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Post by elaine on Oct 17, 2019 23:47:46 GMT
We keep noticing similarities between the Nationals' season this year and the Capitals' season in 2017-2018 when they won the Cup - the adversities they faced, being way down in the standings early in the season, people questioning the coach/manager, & especially how much fun they are having playing together. The team spirit and comraderie (sp?) is great to watch and makes them fun to watch as a fan, much like elaine said. And yes, the watch party was a blast, elaine ! I love Nationals Park. We try different food places almost every time we go. We also love going to Caps games. They are so fun to watch in person. I never liked hockey until we moved here. But, the Caps won me over!
Here is a very unattractive picture of me last year at a Caps game with my son. I was bald as a billiard ball due to chemo and it is so cold in the arena that a hat was a must. We went to three games last year and I frightened a few security guards, as you have to take your hat off when you go through security to get into the arena. 😂
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Post by elaine on Oct 18, 2019 0:01:14 GMT
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Oct 23, 2019 4:08:20 GMT
Just wanted to bump this back up -- the Nationals just won game 1 of the World Series!!! Yay Nats! It was a good game - Houston is very good and made it really tough on the Nats, but they hung on and got the W.
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Post by elaine on Oct 23, 2019 9:53:57 GMT
Just wanted to bump this back up -- the Nationals just won game 1 of the World Series!!! Yay Nats! It was a good game - Houston is very good and made it really tough on the Nats, but they hung on and got the W. Yay! This World Series is going to make for a lot of late nights in the Elaine household. Tonight we are off to Nationals Park for a watch party! I hope that they are able to steal another win.
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Post by Merge on Oct 23, 2019 10:46:05 GMT
Just wanted to bump this back up -- the Nationals just won game 1 of the World Series!!! Yay Nats! It was a good game - Houston is very good and made it really tough on the Nats, but they hung on and got the W. Yeah, the Yankees won the first game of their series against us, too. Don’t get too comfortable. 😂 Me and DH at the game last night (SRO tickets he got at face value from a friend who is a season ticket holder - we didn’t pay the crazy prices you see).
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Post by elaine on Oct 23, 2019 10:47:53 GMT
Just wanted to bump this back up -- the Nationals just won game 1 of the World Series!!! Yay Nats! It was a good game - Houston is very good and made it really tough on the Nats, but they hung on and got the W. Yeah, the Yankees won the first game of their series against us, too. Don’t get too comfortable. 😂 Me and DH at the game last night (SRO tickets he got at face value from a friend who is a season ticket holder - we didn’t pay the crazy prices you see). I love the photo! And that you got to see the game in person.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Oct 23, 2019 13:27:11 GMT
elaine, I'll be at the watch party too, with DD and my SIL and her family. DH will be watching at home, and he'll be ready to drive in and pick us up when the game (inevitably) goes past the time that Metro is open. It's DS's late day at school (UMD), so he may not see any of it (but he's the one who really doesn't care about baseball).
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Post by yivit on Oct 23, 2019 15:10:57 GMT
Merge I'm jealous you got to go (even though we lost). Go Astros! This should be a great series.
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Post by cherivall on Oct 23, 2019 16:00:20 GMT
That game last night was awesome even if the Astros lost .. this is going to be a great series .. cannot wait for tonight .. GO ASTROS !!!!
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Post by Merge on Oct 23, 2019 16:02:04 GMT
Merge I'm jealous you got to go (even though we lost). Go Astros! This should be a great series. It was super fun!
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 23, 2019 17:27:07 GMT
I don't even particularly like baseball and I may just watch the game this evening! lol. Especially since I do live right outside of DC. I will confess that I had the scoreboard open on my computer when I went to bed last night, lol. And the Nats were losing. When I woke up this morning the first thing I did was refresh that tab, and was happy to see the score change to show the Nats winning. So I may have picked up a bit of baseball fever.
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Post by elaine on Oct 24, 2019 12:06:25 GMT
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Post by peasapie on Oct 24, 2019 12:10:05 GMT
They are doing great!
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Post by elaine on Oct 24, 2019 12:14:28 GMT
Well, the Watch Party was a blast!
As you can see, all of the first level in the sections where you can see the scoreboard/Jumbotron were packed. And even though it was a free event, they gave rally towels to everyone.
The only downsides were that they didn’t anticipate how many people would attained - really as many as to a regular season game - and didn’t open enough concession stands (only about 25% on the first level were open and none on the 3rd), so the lines for food were very long until the 7th inning. They also didn’t have enough parking, so there was a scramble to find a place to park my car when we finally got to the stadium - but overall it was a fun night that ds#1 will remember forever.
Everyone is pretty happy around here that the series moves here on Friday with the Nats up 2 games.
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Post by Merge on Oct 24, 2019 12:15:44 GMT
Congrats to the Nats. Beating both Cole and Verlander at home is no small feat.
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Post by elaine on Oct 24, 2019 12:31:47 GMT
Congrats to the Nats. Beating both Cole and Verlander at home is no small feat. Thank you. Especially because I know how much you didn’t want the situation to be such that you had to write them. Being a DC fan (and supporting the professional sports teams here), I know how heartbreaking the postseason can be. ((Hugs))
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Post by piebaker on Oct 24, 2019 12:34:32 GMT
Thanks for the photos of the watch party. We were driving back yesterday from North Carolina and stayed in Maryland and the local news was all about the Series. Have fun!
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Post by Merge on Oct 24, 2019 12:38:42 GMT
Congrats to the Nats. Beating both Cole and Verlander at home is no small feat. Thank you. Especially because I know how much you didn’t want the situation to be such that you had to write them. Being a DC fan (and supporting the professional sports teams here), I know how heartbreaking the postseason can be. ((Hugs)) It was 2-2 when I went to bed last night. DH and I were like this morning. Oh well, there's always next year.
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 24, 2019 13:13:26 GMT
Thank you. Especially because I know how much you didn’t want the situation to be such that you had to write them. Being a DC fan (and supporting the professional sports teams here), I know how heartbreaking the postseason can be. ((Hugs)) It was 2-2 when I went to bed last night. DH and I were like this morning.Oh well, there's always next year. This was me exactly! lol. I wasn't watching the game but I keep a tab opened on my laptop with the scoreboard. Went to bed at 2-2, woke up, refreshed that tab and suddenly it was 12-3. wow.
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Post by NanaKate on Oct 24, 2019 15:51:54 GMT
Thank you. Especially because I know how much you didn’t want the situation to be such that you had to write them. Being a DC fan (and supporting the professional sports teams here), I know how heartbreaking the postseason can be. ((Hugs)) It was 2-2 when I went to bed last night. DH and I were like this morning. Oh well, there's always next year. Noooo don’t say that! It ain’t over till it’s over! GO ASTROS!!!❤️⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️
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Post by Merge on Oct 27, 2019 2:54:01 GMT
It was 2-2 when I went to bed last night. DH and I were like this morning. Oh well, there's always next year. Noooo don’t say that! It ain’t over till it’s over! GO ASTROS!!!❤️⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️ I think your faith was well founded. It ain't over til it's over, but it's looking much better for us than it was earlier this week.
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Post by elaine on Oct 27, 2019 2:55:05 GMT
Noooo don’t say that! It ain’t over till it’s over! GO ASTROS!!!❤️⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️ I think your faith was well founded. It ain't over til it's over, but it's looking much better for us than it was earlier this week. You all are way out-playing us tonight! Hats off to the Astros tonight.
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Post by yivit on Oct 27, 2019 14:14:37 GMT
No matter how this ends up (go 'stros), *this* is how a World Series should be - not a 4-game sweep. Best 2 out of 3 now!
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Post by Merge on Oct 27, 2019 14:23:25 GMT
No matter how this ends up (go 'stros), *this* is how a World Series should be - not a 4-game sweep. Best 2 out of 3 now! Yes, it’s good to see two well-matched teams. And I’m fairly sure fans on both sides have been respectful and sportsmanlike - no ugliness or throwing things on the field. That’s nice to see. It is, after all, just a game.
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Post by cherivall on Oct 28, 2019 19:15:51 GMT
Does anyone know the backstory of Boobie Gate ??
AND can both sides agree Joe Buck is an ass and should not be allowed to talk EVER
GO ASTROS
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Post by dewryce on Oct 28, 2019 21:22:41 GMT
We were in The Woodlands last night for the Zac Brown Band concert. It was funny because there would be “let’s go Astros” chants, and cheering when we scored. There were a lot of guys (and maybe me ) checking our phones between songs, and sometimes during. And Zac made several announcments with the score. I think he knew our attention was divided
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Oct 29, 2019 3:57:56 GMT
AND can both sides agree Joe Buck is an ass and should not be allowed to talk EVER Tomorrow night I'll be having dinner and watching the game on tv at the convention center, just a block away from the ballpark. In 2017, my friend and I had dinner & watched the game in the same restaurant for Game 7, then spent the next few hours celebrating in the streets. Hoping that they wrap this up tomorrow night so we can repeat the experience!
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Does anyone know the backstory of Boobie Gate ?? AND can both sides agree Joe Buck is an ass and should not be allowed to talk EVER GO ASTROS insert code here I don’t know the backstory or why they did it, but wow, those two women behind home plate who flashed the pitcher—bold or drunk, not sure which. I think one was some kind of instgram or other social media “star.” ETA I was curious what happened to them, and apparently they have been banned by MLB for violating the fan code of conduct. MLB says they were promoting a business, but the women say they were raising breast cancer awareness. abc13.com/sports/women-flash-gerrit-cole-during-game-5-get-banned-forever/5653116/
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Post by cherivall on Oct 29, 2019 14:30:31 GMT
Does anyone know the backstory of Boobie Gate ?? AND can both sides agree Joe Buck is an ass and should not be allowed to talk EVER GO ASTROS insert code here I don’t know the backstory or why they did it, but wow, those two women behind home plate who flashed the pitcher—bold or drunk, not sure which. I think one was some kind of instgram or other social media “star.” ETA I was curious what happened to them, and apparently they have been banned by MLB for violating the fan code of conduct. MLB says they were promoting a business, but the women say they were raising breast cancer awareness. abc13.com/sports/women-flash-gerrit-cole-during-game-5-get-banned-forever/5653116/ I so want to hit buy on tickets for tonight ..BUT Jon is on call and we are on a temp spending freeze .. BUT MAN .. I want to be down there tonight so bad
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Post by Merge on Oct 29, 2019 15:45:48 GMT
I don’t know the backstory or why they did it, but wow, those two women behind home plate who flashed the pitcher—bold or drunk, not sure which. I think one was some kind of instgram or other social media “star.” ETA I was curious what happened to them, and apparently they have been banned by MLB for violating the fan code of conduct. MLB says they were promoting a business, but the women say they were raising breast cancer awareness. abc13.com/sports/women-flash-gerrit-cole-during-game-5-get-banned-forever/5653116/ I so want to hit buy on tickets for tonight ..BUT Jon is on call and we are on a temp spending freeze .. BUT MAN .. I want to be down there tonight so bad I know, I was looking at them too. Our game 1 tickets came through a friend who is a season ticket holder who gave them to us for face value. Those jacked up Stubhub prices though!! Craziness. Tom is buying into a season ticket package next year (splitting with a couple of guys) so maybe we’ll manage to get some postseason tickets of our own if they do this again next year.
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