tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post1329690988205155778..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: Round 2... FIGHT! Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-10892227234829203062016-05-24T06:36:25.033-07:002016-05-24T06:36:25.033-07:00I'm less worried about the Nats offense last n...I'm less worried about the Nats offense last night. I think that the 5 run third inning was a bit deflating for the team. You always hope that professionals will just fight through that and keep pushing, but I think it's a somewhat inevitable human response. <br /><br />This series to me is more of a barometer for where the Mets are than the Nats. If the Mets win this series, I think they'll really show that they are in it despite having a mixed start to the season. If the Nats take this series, I think it'll show a little more separation between the two (still not much, but some). Injuries could shift things dramatically between now and the end of the season, but I think that Nats have been slightly more consistent (not just in results, but in play) this season -- for better or worse. I think both teams make the postseason (barring injuries) regardless.JWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-80376516363663312422016-05-24T06:10:07.672-07:002016-05-24T06:10:07.672-07:00Stras>>>Harvey. 'Nuff said...Stras>>>Harvey. 'Nuff said...Gr8day4Bsbllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448906864323122789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-5879169069212134062016-05-24T05:33:12.116-07:002016-05-24T05:33:12.116-07:00I was trying for the reverse jinx. Oh well. I...I was trying for the reverse jinx. Oh well. I'll leave that to others.<br /><br />I agree that I would have liked the Nats to score more on Colon. However, it's not like he's getting shelled against other teams. Gio looked like old Gio (last year Gio) last night. You could be upset with Baker for playing Ramos, but he did have a point. If the Nats make the playoffs, then Ramos will be catching all of those games. Starting Lobeton in game 2 of the NLDS bc he's "Gio's catcher" and watching him go 0-for whatever isn't really an option. They say momentum is the next night's starting pitcher. Hopefully, Strasburg can pitch well and the Nats can win. They only need 1 of these 3 games since they took 2/3 in New York.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-8636358808871052422016-05-24T05:23:22.249-07:002016-05-24T05:23:22.249-07:00So much for the Nationals' offense getting on ...So much for the Nationals' offense getting on track. One run against the Fat Tub Of Goo.Sammy Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286255593094532554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-70969865084086347032016-05-23T14:41:55.777-07:002016-05-23T14:41:55.777-07:00@Jay
Your post wants it both ways...
Whenever a...@Jay <br /><br />Your post wants it both ways...<br /><br />Whenever a trend favors the Nats or disfavors the Mets, you view it as a sign that the Mets are due or the Nats luck is due to run out. <br /><br /><br />Whenever a trend favors the Mets or disfavors the Nats, you view it as a systemic Mets advantage and/or Nats disadvantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-79529675246243174852016-05-23T14:17:53.414-07:002016-05-23T14:17:53.414-07:00Certainly everyone wants to BELIEVE this is or can...Certainly everyone wants to BELIEVE this is or can be a great Nats team. Anthony Rendon and Ben Revere may finally be finding their groove at the plate. I hope so. Revere getting on base is the key to getting this offense going. I learned as a kid from watching Lou Brock (and later Ricky Henderson) that leadoff speed is a complete game changer. Get on, steal second, bunt or hit or groundout to get him to third, sac fly or hit to score a run. It's especially effective on the road to give your pitcher a lead before he ever takes the mound. <br /><br />If Ben can get his leadoff OBP to around .400, which is what a leadoff guy should be aiming for, WE SHOULD HAVE A RUN IN THE FIRST INNING FOUR OUT OF EVERY TEN GAMES. That's a huge advantage. But remember, it's leadoff OBP, not total OBP. No better example of how deceptive OBP for a leadoff hitter can be than Jayson Werth last year. In the one spot he batted nearly .400 in third-time-around plate appearances. Unfortunately he was something like three for thirty-five in first inning ABs as the leadoff man. Instead of starting every fourth game with a run in the can, we started almost every game giving the other team an automatic out.Sammy Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286255593094532554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-18528219095099862202016-05-23T13:25:05.327-07:002016-05-23T13:25:05.327-07:00Can somebody explain to me why Ramos continues to ...Can somebody explain to me why Ramos continues to bat so low in the order? I understand he's a DP machine and that he's insanely slow. Believe me. I do. But he's also been the 3rd best hitter on the team BY LIGHT YEARS and is getting on base with nobody to drive him in (helllllo Danny and pitchers!). At some point soon, this team needs to acknowledge that Werth and Zim (but especially Werth) are no longer above average major league hitters and move them down in the order. As in....below Rendon, Ramos, and Murphy to 6-7-8-9 land. Once Trea Turner comes up, I may like to see: Revere, Turner, Harper, Murphy, Ramos, Rendon, Zim, Werth. Granted, I still think Rendon is a natural Number 2 hitter, but let's not touch him since he seems to have responded to being lower in the order. BxJaycobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841583667789907324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-89507590172820008742016-05-23T12:00:05.597-07:002016-05-23T12:00:05.597-07:00Kenny B, I think Juri and Chun-Li are like matter ...Kenny B, I think Juri and Chun-Li are like matter and anti-matter...Nats / Mets same same. Except, Juri just doesn't give a flock (of seagulls).Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-22677146608003187792016-05-23T11:57:14.486-07:002016-05-23T11:57:14.486-07:00Blanka is Colon. Colon is Blanka. YOu'll nev...<br /><a href="http://wallpapers55.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Street-Fighter-Wallpaper-Blanka.jpg" rel="nofollow">Blanka is Colon. Colon is Blanka. YOu'll never see them both in the same place/same time :)</a>Zimmerman11https://www.blogger.com/profile/14524103974207323535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-57066576154853650512016-05-23T11:51:56.622-07:002016-05-23T11:51:56.622-07:00I like the Street Fighter reference, but I'm n...I like the Street Fighter reference, but I'm not sure I understand why it's used here. What is the relevance of Blanka to the Nats/Mets series? Really seems to me like a Ken/Ryu fight, since the combatants are remarkably similar but wear different colors and come from different places. Kenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104648417209196641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-22419810507930959502016-05-23T11:49:00.206-07:002016-05-23T11:49:00.206-07:00When I think of Colon, I think of Fathers Day.
...When I think of Colon, I think of Fathers Day. <br /><br />Too soon?<br /><br />http://nymag.com/betamale/2016/05/bartolo-colon-demonstrates-why-you-should-never-serve-as-your-own-attorney.htmlFroggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-8014569311435989932016-05-23T11:48:51.198-07:002016-05-23T11:48:51.198-07:00Harper: SHUT UP YOU'RE RUINING THE REVERSE JI...Harper: SHUT UP YOU'RE RUINING THE REVERSE JINX.Chinatown Expressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-76319866737013327772016-05-23T11:19:27.327-07:002016-05-23T11:19:27.327-07:00Jay - that's reaching. I can see Matz over Roa...Jay - that's reaching. I can see Matz over Roark even though Roark is good. You can probably convince yourself Colon ofver Gio despite what the records say just bc I still think we think of Gio as not very good (even though he has been) and Colon might pitch completely differently negating the "face them again right away" thing. (But still I'd favor Gio). No way you can pick Harvey over Stras right now with anything more than gutHarperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-30643900527237853242016-05-23T10:57:55.365-07:002016-05-23T10:57:55.365-07:00ABSOLUTELY THEY AR DUE!!!!11!!!! Jayson Werthless...ABSOLUTELY THEY AR DUE!!!!11!!!! Jayson Werth<i>less</i> is a washed up pirate who bats like he wears an eyepatch and runs like he is missing a leg!!11!!!! ANT-ony RendPWN'd has had a lucky week and we all know that his time is UP!@!11!! Harper? Pffft! That kid needs to go spend more time in little league since he's completey unnable to homerun in teh Majers amirite? Stras? DONE! Roark? DONE!! <br /><br />Robotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-74728587103469834922016-05-23T10:57:39.331-07:002016-05-23T10:57:39.331-07:00I'm sorry, Harper, I stopped reading after &qu...I'm sorry, Harper, I stopped reading after "Take for example, the greatest team ever, the New York Yankees." Everyone knows the Red Sox are the greatest team ever... /snarkGr8day4Bsbllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448906864323122789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-21800616997874351352016-05-23T10:36:02.686-07:002016-05-23T10:36:02.686-07:00@Jay - Are you crazy? Due theory supporting a swee...@Jay - Are you crazy? Due theory supporting a sweep? And Revere's been doing well over the....oh<br /><br />Oh I get itBjd1207https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595153543505790679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-42112752240534732692016-05-23T10:32:23.539-07:002016-05-23T10:32:23.539-07:00The problem is that I would favor the Mets in each...The problem is that I would favor the Mets in each of the next 3 games. Colon usually pitches us pretty tough (last time not withstanding). Harvey is due for a "shut up, I thought I was fine" game. Strasburg is due for a not so great game. Matz has pitched well this year, and Roark at times has been up and down. In fact, I'm picking the Mets to sweep. Revere can't hit and is slow, Werth has a glass left eye, so he isn't drawing any more walks or getting any hits, the Mets didn't even want Murphy back, Zim stinks and would have been better if he had gone to Virginia Tech, Redon should be named "Tony no bags", Ramos only had a sham Lasik surgery - they never fixed anything, Espinosa never gets hit by a pitch, and of course Harper is the most overrated player in MLB - remember that survey. Stras is overrated too and not worth the contract he signed. Baker has to have a negative WAMW rating.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-57446273528783404962016-05-23T09:59:23.569-07:002016-05-23T09:59:23.569-07:00Who would have thought at this point in the season...Who would have thought at this point in the season that Gio would have the lowest ERA among Nationals starters and Max would have the highest?G Cracka Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16718297381010491862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-69331090415301322542016-05-23T09:48:08.271-07:002016-05-23T09:48:08.271-07:00Yeah, I believe it was 2010 with SSF-IV
...the ba...Yeah, I believe it was 2010 with SSF-IV<br /><br />...the backstory of the Feng Shui eyeball here where she mops the floor with Chun Li, Guile and Cammy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFOOiHX4AzcFroggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-88239167439933036992016-05-23T09:01:56.341-07:002016-05-23T09:01:56.341-07:00D Young- For both I take it to be compensating for...D Young- For both I take it to be compensating for issues by just swinging hard. Lack of driving balls other way plays into this idea. Though they have different issues when you look past that. Zimm is struggling bc he's missing more pitches. Werth isn't squaring up the ball. I tend to believe (mainly bc of age) that Zimm's is an approach issue that might be fixed and Werth's is an age issue that won't be. <br /><br />mike k - yeah - they are doing what they should - play about .500 against good teams and beat up on bad ones. <br /><br />Carl - it'll happen. Ramos had been kind of due for that. <br /><br />Bx - I don't know. He's only had 69 ABs during this stretch of being walked all the time so effectively it could just be an extended cold streak. Instead of the month that it looks like it's really only like he's finishing up that 3rd week in terms of ABs. So I'd give it another week. <br /><br />Froggy - you have aged me out of the series. First appearance 2010? Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-613884854580486812016-05-23T08:47:06.246-07:002016-05-23T08:47:06.246-07:00It's time to make baseball fun again (for me) ...It's time to make baseball fun again (for me) Bryce... that means you start mashing from now until the ASB! Git R Dun :) <br /><br /><br /><br />Zimmerman11https://www.blogger.com/profile/14524103974207323535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-60231132373390284102016-05-23T08:42:25.129-07:002016-05-23T08:42:25.129-07:00Looks like Werth has a Juri Han left eyeball since...Looks like Werth has a Juri Han left eyeball since moving to the 2 spot.<br /><br />Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-41541553554994003232016-05-23T08:25:44.544-07:002016-05-23T08:25:44.544-07:00Harper: what's your view on Bryce? To my eye i...Harper: what's your view on Bryce? To my eye it seems like he's just not at Barry Bonds-level ridiculousness where he maintains his timing, etc when even he's only getting 1-2 real ABs a game. It's like he doesn't know whether he's about to get walked or not, and is a little screwed up mentally perhaps. Granted the guy is still getting on base 45% of the time. He's just not doing tons of damage when people throw him strikes and seems frustrated. I'm not too worried about him. His BABIP is extremely low. I'd be surprised if he doesn't have a torrid hot streak coming up in the next month. But with the amount he's getting pitched, I think 30-is homers this year might be more realistic than 40. BxJaycobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841583667789907324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-62920678910544380792016-05-23T08:25:19.591-07:002016-05-23T08:25:19.591-07:00Would have been nice to get the sweep in Miami. Ge...Would have been nice to get the sweep in Miami. Geez, that double play in the top of the 9th. Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586615594990914752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-19785318764174818352016-05-23T08:16:26.998-07:002016-05-23T08:16:26.998-07:00One thing that should be pointed out is the Nats&#...One thing that should be pointed out is the Nats' schedule during their .500 streak. In the month of May the only team they played which isn't above .500 right now is the Tigers...who are one game below, and still formidable. If we go back to the late-April start of the .500 streak, you only add the Twins in there. That's a little over a month where there was only one easy opponent. Good teams go .500 during those streaks.<br /><br />If the Nats are still ahead of the Mets in mid-June after their Cubs series, I think they're in the driver's seat for the rest of the year (barring injuries of course).mike knoreply@blogger.com