Grip n' Pray

 

(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff. Who needs Matt Capps when you've got Miguel Batista?)

"We want to...get a little respect around the league. You only do that by winning ballgames. Every game you win gets you a little closer to getting the respect that you deserve for all the hard work you put in. Our guys really work hard."
(Jim Riggleman, via Nationals.com, 5/10/2010)

"It can't just be the 'Clip and Capps Show' every night."
(Brian Bruney, via Nats Insider, 5/11/2010)

No Clip n' Save? Just Grip n' Pray!

Nationals 3, Mets 2: A night without Clippard and Capps means a white-knuckled night with Slaten, Walker, Burnett, Bruney, Batista...and it all worked out.

Birthday Boy Luis Atilano survives big first inning jam, gets first hit, earns 3rd win. His line: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K.

Still can't believe the Nationals survived Brian Bruney entering the game in the bottom of the eighth with a 3-1 lead, one out and two on. And that wild pitch. 

"When we lace it up, we're going to give you nine innings of hell."
(Brian Bruney, via Washington Post, 5/11/2010)

When HE laces it up, HE's usually going to give the Nationals one inning of hell. But maybe Bruney has finally turned the corner?

Good to see the "Plan B" bullpen finally do something more useful than shining shoes, and let Clippard and Capps get some rest.

Nats grab sole possession of second place in NL East, now four games over .500 since September of 2005.

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Comments

[Swampy]

Excellent screen shot of Pudge adjusting the cup.

[The Nationals Enquirer]

Ah...Hadn't noticed that...not what we meant by "Grip", for sure...