tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post269087426483998580..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: Playoff Baseball in 3, 2...Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-50015089102863094752013-01-02T07:19:59.241-08:002013-01-02T07:19:59.241-08:00Yeah man! I read your post. Its make me feel bette...Yeah man! I read your post. Its make me feel better. Thanks once again.Super bowl commercials 2013http://www.superbowlcommercials2013.tv/2012/11/super-bowl-2013-commercials.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-20174937888812390362012-10-06T04:49:50.350-07:002012-10-06T04:49:50.350-07:00Both WC games confound statistics & prediction...Both WC games confound statistics & predictions. Wow.<br /><br />Its great to see the Orioles maintain Cinderella status. Even tho I'm not a fan, that bullpen is worth watching --- and seeing a DC-Baltimore series would be interesting.Nattydreadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-59640472468468626142012-10-05T21:46:49.446-07:002012-10-05T21:46:49.446-07:00Atlanta frittered away the game. Strange IFR call ...Atlanta frittered away the game. Strange IFR call though. On to St. Louis.Sec 204 Row H Seat 7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-62401138120238609842012-10-05T19:50:33.279-07:002012-10-05T19:50:33.279-07:00MM - better to do it the Nats way than the Braves ...MM - better to do it the Nats way than the Braves way, but maybe better to do it a 3rd way<br /><br />Froggy - there is a way to interpret the rule such that it was correct, but it means <br />(1) you consider it normal effort for an IF - most fans would think a ball that deep would be an unusual effort regardless of the ease of the catch <br /><br />(2) you ignore the fact that the spirit of the rule is to protect the offense from the double play. there is simply no way a ball dropped in that deep could be expected to catch both runners at 3rd and 2nd. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-87244636418996133012012-10-05T19:50:08.961-07:002012-10-05T19:50:08.961-07:00MM - better to do it the Nats way than the Braves ...MM - better to do it the Nats way than the Braves way, but maybe better to do it a 3rd way<br /><br />Froggy - there is a way to interpret the rule such that it was correct, but it means <br />(1) you consider it normal effort for an IF - most fans would think a ball that deep would be an unusual effort regardless of the ease of the catch <br /><br />(2) you ignore the fact that the spirit of the rule is to protect the offense from the double play. there is simply no way a ball dropped in that deep could be expected to catch both runners at 3rd and 2nd. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-29506417754010575872012-10-05T19:48:25.378-07:002012-10-05T19:48:25.378-07:00I called Medlen loosing this game. I am proud of m...I called Medlen loosing this game. I am proud of myself now, but it wasn't like he'd never lose . . . however, I'd of rather played the Braves than the Cards. Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537718954633434397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-12846113050345003712012-10-05T18:47:37.733-07:002012-10-05T18:47:37.733-07:00@myth - I think that was a horrible call (or was i...@myth - I think that was a horrible call (or was it?). Did the SS intentionally not make the catch in response to the ump's call so that Holliday could try for DP? I dunno. Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-81933757939276808612012-10-05T18:16:04.594-07:002012-10-05T18:16:04.594-07:00I was sitting there watching the Braves-Cards game...I was sitting there watching the Braves-Cards game (now over) thinking that if the Nats had handled Strasburg the way the Braves had handled Medlin, we too could have been eliminated in a one-game Wild Card playoff thanks to the infield fly rule ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-26691169216724124192012-10-05T17:43:35.104-07:002012-10-05T17:43:35.104-07:00Good news: I was right, no one hits Medlen. Bad ne...Good news: I was right, no one hits Medlen. Bad news (for the Braves, for us I suppose it's indifferent): His defense completely fell apart and his offense couldn't knock anyone in. So it's the Cards, ladies and gents.BlueLoneWolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-6170285757389564972012-10-05T13:42:49.218-07:002012-10-05T13:42:49.218-07:00Z11 - maybe I'll do a whole playoff preview to...Z11 - maybe I'll do a whole playoff preview tomorrow. Not as detailed as the Nats one more like the WC game ones. <br /><br />Quick on the Yanks - their big issues were health and starter depth. Now they are healthy though and the playoffs limit the effect of starter depth issues. They'll be a tough out for any team. <br /><br />BLW - baseball refs Power/Finesse splits disagree but those are really broadly defined categories (based on walks and strikeouts) I agree with your feeling but - yeah no data right now. I'll see what I can find. <br /><br />Anon - To win the NLCS? Yes. To get to the WS? Yes. In the WS? Ummm you've read these comment sections before, right? Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-18933705508561762342012-10-05T10:43:18.690-07:002012-10-05T10:43:18.690-07:00Hey Harper are you pulling for the Nationals?????Hey Harper are you pulling for the Nationals?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-11495076856828113622012-10-05T10:08:07.020-07:002012-10-05T10:08:07.020-07:00I'd say that GoodDet/GoodJax is only maybe a -...I'd say that GoodDet/GoodJax is only maybe a - against a number 1, and that also depends on our offense against said number one. If their number one is a trashball pitcher- and I have no numbers to support this, Harper, so you'd have to correct me if I'm wrong; I'm going on what I remember and what I see- I think the Nats' bats are likely to do worse. The Nats hit fastball pitchers a lot better than they do those heavy on off-speeds. I think that the Rangers win because their offense has more pop and the Braves win, if only because no one seems to be able to hit bleeping Medlin.<br /><br />@Anon@<br />If they're going with Lannan over Detwiler, they're basically going to be playing a bullpen-based game. Lannan's been going only about 5 1/3-2/3 innings even in his wins. That means seeing a lot of Burnett, Mattheus, Clippard, and Storen. At least the latter's on fire right now.BlueLoneWolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-40606017872059912242012-10-05T09:33:44.347-07:002012-10-05T09:33:44.347-07:00I will be staring at the television in the man cav...I will be staring at the television in the man cave... but I suppose I would grab my phone or tablet and check out tha twitterz if you was tweetin'<br /><br />Anyone else want to hear Harper give some objective analysis of his beloved Yankees heading into the postseason? I would certainly give him a pass on this being a Nats blog (especially if it were just here in the comments section).<br /><br />:)Zimmerman11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-65489107162893305632012-10-05T09:33:02.348-07:002012-10-05T09:33:02.348-07:00Donald - ok IF the Nats play the Braves it may not...Donald - ok IF the Nats play the Braves it may not make a big difference, but the Cardinals? Or in the NLCS/WS? <br /><br />I agree - I think Davey is saying what he'd like to do but what he will actually do will depend on circumstance (which is how it should be).<br /><br />Anon - heard the same thing but I'll only believe it if I see it. (which may not happen if the Cards are the opponent) <br /><br />TMBP - I'll agree that he didn't finish well, but did he really become more and more inconsistent as the season went on? I think we're basing a lot on that super start and those last 4 up and down games. From May to mid August there was no trend toward anything. I'd buy more he lost it at year's end than he was gradually getting more inconsistent. <br /><br />We can't have any idea of what the rotation would be without knowing how Strasburg did in those games he didn't pitch. Off and on the rest of the year - then maybe he's your #4 since you want to maximize your lefties (though ZNN hasn't been lighting the world on fire), but we can't be sure he wouldn't finish with 3 straight gems either. <br /><br />Shane - I'm not sure either, beyond prune after they bloom - so I'm screwed (no actually they are pruned if you are worried, which I'm sure you are) <br /><br />My twitter handle is "harpergordek"<br />Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-23711225827231713192012-10-05T09:04:18.579-07:002012-10-05T09:04:18.579-07:00Don't prune the azaleas now, they won't bl...Don't prune the azaleas now, they won't bloom in the spring! ACtually I don't know. What's your twitter handle? Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537718954633434397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-90485749223357989762012-10-05T08:55:50.343-07:002012-10-05T08:55:50.343-07:00Harper, I'm sure you're not alone in think...Harper, I'm sure you're not alone in thinking that if he were to pitch in the playoffs, Strasburg would somehow recover his early season form. But there's a reason why his performance became more and more inconsistent as the season wore on - lack of command, which seems pretty common among pitchers in their first post-TJ year. I think we have to say that Gio and JZimnn are 1 and 2. If we assume that Stras could pitch as well as he did in the 2nd half, Det (whose ERA, WHIP, BA against and HR/9 are all better than Stras post-all star break) is still no. 3 with Stras as the Nats no. 4 in a playoff rotation. There's no way that Stras would be the Nats starting pitcher for game 1.TheManBearPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207029639947047475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-86054032066585749462012-10-05T08:39:13.976-07:002012-10-05T08:39:13.976-07:00Detwiler is getting skipped over. Lannan will be t...Detwiler is getting skipped over. Lannan will be the pick if they need a lefty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-38064338072597952172012-10-05T08:26:50.197-07:002012-10-05T08:26:50.197-07:00Not to say it doesn't matter, but if we see Me...Not to say it doesn't matter, but if we see Medlin in game 3, it means we're facing a lefty heavy lineup. While Znn is > Det, it might not be as big as it could be. <br /><br />On a related note, Davey said none of his pitchers are going to go on short rest. That means Gio is not pitching game 4. I kind of doubt that holds. Maybe Jackson pitches game 3 as the sacrificial lamb against Medlin and we take our changes with Det in game 4 because he's a lefty. But if Det pitches and loses game 3 against Medlin, do we really start Jackson in game 4 if we're down 1-2? All too far away to decide, I guess. <br /><br />For what it's worth, I think your WC predictions are right, though I have an inkling that the O's might just surprise Texas. The O's have played better in clutch situations this year, looking at their extra innings outcomes and how Texas tanked against the A's.Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295227567170577873noreply@blogger.com