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I don't think there is any indication yet that Corbin is getting moved behind Sanchez. Corbin threw 20 pitches on a day he'd normally throw a bullpen anyways. So just keep him slotted for game 3. I mean, once you have a lead on the Astros in the 5th against Cole, you manage to win that game at all costs no matter what. You can't give that game back to Houston because you are worried about your bullpen depth in games 6 and 7 (which may not happen). And hell, Davey brought in Rainey with a 3 run lead, that was him trying to preserve the $$$ arms.

If they want to enforce THE CODE, maybe start with Springer watching his not-dinger instead of running out the shoulda-been triple (which would have then been the tying run).

May be nothing, but per The Athletic regarding Carlos Correa:

Yep. The game tonight is like playing with house money for the Nats. With Strasburg on the bump.

I really expect a good game out of Stras tonight. Scherzer struggled because he was missing his target and pulled a lot of pitches. Luckily, a slightly off Scherzer is still pretty freaking good. If Stras is regular Stras, he has a lot of swing and miss stuff that ends up in the zone or just off of it. And also agree that the only way the Nat's bullpen (i.e., Doo and Hudson plus whatever starter they are thinking about using that night) gets a rest is if the game is out of hand, either way, and they can send in Rodney et al without worrying too much about it.

Max needs an easy inning.

LKB calling other people assholes is like Trump calling other people corrupt.

Too much of an escalation to go straight to the Hurricane Harvey jokes?

3 hours later.

Cabernet braised short ribs.

That was a good post. I would make the distinction that it's not "Christianity" (meaning, the source material) that is the problem. It's "christianity" the institution with its structures and leaders and agenda (political, financial and otherwise) that is the problem.

The answer you seek lies in the source.

There is a ton of policing, it just goes in the opposite direction. If you don't tow the company line, you get ostracized by the people at the top of the pyramid (who make the most money off of keeping people in line).

Glory.

“The Lerner family has spent money on this team.” Yep, thats how it works guys.

9 strikeouts in 3 2/3 is just silliness.

Re: Whiskey commercial. I would not ingest anything that Conor McGregor participated in producing.

Nice play by Tommy Edman. He’ll be a good player once he hits puberty.

Unfreakingreal

I have done the water taxi from Alexandria to a game with my 4 year old. Definitely a good option.

It was a really good option. The best part, besides the game itself, was that if i walked quickly to the bathroom as soon as a third out was recorded, I'd be the first person to the there. By the time I walked out the line would be 50 people deep.

It was the first time I did SRO. It was a good experience overall. I went with some work friends, there were 5 of us. I really wanted to get there when the gates opened and run to the Bud Light Loft and watch from there, but 2 of our group could not get out of work early enough. Instead of going in separately, the other 3 of us instead went to Walters to wait for them, which I had never been to before and is great (except for the Caps getting demolished). We went in about 6:00. Tried the Bud Light Loft but it was packed, so we went to the Devils Backbone Left Field Lodge in the upper deck in left field. That was okay, but on our way there we scoped out a few other good options and ended up watching the entire game from the top of section 203. It was pretty great because there was a long high table to put beers and food on (but no chairs), and it was easy access to a beer stand, a bathroom, and Old Hickory BBQ. The sight line was pretty great, you can see the picture I posted last night, and the scoreboard was directly in front of us. I'd do it again. The only real drawbacks were standing the entire time (but I was ****ing amped up and didn't really notice) and the fact that we were behind one row of accessible seating, which just means for old people that can't navigate stairs (or claim to not be able to in order to get those seats). The issue wasn't being behind them, the issue was that an old lady saw me with 2 of the 26oz beers and she took one and gave it to a Cardinals fan. She was very old and I was too happy to punch out an old lady. The Cardinals fan tried to give it back, but i took pity on him and let him have it. He was actually super nice. He did not, however, buy the next round, possibly because I said some not-so-nice things about Yadi throughout the course of the game and where Juan Soto should direct his crotch grabs.

On StubHub? I had a mini-season ticket plan, so I believe I get priority access. I certainly hope they aren't that much. Edit: Plus I did SRO tickets last night, they were only $134. I found a pretty awesome spot with easy access to a beer vendor and a bathroom.