BREAK UP THE F-ING NATIONALS

K8teebug wrote:
This Orioles fan got tickets (4) to the Wild Card and Division Games 1 and 2…No problem at all.

Of course.. because they don't really have many fans and because their fans are far poorer.

If you're a scalper you're going to buy Nats tickets because you will make a profit.. Orioles? Their tickets are very cheap.

Of course this is good for the true Oriole fan and I'm happy for you but it is good to understand why you could get tickets.

This O's fan got a $29 ticket for $1 plus fees to the Nats game on Monday. I should be home im time for dinner and back to school night.

Hey, I'd love to go to the O's doubleheader on Monday, but when you live in NoVA and work a two mile walk from Nats Stadium, you gotta do what you gotta do.

James wrote:
This O's fan got a $29 ticket for $1 plus fees to the Nats game on Monday. I should be home im time for dinner and back to school night.

Hey, I'd love to go to the O's doubleheader on Monday, but when you live in NoVA and work a two mile walk from Nats Stadium, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Regular season tickets for the Nats are not a problem.. they don't draw well… tickets can be had cheap… although the good Nats tickets cost far more than the good Orioles tickets..

But I think post season tickets for the Nats will be more scarce…

One thing is for sure.. DC is not a baseball town.

hutch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
This Orioles fan got tickets (4) to the Wild Card and Division Games 1 and 2…No problem at all.

Of course.. because they don't really have many fans and because their fans are far poorer.

If you're a scalper you're going to buy Nats tickets because you will make a profit.. Orioles? Their tickets are very cheap.

Of course this is good for the true Oriole fan and I'm happy for you but it is good to understand why you could get tickets.

MLB sets the prices for the postseason, so blame them.

K8teebug wrote:
Congrats to the Nats on clinching a playoff spot!

This.  Very nice.

K8teebug wrote:

hutch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
This Orioles fan got tickets (4) to the Wild Card and Division Games 1 and 2…No problem at all.

Of course.. because they don't really have many fans and because their fans are far poorer.

If you're a scalper you're going to buy Nats tickets because you will make a profit.. Orioles? Their tickets are very cheap.

Of course this is good for the true Oriole fan and I'm happy for you but it is good to understand why you could get tickets.

MLB sets the prices for the postseason, so blame them.

So it went over your head? The reason you could get tickets easily is because you are trying to get Orioles tickets to games in Baltimore.

By The Numbers

From ESPN Stats and Info

11,310: Days since Nationals franchise clinched postseason berth on Oct. 3, 1981.
70: No-hitters in MLB since then … just one by the Expos/Nationals franchise (Dennis Martinez on July 7, 1991).
29: Different teams to have reached the postseason (that's every other team except the Nationals franchise).
26: Quarterbacks which have started a game in the 2012 NFL season that were born following Nationals last postseason appearance.
5: U.S. Presidents which have held office (Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama).
0: Expos/Nationals pitchers which have won at least 20 games in a season (Gio Gonzalez can end drought on Saturday).

There's also the fact that one team has clinched; the other has not.

so when does Storen get the closer job?

i respect how davey sticks with guys who are struggling, but that needed to be drew's inning. or just let edwin finish it out. he was cruising.

i like clippard and he's done great work this season, but i think he needs a break or some lower pressure innings for a while. edwin pitched way too beautiful a game not to get a win tonight.

Yeah - I want to see Storen back in that position.  I love Clipp, but he cracks too easily and when he does it gets bad pretty quickly.  People were booing him last night almost from the start, which I thought was unfair and didn't really help his confidence.  I thought Jackson was slipping just a touch at the end last night, so I'm not surprised they brought in Clippard.  But in hindsight….

hutch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:

hutch wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
This Orioles fan got tickets (4) to the Wild Card and Division Games 1 and 2…No problem at all.

Of course.. because they don't really have many fans and because their fans are far poorer.

If you're a scalper you're going to buy Nats tickets because you will make a profit.. Orioles? Their tickets are very cheap.

Of course this is good for the true Oriole fan and I'm happy for you but it is good to understand why you could get tickets.

MLB sets the prices for the postseason, so blame them.

So it went over your head? The reason you could get tickets easily is because you are trying to get Orioles tickets to games in Baltimore.

Just trying to say congrats to your team.

Sorry all the fair weather Nats fans took your post season tickets.

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Nats are not in their best form

I'm not so sure a #1 seed is what the Nats should want. They certainly need to win the division, but a #1 seed could give them the Braves in the NLDS, and I'd kinda rather see the Giants. After that Braves sweep in Atlanta I'd rather let the Reds take care of them

I'm not saying yesterdays game was anything but sloppy, but there's a positive in slipping to #2 in the league.

hutch wrote:
Nats are not in their best form

7-7 since Stras was shut down, 4-6 in their last 10, somehow still 4/12 games up in the NL East and tied for the best record in baseball. Hopefully they can snap out of this awkward funk and plow their way into the post season. I missed pretty much all the games last week due to a family emergency. Their bats seem on and off. Was listening to a bit of the game on Friday, shame Edwin pitched a gem for them to lose at the end, was nice to see Gio get his 20th win on Saturday! Hopefully they can split the series today with the Brewers.

Anyone get playoff tickets? I was confused as to which to buy [game 1 or 2] but by the time I settled on game 1 it said all the tickets were unavailable. So, how does it work? If the Nats do clinch the division, do they play 2 2 1 1 1? That's where my confusion was…

gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
I'm not so sure a #1 seed is what the Nats should want. They certainly need to win the division, but a #1 seed could give them the Braves in the NLDS, and I'd kinda rather see the Giants. After that Braves sweep in Atlanta I'd rather let the Reds take care of them

I'm not saying yesterdays game was anything but sloppy, but there's a positive in slipping to #2 in the league.

Totally agree.  I'd much rather have the #2 seed.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Anyone get playoff tickets? I was confused as to which to buy [game 1 or 2] but by the time I settled on game 1 it said all the tickets were unavailable. So, how does it work? If the Nats do clinch the division, do they play 2 2 1 1 1? That's where my confusion was…

format is 2-3.  so, we will likely see games 3,4, and 5.

HoyaSaxa03 wrote:

gaaaaaaaaah wrote:
I'm not so sure a #1 seed is what the Nats should want. They certainly need to win the division, but a #1 seed could give them the Braves in the NLDS, and I'd kinda rather see the Giants. After that Braves sweep in Atlanta I'd rather let the Reds take care of them

I'm not saying yesterdays game was anything but sloppy, but there's a positive in slipping to #2 in the league.

Totally agree.  I'd much rather have the #2 seed.

agree as well.  braves are stacked, let cincy have the best record.  bring on the giants.

Went to the game today.

So when does Storen get the closer job?

James wrote:
so when does Storen get the closer job?

i dont think anyone gets the closer job in a ten run game