If you are interested in rooting for teams based on former Nats that played for them this season, here you go. (and let me know if I missed any - it was late when I put this together)
Brewers
Nyjer Morgan*
Jerry Hairston Jr
Wil Neives
Felipe Lopez
Marco Estrada*
Josh Wilson
Diamondbacks
Wily Mo Pena
Armando Galarraga (ok he didn't really ever play for the Nats but it feels like it, doesn't it?)
Jason Marquis
Phillies
Brian Schneider*
Pete Orr
Cardinals
Corey Patterson
Miguel Batista
Rangers
Endy Chavez*
Yankees
Luis Ayala*
Tigers
None
(thanks Steven at FJB for a couple more names - and yes, I cut the Rays out. Losers walk. Oh and I don't count the days of Colby Lewis in Spring Training. Only Major League experience and guys we've argued about his level of importance in a trade for years)
*FINE - on Postseason rosters. It's not like anyone other than Morgan will get significant time in important innings.
Luis Ayala
ReplyDeleteColby Lewis
Josh Wilson (both ARI and MIL)
Felipe Lopez for TB too, and Joel Peralta (I guess cut the Rays already?)
And Bartolo Colon/Cliff Lee have special places in Nats history.
Yeah I cut the Rays. Don't know how I left off Ayala. Completely know how I left off Wilson.
ReplyDeleteColby Lewis?
AH I see. Yeah I don't count ST, but maybe that'll put someone else over the rooting edge in the AL.
ReplyDeleteLess than half of these guys are actually on playoff rosters - Morgan, Hairston, Estrada, Schneider, Chavez & Ayala. And if you include Galarraga (no longer w/ D-backs), you should also include ex-Nats farmhand Michael Martinez, who's actually on the Phillies playoff roster.
ReplyDeleteAre all these guys on their respective teams' playoff rosters??
ReplyDeleteI realized the playoff roster thing when finishing up last night which is why I said "that played for them this season" in the first paragraph.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes down to it its really Nyjer Morgan and a bunch of guys that don't really matter. WHich makes sense given to be a former Nat means you played on some pretty terrible teams.
Well given Nyjer has played for the Nat AND Pirates, he deserves a ring in my opinion.
ReplyDeletePretty sure Hairston is on the Brewer's postseason roster... unless there's another Hairston who looks just like him.
ReplyDeleteOk fine, there kind of is.