He finally got Grace up, but I know there weren’t really many choices at that point. Shit... get Fister going. That was a must win. But I begrudgingly give him a pass on the 7th (how he managed not to clearly get in the way in that inning I’ll never know).

Oh... it’s a knowing love; that’s why he’s “Uncle” Ray.

exactly this

I totally get that. Honestly I was doing that ‘the wheels have come off, and what else can you do but laugh thing’ myself. I watched from home (I’ll probably be labeled some less-than fan now) and had to put anything I might throw and break away. When he pulled J-Zimm my wife called it (not that it was really the…

I’m the same... I’m not a typically angry sports fan. I’ll go to the park and witness my team getting stomped, and respond with “hey, we had a night out, drank some beer, and had a good time, right?”

I meant to put it in here, but Drew has blown it every time he has appeared in a playoff, or playoff-like game. I was a big supporter after ‘12, didn’t hold last year against him, but his whining after the Papelbon trade was awful; and his performance since then is just embarrassing.

I get that feeling with the Redskins, but why that animosity towards the Nats/Wizards? Particularly from a Caps fan given their record of fucking up things given on a silver platter.

Have you seen the bullpen? Playing for the tie there was fucking stupid.

The fact that he was playing for a tie, in a game where the bullpen just did that is mind boggling.

Uncle Ray is one of the best things about Nats broadcasts. He gets so crazy giddy when they when, and so despondent when they lose. Love him.

Yes... I was feeling the same way.

I was fantasizing about having a player go up to the ump and say “hey, I’m going to argue balls/strikes to get my manager out here... could you then find a reason to eject him? Thanks.”

This... goddamnit I’m still so fucking angry this morning.

My only complaint about him in the 7th, is not getting another arm ready in case Storen shit the bed too. Or at least when Storen came out and made it immediately clear he wasn’t going to throw any strikes.

He’s so bad... and his explanations after the fact show just how inept he actually is. It’d be one thing if he came out and said something like “hey, I knew there was a risk, but I was trying to get _________ so we can ________.” But the fucker comes out and basically says “I wasn’t really watching the game, and I…

Last night was one of the first times I remember where I didn’t get in trouble for yelling at the TV... because my wife was too.

It’s cute when Phillies fans claim they’re some great fan base. Should I remind you about your attendance patterns before the championships? Or how about since then?

Your whole premise. You said they restrict geographic ticket sales. They don’t. They had a limited presale one-time 4 years ago (no one gets pissy when bands have presales for their fans), and after a couple of days tickets were open to anyone, anywhere, just like always. It also hasn’t been repeated since. That…

I wondered if you’d be waiting for me this morning. What is there to say? That was a dumpster fire of a game (yes... I watched the whole thing), that I (gasp) didn’t have any control over. I know you’re shitting yourself with glee so I hope you have fun with that. There’s always next year right?

Hmmm... nothing about the fact that you were wrong though. We’re not going to admit that after we doubled down are we?