tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post6981689802735450256..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: Friday Quickie - Did Bryce say somethingHarperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-71686852040952316972017-06-23T19:14:02.892-07:002017-06-23T19:14:02.892-07:00Did you know that you can shorten your long urls w...Did you know that you can shorten your long urls with <b><a href="http://shortener.syntaxlinks.com/r/AdFly" rel="nofollow">AdFly</a></b> and <b>get dollars for every visit to</b> your shortened urls.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-53160168676756932342016-03-14T09:49:51.918-07:002016-03-14T09:49:51.918-07:00Blovy8, that Mark Fidrych sentence is pure poetry....Blovy8, that Mark Fidrych sentence is pure poetry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-38187563844938344822016-03-14T06:55:33.244-07:002016-03-14T06:55:33.244-07:00If Papelbum was allowed to do that idiotic jig aft...If Papelbum was allowed to do that idiotic jig after a postseason save, I think a guy like Joey Bats can strut a little after a homer. I had no problem with guys showing up Soriano untucking himself. It lends personality to things that is at least out there and not inferred like so much of fan hatred. It seems like this sort of "showmanship" has been around at least for relief pitchers and the batters are just now catching up because the bean ball is less in play. Al Hrabosky had a goofier schtick in the mid-70s than anyone pitching now, for instance. People didn't hate Mark Fidrych for spending a minute telling the ball what to do while the batter scratched his balls waiting around home plate spitting carcinogens.blovy8https://www.blogger.com/profile/06888192019412533415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-26807091141082148412016-03-13T07:15:07.798-07:002016-03-13T07:15:07.798-07:00The conundrum is that the enforcers of baseball...The conundrum is that the enforcers of baseball's unspoken rules of decorum are pitchers, who intentionally throw dangerously fast objects at the offending players -- a criminal offense in any other walk of life. Meanwhile, the financial risks of injury have soared along with the average mlb salary (now above $4MM). Unpleasant enforcers -- like, say, Papelbon -- risk putting very highly paid stars (soon to include Bryce) out for a season, perhaps even ending their careers, for something as mildly offensive as ostentatiously admiring their homers. Were I an owner, I would be quietly pushing the players association and umps to up their game when it comes to protecting players. That would include tightening up the strike zone on the inside of the plate. It is all well and good, for example, to intimidate batters who make it a habit of crowding the plate (heaven forefend that batting averages should go up). But intimidating the highly compensated Werth arguably helped undo the Nats' very expensive 2015 championship dreams.Flapjacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-57310426492918565672016-03-12T16:24:25.234-08:002016-03-12T16:24:25.234-08:00Brian McCann would like to humbly disagree with th...Brian McCann would like to humbly disagree with this sentiment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764418854998196953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-7683988344814884912016-03-11T18:16:27.083-08:002016-03-11T18:16:27.083-08:00Bryce clarified his statement with Barry Svrluga. ...Bryce clarified his statement with Barry Svrluga. I think he just wants it to be acceptable to express joy in a big moment. I'm all for that. And I'm pretty sure the owners and commissioner would give him a big wet kiss in concurrence.Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295227567170577873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-1452993004571160362016-03-11T17:27:54.578-08:002016-03-11T17:27:54.578-08:00The article does mention Denard Span, but it doesn...The article does mention Denard Span, but it doesn't mention his pre-2014 stolen base declaration which actually did bear fruitRyan DCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-50356490071321932352016-03-11T12:17:08.126-08:002016-03-11T12:17:08.126-08:00Just spent way too much time trying to decipher th...Just spent way too much time trying to decipher the meaning behind anon's post. I give up.<br /><br />@sirc - On the topic of Spring Training promises to steal more: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-spring-training-stolen-base-proclamation-a-brief-history/Bjd1207https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595153543505790679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-70005522042668125802016-03-11T11:44:23.742-08:002016-03-11T11:44:23.742-08:00Friday cuts: Cole
Tube Bar.
Is Cole there?
Co...Friday cuts: Cole<br /><br />Tube Bar. <br /><br />Is Cole there? <br /><br />Cole who? <br /><br />Kutz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-88181710262438622412016-03-11T11:35:08.281-08:002016-03-11T11:35:08.281-08:00I guess my take away wasn't so much that being...I guess my take away wasn't so much that being more emotional and celebratory would make the game better...it was that the ability and openness to do that would make the game appealing to more of today's yutes. I am far from youthful so I am not sure if this argument holds up or not but I think it is an interesting debate none the less.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764418854998196953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-72476276050835785942016-03-11T10:52:37.067-08:002016-03-11T10:52:37.067-08:00I didn't take anything negative away from that...I didn't take anything negative away from that article in ESPN the Mag. I also didn't take away anything new. It was very well written, don't get me wrong. But the information contained within is old news to Nats followers. Bryce is BRYCE when it comes to baseball, right?<br /><br />As the article points out, he's polarizing. There isn't a lot of middle ground with the man. Also, as the article points out, he likes it that way. Love him, hate him, he is the most talked about baseball player.<br /><br />So, he wants to add base stealing to his repertoire in 2016. I wonder if he means Ian-like 20+ or first two years of Trout level 30-40+?sircnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-32478295746139270292016-03-11T10:42:40.620-08:002016-03-11T10:42:40.620-08:00Mick - didn't work. http://ssa.cc/nxbl.htm
yi...Mick - didn't work. http://ssa.cc/nxbl.htm<br /><br />yin yang - <br /><br />Time line<br />- pre ST games : casual mentioning of Zimm taking it easy. <br />- Once ST games started and Zimm not playing : "hope to get him playing in next couple of weeks". <br />- Almost a week later (present day) : "plan all along was to not play, taking extra (ed- assumed additional from this point) week to 10 days or so smart". <br /><br />I'm not all that confident that it was just information not shared or questions not asked that was the issue. Seems like slow goalpost shifting. However, limited info means we can't write that off. Two weeks from like the 5th is roughly 10 days from now so it all could point to a set plan of a game start for Zimm on around the 20th. (I feel like I heard 2 wks of prep somewhere too which also fits into this)<br /><br />We'll see. If there's any deviation from ~20th then we know for sure things have changed at least from where they were on the weekend of the 5th. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-88488196713666909832016-03-11T10:20:30.805-08:002016-03-11T10:20:30.805-08:00Zimmerman says the plan is for him to play in game...Zimmerman says the plan is for him to play in games within the next 10 days. So I'm watchful but not yet worried. If he's still not playing by this time next week, then I'll start worrying. yin yangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-87059090553245203582016-03-11T09:36:16.826-08:002016-03-11T09:36:16.826-08:00XLB!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFLXLB! <br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFLMickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221956772279818576noreply@blogger.com