Doolittle Hangs 'Em Up

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost 9-6 to the Braves on what was a very busy Friday in Navy Yard. Mark & Al start with the offense somehow going just 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position. CJ Abrams paced the lineup as he had a pair of hits, 3 RBIs, and stole his 43rd base of the season. (10:40) Patrick Corbin immediately fell behind 3-0 and the game began by him surrendering Ronald Acuna Jr.'s 40th homer of the season. Acuna is only the 5th player to join the 40/40 club and is the first since Alfonso Soriano did it with the Nationals in 2006. (18:10) The local media voted Lane Thomas as the team's Player of the Year for the 2nd consecutive season. Kyle Finnegan won Pitcher of the Year and Mark explains why he personally voted for Hunter Harvey instead. (24:00) Prior to the game Sean Doolittle announced his retirement as he continued to have injury setbacks in his attempt to return to the mound. Doolittle came to Washington during the Trade Deadline in 2017 and recorded the final out for Game 1 of the World Series in Houston. Is he the best closer in team history? **SATURDAY'S GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS AND THE PLAN IS TO NOW PLAY A SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER ON SUNDAY 09/24/23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Nats Chat podcast party is coming up.
0:02.9	Friday, October 13th, from 6.30 to 8.30 at Walters.
0:07.1	Just like last year, we'll be hanging out, chatting baseball, and watching sports.
0:14.6	And the pitch, swung on, ripped to left, toward the line.
0:17.6	If it's high enough, it's gone, and it is.
0:20.5	A game leadoff home run for
0:23.2	Ronald Ocouni Jr. And now he's a 40 60 player 40 home runs 68 stolen bases.
0:31.6	Now the pitch. This made a blast a deep right center field. This is trouble. Young back on it. It's over his head and it is gone.
0:39.7	It just clears the big wall in right center for a three-run homer.
0:44.1	And the Braves have busted it open.
0:45.7	They lead it nine to four.
0:48.1	We can go on and on about Sean, but personally, he's been unbelievable.
0:51.8	He really has.
0:53.3	Just up to this point, he's been a constant friend more than anything. Forget about the fierce competitor he was and the clothes that he was and what he meant to the city and baseball.
1:06.6	And welcome to Nat's chat for Saturday, September 23rd two thousand, 23, along with MadisonSports.com,
1:12.9	Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Nationals Park, and Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:18.5	Well, here's how busy of a newsday Friday ended up being for the Nats.
1:22.4	The team did not even officially announce a major move.
1:26.5	So much was going on with the Nats on Friday that
1:29.2	the team ended up forgetting to announce a significant roster transaction. Jake Irvin's season is done.
1:36.4	We during the game on Friday night as Joe LaSorca was warming up, found out that the Nats earlier
1:41.6	in the day had recalled LaSorca from AAA Rochester and had put
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