Bryce Harper did everything except untuck his shirt yesterday...
Confront his fear of walls? Check (video here).
Hit an opposite field home run? Check (video here).
Make a great sliding catch in the eighth? Check (video here).
Hurt his knee again on that catch and scare the crap out of Davey Johnson late in the game because of said knee? Check ("It’s a little swollen." said Harper after the game).
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Nationals pitcher Rafael Soriano critical of Bryce Harper on ball that went over his head
Tweet The San Francisco Giants rallied from a 2-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday to eventually beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 in ten innings. On for the save in the ninth, Nationals closer Rafael Soriano had the Giants down to their last out. Then this happened. That’s a ball [...]
Nats get much needed win, down Giants 2-1
After a relatively brutal West Coast swing for the Washington Nationals, ending it today with a 2-1 win was a nice way to come back home. The Nats avoided a three game series sweep by the Giants by defeating the Giants 2-1 today.
Gio Gonzalez tossed a gem for the Nats, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits over 7.1 innings. Despite the excellent start by Gio, he left the game...
Nationals Closer Calls Out Bryce Harper’s Outfield Positioning, Says His ’4-Year-Old Son’ Would Know Better
The Washington Nationals are drastically underperforming since being picked by many as the preseason favorite in the National League, and tensions are beginning to boil over in the Nats clubhouse.
After Washington lost its 23rd game of the season in San Francisco on Tuesday, during which a misplayed ball in right field by Bryce Harper allowed the Giants to score the tying run, Nationals...
With Leather’s Watch This: Chillax, Bryce Harper Is Still Just A Young Fella
Ouchtown, Population: Bryce Harper. The Washington Nationals should not, according to closer Rafael Soriano and most people with working eyeballs, have lost their fourth game in a row to drop their record to .500 last night. They should not have blown their ninth-inning lead and allowed a triple to Gregor Blanco, but they did because 20-year old phenom Bryce Harper caught a case...
Rafael Soriano Bashes Teammate Bryce Harper For Miscue
One of three things happens when a good team starts to lose. 1. The team rallies behind a leader who portrays a greater poise. 2. The manager makes minor adjustments in the lineup to make sure the team is running on all cylinders. 3. Frustration sets in and fingers start to be pointed, in either the direction of another player or at the player himself. The latter took place after...
DMV: Scared Bryce Harper Costs Nationals A Win
So after blasting the wall in LA, Harper is now scared of hitting walls. [NE]
Rafael Soriano was not happy with Bryce for botching the 3rd out. [FTW]
Lost in the Nats loss is a good, 7 strong IP effort from Strasburg. [WaPo]
Orioles break 6-game losing skid with walk-off win over Yankees. [BLS]
Some important O’s stats, like Jim Johnson not blowing a save. [BS]
Kevin Gausman will...
Rafael Soriano on Bryce Harper: "With two outs, I could tell my four-year-old son, 'You know where you need to play,' and he would go to the right spot to make the play."
So Rafael Soriano took the opportunity to rip Bryce Harper last night for his miscue in the 9th inning on Gregor Blanco's game-tying triple. Via USA Today Sports:
"With two outs and the tying run at first, you have to play the
outfield so the ball doesn't go over your head,'' Soriano said in
Spanish.
"It may not have been a catch-able ball...
UH-OH
Harper ripped by teammate after loss
Nationals reliever Rafael Soriano questioned Bryce Harper's defensive positioning on a game-tying triple that tied the game in the ninth inning that ultimately led to a loss.
Rafael Soriano criticizes Bryce Harper after blown save
The Washington Nationals have hit a rough patch as of late.The reigning National League East champs are now just 23-23 after suffering their fourth straight defeat Tuesday night at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. However, the Nats were certainly in position to win the game before Giants hitter Gregor Blanco laced a two-strike, two-out triple off Nats closer Rafael Soriano...
Another wasted effort
Above: Yunesky Maya admiring his work in the 10th.
"I don’t feel good. I wanted to put up a zero." (Yunesky Maya, via Washington Post, 5/22/2013)
Giants 4, Nationals 2: Stephen Strasburg pitched like an Ace, but two runs isn't enough. Rafael Soriano blows the save in the 9th after Harper misplays a flyball for fear of crashing into another wall.
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Nationals 6, Padres 5(10)
Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Tracy's seventh career pinch-hit home run negated a blown save from closer Rafael Soriano, who gave up two runs with two outs in the ninth.
The Padres tied the game with three straight singles....
Cubs 2, Nationals 1
Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by catcher Kurt Suzuki, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday.
The Cubs didn't have a baserunner through the first five innings and trailed 1-0 entering the eighth before coming back in the deciding matchup of a three-game series.
Facing Nationals closer Rafael...
Denard Span untucked Kurt Suzuki's shirt yesterday
In the moments after the Nats' 5-4 win over the Tigers yesterday, a bunch of new Nationals players joined in on Rafael Soriano's ceremonial untucking-of-the-shirt routine: Drew Storen, Ryan Mattheus, Steve Lombardozzi, Kurt Suzuki, possibly Chad Tracy and Gio Gonzalez. Turns out Suzuki didn't untuck voluntarily -- Denard Span did the honors during the postgame handshake...
Cubs-Nationals Preview
After a rough 2 1/2-week stretch, the Washington Nationals have picked up the pace thanks in part to a dominant bullpen.
The Chicago Cubs, meanwhile, can't seem to solve their late-inning woes.
The Nationals try to extend their season-high winning streak to five when they open a three-game set against the visiting Cubs on Friday night.
After dropping 12 of 18 from April 12...
Nationals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2-game sweep
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Thursday to complete a two-game sweep of the AL champions. Adam LaRoche singled in the first and second innings for his first consecutive multihit games this season, helping the...
Nationals 5, Tigers 4
Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Thursday to complete a two-game sweep of the AL champions.
Adam LaRoche singled in the first and second innings for his first consecutive multihit games this season, helping the Nationals to their first...
Nats win, Jayson Werth untucks his shirt
Jayson Werth may be sitting out all weekend because of his sore hammy, but he got in on the ceremonial untucking of the shirt action on Saturday after Rafael Soriano nailed down the save
Nationals 5, Pirates 4: Davey takes BP, holds team meeting before game, Nats make him look like a genius.
Update: Nats win, but hours later discover several men still left on base.
Update...
Nationals use double steal in ninth to beat Pirates
The Washington Nationals employed the double steal in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Pittsburgh 5-4 on Saturday.
After the double steal by Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche, Nationals outfielder Tyler Moore hit a sacrifice fly to score Zimmerman. In the bottom of the inning Rafael Soriano notched his 10th save of the season.
The win came hours after manager Davey Johnson held...
Ian Desmond also untucked his shirt last night
So MASN's F.P. Santangelo and Bob Carpenter weren't the only ones getting in on the #untuck fun after the Nats' 3-1 win over the Braves Thursday night. Up above, Ian Desmond untucking his shirt with flair moments after Rafael Soriano closed out Dan Haren's fantastic 8 inning effort.
Here's Raffy doing his thing as usual:
(Screencaps via MASN/TV)
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Bob Carpenter and F.P. Santangelo untuck their shirts for Nats MASN postgame segment
It seems Rafael Soriano's ceremonial untucking of the shirt is gaining traction with the Nats.
"Yeah Johnny, we're so happy about this win we've gone untucked for this postgame segment here..." explained Bob Carpenter during Thursday night's postgame segment on MASN after the Nats beat the Braves 3-1.
Untucking is now a thing...
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Tigers 5, Nationals 1
The Detroit Tigers rallied for four runs off Rafael Soriano in the seventh inning and beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Monday.
Given a 1-0 lead, Soriano allowed five hits and a walk, retiring just two batters. Detroit went ahead on RBI singles by Prince Fielder, Alex Avila, Omar Infante and Ramon Santiago. Tyler Collins added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Washington starter Jordan...
Tigers batter Soriano in win over Nationals
VIERA, Fla. (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers rallied for four runs off Rafael Soriano in the seventh inning and beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 Monday.
Given a 1-0 lead, Soriano allowed five hits and a walk, retiring just two batters. Detroit went ahead on RBI singles by Prince Fielder, Alex Avila, Omar Infante and Ramon Santiago. Tyler Collins added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Washington...
Nationals 6, Astros 3
Rafael Soriano had his roughest outing of spring training. Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was hardly concerned.
Soriano, making his fourth appearance, gave up a leadoff single to Houston's Brandon Laird and a first-pitch home run to Nate Freiman to give the Astros a one-run lead in the seventh inning Thursday.
Micah Owings answered for Washington with a grand slam...
Soriano shines in debut with Nationals
Rafael Soriano threw a scoreless inning of relief in his debut with Washington and the Nationals beat the Houston Astros 7-1 Tuesday.
Soriano signed a two-year, $28 million contract in January to become the Nationals new closer. The right-hander faced three batters in the seventh and struck out one.
Houston's J.D. Martinez reached base against Soriano, but pinch-runner Brandon...
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