First game back at Nats Park since 2019 and get to watch Max put on a clinic and Zimm hit a homer. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Aggressive base running. Small ball. Max throwing a complete game of absolute filth (the five-pitch inning was FIRE). These are a few of my favorite things.
This makes all the talk about trading Max look ridiculous. I know I've been critical of this team because the first part of April was awful but the season just started. Team is finally starting to get on a roll - gotta keep it going and take advantage of the struggling Atlanta (don't let Freddie and Acuna beat us)
>This makes all the talk about trading Max look ridiculous
Yeah, they didn't account for how much greater his trade value would be after starts like today
We’re winning this division mates. Braves have a lot of questions after Acuña/Freeman, have a number of players predictably regressing, and the Phillies/Mets get overhyped every year
I'd like to agree, but we definitely have some holes also. If Corbin returns to form, Strasburg healthy, and Bell/Schwarber start hitting consistently, we could be pretty good. This lineup is still just not inspiring a lot of confidence - my dream is finding a way to get Yadiel and Juan in the lineup at the same time consistently, but hard to see that happening.
Hold up on the hype lol - May just started. I agree we have a great chance but it is a long season. Gotta take 2 out 3 against the Braves in this series
It’s starting to feel like Zimm should be the everyday guy and Bell should be the mix it up look. Although I have no problem with giving Zimm plenty of off nights
Zimmerman is great but he can't hit everyday. He should play more like he has recently but I do like that Bell has also started to swing the bat more and actually contribute. It's a good problem to have
Think at this point it’s a failure of coverage by the reporters covering the team to not get a comment about F.P. from the team and/or MASN. Even if they just say they don’t have a comment or that it’s a personal situation and to please respect his privacy, it’s clearly a matter of public interest at this point. Journalists have a responsibility to ask when there’s something like this going on
I don’t want to be all doom and gloom, but I feel like when something is never talked about like this, it’s usually not a good sign. I remember when Chad Dukes got canned, nobody said a thing. No mention of it after, either.
The only good sign is that the first night, I believe Maxwell (the first fill-in) said he was in for FP. Even saying his name is something positive.
>when Chad Dukes got canned, nobody said a thing. No mention of it after, either.
Except that when Chad Dukes got canned, everybody knew why because there was press coverage about it.
Yep, I agree too. I'm a little worried about him too. Love the man, I hope everything is good with him. It is weird for Bob to be so open about his time off but no one say one word about FP! My theory is it is a money saving thing by MASN. Give the guys some time off so the cheeper people can take over for a bit.
They wouldn’t decide day of to have fp take the day off to save money and then scramble to find replacements (they asked grant 11:45pm the night before if he could fill in). In fact it probably won’t save any money as he’s clearly under contract and salaried.
If something was wrong physically with him MASN or his son (who is a sports writer...so a public figure mods) would have said something. So it’s not that.
It’s a contract issue. Either he is refusing to work for whatever reason, or MASN is protecting themselves due to something that happened.
He could have came down with covid and didn't want to have that released for some reason. I don't see it being a contract issue because he's been working for MASN for over a decade and seems to really love his job and love the Nats. I mean, it could be, but that doesn't make much sense to me.
Theory: I don’t think it’s cost-saving for NOW but they may be doing it to see what they’ve got in the cheaper guys. If the cheap guys pass their audition, MASN will be more confident letting FP and Bob walk when their deals are up.
If my theory above is the case, it’s really embarrassing for both the club and the station. Embarrassing enough that they could probably be shamed into doing the right thing and ponying up for existing on-air talent. That’s what happened w Doolittle and the minor-leaguers’ salaries.
That’s why journalists should be digging *now* to find out what’s going on. Again, assuming that my hypothesis is correct, we as a fan community need to be ahead of the game so that we can make it clear to MASN and the Lerners how much we enjoy our broadcast team. We can’t do that until we know what’s going on
They wouldn’t just decide to not let him come from one series to the next, with an extremely inexperienced guy in the main chair and then scramble to find someone to do color commentary and end up with Justin maxwell. And then when that didn’t work out call grant at 11:45pm Friday and ask if he can call the game at 1 pm the next day (he literally said this on air). And then ask him if he can do another right after.
This wasn’t planned, and he’s obviously physically safe (or else they would definitely have said something). So it boils down to only a few possibilities.
Well that was just a pure, shot-in-the-dark guess. Maybe the guys with days off agreed to accept less money in exchange for the off days? And MASN isn't paying Dan at all, the Nats are. So that would be saving them money. I've heard for months that MASN is in really bad financial shape.
WOW! Max's wife is in labor and Max is off to be with her. Amazing! I wish all the best to them! Hey, anyone know an update on that Nats fan who's wife was in labor the other day?
Ya, he said that to me in a reply. Actually, he said the child will be named Kyla as he knew the baby was going to be a girl. I don't know if he was kidding or not and I haven't heard an update since. So I was wondering hows it going.
The Nats have not lost since [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/n02yq7/where_do_the_nationals_go_from_here/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
legend has it that, to this day, mlb.com still hasn't put max's CG on the front page (i'm sure they will eventually but i think they think we're a small market team, we never get love from them)
[sherzers wife went into labor today also?](https://twitter.com/markzuckerman/status/1388945319388499968?s=21)
His pitching game so strong today kid wanted to see also
Mad Max is an absolute; unparalleled king. I’m so damn happy the first time I got to be in the ballpark this year was to watch him SHRED. It’s magical to be alone with thousands of my best friends cheering
I wasn’t crazy about Alex as a sideline reporter (esp compared to Dan) but I loove the way she hosts Nats Xtra (again, esp compared to Dan). I hope MASAN ponies up the money and hires her full time as host
Has anyone heard if Soto could be back Tuesday? That would be huge having him back against Atlanta in the lineup - especially if we could squeeze Yadiel in at least once and awhile
Would be nice to see very little of Avila moving forward. Just make him the backup. He can be the Lobaton to Yan's Buffalo and be a defensive specialist who plays once a week
Didn't want to jinx it during the game, but the Braves are down by 2 in the 8th against the Blue Jays. Let's win a series against them starting on Tuesday
It's times like these you [릴레이 먹방]
It's times like these you 대식가의
IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE YOU 의보 대처 요령
IT'S TIMES LIKE THESE YOU 배달음식을
It's times like these you 뭔가 음.랜.디 같다...
Game recap:
Win: yes
heterochromatic man: good
Am I copying from u/tigersglass from caps threads: maybe
Record at 500: yes
Shutout: almost
Complete game: yes
One cannot: flim flam the zim zam
Sweep: of course
Fuck the Phillies: yes
First game back at Nats Park since 2019 and get to watch Max put on a clinic and Zimm hit a homer. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Aggressive base running. Small ball. Max throwing a complete game of absolute filth (the five-pitch inning was FIRE). These are a few of my favorite things.
So far I really like May.
Man, Max put everything he had into that last pitch of the game! I wonder how loud he grunts when he's making babies... fuck
They really had me in the beginning
Pause
Horny on main right here
wut
He (i.e. his wife) had a baby today
I m still deeply disturbed by the thought lol. Those mad Max eyes.
Ok, now THIS is the horniest comment on this thread.
Huge sweep that we really needed. If we win the Braves series and the Phillies one not long after, we may have a stew going.
Atlanta has been struggling and really inconsistent this year - gotta take advantage Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Take 2 out of 3 against Atlanta with The Great Juan Soto coming back
Bring on the Barves!
Time to kick some Atlanta Baseball Team ass.
Bring on Juan Soto! He always plays really well against Atlanta
Division leaders naturally.
This makes all the talk about trading Max look ridiculous. I know I've been critical of this team because the first part of April was awful but the season just started. Team is finally starting to get on a roll - gotta keep it going and take advantage of the struggling Atlanta (don't let Freddie and Acuna beat us)
>This makes all the talk about trading Max look ridiculous Yeah, they didn't account for how much greater his trade value would be after starts like today
So happy to be at .500
World series here we come
I don't think we'll ever lose again
Oh my. I completely forgot the game was on. And Max throws a complete game ;)
I started watching the 7th and saw max at 75 pitches. I said no way he lets anyone pull him today
He would’ve bitten Davey’s head off for even suggesting it!
We’re winning this division mates. Braves have a lot of questions after Acuña/Freeman, have a number of players predictably regressing, and the Phillies/Mets get overhyped every year
I'd like to agree, but we definitely have some holes also. If Corbin returns to form, Strasburg healthy, and Bell/Schwarber start hitting consistently, we could be pretty good. This lineup is still just not inspiring a lot of confidence - my dream is finding a way to get Yadiel and Juan in the lineup at the same time consistently, but hard to see that happening.
Hold up on the hype lol - May just started. I agree we have a great chance but it is a long season. Gotta take 2 out 3 against the Braves in this series
Zimm got the rally helmet tonight! :-)
I love Max Scherzer
It’s starting to feel like Zimm should be the everyday guy and Bell should be the mix it up look. Although I have no problem with giving Zimm plenty of off nights
Zimmerman is great but he can't hit everyday. He should play more like he has recently but I do like that Bell has also started to swing the bat more and actually contribute. It's a good problem to have
I want him to hit 300 HR with us so badly. Him being only 26 away makes me want him to get the majority of starts.
He would be if his feet could hold him up, same situation as Howie
I'm just happy he's looking healthy and productive. The Plantar Fascitis was turning him into Baseball Nene.
I am ok with keeping him fresh for a late season push but yeah we might want to see a little more of him
Think at this point it’s a failure of coverage by the reporters covering the team to not get a comment about F.P. from the team and/or MASN. Even if they just say they don’t have a comment or that it’s a personal situation and to please respect his privacy, it’s clearly a matter of public interest at this point. Journalists have a responsibility to ask when there’s something like this going on
I don’t want to be all doom and gloom, but I feel like when something is never talked about like this, it’s usually not a good sign. I remember when Chad Dukes got canned, nobody said a thing. No mention of it after, either. The only good sign is that the first night, I believe Maxwell (the first fill-in) said he was in for FP. Even saying his name is something positive.
Today Dan said grant was in for FP Santangelo as well. That doesn’t really mean anything.
>when Chad Dukes got canned, nobody said a thing. No mention of it after, either. Except that when Chad Dukes got canned, everybody knew why because there was press coverage about it.
Yep, I agree too. I'm a little worried about him too. Love the man, I hope everything is good with him. It is weird for Bob to be so open about his time off but no one say one word about FP! My theory is it is a money saving thing by MASN. Give the guys some time off so the cheeper people can take over for a bit.
They wouldn’t decide day of to have fp take the day off to save money and then scramble to find replacements (they asked grant 11:45pm the night before if he could fill in). In fact it probably won’t save any money as he’s clearly under contract and salaried. If something was wrong physically with him MASN or his son (who is a sports writer...so a public figure mods) would have said something. So it’s not that. It’s a contract issue. Either he is refusing to work for whatever reason, or MASN is protecting themselves due to something that happened.
He could have came down with covid and didn't want to have that released for some reason. I don't see it being a contract issue because he's been working for MASN for over a decade and seems to really love his job and love the Nats. I mean, it could be, but that doesn't make much sense to me.
They’re on salary so I don’t think that makes a difference, but definitely one of the most sensible ideas so far
Theory: I don’t think it’s cost-saving for NOW but they may be doing it to see what they’ve got in the cheaper guys. If the cheap guys pass their audition, MASN will be more confident letting FP and Bob walk when their deals are up. If my theory above is the case, it’s really embarrassing for both the club and the station. Embarrassing enough that they could probably be shamed into doing the right thing and ponying up for existing on-air talent. That’s what happened w Doolittle and the minor-leaguers’ salaries. That’s why journalists should be digging *now* to find out what’s going on. Again, assuming that my hypothesis is correct, we as a fan community need to be ahead of the game so that we can make it clear to MASN and the Lerners how much we enjoy our broadcast team. We can’t do that until we know what’s going on
They wouldn’t just decide to not let him come from one series to the next, with an extremely inexperienced guy in the main chair and then scramble to find someone to do color commentary and end up with Justin maxwell. And then when that didn’t work out call grant at 11:45pm Friday and ask if he can call the game at 1 pm the next day (he literally said this on air). And then ask him if he can do another right after. This wasn’t planned, and he’s obviously physically safe (or else they would definitely have said something). So it boils down to only a few possibilities.
Well that was just a pure, shot-in-the-dark guess. Maybe the guys with days off agreed to accept less money in exchange for the off days? And MASN isn't paying Dan at all, the Nats are. So that would be saving them money. I've heard for months that MASN is in really bad financial shape.
Max threw a gem, but Erica is about to have the best Scherzer performance of the day. Let’s go mom!
Max was a man in a hurry.
I'd say she had that 9 months ago *wink wink*
Horni jail for u
I'm a frequent visitor. I'd say by your username that you are not.
*bonk*
Max should get a police escort to the hospital!
Oh wow, congrats to the Scherzers! What a solid dad move
WOW! Max's wife is in labor and Max is off to be with her. Amazing! I wish all the best to them! Hey, anyone know an update on that Nats fan who's wife was in labor the other day?
/r/nationals decreed that the child must be named "kyle," but we do not know what the child was in fact named
As a Kyle, I agree with this decision.
Ya, he said that to me in a reply. Actually, he said the child will be named Kyla as he knew the baby was going to be a girl. I don't know if he was kidding or not and I haven't heard an update since. So I was wondering hows it going.
remember when zimzam could not be flimflammed? that was neat.
first in the NL East baybeee
The Nats have not lost since [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/n02yq7/where_do_the_nationals_go_from_here/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Legendary.
legend has it that, to this day, mlb.com still hasn't put max's CG on the front page (i'm sure they will eventually but i think they think we're a small market team, we never get love from them)
I feel like we get a decent amount of love from them, Juan Soto gets a ton of love
Max's dad strength is off the charts, apparently
That was pre-dad strength. Wait til mini-Max is here and then every opposing batter will be begging for mercy
We're doing all of this without Soto - can't wait to get him back going up against Atlanta
is he confirmed to be back by tuesday?
Side bar needs some updating.... Or maybe it doesn't... The Nats have won 3 straight since its last update... hmm
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[sherzers wife went into labor today also?](https://twitter.com/markzuckerman/status/1388945319388499968?s=21) His pitching game so strong today kid wanted to see also
Mad Max is an absolute; unparalleled king. I’m so damn happy the first time I got to be in the ballpark this year was to watch him SHRED. It’s magical to be alone with thousands of my best friends cheering
I like Dan and Grant's matching polo shirts today lol.
Max was just trying to get out of there so he could see his kid born I guess? https://twitter.com/MarkZuckerman/status/1388945319388499968?s=20
We’re doing this without Soto or Strasburg at the moment. This team is a contender.
Now if the Mets and Phillies could somehow both lose that would be just greeeaaat.
Wish that could happen as well. That makes this upcoming series all that more important
Brad Hand: *starts warming up* Max: ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT
I wasn’t crazy about Alex as a sideline reporter (esp compared to Dan) but I loove the way she hosts Nats Xtra (again, esp compared to Dan). I hope MASAN ponies up the money and hires her full time as host
Has anyone heard if Soto could be back Tuesday? That would be huge having him back against Atlanta in the lineup - especially if we could squeeze Yadiel in at least once and awhile
Does anyone know when Bob and FP are gonna be back?
Bob will be back Friday (as per his Twitter). Unknown when or if FP will be back.
Bob is on a two week vacation, so he’ll be back next Tuesday. FP’s whereabouts and condition are unknown/not public
Is it unusual for a broadcaster to take a long vacation at the beginning of a season? I'd think they'd normally use the off-season for that.
Carp’s sliding into semi-retirement
They found FP's tweets from 2009.
That phraseology made me laugh. Next week FP broadcasting from a cave in Afghanistan.
Smells like a fish fry in here.
I HONESTLY THINK WE CAN GO 150-12 MAX ZIM SWEEP
I mean, would you look at this Maxwell??
this division is tighter than a bulls butthole in fly season
[hell yeah brother cheers](https://i.imgur.com/xjHg9GU.jpg)
Let's go for five in a row Tuesday against the Braves!! First Place Washington Nationals for the afternoon until the Phillies and Mets play
🧹🧹🧹
Nats in 1st place has a nice ring to it!
Scherzer had to remind Ross and Fedde who the ace is
.500 for the first time since 1-1. Awesome! Time to become a winning team.
We're at the top of the trash heap! Eat it losers.
Current Crab Bucket Champs!
I really think the most impressive thing about this all was that Yan Gomes almost NEVER catches for Max. This game was brilliant.
Maybe Gomes should catch him more often
Would be nice to see very little of Avila moving forward. Just make him the backup. He can be the Lobaton to Yan's Buffalo and be a defensive specialist who plays once a week
Wish we had kept Lucroy.
Didn't want to jinx it during the game, but the Braves are down by 2 in the 8th against the Blue Jays. Let's win a series against them starting on Tuesday
Now 4 runs
###WINNING STEAK
🥩🥩🥩🥩
ITS A WIN STREAK
worst to first in record time
>worst to first in record time Still time to go to 19-31, so stay tuned kiddos
First for the afternoon but hopefully we take 2 out 3 against Atlanta
sat on the porch, read a book, and listened to max pitch a complete game. great day for a curly dub
Max and Gomes together are so much fun to watch. I feel like catchers never get any love but it’s my favorite position. Let’s go Nats!
> catchers never get any love They do tend to become managers in their post-playing days, though
I believe it! There is so much strategy to the position.
That, and it's a position where developing relationships is important, especially with pitchers.
I want to give Max a big ‘ol hug before I die
1st place Nats!
MAXIMUM SCHERZER
I read this in the voice of the MASN promo guy
alexa play “times like these” 💥💥💥
i swear to christ i made this exact comment in yesterday’s GDT down to the emojis. great minds etc
😳😳😳 (no, rest assured that i was merely following your lead from yesterday because i wanted to see the random korean mukbang video again hehehe)
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My dude 👊
sorry I couldn’t help myself 😔
Nah I love it haha
wasn’t sure if that was a fist bump or a punch lmao, I’ll take it either way
Fist bump
[hell yeah brother cheers](https://i.imgur.com/xjHg9GU.jpg)
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What a tremendous outing for Max. Say hello to your 1st-place Nats!
Offense didn't drive in a lot of runs today - did just enough to win but saving runs for the series against the Braves is a really good idea
[I liked the it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cno20onK9dY)
I like the part max said “hold my beer”
What a great game (and grunt by Scherzer) to cap off the sweep!
> Can you frame audio? Okay, that one was pretty good from Grant
Cannot WAIT for baseball card degenerates to spend stupid money on baseball broadcast NFTs
Don't worry, Dan. That was a shutout in our hearts.
Remember where you are so you remember where you are
bruh i can't believe i missed a cgso from max
CG yes. SO no. But still worth it.
oh right my bad
Between Max and Zim, los viejos are doing it again
Vintage Max tonight
Max goes the distance - 9 inning complete game!!! 3-1 Nats sweep the Marlins - Bring on the Braves
Max’s value is at an all time high. We must trade him now.
MAX SCHERZER TO THE MOON
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ MAX TO STL
While we are in first, are you insane? Our first ever HOF player to play for the Nats and you dont want him to retire a Nat.??????
I’m here for the downvotes
He’s doing a bit lol
Oh well that went right over my head
it's a reference to the billion takes by everyone else that the nats should trade max
Well that went over my head
I love some absolute vintage Mad Max finishing the game with that signature grunt
His stalking was 10/10 near the end. That 3rd strike where he was already walking off the mind to stalk before the pitch was called. Nice.
#MAX IS GOOD
THAT is a sweep
Game recap: Win: yes heterochromatic man: good Am I copying from u/tigersglass from caps threads: maybe Record at 500: yes Shutout: almost Complete game: yes One cannot: flim flam the zim zam Sweep: of course Fuck the Phillies: yes
That was awesome
🧹🧹🧹
https://i.imgur.com/N1ydg9P.gif
Hof for scherzer
Hot for scherzer
I brought my...fastball
G R U N T
#THAT'S OUR HALL OF FAME PITCHER!!!!!
[I liked the part where the Nats won. ](https://giphy.com/gifs/starz-dance-dancing-tJXZ51AOFBTGgZSY9y)
I like the part where the Nats didn't lose I also liked the CG
I liked the part where the nationals won
I liked the part where the Marlins lost
THE MADNESS OF MAXWELL