tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post1046433546354418661..comments2024-03-28T10:50:33.234-07:00Comments on Nationals Baseball: Round 1 - CubsHarperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-42244480239008413832016-05-09T05:53:44.364-07:002016-05-09T05:53:44.364-07:00Good thing the Lerners tried to sign Cespedes with...Good thing the Lerners tried to sign Cespedes with a convoluted mega-deferred deal. Can't imagine teams would be walking Harper if Cespedes was behind him. Also, the Mets offense wouldn't be nearly as good either. IMO, they need another outfield bat. Bring Turner up and let him bat leadoff. Big outfield bat hits behind Harper. The only hope for now is that Zim will start to hit. In his defense, he hit in KC - had like 4 doubles. Problem is the the doesn't usually hit until June. Looks like this season may have turned before it ever began.<br /><br />Also, this series showed our bullpen isn't nearly as great as I was hoping. Oliver Perez yesterday giving up the lead pretty much immediately. Felipe Rivero giving up a fair number of hits. Blake Treinen back to being the human gas can. He's given up like 3 home runs in the last week. Not too good when he has only pitched like 3 times.<br /><br />Anyway, the old saying goes you're never as good as look when you're winning and you're never as bad as you look when you're losing. I'm glad it's up to Rizzo to decided what to do and not do. We'll see how they do over the next 6 games at home - hopefully 4-2.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-2956785419574643142016-05-09T05:02:21.115-07:002016-05-09T05:02:21.115-07:00I don't wanna crush Zimm to much, but to say I...I don't wanna crush Zimm to much, but to say I'm disappointed in him is an understatement. The Nats needed another bat this off-season. Zim ain't that dude at this point in his career. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359859089545299921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-21106240023858615892016-05-09T04:47:49.148-07:002016-05-09T04:47:49.148-07:00Cubs fans should never, ever try and troll another...Cubs fans should never, ever try and troll another fan base....ever!<br /><br />There's just too much ammo our there to destroy them with. Bartman, 1908 etc.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359859089545299921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-9676932921625018892016-05-08T19:22:25.232-07:002016-05-08T19:22:25.232-07:00Can't tell if this is trolling or merely mocki...Can't tell if this is trolling or merely mocking the trolls we usually get here. Either way, try harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-64373757557257137452016-05-08T18:38:16.213-07:002016-05-08T18:38:16.213-07:00thats a SWEEP Ladies and Gentleman!
Nationals ar...thats a SWEEP Ladies and Gentleman! <br /><br />Nationals are Done.<br /><br />time to focus on 2017Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-36777477333008181182016-05-08T17:46:29.011-07:002016-05-08T17:46:29.011-07:00After that debacle, Dusty will do the "back o...After that debacle, Dusty will do the "back on the horse" routine. JE34noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-3518335648768331762016-05-08T17:29:01.937-07:002016-05-08T17:29:01.937-07:00Josh,
Not crazy in my opinion. With the players a...Josh,<br /><br />Not crazy in my opinion. With the players available and how they are currently hitting, either Ramos or Murphy needs to be hitting behind Bryce or teams are going to keep walking Bryce with impunity.<br /><br />Plus, all of the walks he has received has already messed up Bryce's hitting this year which is not a good thing.<br /><br />We'll see if Dusty is capable of getting the message that Zimmerman batting behind Bryce is not a good idea right now.BornInDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-51720880809930860912016-05-08T17:08:55.236-07:002016-05-08T17:08:55.236-07:00There is a small part of me that thinks Wilson &qu...There is a small part of me that thinks Wilson "GIDP" Ramos ought to be batting cleanup right now. Am I crazy dumb or just regular crazy?Josh Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524273388243642450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-63188575785300978522016-05-08T16:56:41.471-07:002016-05-08T16:56:41.471-07:00Until Zimmerman batting behind Bryce until Zimmerm...Until Zimmerman batting behind Bryce until Zimmerman can show he's an actually a serious threat at the plate with men on. Maddon effectively disparaged both Zimmerman and Dusty's ability to put together a lineup today. Zimmerman is already in the process of unraveling mentally as evidenced by his sliding into first in the 11th when there was no threat of a tag and he actually may have beat out the the throw if he had kept running through the base.<br /><br />Any theoretical advantage of the alternating RLRL in the lineup is being far outweighed by the real world results that the Cubs were willing to walk Bryce 7 times today (although they only got to do it 6 times because Bryce was hit by a pitch).<br /><br />As they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.BornInDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-14563746259469939072016-05-08T16:23:26.648-07:002016-05-08T16:23:26.648-07:00Treinen and failnin', amirite?Treinen and failnin', amirite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-57000615956468549962016-05-07T21:54:34.693-07:002016-05-07T21:54:34.693-07:00@ Froggy I'd give the Nats the nod at C too. A...@ Froggy I'd give the Nats the nod at C too. At least if Wilson keeps hitting. Like Harper's been saying though, these aren't terrible losses. The Nats are hanging with the class of the Major Leagues, and twice the difference has been a single bad inning. Unless they get blown out tomorrow (perhaps likely, since Arrieta vs. Roark isn't exactly a fair matchup even with as good as Tanner has been), they should go back to DC with their heads held high.Josh Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524273388243642450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-29842141642170024752016-05-07T19:56:44.560-07:002016-05-07T19:56:44.560-07:00Looks like Rounds 2 and 3 to the Cubbies as well. ...Looks like Rounds 2 and 3 to the Cubbies as well. <br /><br />They are simply a better team at every position except RF. <br />Froggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425616684415704428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-81334894150588818222016-05-06T14:31:52.368-07:002016-05-06T14:31:52.368-07:00Let's see how Jordan Zimmermann does tonight.
...Let's see how Jordan Zimmermann does tonight.<br /><br />Just a hunch, but I'll bet he does better than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-60444303499247185022016-05-06T12:24:07.198-07:002016-05-06T12:24:07.198-07:00Killing me, Max.Killing me, Max.JE34noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-88218835238951142862016-05-06T10:34:24.837-07:002016-05-06T10:34:24.837-07:00BJD - kind of agree. He is who he is. If they felt...BJD - kind of agree. He is who he is. If they felt it was confidence he'd go down, but I think he just has issues making contact with major league pitching. Yes, he could work on that in AAA but AAA is different than doing that majors. No, at this point he only goes down if they are going to try to re-wire him completely and that's probably not worth it. <br /><br />BiDC - Ramos hit REALLY well at the end of 2011 and got me thinking he could be special. Better than this I think. <br /><br />OMR - "Harper, what are your thoughts on Dusty putting the pitcher in the 8th spot in the lineup?"<br />I only like it if the guys you are hitting first / second are doing well enough you want to provide them with RBI opportunities (they aren't) and/or if the 8th place hitter is terrible (maaaaybe). Else you're just trading ABs for a worse batter. The idea is really "I want to bat my best hitters early so they get a lot of ABs but I also don't want to waste their SLG potential with a pitcher up". Until Rendon/MAT/Revere start hitting this really isn't a question in my mind. <br /><br />Mythra - from all I can tell Dusty's thinking is "We're winning. Don't change it up" which... is fine, as long as he doesn't get stuck in this rut if they have a prolonged losing streak. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-28363220509375358732016-05-06T10:24:57.831-07:002016-05-06T10:24:57.831-07:00This Comment wins the Internet!!!
Mike K...
- Th...This Comment wins the Internet!!!<br /><br />Mike K...<br /><br />- That's because they pitch around Ross to get to MAT :P ChuckPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403819203445891417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-22150977162508670472016-05-06T10:23:40.921-07:002016-05-06T10:23:40.921-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ChuckPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403819203445891417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-12747767420252240612016-05-06T10:15:14.904-07:002016-05-06T10:15:14.904-07:00Back to the opening day roster, for the most part....Back to the opening day roster, for the most part. Will be interesting to see if Revere being on base leads to more pitches to hit or mistakes to crush for Rendon. Also, teams may not be able to walk BRYCE with the table set. Once they get out of cold Chicago and the air warms up here again, then I think Zim and Werth will both be raking again. <br /><br />I sincerely think that Rendon's problems were trying to do too much to make up for MAT's poor leadoff skills. Still don't understand why Dusty didn't swap Werth and MAT in the lineup. Werth, even when he was scuffling badly, took pitches and worked counts. And had proven track record as lead-off before. Oh well. Crossing my fingers that last night was the last of the MAT as leadoff guy experiment.Mythrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640334476376047192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-26914907364219988672016-05-06T10:04:51.744-07:002016-05-06T10:04:51.744-07:00MdD was sent down to make room for BR. K machine s...MdD was sent down to make room for BR. K machine still on the roster. lolRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359859089545299921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-68671167582925899462016-05-06T10:01:30.117-07:002016-05-06T10:01:30.117-07:00@Old Man River - Lol I think you're still extr...@Old Man River - Lol I think you're still extrapolating a whole helluva lot from 5 second camera cuts. And I've watched all but 2 of the games, some of them twiceBjd1207https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595153543505790679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-91644370886950203172016-05-06T09:44:34.958-07:002016-05-06T09:44:34.958-07:00@SM - Well, if you're just looking at fangraph...@SM - Well, if you're just looking at fangraphs/box scores and not watching the games I'm sure all of that is nonsense to you. Watch the interactions, watch the body language and tell me Taylor is just READY to break out.Old Man Rivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-86171398856451839472016-05-06T09:34:37.837-07:002016-05-06T09:34:37.837-07:00So THAT's what Taylor has been saying to Dusty...So THAT's what Taylor has been saying to Dusty.<br /><br />I'm glad that's been cleared up. SMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-58030600399737695202016-05-06T09:26:54.032-07:002016-05-06T09:26:54.032-07:00Also on another note about Taylor. His body langua...Also on another note about Taylor. His body language says it all. Dusty I'm sure has instilled all the confidence in the world in MAT as he assumes the lead-off role in the lineup. "Just do your thing kid, don't try to turn into something you're not just because your hitting 1st." While I understand Dusty's thought process and have to give it to him for backing his players, you can see it all by the way Taylor is handling failure. He looks lost. Here's how the convo goes following a poor AB or a K:<br /><br />Dusty: "Its okay Mike, you'll get 'em next time." (showing a smile, purely genuine)<br />Taylor: "Seriously skip? My poor play is letting my team down... I don't see this being 'okay' at all..."<br /><br />Honestly, MAT is right. It ain't working. So the AB's roll on. Game after game. And its a bummer because putting him further down in the order would honestly help him progress. Not many guys with his pedigree/strengths can slide right into that lineup slot and perform. Could 19-yo Bryce do it? Perhaps. He fit nicely in the 2-spot in 2012. But you can certainly tell the personality differences between Bryce then and MAT now. Tremendous confidence in yourself can compensate for a lot in sports. Take Papelbon, a pitcher whose stuff has seen better days, but has guys on this thread trusting that he can survive on confidence alone to get out of a jam.<br /><br />Dusty should have used better judgement went Rever went down for the long-haul. I think Taylor sees this blind confidence as something that leads to his ticket to Syracuse very soon. Old Man Rivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-84490213711340908872016-05-06T09:20:20.826-07:002016-05-06T09:20:20.826-07:00Revere leading off todayRevere leading off todayBjd1207https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595153543505790679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207681.post-5769085167291603152016-05-06T09:11:10.242-07:002016-05-06T09:11:10.242-07:00Harper, what are your thoughts on Dusty putting th...Harper, what are your thoughts on Dusty putting the pitcher in the 8th spot in the lineup? Maddon has used this frequently in the past (albeit not much this year) and seems to be interesting outside-the-box thinking. I for one do think that lineup reconstruction can help our offense. Maybe not turn us into a hitting machine, but certainly dump this trend of streaky 13-run games mixed in with a bunch of 0-1-2-run games. Inconsistency is obviously our problem and I think it can be fixed my moving guys around. For starters, stop putting a strikeout-waiting-to-happen as your table setter at the top of the order.Old Man Rivernoreply@blogger.com