Yeah... you gotta wonder what’s going on with McCatty. Does MW listen to him, and McCatty is just bad this season? Does MW ignore McCatty and he’s totally checked out? Do neither of them really know how to manage a bullpen? It’s weird seeing the pitching be so bad this year, than I can’t even come up with a good…

I’m not ready to kick Rizzo to the curb... he’s at least built up the fans’ faith and trust in him. He built a good team (even if they were all hurt this year), but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have to answer any questions. He’s been very un-Rizzo-like since the deadline. From his lack of moves then, to the really odd…

In fairness... I didn’t lose faith in him until this year. He was terrible in the Cards series at the beginning of the season this year; and he’s been beyond terrible since the Papelbon trade. I felt bad for him (while recognizing it was Rizzo’s best opportunity to improve the pen without costing a lot), but I lost…

That’s true... I’ll blame Matt Williams’ amnesia on forgetting about him pitching in that gm. 4.

That’s fair enough. Not a big NBA fan myself, but the Wizards have won me over a bit. I’m definitely on the let’s all us Nats/Wizards/Caps fans band together against the bullshit that is the Redskins bandwagon. You can’t get away from that fucking team in this town, no matter what time of year.

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…