Concentration and focus are very much parts of hitting. If your heart isn't in it, you're not going to be at your best.Originally Posted by Brutus
Concentration and focus are very much parts of hitting. If your heart isn't in it, you're not going to be at your best.
No thanks.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
First up, Steve Lombardozzi, one of the Nats' best contact hitters. Grounder to SS. One out.
Next up, CF Denard Span, he of the NL's longest hitting streak this year and GG candidate. Good AB with a bunch of fouling off to take the count full but K. Two out.
Wacha just turned 22. Was at Texas A&M two years ago.
Final chance to break this up: Ryan Zimmerman. Very hot bat in Sept and former "face of the franchise" for Washington. Infield...E or hit?
Hit!
It's broken up. No No-No!!!!
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Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
The no hitter is over. 2 out infield hit by Zimmerman
No-hitter gone!!! Woo-hoo!!
Phil Castellini puts the FUN in Trust Fund.
Another example of how incredibly hard it is to pitch a no-hitter in baseball. 2nd or 3rd time this year a no-no has been broken up in the 9th.
Wacha now out of the game and a theoretical tying run AB in the form of batting-title contender Jayson Werth up for Washington.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Kozma continues his death spiral of a season.
Legitimately ruled a hit because of its difficulty, but once Kozma made the one handed grab, it was a pretty easy throw to first. Threw it wide.
Sorry but that's thin.
The Nationals already knew their playoff hopes were slim the last week or so. I doubt very, very seriously that because their last shot at a miracle comeback was officially erased they suddenly lost the urge to play.
The Reds were no-hit in the playoffs in 2010 and you can't tell me they lacked heart.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Is it wrong of me to be absolutely giddy about what just happened? I can't help myself.
I wanted him to get it.
Win the division Cardinals...pitch a no hitter at the end of the year..... see how far that gets you in the playoffs. Just as far as it got the Reds last year...I hoped.
Ryan Zimmerman to 2nd on defensive indifference.
Two strikes on Werth. Down to final strike for the Nats and a 1-hitter for STL.
Grounder to 2Bman. Over. Cards win 2-0.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
If it wasn't the Cards, I'd feel bad for Wacha. Just a funky little bouncer inan awkward spot and bye bye no no.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
As someone here on RZ who probably knows the Nationals better than 99% of you, I'll say that Brutus' point here has some--but not total--merit.
There's no doubt in my mind that some lack of work ethic and drive affected the team this year and also tonight. But that's on just a few players and not the team as a whole. Wrong to generalize a criticism like that but the suit fits in just a few cases I don't need to name here.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Wacha can now go down to the local St. Louis bar and order a beer from the last Cardinal to throw a no hitter, Bud Smith.
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
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