Official Orioles and Nationals Thread 2012

Yeah that was an excellent throw. Too bad Ramos couldn't handle it, although the collision might've had something to do with that. I've enjoyed watching him play these last two games. Tyler Moore had a nice hit in his first game as well.

Harper certainly looked like he belonged. Time will tell if he is really ready for a permanent call-up but one thing is for sure... there isn't anyone who plays harder. The dude puts the most effort into playing I have ever seen. I've never seen a guy hit a tapper to the pitcher and run it out like they honestly believe they can beat the throw.

His effort alone made me a believer. Then he made that throw. Holy Jesus Private Pyle...that throw was impressive!

Honestly his best at bat IMO in the two games he's played was with two outs in the 9th inning yesterday. He turned an 8 pitch at bat into a walk, patiently taking balls and swinging at strikes. He looked like a calm vet. His walk brought the winning run to the plate. Too bad the game ended with a strikeout. But still. You can tell the kid will be special.

Honestly his best at bat IMO in the two games he's played was with two outs in the 9th inning yesterday. He turned an 8 pitch at bat into a walk, patiently taking balls and swinging at strikes. He looked like a calm vet. His walk brought the winning run to the plate. Too bad the game ended with a strikeout. But still. You can tell the kid will be special.

Had the same conversation with some friends this morning. He even said he wanted to jack the ball over the fence but nothing good came his way. Smart play.

Team's gotta step it up though. Tired of that little bitch Eric Karabell. Want the Nats to win to shut that ****er up

At some point he's gonna struggle but unless he is seriously stinking it up I say they need to park his ass in CF and call it a day. I'd rather watch him hit 240 than Bernadina and him in left with Werth and Morse(eventually...hopefully) is our best outfield just about any way you look at it.

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper takes swings during slow-pitch softball game on Mall - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7878414/washington-nationals-bryce-harper-takes-swings-slow-pitch-softball-game-mall)

Bryce is cool, i think all the hate is funny

I'm really going to need the Nats to stop losing now. This is what they do to me every year, come out strong and then fall flat on their face.

Lately it seems they couldn't even buy a hit if it was offered to them at a discount. We're just going to have to ride it out until our hitters get healthy.

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper takes swings during slow-pitch softball game on Mall - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7878414/washington-nationals-bryce-harper-takes-swings-slow-pitch-softball-game-mall)

Bryce is cool, i think all the hate is funny

The guy filming the video is a good friend of mine from college. I thought that was pretty cool of Harper to stop by and take a couple of swings.

Nice team win by the Nats tonight! I know the Phillies are aging and banged up, but tonight was the first game of the "Take Back The Park" campaign, and from the looks of it on MASN it actually looked like there were mainly Nationals fans there. I was really hoping either Harper or Werth would get the winning hit, but I'm very happy Ramos was able to drive it in.

Nice team win by the Nats tonight! I know the Phillies are aging and banged up, but tonight was the first game of the "Take Back The Park" campaign, and from the looks of it on MASN it actually looked like there were mainly Nationals fans there. I was really hoping either Harper or Werth would get the winning hit, but I'm very happy Ramos was able to drive it in.

I'm all about the Nats beating anyone, but wins always feel a little bit sweeter when it's against the Phillies.

Nats v. Phillies to me is like Skins v. Cowboys.