Game 57: Late Rally Thwarted + Strasburg Debut Anniversary

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals were topped 3-1 at Tampa Bay for their 3rd straight defeat. Mark & Al pinpoint the moments where the offense underwhelmed again, including the nearly impossible to believe stat where the team is hitting .145 with the bases loaded this season. They give their reactions to the unconventional decision to hit Kyle Schwarber leadoff. Plus, should Josh Bell have been sent home in the 7th on the Harrison hit? (17:23) Jon Lester did not give up many runs, but didn't even last four innings. Al puts in perspective at how constantly taxed the bullpen is as Max Scherzer is the only pitcher to eat up frames. Is there any good answer to this quandary? (25:47) We end this episode with happy topics to cleanse your palate. Cade Cavalli made a major leap in Baseball America prospect rankings. What's the next step for the star pitching prospect? (29:37) Luis Garcia was named AAA East Player of the Week on Monday. Our listeners very much want him to be called up for good. Do Al & Mark see that in the near future? (32:47) Tuesday marked 11 years since Stephen Strasburg's unforgettable MLB debut where he struck out 14 Pirates. The hosts share their memories from that nationally televised evening at Nationals Park. Does he have a shot at making a Hall of Fame push in the later portion of his career? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Nationals are back home and Walters is the place to be.
0:03.6	Swing by before the game for a cold one or come afterwards to catch late-night NBA playoffs.
0:08.3	Head over to waltersDC.com slash reservations to secure your reservation for this week.
0:15.3	Saturday UFC 263 will be shown on Walter's massive TV.
0:20.2	So make sure you plan to stick around after the
0:22.3	Nationals game. Swing in a line drive, base hit left field. Headed for third is Bell. Throw coming
0:28.8	in from Aros Arena, Bell trying to score. The one-hop throw, the tag. He is out at home. Zanino
0:35.7	gets the tag on Bell. Harrison holds it first. Bell gunned down by O'Rosa Rana, his third
0:41.9	outfield assist of the year. One ball, two strikes. Here's the pitch. Swing and a miss struck him out
0:48.2	with a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. And the Nationals do not score as Thompson comes in, strikes out Zimmerman and Bell.
0:58.9	The Nationals have fanned 13 times tonight in the game. And welcome to Natsch chat for Wednesday,
1:05.3	June 9th, 2021, along with Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Massensports.com. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:13.2	You know, this installment of the pod was supposed to be a very special installment of the pod.
1:17.1	We were going to do a whole big thing, a whole big spiel about the 11-year anniversary of the Stephen
1:21.7	Strasbourg Major League debut. And we will be doing that. But we're going to have to begin with
1:26.5	another conversation about another
1:28.8	impotent performance by the nationals offense and another nationals loss. Here we go again.
1:35.3	3-1 loss at the American League leading Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in game one of a two-game
1:41.3	series. The Nats lost their third straight. The Nats lost for the
1:44.3	ninth time in 12 games. The Nats fell to nine games below 500 at 24 and 33. Here we are again,
1:53.2	Mark Davy Martinez is trying everything. Kyle Schwerper was a lead-off man. Nothing works. The team
1:59.4	cannot hit. And you can put these guys in any order
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