National Update - Nats Take 2 out of 3 from Brew Crew in Milwaukee

Rendon has absolutely been on fire as of late, therefore, he probably beat this ball out for a double

The Nats took 2 out of 3 from the Brew Crew, taking the final game of the series 9-2, while the Nats won the first two games 3-0 and 4-2 in 16. 

There was minimal takeaway from this series, besides that the Brewers are paper champs at this point. They've gotten lucky up to this point, and don't deserve to be in first place, the Cardinals do. Two things that this series taught me:

Gio Gonzalez is on his Way

Gio looked absolutely on fire in his Monday start. Six solid innings of baseball, controlling the tempo of the game, and leaving Milwaukee helpless against his repertoire. Gio needed a start like this after bouncing back from rehab and getting shelled in his last start. He currently has the worst ERA on the staff, but look for that to change over the course of the next month. Roark is pitching out of his mind, and Strasburg/Zimm are a commanding 1-2 punch in the rotation right now. But if Gio can work back into the Gio of old, 1-5 in the Nats rotation could be 2-3 in anyone else's rotation. Best staff in baseball bar none. 

Anthony Michael Rendon

Skip Bayless had a fucking hard on over the clutch gene that Anthony Rendon is developing over the last week. He's absolutely coming through in the clutch and keeping the Nats in the games. I've said it before and i'll say it again, Rendon and Desmond are a beautiful infield building block going forward. Zimm is deteriorating, and they're both on the come up. They are the two leaders on the club in home runs and RBIs. So much promise. If Desmond gets that .230ish average up, then look out, the Nats are SERIOUS contenders. 

The Nats have a 4 game stand against the Cubs in Chicago coming up. Thursday, Friday, and a doubleheader Saturday rounds up the weekend before the Nats return home for their 8-game homestand starting Monday against the Rockies. 

Wake Up with Brittney Palmer

America. That is all. 

Apparently They're Still Looking For This Ball Bryce Harper Hit in his PNats Stint Tuesday Night

Turn on the GPS! Activate the sonar! Whereabouts unknown! Last seen going into orbit! Shades of the home run derby at the Trop! Cannot wait to have this back in the line-up, ASAP. I wonder if they'll have found this baseball by the time he gets back to the bigs.

Wake Up with Amber Lancaster

RJ Berger wasn't the only one who had hard times watching Amber...

Rendon Doing Rendon Things, Slim Zim Goes Tater Tots for the Win

I did it again. Fist pump for me! Rock on bro!

Watch Video Here because MLB is slumming and hasn't embedded the video yet.

Rendon must be on a high-intensity work out plan, because it seems like the dude is ALWAYS hungry. You can't put a fastball in the wheelhouse and think he's not going to send it into orbit. He's turning into quite the clutch character.

UPDATE - It only took 16 innings, but Ryan Zimmerman goes fucking tater tots into left field. Knew this ball was gone the minute it struck the lumber. And then lays out full extension for a sick grab in the bottom of the frame. Third basemen for days out here in DC!

Wake Up with Caitlin Rice

Witness the hot fitness. Move over Selter. 

Tim Kurkjian Embraces Role of Sausage - Gets SMOKED in Miller Park Sausage Race

I guess you can't be anymore of a sausage than to put the costume on and literally get SMOKED out of the gates. This wasn't a contest, Kirk wasn't even facing the right direction when the thing started. I was pulling for Chorizo here, but you don't even get to see who wins because the camera is stuck on Kirk in dead last. Needed Randall Simon to come out and smack all four of the others for Tim to even have a chance. It's only fitting that Tim was the hot dog, because he hot dogged it around the field, right into last place.


P.S. - Apparently the people that run in the race are ballpark employees, and the winner of the race gets the rest of the night off. Pretty cool little event Miller Park, but when you have Polish, Italian, and Chorizo in the race, you will never get as American as the Presidents Race! NATS!