2019 WS - Nationals vs. Astros - Gamethread

[Doooweeeey!]

Yeesssss. Eatin' good!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Ahh, the old Verlander bugaboo: The Longball. Somewhere, Michael Napoli nods knowingly.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Gurriel is gurrd with his glove.

new ballgame!

 

[mauidano]

Whew. Let's go Nats.

 

[jon abbey]

Somewhere, Michael Napoli nods knowingly.

He is on Twitter talking shit about Bregman carrying his bat too long after his HR (seriously).

 

[Al Zarilla]

Ahh, the old Verlander bugaboo: The Longball. Somewhere, Michael Napoli nods knowingly.

That one Nap hit was majestic, out into the trees in dead center.

 

[Ale Xander]

Ahh, the old Verlander bugaboo: The Longball. Somewhere, Michael Napoli nods knowingly.

As do Rafael Devers and JD Martinez

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

As do Rafael Devers and JD Martinez

Indeed!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The incomparable JUAN $OTO!

 

[ifmanis5]

Wow, that was a blast.

 

[mauidano]

Soto with the bat carry down to first.

 

[patinorange]

Holy shit.

 

[phrenile]

Extralive

 

[Ale Xander]

DAYUM

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

Soto is a beast

 

[bankshot1]

NASA is tracking that one

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

“The Verlander World Series narrative is stupid”

 

[jon abbey]

Maybe Soto didn't actually peak at 20.

 

[strek1]

launching pad

 

[McBride11]

Ahh, the old Verlander bugaboo: The Longball. Somewhere, Michael Napoli nods knowingly.

Boom Shakalaka

 

[Dr. Winston O'Boogie]

Ho Lee Shit

 

[phrenile]

Soto with the bat carry down to first.

Really disrespected the first base coach with that.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

413ft? that's way up in the second deck, double check that Statcast

 

[jon abbey]

“The Verlander World Series narrative is stupid”

Still think it is, he is like 250 innings in and 90 pitches in. These guys hit Cole in game 1 also.

 

[Doooweeeey!]

Bang Zoom!! Soto!
Verlander's second dinger allowed. Just a regular WS start for him.

 

[mauidano]

He is on Twitter talking shit about Bregman carrying his bat too long after his HR (seriously).

Saw that. Mike is probably drunk tweeting.

 

[jon abbey]

413ft? that's way up in the second deck, double check that Statcast

This place is shockingly tiny, some of those 'blasts' to LF go 340.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Juan Soto is the MVP if the Nats can take this series. I love the bat carrying by Soto. Beast.

Meanwhile, apparently Verlander doesn't like getting Eaton out much.

 

[mikeot]

Verlander ballwashing on hold.

 

[phrenile]

413ft? that's way up in the second deck, double check that Statcast

The earth flinched.

 

[Al Zarilla]

413ft? that's way up in the second deck, double check that Statcast

It was soooo high though.

 

[mauidano]

Really disrespected the first base coach with that.

Our old friend from the Sox, Tim Bogar.

 

[ifmanis5]

Fox doesn't do launch angle/exit velocity stats?
Juan Soto off RHP Justin Verlander - 111.4 mph, 37 degrees (413 ft Home Run) 95.9 mph Four-Seamer
View: https://twitter.com/MLBBarrelAlert/status/1189360101062270976

 

[DanoooME]

Nice catch Hayes, don't ever fucking do it again.

 

[uncannymanny]

Juan Soto is the MVP if the Nats can take this series. I love the bat carrying by Soto. Beast.

I loved it too. And his little wrestling crouch when he takes a pitch.

 

[Ale Xander]

Still think it is, he is like 250 innings in and 90 pitches in. These guys hit Cole in game 1 also.

neither pitcher has the cajones of one Derek Lowe.

 

[patinorange]

Really disrespected the first base coach with that.

Wasn’t he just copying what Bregman did?

 

[jon abbey]

Our old friend from the Sox, Tim Bogar.

One of the five or so current finalists for the Mets managing job too.

 

[Doooweeeey!]

Fox doesn't do launch angle/exit velocity stats?
Juan Soto off RHP Justin Verlander - 111.4 mph, 37 degrees (413 ft Home Run) 95.9 mph Four-Seamer
View: https://twitter.com/MLBBarrelAlert/status/1189360101062270976

That image sits right next to the definition of"Moonshot."

 

[boxosII]

Our old friend from the Sox, Tim Bogar.

I remember when he was in that band Beck, Bogar and Appice

 

[JCizzle]

I'm here for Soto vs. Bregman just to see people lose their minds over a little fun.

 

[thehitcat]

Was that Steve Grogan in the Bud Light ad? I mean where was the neckroll?

 

[phrenile]

Wasn’t he just copying what Bregman did?

Mike Napoli would've mentioned it.

 

[jon abbey]

Strasburg's pitch count is very low, too bad Plympton pulled him in the 4th.

 

[jose melendez]

George springer is terrifying

 

[Ale Xander]

Strasburg's pitch count is very low, too bad Plympton pulled him in the 4th.

Plympton maybe was correct

 

[Plympton91]

Strasburg is done. Get him out of there.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Strasburg unable to have a shutdown inning both times...

 

[jon abbey]

Who would WAS even go to? Sanchez on 3 days rest?

 

[jon abbey]

Plympton maybe was correct

Except in favor of who? WAS has a huge hole between their SPs and their two good relievers. If Sanchez can go tonight, I can see that.