This kid Espinosa, I say we keep him
Danny Espinosa is 23 and has been in the majors since Wednesday.
In his debut, he was 1-2 with a RBI double. In his second, he was 2-4 with a double, homer and two RBI. In his third, he was 2-5 with a RBI.
In his fourth game, today, he bobbled the first ball hit his way at short. Subsequently, he was 4-5 with: a solo homer, a fly-out to the warning track, a RBI single, a GRAND SLAM, a double, and ultra-smooth fielding. Even trivia a fan got to answer on the Diamond Vision about him went well. (She guessed he spoke English and won Rosetta Stone tapes.)
Danny Espinosa, 23 and our new Nationals hero, welcome.
Onto the pictures…
Play ball! Beautiful day for a ballgame and a suntan. My dad picked up some great seats this year. All Coopers present, including visiting Rob.
As my dad and I watch the just-returned Jordan Zimmermann's ERA pinball and my mom debates how well Rob and I can protect her from the left-handed bats of Ryan Zimmerman and David Wright, the Nats get an early 3-0 deficit, and Willie Harris runs face-first into the fence.
Enter Espinosa. He hits a solo shot. We go nuts. Fortunes turn. (Good fact: Espinosa was in a MLB bench-clearing brawl before a MLB at-bat.)
Except for Teddy's fortune, of course. Abe wins, falls over the finish.
Even on the commemorative cup Rob gets, Teddy loses. #letteddywin
The fancy seats do get us a hot dog vendor, which, as you know, is an issue for me. In related news, my mom traced her tradition of bringing cookies to Nationals games back to Jess, who, in Jess-like fashion, said at early, food-scarce RFK, "You know what they need here? Cookies."
After solo Espinosa, we get five in the next inning, one after that, and then we get Espinosa again. The crowd shouts as he digs in with the bases loaded and roars when he sends a shot over the right-field wall.
The Nats take it from the Mets, 13-3. AP write-up. Post write-up. The Nats have scored 27 runs the last two times I've seen them play.
Espinosa gets a post-game interview and a pie in the face. We cheer.
September 6th, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Your mom brings the best cookies :)
September 8th, 2010 at 10:03 PM
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March 31st, 2011 at 7:24 PM
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