tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post5311972327082881976..comments2024-03-28T07:54:06.036-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: Me v YouHarperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-22777964704428478492012-06-18T06:14:40.859-07:002012-06-18T06:14:40.859-07:00You hate to see missed opportunity to make a state...You hate to see missed opportunity to make a statement, but the rest of the NL East helped out, so the Nats come out of a sweep with a 4 game lead in first. There's your silver lining.Kenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104648417209196641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-41599332019394837382012-06-17T15:19:49.262-07:002012-06-17T15:19:49.262-07:00There's something ironic about the Nationals, ...There's something ironic about the Nationals, in their first sustainable year of success, getting swept by the home team of the blogger who writes about them on a semi-daily basis. Screw you Harper. (We'll just forget about this after tomorrow's weekend wrap-up)Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985806525460388793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-81986381311950471372012-06-16T19:41:14.584-07:002012-06-16T19:41:14.584-07:00Oh hell. Now I gotta go to the park tomorrow to ma...Oh hell. Now I gotta go to the park tomorrow to maybe see the reverse sweep I was hoping to witness. My feeling is it's going to be a weird one, somehow. Harper, that's still a scary hitting lineup your team has, like FP said in the broadcast, "you look for the outs and you've got what, Pettite?"<br /><br />Chaos....so where are the notes about a 19 year old who K's 5? Let's set ALL the records.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-85976856772292909762012-06-15T13:40:58.349-07:002012-06-15T13:40:58.349-07:00To be the best, you gotta beat the best. That'...To be the best, you gotta beat the best. That's what this series is all about. Sorry Harper, but the pitching will beat the hitting. I'll be there for the sweep Sunday!<br /><br />ChaosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-51625988543708334892012-06-15T12:43:13.978-07:002012-06-15T12:43:13.978-07:00How about a red/white/blue cap with a curly W on i...How about a red/white/blue cap with a curly W on it? I've still got my Expo gear and wear it with a Nat's hat. I believe them to be two styles or versions of the same attire. E-L-B!Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537718954633434397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-19778461655291230912012-06-15T11:51:13.851-07:002012-06-15T11:51:13.851-07:00RYR - thanks for the kind words and save your apol...RYR - thanks for the kind words and save your apologies for another team. Yanks bats are hot. <br /><br />MM - "I've been a rabid fan since the day the Nats arrived, abandoning the Braves of my youth without a second thought." I said before that not being in a different baseball town when I got out of college helped me stick as a Yankee fan. That an easy time to start anew, especially when one team is on TV all the time. Now mlb.com makes it all moot. <br /><br />The question about the pitching going foward (both this year and beyond) is how much of this is a fluke. ZNN,Gio,and EJax are all good pitchers but they are all having their best years now. If it's a real change then lookout this is a dominant staff for the foreseeable future (If it is a fluke they are still a really good staff but won't be able to carry the team like they have) <br /><br />Kenny B - almost had your chance - thye put out some upside down NBA hats a few years ago. How about a snazzy red-white expos hat instead<br /><br />http://shop.neweracap.com/nshop/product.php?view=detail&productid=NE-MLBLGBFNSP12-MEXCO&startColor=cardinal&hatGroup=167&hatFit=&groupName=MenHeadwear&searchBy=group&prevHatGroup=&prevHatFit=&resetDropDown=hatFit<br /><br />Jeff - thanks for the kind words.Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-10954370352047533052012-06-15T09:56:10.194-07:002012-06-15T09:56:10.194-07:00I appreciate that Harper isn't a Nats fan. It...I appreciate that Harper isn't a Nats fan. It gives me more faith that his analysis isn't unduly influenced by hope. <br /><br />This is my favorite blog for in-depth analysis on the Nats; I follow other blogs for hour by hour details and to enjoy the (virtual) company of other Nats loyalists. <br /><br />Harper - keep up the good work.Jeff Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288493220519011121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-50507300354380716392012-06-15T09:52:18.304-07:002012-06-15T09:52:18.304-07:00Speaking of the Expos, I really think the Nats sho...Speaking of the Expos, I really think the Nats should design a throwback uni that's basically an Expos uni with the M turned upside down. I would buy that hat so fast...Kenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104648417209196641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-12139202142758249282012-06-15T08:35:00.396-07:002012-06-15T08:35:00.396-07:00I'm going to the game tonight and the Rays on ...I'm going to the game tonight and the Rays on Wednesday. I'm thinking a 3-3 homestand would be a good one, all things considered, but I'm picking the Nats, 4-2, with Gio winning twice and Strasburg and Jackson picking up the others.<br /><br />I've been a rabid fan since the day the Nats arrived, abandoning the Braves of my youth without a second thought. But this is the first time I've drunk the Nats Kool-Aid. The pitching is for real, on a par (knock on wood) with the Braves of the '90s, the Orioles of the '70s and the Dodgers of the '60s. They won't win every day, but they'll be in it every day, and with the team (presumably) getting healthier (I shudder to think they could get even <i>less</i> healthy), the hitting will continue to improve.<br /><br />I see great things for this team in the next few years.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-27210881140837631452012-06-15T08:32:44.391-07:002012-06-15T08:32:44.391-07:00Much obliged man, and that makes a ton of sense. Y...Much obliged man, and that makes a ton of sense. You've definitely got my favorite Nats blog going- glad you stuck around.<br /><br />Apologies in advance for the thrashing the Yanks are due to receive!Run Yeti Runnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-18662705690794343142012-06-15T08:20:39.854-07:002012-06-15T08:20:39.854-07:00Kenny B - You're right (talk on WFAN not exact...Kenny B - You're right (talk on WFAN not exactly focused on this) but they do matter, especially considering The Angels and Rays success. If they don't take the division that means a WC vs either TX or Anaheim? That's tough. No one wants that WC spot now. <br /><br />RYR - man that phrasing makes me want to draw a cutesy picture like 84 Topps football cards<br /><br />http://images.checkoutmycards.com/zoom-back/22e65e86-e85e-4523-ba02-7b887c36d474.jpg<br /><br />BoTBBC - Yankee fan : Born and Raised in NY. <br />Nats Blogger/well-wisher : started blogging about the Expos (the NL team I was most interested in at the time) to spite a friend who annoyed me by being unable to keep his blog going daily, liked it, never stopped.Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-80010358197030505502012-06-15T07:58:02.026-07:002012-06-15T07:58:02.026-07:00Harper, any chance you could give the back of the ...Harper, any chance you could give the back of the baseball card explanation for how you're a Yankees fan but a Nationals blogger/fan?Run Yeti Runnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-47606702305048769262012-06-15T07:48:18.303-07:002012-06-15T07:48:18.303-07:00Wow, there really are a lot of interesting interle...Wow, there really are a lot of interesting interleaguers this weekend. Still, I think Nats-Yankees is the most interesting. Though I have the distinct feeling that Nats fans are putting more stock in these games than Yankees fans are. <br /><br />Yanks fans start from the proposition that they WILL go to the playoffs, and anything less than a WS win is a disappointment. Our fans would consider a WC bid a massive success. As far as we Nats fans are concerned, every game the rest of this season is a playoff.Kenny B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104648417209196641noreply@blogger.com