tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post8854472570012251602..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: To Be (Angry) or Not To Be (Angry)Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-4059753052164747502010-02-03T10:30:43.307-08:002010-02-03T10:30:43.307-08:00Not actually angry anymore, but I don't trust ...Not actually angry anymore, but I don't trust them or believe anything they say anymore. After years of spin (utterances formerly known as lies) just shut up and build the team and organization. <br /><br />But baseball is supposed to be fun, and I'm pretty good with separating my disgust with management from enjoying the games.Mickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-66872774259080671102010-02-02T17:53:46.607-08:002010-02-02T17:53:46.607-08:00Sasskuash -- To be clear, I HOPE they're on t...Sasskuash -- To be clear, I HOPE they're on the right track, and I've seen enough to believe they are... but I'm not going to ASSUME they are as I did before.Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-68475098351667266472010-02-02T14:31:35.904-08:002010-02-02T14:31:35.904-08:00In short I would say:
They probably are on the r...In short I would say: <br /><br />They probably are on the right track,<br /><br />Don't cut them slack though, and<br /><br />Dammit they're going to get away with it aren't they?Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-49472127722854628312010-02-02T13:03:17.362-08:002010-02-02T13:03:17.362-08:00I'm kind of mad at that blog post Needham wrot...I'm kind of mad at that blog post Needham wrote, simply because I WANT to give Rizzo the benefit of the doubt. I WANT to have hope for this season, and the seasons after that. I WANT to be able to tell myself things are different now, the organization is getting the right guys and changing its habits. Needham was dead on, and now I'm looking at everybody, including Rizzo, with a lot of skepticism. I'm ready to give them a fresh start, but they have to give something back first- like a season where the team is not the worst in MLB. Or some progress (beyond Strasburg who came gift-wrapped and doesn't count) in the minor league system. If I don't see something better, I'll be as angry and bitter as ever.Sasskuashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-89258948029671599362010-02-02T10:38:29.286-08:002010-02-02T10:38:29.286-08:00You don't sound angry. I don't like you w...You don't sound angry. I don't like you when you are not angry.<br /><br />This is pretty much what I expect. The only way fans can not get excited about a winning team is if the franchise has shown a proclivity to destroying winning teams because they'll be too expensive (see: Marlins, Florida). Everyone else - it's Just Win Baby. <br /><br />This is what makes the dragged out firing of Bowden so brilliant. As long as he was here - he was going to draw the fire. If I was a new owner buying a team and looking to cheap out for a few years - Bowden would totally be my first phone call.Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-77242195468334398802010-02-02T08:56:58.583-08:002010-02-02T08:56:58.583-08:00100 years of losing can be erased, overnight, by a...100 years of losing can be erased, overnight, by a truly great season. The Phils proved that the last 2 years. <br /><br />A perinnially "poor" team that considered itself a "small market" team despite having a home in one of the larger cities in the league has become a league favorite. They have gone from being dumped upon by their local fans, to being considered heroes.<br /><br />I don't think that the Nats are nearing the Phils in quality, but it can turn that quickly. One or two things break right, and bammo. <br /><br />Really, if Strasburg is, say, Lee or Hamels good, and you get one more pitcher and one or two fielders end up being even Victorino/Burrell/Abreau good, you're talking about a decent team. <br /><br />Yes, that's a lot of "what ifs" and a long stretch of road to run. But that's what it takes for most every team. If the Phils had truly known what they had in Ryan Howard they wouldn't have had him wasting away down in the minors until he was in his late 20s.Bryannoreply@blogger.com