GDT 9/8/14: Braves (Minor) @ Nationals (Fister) 7:05 PM [Platoon GDT]
Braves
1. Jason Heyward (L) RF
2. Emilio Bonifacio (S) CF
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Justin Upton (R) LF
5. Chris Johnson (R) 3B
6. Tommy La Stella (L) 2B
7. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
8. Gerald Laird (R) C
9. Mike Minor (R) P
Nationals
1. Denard Span (L) CF
2. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
3. Jayson Werth (R) RF
4. Adam LaRoche (L) 1B
5. Ian Desmond (R) SS
6. Bryce Harper (L) LF
7. Wilson Ramos (R) C
8. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
9. Doug Fister (L) P
GDT: 9/8/14 Braves @ WSH 7:05 ET [Platoon GDT]
Braves
1. Heyward RF
2. Bonifacio CF
3. Freeman 1B
4. Upton LF
5. Johnson 3B
6. La Stella 2B
7. Simmons SS
8. Laird C
9. Minor P
Nats
Span, CF
Rendon, 3B
Werth, RF
LaRoche, 1B
Desmond, SS
Harper, LF
Ramos, C
Cabrera, 2B
Fister, P
Some trivia for you: "Doug Fister" just misses Chip Caray's top five all-time favorite MLB names; he trails only Phil Coke, Nate Bump, Dick Lines, Buck Hooker, and former Pirates farmhand Phineas T. Ballgag.
The Braves have to be asking themselves some questions right now. Is this a playoff team? Who is going to step up? What is it going to take to get back on the right track? And who ate the entire platter of bearclaws that was in the clubhouse this morning? The answers to the first three remain to be revealed. The answer to the fourth is catching and batting eighth.
So. Here we go. **** the "Washington" Nats. Washington is a STATE, in the Pacific Northwest, for chrissake. **** their lame announcers, who manage to make Chip and Joe sound well-informed, restrained, and neutral. **** MLB's receivership of the Expos. **** Jeff Loria, Bud Selig, and everyone else involved. **** Bryce Harper's daily deliveries of whey protein and hair product. **** Adam LaRoche's ADD, Ryan Zimmerman's shoulder, Tyler Clippard's astigmatism, and that dolorous dick Rafael Soriano.
Let's win.