Walked Off by the Clock

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Nats became the first team to ever lose on a pitch clock violation Saturday night in Colorado. Mark (From Denver) & Al convene after Kyle Finnegan made MLB history in an ominous way in Washington's 8-7 loss. This is not too much of a surprise as he leads all pitchers in pitch clock infractions this season and it came after the bullpen had a rough night as three relievers combined to allow four runs in the final three frames. (14:00) It was another night of poor base running as the Nats made a blunder and were thrown out three times trying to steal. The top of the 7th was particularly egregious as two runners were thrown out; thus costing the Nationals a big inning. (20:00) Jesse Winker laid down a sacrifice bunt, which of course was not popular with Al. He also was ejected a few innings later for arguing with the home plate umpire and the hosts note that Winker did not make a wise decision. (26:00) Keibert Ruiz was curiously replaced by Drew Millas after drawing a walk in the 7th. Millas made a nice defensive play later in the game and it seems like the backup catcher is getting increased playing time. (32:00) Mitchell Parker lasted six innings and gave up four runs for the first time since getting called up. The low point of his outing was a three run homer that he allowed early in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Walter Sports Bar has been recognized by many local publications as one of the best sports bars in Washington, D.C., located across the street from Nationals Park and open year round.
0:14.6	Bidding in sets. The one-two pitch, swing and a line, drive, pace, in through the Holden left field.
0:20.6	Rounding third, coming home is Goodman. The throw will go to third, and the game is time. And now Finnegan uses a disengagement and walks off the back, slow to the mouth. He was about to run out the clock. Yeah. That would have been a first. That would have ended the game. To lose a game on a violation, that has not happened before.
0:39.3	He's already down to seven.
0:42.3	He appears in five, four, three, two, one.
0:49.3	The kick and the pitch, and they called it.
0:52.3	They called the pitch clock violation. Pitch was going to be high anyway, and the game, and they called it. They called the pitch clock violation.
0:59.6	Pitch was going to be high anyway, and the game is over on a pitch clock violation.
1:04.8	That is a first in baseball history.
1:10.7	And welcome to Natschat for Sunday, June 23rd, 2024. What is the 13-year anniversary of the Jim Riggleman
1:15.6	resignation as Nationals Manager? Where were you? What was going on in your life on that fateful day of
1:21.8	June 23rd, 2011, along with Mass &Sports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Coors Field in Denver.
1:29.1	I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:32.0	You know, the funny thing about the Jim Riggelman resignation is that it came immediately after a Nats walk-off win, a Nats walk-off win against the Seattle Mariners.
1:41.8	Unfortunately, we on this installment of the podcast are going to discuss
1:45.3	a Nats walk-off loss, an 8-7 walk-off loss at the National League West Worst Colorado Rockies
1:52.8	late night on Saturday night in game two of a three-game series. The Nats for this regular season
1:58.1	now are 37 and 39.
2:01.7	There was quite a bit to this game.
2:03.9	This was a game that ended on a pitch clock violation by Kyle Finnegan.
2:08.5	This was a game in which the Nats blew a 7-6-9th inning lead.
2:11.6	This was a game in which eight of the game's 15 runs were scored over the final three
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