Thanks to a stubborn tarp, a weird Nationals season gets even weirder
Hours after Mike Rizzo tries to project calm, Sunday’s game against the Orioles is suspended when the field isn’t covered properly.
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Nationals' game against Orioles suspended due to to tarp mishap
The Nationals' grounds crew had trouble unrolling the tarp during a heavy but brief rainstorm, helping cause more than a two-hour delay before officials postponed Sunday's game between the Nationals a
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This is so, so 2020. Really. 2021 can’t come soon enough...
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Nationals grounds crew struggles with entangled tarp during rain delay
Nationals grounds crew struggles with entangled tarp during rain delay
The Nationals' grounds crew's futile attempt to unroll a rain tarp was hysterical to watch
Naturally, people had jokes.
Nationals grounds crew struggles to deploy tarp
When it rained in the top of the sixth inning of the Washington Nationals' game against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, it really poured on the infield dirt, because the grounds crew had trouble unrolling the giant tarp used to protect the diamond.
Video: Nationals’ grounds crew rolls out tarp upside down
The worst nightmare of an MLB groundskeeper has to be when the decision to go into a rain delay comes just a bit too late for the crew to get the tarp on the field before the worst of the weather hits. We've seen that happen before, but it's not...
Nationals grounds crew hilariously can't get tarp unrolled during rain delay
The tarp was steadfast in its refusal to cover the infield as rain poured down on the grounds crew members.
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Thought the Nationals season couldn't get any weirder? Now add a stubborn tarp: https://t.co/qE0JVAp9nS -
You’re a coach and you’re inciting a brawl during a season amidst a pandemic? You deserve a ridiculously long suspension. You’re supposed to be a leader during all this. (Not to mention challenging a man to a fight and then hiding behind three other coaches.)That’s an Astros COACH https://t.co/F0RWDvFpVH -
Davey Martinez defends Nationals' grounds crew following tarp snafu https://t.co/jWOKhscNF0 -
Nationals-Orioles game suspended due to an exception in MLB rule book https://t.co/bYGa57UVwW
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Nationals-Orioles #TarpGate suspension another unexpected moment in MLB's bizarre 2020 season https://t.co/VijwhvBDSp
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Nationals’ grounds crew battling the tarp during a rain delay is peak 2020 https://t.co/lVcqkFamPC
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Nationals sign Jake Boone, who could be MLB's first fourth-generation player https://t.co/9t0Wd9EV9D
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Rest in peace, James Harris (better known as Kamala the Ugandan Giant). -
MLB grades: Two teams get A+ at 2020 season's quarter mark; Astros, Nationals, Mets earn low marks https://t.co/lYd3gWxP5s -
It was an entanglement. https://t.co/R38RjystBT -
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Today in MLB ... * Nats-O's suspended after tarp got tangled up * Jo Adell charged with 4-base error * A's-Astros brawl * Indians send Zach Plesac home for going out in Chicago * Cardinals' 11th, 12th and 13th straight games postponed -
"It’s just unfortunate that this happened." https://t.co/R38RjystBT
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Thanks to a stubborn tarp, a weird Nationals season gets even weirder https://t.co/STl6grNPi8 -
This is what can not happenThings got a little heated during the Astros-A’s game 😳 (via @NBCSAthletics) https://t.co/FLRKN4EHYq -
RT @SharlaMcBride: Seriously people??! Online bashing and bullying in such an excessive manner that @Nationals Sean Doolittle deactivates his Twitter account, is NOT OK. Sean and his wife @EireannDolan have gone above and beyond for this DC community and their fans. Stop the hate & do better https://t.co/4PxdzMhsrx - More Nationals Tweets