4154249)

Bernadina looked like he was in some serious pain after that slide right there.

9. The Yankee Clapper Posted: June 11, 2012 at 08:44 PM (#4154256)

Harper 2-2 with a walk, but shouldn't have tried to go 1st to 3rd on Bautista when he had to initially freeze on the line drive. It's a learning process.

10. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 08:46 PM (#4154259)

Especially with nobody out! With one out it's perhaps tolerable, with no outs that's a horrible mistake. He'll learn.

11. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 09:11 PM (#4154272)

Jackson pitching quite well against a tough lineup; only four baserunners allowed through six.

12. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4154295)

Harper is so awesome, they're chanting his name at the Roger Centre. Opposing fans only do that for natural born phenoms.

13. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 09:54 PM (#4154308)

Let Jackson go out and try to get the CG Davey. He deserves the chance the way he pitched tonight.

14. TerpNats Posted: June 11, 2012 at 10:09 PM (#4154322)

Jackson didn't get it, but he's given the pen (aside from Burnett) a rest.

15. TerpNats Posted: June 11, 2012 at 10:12 PM (#4154325)

A curly "W" north of the border, and a three-game lead!

16. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 11, 2012 at 10:13 PM (#4154326)

Man, do I love this team!

17. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 06:52 PM (#4155061)

I guess the Primer Chimp didn't get his daily intake of potassium, so we'll just continue using this chatter.

Tonight's matchup:

WSN: Chien-Ming Wang (32, R, 1-2, 5.11)
TOR: Henderson Alvarez (22, R, 3-5, 3.76)

I'm not feeling too sanguine about this one going in. If Wang's sinker isn't sinking, he could be headed for an early exit against this lineup.

18. The Yankee Clapper Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:18 PM (#4155077)

A 1st inning Harper hit. BUT THE PRIMER CHIMP MUST GO!

19. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:18 PM (#4155079)

The phenom starts off with yet another base hit, but ends up stranded at second.

20. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:42 PM (#4155098)

What a great defensive play by Espinosa there. The improvement in the Nats defense compared to two or three years ago; it's like night and day.

21. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:47 PM (#4155101)

Home run, phenom!

22. The Yankee Clapper Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:49 PM (#4155104)

That went a loooooooooooong way. 450+.

23. The Yankee Clapper Posted: June 12, 2012 at 07:54 PM (#4155106)

HARPER NOW HITTING .304!. Attention must be paid.

24. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 08:16 PM (#4155128)

Have a day Espinosa!!

25. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 08:27 PM (#4155133)

Wang getting himself in and out of danger again.

26. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 08:44 PM (#4155145)

Wang looks horrible. No sink, and no idea where the pitch is going.

27. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 09:05 PM (#4155166)

Solano with his first career bomb!

28. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 12, 2012 at 10:01 PM (#4155210)

Bang, zoom, it's a 14 games over .500, Great White North Curly W in the books!!

29. MNB Posted: June 12, 2012 at 10:10 PM (#4155215)

How much longer do they stick with Wang? I know that Detweiler had tailed off after a hot start, but it seems like he (or Lannan) would be a better bet than what they're likely to get out of Wang. It's not like Wang is increasing his trade value either (and Lannan has nearly destroyed his own in AAA).

30. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude Posted: June 13, 2012 at 09:14 AM (#4155412)

I would give him another start or two, but if he doesn't start showing improvement pretty quickly, I agree that they should put Detwiler back in the fifth spot.

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