tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post2081026479141520140..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: 86-31Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-10715893780065346112018-04-12T06:11:39.386-07:002018-04-12T06:11:39.386-07:00Exactly. Most of the teams that will go to the pl...Exactly. Most of the teams that will go to the playoffs have very good, if not excellent, SP 1 and 2. They mostly balance each other out. If the Nats play the Dodgers, I don't think Max has an advantage over Kershaw. It's the numbers 3 and 4, and the bullpen that make the difference.PotomacFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479027458024348671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-46956900990309291532018-04-11T23:25:34.546-07:002018-04-11T23:25:34.546-07:00The thing is, most good teams can say the same thi...The thing is, most good teams can say the same thing. The Dodgers, Cubs, Yanks, Sox, Mets, D-backs. Hell, even the Phillies have Arrieta and Nola. Many teams have two good to great starters at the front of the rotation. It's the back that separates the good from the also-rans and the Nationals have little depth. The Mets have eight starters so if Harvey implodes they have Wheeler who pitched a two hitter tonight or Gsellman or Lugo. If Cole can't get it together, where do the Nats go? And two of the three games the Nats lost to the Mets were due to the bullpen. The Nationals have Scherzer and Strasburg and a great offense. But the Mets have a deeper rotation, a deeper pen and the knowledge that three years ago they ran the Nats down. The National may still be the better team, but history says that letting the Mets hang around come back to bite them in the backside.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-6031535447804303632018-04-11T19:09:51.251-07:002018-04-11T19:09:51.251-07:00Bob "Windmill" Henley throws out yet ano...Bob "Windmill" Henley throws out yet another Nationals base runner at home! Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-70110753138510059452018-04-11T17:31:54.226-07:002018-04-11T17:31:54.226-07:00This lack of scoring is worrisome.This lack of scoring is worrisome.Robotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-2470870757514244062018-04-11T13:48:05.219-07:002018-04-11T13:48:05.219-07:00Oy this bullpen. Last 4 innings:
1 inning, 1 hit...Oy this bullpen. Last 4 innings:<br /><br />1 inning, 1 hit 1 walk<br />1 inning, 2 walks<br />1 inning, 3 hits<br />1 inning, 3 hits 2 walks<br /><br />That is a LOT of baserunners.JE34noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-197203080290172602018-04-11T12:08:09.011-07:002018-04-11T12:08:09.011-07:00Whoa! AJ Cole makes it to the 6th inning, giving ...Whoa! AJ Cole makes it to the 6th inning, giving up (only) two solo homers, and the Nats can't score! 4 double plays, and a runner (I use that term loosely) thrown out a home plate, in the first 6 innings. Daniel Murphy and Victor Robles: get well soon.PotomacFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479027458024348671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-77561870791399092232018-04-11T12:07:41.977-07:002018-04-11T12:07:41.977-07:00@twogloves true they've each had one poor star...@twogloves true they've each had one poor start apiece...in other news Bob Henley sent Water Buffalo 2018 (matt adams) to home and from 2nd and he was thrown out by a mile...im seeing a trend hereHuzzah!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03728993885000677878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-67317558552368527392018-04-11T12:00:47.729-07:002018-04-11T12:00:47.729-07:00UCL injury to D'Arnaud. I'm not wishing in...UCL injury to D'Arnaud. I'm not wishing injury on anyone, but that's a meaningful blow to the Mets, especially the pitching staff.Josh Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524273388243642450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-67781782611455655432018-04-11T11:46:58.537-07:002018-04-11T11:46:58.537-07:00Huz, I agree with you regarding their starts, but ...Huz, I agree with you regarding their starts, but the article doesn't mention that they both have been hit hard in those starts, especially Thor, and the Mets are still winning. Those two getting hit hard isn't going to last all year either.TwoGlovesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-78132024570527450762018-04-11T11:03:09.031-07:002018-04-11T11:03:09.031-07:00Quote of the year so far: (FP talking about AJ Col...Quote of the year so far: (FP talking about AJ Cole)... “if you’re a Brave hitter, you’re looking for the pitch you saw last time from A.J. Cole. But right now, he’s making the adjust...[gives up a home run]...ments.” Pure gold on the microphone up there, thanks for the laugh FP!Ole PBNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-41825018550938906852018-04-11T10:35:37.967-07:002018-04-11T10:35:37.967-07:00No EATON, no Zim and no Murphy. :( :( :( I don&...No EATON, no Zim and no Murphy. :( :( :( I don't like our lineup so much today.Zimmerman11https://www.blogger.com/profile/14524103974207323535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-7784244966835573812018-04-11T10:14:36.762-07:002018-04-11T10:14:36.762-07:00Montero DFA'd! Severino stays!Montero DFA'd! Severino stays!JE34noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-43465234476314289982018-04-11T09:56:05.513-07:002018-04-11T09:56:05.513-07:00Read on ESPN’s article about teams with hot starts...Read on ESPN’s article about teams with hot starts so far this year that Syndergaard and deGrom have started 6 of the Mets first 10 games...this obviously won’t be the case over the course of the season, and especially not if one of those two misses time on the DL. Mets will come back down to Earth but this hot start could be difference maker if it’s close in SeptemberHuzzah!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03728993885000677878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-17686642673367347982018-04-11T09:18:52.579-07:002018-04-11T09:18:52.579-07:00IF the Nats have a healthy Harper, Murphy and Eato...IF the Nats have a healthy Harper, Murphy and Eaton in the line up, and Rendon plays like he's capable, they will score enough runs to get Max and Stephen wins in the playoffs... at least until the WS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-22814242705178172102018-04-11T06:31:23.577-07:002018-04-11T06:31:23.577-07:00Yeah - something else was going on in 2015 anyway ...Yeah - something else was going on in 2015 anyway you slice it. It's the only year from 2012-2017 where the Nats were more than 2 games off their expected record. In fact the only time this decade. <br /><br />Ole PBN - well before you beat the dead horse, make sure you aren't putting him behind the cart or something. Basically at this point I want to see the Nats in contention in June before I start worrying about playoff caliber 3rd starter. (and honestly I wouldn't write off Roark just yet - he's only gotten one chance) Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-46626209757598526042018-04-11T06:12:20.323-07:002018-04-11T06:12:20.323-07:00Good analysis Harper. But doesn’t this speak to th...Good analysis Harper. But doesn’t this speak to the fact that we need a 3rd starter capable of performing in the postseason? Not to beat a dead horse, but we’re not going anywhere fast in October if we only have Max and Stras. Especially given the fact that those postseason games that our aces start aren’t exactly guarunteed wins (we’re 1-5 in those starts). Probably proof that the playoffs are a crapshoot (which no one is denying). But why not try to improve that area as an insurance for a dead offense?<br />Ole PBNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-66805424669853678762018-04-11T05:55:50.980-07:002018-04-11T05:55:50.980-07:00You omitted that the 2015 Nats also had the gigant...You omitted that the 2015 Nats also had the gigantic albatross that is Matt "just when did you lose this clubhouse" Williams.John O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014476389355562158noreply@blogger.com