Andy

I feel like this team is utterly and completely toast, barring Javy going bananas.

Feels like Schwarber could've done that.

Maybe Rizzo can bat in all 9 spots of the order

Oh horsefeathers you ump

Oh my god this team is melting down in front of our eyes

I can't wait for Alec Mills to start an NLDS game.

This lineup is absolutely horsefeathering atrocious

Lester looks terrible. Would have given up like 4 dongs if this were an August game.

Dear Cubs,

Yeah, I don't think for a second MLB intended to horsefeathers over the Cubs this weekend, but they seriously fucked over the Cubs this weekend.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Alabama at Ole Miss (7 pm, ESPN) Georgia Southern at (2) Clemson (12 pm, ESPNU) Middle Tennessee at (3) Georgia (12 pm, ESPNEWS) (4) Ohio State vs (15) TCU - in Arlington, TX (8 pm, ABC) (5) Oklahoma at Iowa State (12 pm, ABC) BYU at (6) Wisconsin (3:30 pm, ABC) (12) LSU at (7) Auburn (3:30 pm, CBS) Vanderbilt at (8) Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC) UC Davis at (9) Stanford (2 pm, Pac-12 Network) (10) Washington at Utah (10 pm, ESPN) Kent State at (11) Penn State (12 pm, FS1) UL Lafayette at (16) Mississippi State (7:30 pm, ESPN2) (17) Boise State at (24) Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ESPN) SMU at (19) Michigan (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) San Jose State at (20) Oregon (5 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) (21) Miami at Toledo (12 pm, ESPN2) (22) USC at Texas (8 pm, FOX) (23) Arizona State at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Campbell at Coastal Carolina (2 pm Wednesday, ESPN3) Old Dominion at Charlotte (4 pm Thursday, ESPN3) Boston College at Wake Forest (5:30 pm Thursday, ESPN) Tennessee Tech at Utah State (8 pm Thursday, Facebook) Georgia State at Memphis (7 pm Friday, ESPN) Florida State at Syracuse (12 pm, ESPN) Ball State at Indiana (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Temple at Maryland (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Troy at Nebraska (12 pm, BTN - Regional) UTEP at Tennessee (12 pm, SEC Network) Murray State at Kentucky (12 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) Rutgers at Kansas (12 pm, FSN) Hawaii at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) Rhode Island at UConn (12 pm, ESPN3) Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Tulane at UAB (1 pm, Facebook) Duke at Baylor (3:30 pm, FS1) Miami (OH) at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) South Florida vs Illinois - in Chicago (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Lehigh at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Houston at Texas Tech (4 pm. FOX) Colorado State at Florida (4 pm, SEC Network) North Texas at Arkansas (4 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) UTSA at Kansas State (4 pm, FSN) Eastern Kentucky at Bowling Green (4 pm, ESPN3) Wofford at Wyoming (4 pm, Stadium) Ohio vs Virginia - in Nashville (4:15 pm, ESPN2) New Hampshire at Colorado (5 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) Idaho State at California (6 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic (6 pm, Stadium) Oregon State at Nevada (7 pm, ESPNU) Arkansas State at Tulsa (7 pm, CBSSN) Alabama A&M at Cincinnati (7 pm, ESPN3) Akron at Northwestern (7:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Missouri at Purdue (7:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Northern Iowa at Iowa (7:30 pm, BTN - Regional) UL Monroe at Texas A&M (7:30 pm, SEC Network) Western Kentucky at Louisville (7:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3) Eastern Washington at Washington State (8 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) New Mexico at New Mexico State (8 pm, ESPN3) Fresno State at UCLA (10:30 pm, FS1) Southern Utah at Arizona (11 pm, Pac-12 Network)

The fact that Youngstown State is playing WVU this weekend reminded me of this cool story from SI's Andy Staples about non-scholarship Butler stunning YSU last weekend. https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/09/06/butler-youngstown-state-upset-fcs-pioneer-league

Tomorrow is my first experience with the "alma mater vs. childhood team" game. I know some others here have had that happen before. Not like I had much trouble deciding who I'd support, but the fact that Ball State already ruined one Notre Dame sports season in the last year certainly cemented any doubt.

It's funny, I really like Impemba and Allen together (being in Michigan I end up seeing a bit more Tigers than I otherwise would) and spent most of last season and this season wondering why bland Kirk Gibson was being emphasized over Allen. I guess I have my answer.

Rain won't stop us tonight.

It was

Nationals fans on Bote

It's starting to feel like the fact that we spent close to $200M on 3 pitchers who aren't going to throw a meaningful pitch after July is catching up with us.

We just need to get Strasburg out of there.

I had the #2 pick in one league a couple weeks ago, passed on him and took Saquon. Usually these holdout threats aren't very serious, but Bell is definitely committed to this.

Nats fans when Harper signs with us:

They pretty much did it for St. Louis, it's the least they can do now.

I think the way it is now is the way it should be handled. Strop is the nominal closer but Joe has shown he's not wedded to it if he needs to go another direction on a given day. It's not ideal but it's probably the best we can do.

I can't even imagine experiencing that game without having won it all the year before. As it was it was freaking insane.