{"id":17487,"date":"2012-05-07T06:53:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T10:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=17487"},"modified":"2012-05-07T06:53:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T10:53:50","slug":"despite-losing-finale-nats-take-phillies-series-harper-steals-home-werth-breaks-wrist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/05\/despite-losing-finale-nats-take-phillies-series-harper-steals-home-werth-breaks-wrist\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite losing finale, Nats take Phillies series; Harper steals home; Werth breaks wrist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a series! For the most part, the players of the Washington Nationals and their fans backed up the whole #Natitude\/OUR PARK movement that team COO Andy Feffer unleashed. The Nats won Friday night&#8217;s game 4-3 in 11 innings. Saturday afternoon, Gio Gonzales led the way as the Nats pounded the Phillies, 7-1. The Phillies whipped the Nats 9-3 with a big ninth inning last night.<\/p>\n<p>The big story though is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/nationals-journal\/post\/cole-hamels-hits-bryce-harper-on-purpose-and-the-nationals-phillies-rivalry-begins\/2012\/05\/07\/gIQAmPzB7T_blog.html\">Cole Hamels deliberately throwing at Bryce Harper<\/a> (Nationals Journal, <em>The Post)<\/em>. Really, Hamels admitted it. I&#8217;m not sure why, Harper hasn&#8217;t been antagonizing the Phillies other than with his aggressive play. Hamels may get suspended for throwing at Harper. Since Nats starter<strong> Jordan Zimmmermann<\/strong> hit Hamels with a pitch (not in a two out situation either) he may get it too.<\/p>\n<p>The best part about the incident &#8212; Harper made the Phillies pay. When <strong>Jayson Werth<\/strong> singled, he went first to third. Then, on a throw back to second base, HARPER STOLE HOME.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"254\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/\/shared\/flash\/video\/share\/ObjectEmbedFrame.swf?width=400&#038;height=254&#038;content_id=21222863&#038;property=mlb\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"tl\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I had to go back and listen to the Nats radio broadcast. <strong>Charlie Slowes<\/strong> had a great call on Harper stealing home.  <strong>Dave Jageler<\/strong> saw it coming. <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/shared\/flash\/mediaplayer\/v4.3\/R4\/MP4.jsp?calendar_event_id=14-318155-2012-05-06&#038;content_id=20955649&#038;media_id=&#038;view_key=&#038;media_type=audio&#038;source=MLB&#038;sponsor=MLB&#038;clickOrigin=&#038;affiliateId=&#038;feed_code=h&#038;team=was\">MLB Audio subscribers can hear it<\/a>&#8212; Harper&#8217;s at bat starts at 33:30. The steal is at 38:00. Slowes called it well and then let the crowd tell the story a bit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dc-sports-bog\/post\/nats-radio-team-predicts-bryce-harpers-steal-of-home\/2012\/05\/07\/gIQAGc3M8T_blog.html\">DC Sports Bog isolated the audio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies responded with a Hunter Pence 2 run shot and another run to take a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The other big story of the night was Werth breaking his left wrist going sliding for a fly ball. He&#8217;s going to be out for a long period of time. That&#8217;s a tough spot for the Nats, since they had called up Harper earlier than expected due to outfield problems. Werth&#8217;s bat will be missed a great deal. The good news is that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/nationals-journal\/post\/ryan-zimmerman-takes-full-batting-practice-nearing-return\/2012\/05\/06\/gIQAhFZY6T_blog.html\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/nationals-journal\/post\/adam-laroche-has-bruise-not-strain-in-oblique\/2012\/05\/06\/gIQAwHaP6T_blog.html\">Adam LaRoche<\/a> may return on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>The first Phillies series is now over with the Nats claiming 2 out of 3 victories. The Phillies seem to have woken up too and realized the Nats are viable. Why the Phillies didn&#8217;t realize that after losing the season series last year is a mystery. <\/p>\n<p><strong>FURTHER READING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/nationals-vs-phillies-bryce-harper-steals-home-but-philadelphia-takes-charge\/2012\/05\/06\/gIQASGZs6T_story.html\">Nationals vs. Phillies: Bryce Harper steals home, but Jayson Werth breaks his wrist in loss to Philadelphia<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnwashington.com\/05\/06\/12\/Instant-analysis-Phillies-9-Nats-3-\/landing.html?blockID=703310&#038;feedID=6458\">Instant analysis: Phillies 9, Nats 3<\/a> &#8211; <em>CSN Washington<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natsenquirer.com\/2012\/05\/so-this-is-a-takeover.html\">So, this is a #Takeover?<\/a> &#8211; <em>Nats Enquirer <\/em> on the Phillies fan invasion that didn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Boswell of <em>The Post<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/live.washingtonpost.com\/ask-boswell-120507.html\"> is chatting today<\/a> which should be fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quite a series! 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