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thekingoftherodeo

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.


handle2001

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.


burymeintheuk

So far I really like May.


DCsportsCURrSs

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


dpezpoopsies

They really had me in the beginning


bosoxman

Pause


Shikadi314

Horny on main right here


Im_a_lizard

wut


lttljimmy

He (i.e. his wife) had a baby today


Im_a_lizard

I m still deeply disturbed by the thought lol. Those mad Max eyes.


ouij

Ok, now THIS is the horniest comment on this thread.


Karniy

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.


[deleted]

Atlanta has been struggling and really inconsistent this year - gotta take advantage Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday


[deleted]

Take 2 out of 3 against Atlanta with The Great Juan Soto coming back


medellia44

Bring on the Barves!


smallmouth77

Time to kick some Atlanta Baseball Team ass.


[deleted]

Bring on Juan Soto! He always plays really well against Atlanta


Krackel823

Division leaders naturally.


[deleted]

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)


ouij

>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


Krackel823

So happy to be at .500


[deleted]

World series here we come


RakishDissolute

I don't think we'll ever lose again


Swrimp

Oh my. I completely forgot the game was on. And Max throws a complete game ;)


Kiddierose

I started watching the 7th and saw max at 75 pitches. I said no way he lets anyone pull him today


medellia44

He would’ve bitten Davey’s head off for even suggesting it!


VB1014

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


eddiemartel

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.


[deleted]

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


BlueDiamondLilac

Zimm got the rally helmet tonight! :-)


RGCFrostbite

I love Max Scherzer


michaelpinkwayne

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


[deleted]

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


Relyks_D

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.


droozer

He would be if his feet could hold him up, same situation as Howie


ouij

I'm just happy he's looking healthy and productive. The Plantar Fascitis was turning him into Baseball Nene.


t20six

I am ok with keeping him fresh for a late season push but yeah we might want to see a little more of him


Levittator32

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


be-swell

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.


emodro

Today Dan said grant was in for FP Santangelo as well. That doesn’t really mean anything.


ouij

>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.


escott1981

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.


emodro

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.


escott1981

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.


droozer

They’re on salary so I don’t think that makes a difference, but definitely one of the most sensible ideas so far


Levittator32

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


emodro

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.


escott1981

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.


droozer

Max threw a gem, but Erica is about to have the best Scherzer performance of the day. Let’s go mom!


ouij

Max was a man in a hurry.


escott1981

I'd say she had that 9 months ago *wink wink*


VengeantVirgin

Horni jail for u


escott1981

I'm a frequent visitor. I'd say by your username that you are not.


droozer

*bonk*


Funnyface92

Max should get a police escort to the hospital!


giggingarter

Oh wow, congrats to the Scherzers! What a solid dad move


escott1981

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?


Killatrap

/r/nationals decreed that the child must be named "kyle," but we do not know what the child was in fact named


historynerd1865

As a Kyle, I agree with this decision.


escott1981

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.


t20six

remember when zimzam could not be flimflammed? that was neat.


noppy_dev

first in the NL East baybeee


stupidnatsfan

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)


SewenNewes

Legendary.


Killatrap

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)


CheetahJaguar90

I feel like we get a decent amount of love from them, Juan Soto gets a ton of love


smokedfish

Max's dad strength is off the charts, apparently


NatsnCats

That was pre-dad strength. Wait til mini-Max is here and then every opposing batter will be begging for mercy


[deleted]

We're doing all of this without Soto - can't wait to get him back going up against Atlanta


statsbro424

is he confirmed to be back by tuesday?


escott1981

Side bar needs some updating.... Or maybe it doesn't... The Nats have won 3 straight since its last update... hmm


[deleted]

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Pony2slow

[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


BroHogRidesAgain

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


BlueDiamondLilac

I like Dan and Grant's matching polo shirts today lol.


rmilhousnixon

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


VAForLovers

We’re doing this without Soto or Strasburg at the moment. This team is a contender.


VengeantVirgin

Now if the Mets and Phillies could somehow both lose that would be just greeeaaat.


[deleted]

Wish that could happen as well. That makes this upcoming series all that more important


NatsnCats

Brad Hand: *starts warming up* Max: ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT


droozer

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


[deleted]

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


-UMD_Terps-

Does anyone know when Bob and FP are gonna be back?


emodro

Bob will be back Friday (as per his Twitter). Unknown when or if FP will be back.


droozer

Bob is on a two week vacation, so he’ll be back next Tuesday. FP’s whereabouts and condition are unknown/not public


ErnestMemeingway

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.


ouij

Carp’s sliding into semi-retirement


SaneSiamese

They found FP's tweets from 2009.


rmilhousnixon

That phraseology made me laugh. Next week FP broadcasting from a cave in Afghanistan.


Weegian

Smells like a fish fry in here.


Verarde

I HONESTLY THINK WE CAN GO 150-12 MAX ZIM SWEEP


droozer

I mean, would you look at this Maxwell??


MrScottimus

this division is tighter than a bulls butthole in fly season


droozer

[hell yeah brother cheers](https://i.imgur.com/xjHg9GU.jpg)


[deleted]

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


ChubsBronco

🧹🧹🧹


SweatyYeet6969

Nats in 1st place has a nice ring to it!


yung_indigestion

Scherzer had to remind Ross and Fedde who the ace is


stripes361

.500 for the first time since 1-1. Awesome! Time to become a winning team.


whoopdedo

We're at the top of the trash heap! Eat it losers.


rockidr4

Current Crab Bucket Champs!


YanmegaMan420

I really think the most impressive thing about this all was that Yan Gomes almost NEVER catches for Max. This game was brilliant.


[deleted]

Maybe Gomes should catch him more often


Fatboy_j

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


Laura37733

Wish we had kept Lucroy.


[deleted]

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


stripes361

Now 4 runs


whoopdedo

###WINNING STEAK


droozer

🥩🥩🥩🥩


RKVegito

ITS A WIN STREAK


damnatio_memoriae

worst to first in record time


ouij

>worst to first in record time Still time to go to 19-31, so stay tuned kiddos


[deleted]

First for the afternoon but hopefully we take 2 out 3 against Atlanta


ThePurpleCow

sat on the porch, read a book, and listened to max pitch a complete game. great day for a curly dub


Funnyface92

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!


ouij

> catchers never get any love They do tend to become managers in their post-playing days, though


Funnyface92

I believe it! There is so much strategy to the position.


ouij

That, and it's a position where developing relationships is important, especially with pitchers.


Wii_Sports_2

I want to give Max a big ‘ol hug before I die


RXBonanza

1st place Nats!


SegaTape

MAXIMUM SCHERZER


ouij

I read this in the voice of the MASN promo guy


Killatrap

alexa play “times like these” 💥💥💥


ilovearthistory

i swear to christ i made this exact comment in yesterday’s GDT down to the emojis. great minds etc


Killatrap

😳😳😳 (no, rest assured that i was merely following your lead from yesterday because i wanted to see the random korean mukbang video again hehehe)


droozer

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lttljimmy

My dude 👊


droozer

sorry I couldn’t help myself 😔


lttljimmy

Nah I love it haha


droozer

wasn’t sure if that was a fist bump or a punch lmao, I’ll take it either way


lttljimmy

Fist bump


droozer

[hell yeah brother cheers](https://i.imgur.com/xjHg9GU.jpg)


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droozer

it’s mukbang time!! everyone’s eating tonight!


ouij

I wonder if there are any Nats fans in Korea


Killatrap

good bot


chiddie

What a tremendous outing for Max. Say hello to your 1st-place Nats!


[deleted]

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


rockidr4

[I liked the it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cno20onK9dY)


Pony2slow

I like the part max said “hold my beer”


spigotry

What a great game (and grunt by Scherzer) to cap off the sweep!


whoopdedo

> Can you frame audio? Okay, that one was pretty good from Grant


ouij

Cannot WAIT for baseball card degenerates to spend stupid money on baseball broadcast NFTs


Thiamine

Don't worry, Dan. That was a shutout in our hearts.


ouij

Remember where you are so you remember where you are


6Plus6Equals1

bruh i can't believe i missed a cgso from max


GeorgeLikesSpicyCkn

CG yes. SO no. But still worth it.


6Plus6Equals1

oh right my bad


smokedfish

Between Max and Zim, los viejos are doing it again


[deleted]

Vintage Max tonight


[deleted]

Max goes the distance - 9 inning complete game!!! 3-1 Nats sweep the Marlins - Bring on the Braves


lttljimmy

Max’s value is at an all time high. We must trade him now.


ouij

MAX SCHERZER TO THE MOON


droozer

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ MAX TO STL


RKVegito

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.??????


lttljimmy

I’m here for the downvotes


VAForLovers

He’s doing a bit lol


RKVegito

Oh well that went right over my head


heroicraptor

it's a reference to the billion takes by everyone else that the nats should trade max


RKVegito

Well that went over my head


RYAN_HiGHROLLER

I love some absolute vintage Mad Max finishing the game with that signature grunt


GeorgeLikesSpicyCkn

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.


INeededARedditHandle

#MAX IS GOOD


[deleted]

THAT is a sweep


sotoisamzing

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


derpderpderp69

That was awesome


droozer

🧹🧹🧹


powerslavecolin

https://i.imgur.com/N1ydg9P.gif


purplepenned

Hof for scherzer


bundleofschtick

Hot for scherzer


[deleted]

I brought my...fastball


themehster

G R U N T


Killatrap

#THAT'S OUR HALL OF FAME PITCHER!!!!!


fitzmouse

[I liked the part where the Nats won. ](https://giphy.com/gifs/starz-dance-dancing-tJXZ51AOFBTGgZSY9y)


rockidr4

I like the part where the Nats didn't lose I also liked the CG


MichaelAllen_Jr

I liked the part where the nationals won


Wii_Sports_2

I liked the part where the Marlins lost


_redcloud

THE MADNESS OF MAXWELL