Jayson Werth, right, gave MASN’s Dan Kolko a joyous earful. (Alex Brandon/AP)
I “watched” the Nats-Cubs game in the most “2016” way possible yesterday. I followed along at nationals.com initially, then was glancing at my MLB app on my phone into the later innings, then caught exciting 9th inning and the potentially gut-punch top 12th on the way home in the car on 106.7, arriving home just after Anthony Rendon was tossed for not saying anything after taking a called third strike (which, per Pitch F/X, was low and outside, but was in the zone).
It was there that I saw the fantastic end of the game live on MASN. Danny Espinosa getting a HBP and subsequently stealing second easily. Michael Taylor slapping a single to drive him in and tie the game again. And then Jayson Werth‘s 2nd walk off hit this week, nearly a walk-off homer (he certainly thought it was out at first glance), and a fantastic ending to the most well attended game at Nats park in a while (42,000 announced attendance).
Instant classic and instant addition to “greatest games” honorable mention list. Nats win 4-3 to take the series 2-1 against the perhaps the best team we’ve seen since the 116 win 2001 Seattle team.
Box Score link. Bill Ladson‘s great game summary.
But … for me the best part was the on-field post-game interview. It was laugh out loud funny live and its even funnier in the clips. If you havn’t seen them, you have to listen. NSFW obviously. But fantastic.
“Yeah those guys can kiss my *ss!”
Its like Werth is the lead singer at a rock concert playing to his crowd during an encore. And his hair completely supports that simile 🙂
Great win; great series. This team is legit. I know they lost four straight to these Cubs and lost the season series by the ugly line of 2-5, but some of those Chicago games were closer than a 4-game sweep would indicate. And i’m starting to see national writers dreaming on a Washington-Chicago NLCS. Wouldn’t that be great.