Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Game 39: Nats at Dodgers

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The Nats and Dodgers meet again tonight in Los Angeles.
OK, 10 bucks to anyone who correctly predicted the Nationals, on May 14, would be starting an outfield of Steve Lombardozzi, Eury Perez and Tyler Moore. Such is life when Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth are injured and Denard Span gets a night off against one of the toughest lefties in baseball: Clayton Kershaw.

Though Harper didn't suffer any major injuries in his collision with the wall last night, he probably needs a night (or two) off. Knowing him, I'm sure he'll be trying to convince Davey Johnson he can pinch-hit late should the situation arise.

Dan Haren gets the start for the Nationals, seeking (incredibly) his fifth win. If he can pull that off tonight, he'll have really earned it.

As you know, I'm not on this trip, but please don't let that stop you from continuing the conversation here...

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Where: Dodger Stadium
Gametime: 10:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500), XM 187
Weather: Clear, 69 degrees, Wind 6 mph out to CF
NATIONALS (21-17)
2B Danny Espinosa
LF Steve Lombardozzi
3B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Ian Desmond
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Tyler Moore
C Wilson Ramos
CF Eury Perez
RHP Dan Haren

DODGERS (15-22)
LF Carl Crawford
CF Matt Kemp
1B Adrian Gonzalez
RF Andre Ethier
C A.J. Ellis
2B Skip Schumaker
3B Nick Punto
SS Dee Gordon
LHP Clayton Kershaw

UMPIRES
HP Ted Barrett
1B Alfonso Marquez
2B Chris Conroy.
3B Mike DiMuro

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Steady Eddie said...

Reverse lock outfield for the Nats tonight!

Eugene in Oregon said...

Forgive me if someone has already posted this, but it's a great new graphic from the NYT highlighting the number (and particularly the cost) of MLB players on the DL at any given time.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/05/13/sports/baseball/money-on-the-bench.html?hp&hp

Steady Eddie said...

Question for the night: how many times will RZim come up with anyone on base? Bonus: how many times will the runner on base be Haren?

I hope this gets interesting instead of boring.

SCNatsFan said...

Davey's faith in espi boggles ky mind. Why we continue to get him as many abs as possible is simply ridiculous; as ridiculous as playing Lombo as a left fielder. I'm hoping but tonight is the reverse lock.

Joe Seamhead said...

Well Mr Baseball should be happy with Moore in RF. I hope Tyler knocks the snot out of the ball. The only one in the that OF that doesn't worry me is Perez.

Joe Seamhead said...

Are we just conceding this game?

EmDash said...

Yeah, this definitely feels one small step short of conceding. Moore and Lombo in the outfield, at the same time! Lombo's arm in right! With Haren generally getting a lot of fly balls, this could get pretty ugly.

JaneB said...

Headed to the stadium with Danny Ellienosa in 3 hours and two minutes. But who's counting?

GYFNG!

A DC Wonk said...

Joe Seamhead said...

Are we just conceding this game?

Well, good time to give some lefty batters a break.

But, yeah, this lineup, with Haren pitching . . . put me down also for hoping on the reverse lock.

Anonymous said...

Except for Perez today's outfield is scary. Moore and Lombo throw like women and have the fielding instincts of Stephen Hawking.

mbfields said...

@Steady Eddie -

Answer: One (Lombo walks once)
Bonus Answer: None

Candide said...

The Dodgers can't possibly lose against this lineup.

There. The jinx is in.

Joe Seamhead said...

LOL, CANDIDE!

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Finally we have ESPI in position to go 5 for 5

Secret wasian man said...

And those no way the Caps can lose to the Rangers. Whoops too late. Go Nats.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Mabe our hitters can help JZim tonight bt getting some runs against Kershaw as he has edged ahead of JZim in the ERA race.

Secret wasian man said...

Gee wiz Davey. If your gonna concede a game at least wait until Stras is pitching.

Doc said...

With Kershaw pitching, I guess we are conceding the game!

UnkyD said...

We concede NOTHING!!! Every single man in our lineup, tonight, is a Professional Major League Ballplayer.....

KERSHAW WHO?!?!?

ehay2k said...

against the Dodgers, every game is winnable.

Candide said...

I said...

The Dodgers can't possibly lose against this lineup.


Hey, it worked a few years ago. Teddy had a 100-yard lead in the presidents race. Coming around the right field foul pole, I was yelling, "He can't possibly lose!!!"

And then he stopped to talk with Miss Iowa, who gave him a bouquet of roses...

Joe Seamhead said...

Ok, I'm in! GYFNG!!!

Candide said...

SCNatsFan said...

Davey's faith in espi boggles ky mind.


Boggles va, md, and dc minds, too.

NatsLady said...

Hey, I'm a woman and I throw pretty d*** well. In fact, I have a JOB throwing newspapers (about 700 every Wednesday, which is a pretty high pitch count). I have good aim and two strong arms (have to throw papers about 50-50 right and left AND from a seated position in a moving vehicle). It's fun to watch guys watch me throw!!!!

3on2out said...

Eye chart didn't mean to offend, NatsLady. He hasn't coached women's softball like I have or seen you flip those papers. Women can bring it. Sadly, Lombo & TyMo can't!

ehay2k said...

is as bad as Willy Mo Peña. Biggest discrepancy between size of man and strength of throw I have ever seen, and likely ever will.

DannyEllinosa said...

Lucky for me to be in LA working while the Nats are here! Not sure I get to show off my Shark hat looking at the lineup! And win or lose? At least I had a date here with JaneB! GYFNG!

Doc said...

Ok, I get the spirit. Kershaw Who is about to take it on the chin---by our fantom punches!

Go get 'em Nats!!!

David Proctor said...

Greinke is starting tomorrow night.

Nats 128 said...

Danny Ellinosa, you can visit the best National resource in LA, The Ghost Of Steve M. Remember, he is never wrong. He and NatsJack are probably sitting with Rizzo tonight and giving him advice. I'm assuming that is why NatsJack hasnt been posting lately.

Steady Eddie said...

Interesting. Zito getting hammered by the Jays, RA Dickey sort of cruising (2Ks but 2 BBs) in the top of the third, 6-1.

natsfan1a said...

You're my hero, Unk. :-)

UnkyD said...

We concede NOTHING!!! Every single man in our lineup, tonight, is a Professional Major League Ballplayer.....

KERSHAW WHO?!?!?
May 14, 2013 6:52 PM

natsfan1a said...

And our lineup can beat TBA any day and twice on Sunday!

Joe Seamhead said...

David Proctor, I say bring him on..

EmDash said...

Sounds like Zito was hurt by some really poor defensive play, though. Though he's an interesting pitcher in that you never know if you're going to get a pretty good pitcher or get absolutely blown up. Which is true for pitchers in general, but it seems more extreme in his case...

Joe Seamhead said...


I will say, with all kidding aside, that through NatsJack I was able to meet, and get the opportunity to thank Mike Rizzo for the the great job he has done assembling the Nats. That said, I have never known Jack to make any claims to giving Rizzo any advice. Why don't you give it a break? You know nothing, John Harpo.

peric said...

Both Espinosa and Lombardozzi need to learn to walk ... as does Eury Perez.

Nice to see Desmond move into the #3 slot he deserves to be #3/#4 at this point.

peric said...

If you think about this lineup with Desmond further up in he lineup after Lombo, Zim with his bat waking up is probably a pretty good one when all is said and done. The only hole in the #5 slot.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

inal score tonight. nats 2 dodgers 1

Unknown said...

I don't understand this message board. You would think people who spend the time to post on baseball blog sites would understand this lineup. Pure and simple, it's all about stacking up RH hitters against one of the league's most dominant lefties. Every position player bats right handed except for LaRoche.

Nats 128 said...

Hey Joe, your right, I know nothing except I know phonies. I know those that only tell you in hindsight like Natsjack did with Espy not diving for balls. I know Ghost thinks he knows everything.

Joe Seamhead said...

Chris, I think everyone here is aware of the RH lineup. Fact is, there is still an OF that, be necessity, is not one that anyone ever thought that they would see.

Joe Seamhead said...

"by"necessity. Boy, I wish we had an edit button.

SCNatsFan said...

Ah peric make sure you point our your dislike for ALR in every thread despite his resurgence

sjm308 said...

So out of the blue, without any prompting, Harpo just goes off on his two favorite posters. Have to wonder what drives him to put that out there when there is baseball to discuss. Having worked in special ed for 15 years after my coaching career, I have a pretty good idea but won't elaborate.

Back to skipping posts (and I had such high hopes)

sjm308 said...

Ah Peric - thought you might gloat about Span sitting but you chose to get a quick shot in on LaRoche instead. Nice job.

EmDash said...

The defensive alignment is a big concern even if you're putting in just the righties. Behind a pitcher that gets lot of fly ball outs, a poor defensive outfield will hurt you even more than usual. And given that the players being put in aren't hitting and the pitcher they're facing is arguably the best in baseball...it seems like a poor trade-off. But we'll see.

In other news, Harper is reportedly nauseous, generally a sign of concussion, so that's concerning. Of course, pain can also make you nauseous, so that's hopefully all it is.

baseballswami said...

Tomorrow's game story begins like this--- Tuesday night the Nationals outfield consisted of a first baseman and a utility infielder, both bench players in their second year in the majors, and a minor leaguer. Surprisingly, here is what happened........... Not that anyone cares what I think, but I find the very mean spirited comments about Lombo and Moore to be quite annoying, neither one of them has been put in an easy position. What exactly is it that you think they should be doing? Throwing like Ankiel? Hitting like Miguel Cabrera? I am sure they would rather be in the lineup than in Syracuse, but aside from that, they both have paid some dues in the minors and are willing to do whatever is asked of them, including playing anywhere on the field. They would not be in this organization or on this 25 man roster if they had no skills to bring to the table. How about give them a break and rag on the guys who are starters or veterans and not producing.

Holden Baroque said...

EmDash, where did you see the reports Harper is feeling nauseated?

Unknown said...

I understand that. My guess is that Harper could go tonight, But the drop off of Harper vs. LHP (2013 wOBA: .242) to TMo vs. LHP (Career wOBA: .310) is not very much. So it makes tons of sense to let Harp have the night off after what went down last night. Likewise not a huge drop between Span (LH) v. Lefties and Perez (RH) v. Lefties. Obviously, having Werth on the DL sucks, but nothing can be done about that. And we all know that Espinosa is FAR better against LHP.

So, what I didn't understand was people saying that Davey was conceding this game. I don't know what lineup could have been offered that would have been better for tonight's game and for the team as a whole.

SCNatsFan said...

Emdash hadn't heard that but don't like that one bit

Anonymous said...

Way to go Swami.

Holden Baroque said...

I second slidell2 on swami's comment.

EmDash said...

The Harper info was reported by the beat writers on Twitter. The league does have standard concussion protocols that would've had to be followed, so hopefully he really is okay. But. Concerning.

I would've put Span in center, Lombo in left, Eury in right. Similar likely offense, better defense, if Haren is on it might be possible to pull out a close low-scoring game, the best you can reasonably expect unless Kershaw has an off day.

But if a bunch of fly balls are played on awkward bounces...could get out of hand. Hopefully not. But the odds swing way out of our favor here.

EmDash said...

I don't mean to be cruel about Tyler or Lombo. They're both players with fine potential and certainly are doing their best. I just question their use.

Of course, usually when I do that the player does great, so you can no me if there's a reverse-jinx. *g*

phil dunton said...

----and Rizzo said there was no room for Michael Morse in the outfield. With all the injuries, he could be playing on a regular basis. I have yet to see Eury Perez hit the ball out of the infield against major league pitching.

Cwj said...

Well said UnkyD! And Christopher Cohen as well!

For the LoD: The Nats aren't conceding anything to the Dodgers.
The Nats have won many games with lineups that brought out the LOD in full force.
Lighten up, some of these players need some ABs!
How can someone hit when he's on the bench every day?

Espinosa haters are becoming rather annoying.
Instead of "well this is going to be a loss", I'll say GO NATS!.

RickH said...

I'm all in on the unbridled optimism. GYFNG!!!

Nats 128 said...

I just turned on MASN and got to see Steve Pearce work the count with 1 out and a man on 3rd and got a ball he could drive into the outfield and it fell for a hit and worst case would have been a Sac Fly. This guy has been a journeyman but yet has contributed in a clutch spot. It saddens me that Espy can't put together professional ABs most of the time including last night and I stil think he either doesnt have the ability or isnt hungry enough because he only responds to getting benched.

David Proctor said...

“I thought I had the ball the whole time,” Harper said. “I turned left. I didn’t think [A.J. Ellis] hit it as hard as he did. I went back to the right side of it. I thought if I had about five more feet, I was on the ball. Just looking at the ball. I didn’t feel the track. Right when I turned around to jump to get the ball, right when I turned around to leap up, I just hit the wall. I don’t know if Denard [Span] was saying anything. I didn’t hear Denard at all. I try to go balls to the wall. When I’m on the ball, I’m trying to get that ball.”


Odd that he didn't feel the track.

baseballswami said...

Last year with all our DL use, lots of lesser mortals kept the Nats in first place. Then, as a result of their experience they were helpful down the stretch. Random question-- why does DSpan run the bases with his pockets inside out?

Eric said...

"How about give them a break and rag on the guys who are starters or veterans and not producing."

Swami, while I agree with the general premise of that post, that last line causes me to wonder if you even read the comments around here ;)

Cwj said...

Some random stats from my hand-written game logs:
-When the Nats score 5 or more runs they are 15-0 this season!
-When they give up 5 or more runs they are 3-9.
-They have given up 3 or less runs 22 times, with a record of 15-7.
-The Nats have been held to 3 or less runs 22 times, a record of 6-16
Enjoy :-)

David Proctor said...

So basically, we need to score more than 3 on Kershaw, sans Harper, Span and Werth.

EmDash said...

Well, like I say, generally when I question these things it works out for the Nats. My record as a reverse jinx is pretty consistent!

Unknown said...

sjm at 8:53pm, you da man...like i said in my first ever post on this site to harpo/oprah...i would say go walk your dog but really hope you don't have one!! you are a bully...appears you know a little about the game so why not just stick to that? when you attack others in your childish behavior, you lose all credibility.

baseballswami said...

Eric- haha. Ragging on the regulars is hardly something you could miss , right?

Nats 128 said...

Usually you all don't stick up for the 2 know-it-alls. Sometimes they are right. It's when the Ghost said that Zimm should've spent more time in rehab that I lost a gasket and then Natsjack started talking like he predicted things months ago except he never bothered writing it here.

I will try to behave. Its tough for me since I am such a bully. Also keep in mind I catch a lot of grief here from other bullies.

sjm308 said...

Totally off topic and wanting to tell someone about this, we had 2nd row center seats for Bobby McFerrin last night and the Kennedy Center. Tremendous show of Americana and Blues, very spiritual and no, he did not do "Don't Worry, Be Happy. Two excellent guitarists, one playing pedal steel, resonator and mandolin , the other an old beat up Fender and acoustic. All the musicians were special and his daughter was not only drop deal cute, but could sing!! Just a great night and the Nats Win as well.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

i will stay with my prediction of Nats 2 Dodgers 1. they are 13th and 14th in the NL in scoring

sjm308 said...

Harpo - no one gets more upset at Ghost than I do when he tries to break his arm patting himself on the back, telling us how early he had "something" but tonight, they were silent. Thanks for at least coming back and speaking for myself, I do appreciate your slant on the baseball issues whether I agree or not. Baseball will always have more than one side to discuss and another reason it is my favorite.

baseballswami said...

Nighty night, all. Leave me some funny, astute comments to read in the morning. Go Nats!!!!! The way Ray Knight just praised Kershaw, there is no use even playing the game.

sjm308 said...

Close to game time and I still avoid this place during games. Have fun people and like someone earlier mentioned, I am still waiting to see Eury place a ball in the outfield. That being said, if he walks, bunts for a hit and gets hit by a pitch, I will not be upset.

Go Nats!!

Eric said...

sjm, McFerrin is seriously brilliant.

Unknown said...

per harpo:

"I will try to behave. Its tough for me since I am such a bully. Also keep in mind I catch a lot of grief here from other bullies."

dude, first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem...good for you...you offer good insight, just stick to it...we are all here for the same reason but when you attack others, your point is lost...we can all agree to disagree, nicely...nats win tonight!

Eric said...

Confirmation of Harper's nausea.

Cwj said...

Veterans Werth and Span apparently talked to Harper. MASN showed their quotes and it seems like they both know he's one tough kid.
Anyway, I always like to hear about intangibles such as veteran leadership, good clubhouse guys, "chemistry", etc.
Wish stuff like that could be mentioned more often. Even though I do love my stats :-)

Candide said...

Bryce Harper said...“I don’t even know even know how to answer that question, besides the fact that I’m going to play this game for the rest of my life and try to play it as hard as I can every single day.”

The problem is, when you play as hard as you can every single day, you end up not being able to play every single day.

Crash into outfield wall: Sore ribs keep you out of the lineup.

Crash into outfield wall redux: Nausea keeps you out of the lineup.

You can play as hard as you can, or you can play every single day. But you can't do both, Superman.

MicheleS said...

GO GOON SQUAD! GYFNG! Have fun JaneB!

David Proctor said...

Hey, there won't be a no hitter tonight!

NatsLady said...

"I got the stitches and I feel kind of crappy today," Harper said. "I don't think I should go out there right now with how I'm feeling today. I'm feeling a little nauseous. That's the only thing that is holding me out of the lineup. The soreness and stuff is part of the game. You could play through that. If I wasn't feeling so nauseous, I would be in the lineup."

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47526314&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

going into tonight 81 players in the NL have enough at bats. To qualifies for batting average considerations Espinoss and Ricky Weeks are tied for the lowest average

David Proctor said...

ugh. How many times has Moore been up with bases loaded this year?

David Proctor said...

Of course.

SCNatsFan said...

Damn give Tyler 4 strikes and he still strikes out.

Another guy I think needs to head down to get some steady at bats and recapture his groove. At the moment he's hurting the big club more then helping it.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Tyler Moore a chance to get some people off his case, but swung pathetically at a curve ball. He like he has no clue what is coming.

Steady Eddie said...

Moore held up on the fastball that should have been strike 3 on the low outside corner -- that he at least had a prayer of poking into RF for a two run single -- to swing in total futility at a curve in the exact same place.

Exposremains said...

Bring up Marrero let Moore get his swing back in AAA

Steady Eddie said...

Good that Desi was able to peel off at the last second on that pop up -- it was Eury's ball, as the CF, to call him off as he did.

Steady Eddie said...

Nice to see Haren back in his groove.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

dan haren started well.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Please no called 3rd strikes from now on.

Anonymous said...

I have the sense that we have a "mental" team. Not mentally defective, just a team that makes a lot of mental mistakes and tends to overthink things.

Storen was affected by Game Five. You can see it in his performances this year.

Espinosa over-thinking everything. It's weird that his radio commercials last year featured him saying he always looked into opposing dugouts to see if they were looking back. An odd, intimidation-based approach for a hitter that is anything but indimidating.

Zimm--throwing problems are 100% mental. I have never seen him throw the same way twice in all these years of watching him.

Stras--the brittleness, the tendency to blame facilities (always kicking at the landing point his first year), his organization (never showing any gratitude for the Nats shutting him down last year), and his teammates (for blowing his mind when Zimm made an error vs. the Cubs the other day).

Harper. I love this kid, but what was he thinking last night, after being hurt running into a fence just a few days prior--thus hurting his team because he couldn't play? The idiotic tweet today. Does growing up with limitless adulation from a whole country cloud the clarity of the mind?

Davey: The "World Series or Bust" comment should never have been made. What was he thinking? Doesn't his faith in Chad Tracy, his faith-based, mental faith I mean, remind all of us of his faith in Matt Stairs?

Rizzo: This is a man with a serious jealousy issue with Billy Beane. I think it's a preoccupation. Do we need this?

Ideally, fans want a team that has fun, gets the job done, and wins. I think that we've got a team that will win some games, but the mental aspect is going to hurt us.

David Proctor said...

This Kershaw guy is pretty good.

SCNatsFan said...

Oh I forgot all these strikeouts are from the negative energy on this board. Go Nats.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Didi Gregorius 2 RBI single D-Back 2-0

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

haren slid little that inning, but still keeping us in it.

Exposremains said...

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Espinosa swings his eyes closed

SCNatsFan said...

I know Keshawn is good but c'mon guys you won the division last year but the darn bat on the ball

David Proctor said...

Our guys need to be first pitch swinging ambush at the fastball. They don't stand a chance against the curve. It is NASTY

Eric said...

Wow... RZim really sees this guy.

SCNatsFan said...

Sorry Kershaw darn spell check

Putting Danny against a guy with stuff like this is just cruel

skidge said...

Did I just hear FP say something about Harper needing to get more concussion tests...?

David Proctor said...

Yes, but I have heard nothing about that from any of the beat reporters. Odd.

Eric said...

I think so skidge...

SCNatsFan said...

Amazing those guys behind the dugout have a bat and a ball already how wild is that

Joe Seamhead said...

A mystery balk call.

David Proctor said...

Would've been big for Desi to cash in after the balk.

skidge said...

Seeing it now on Twitter too. Ugh.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I couldn'rt see a balk.

Nats doing there usual RISP hitting. 0 for 2.

Dodgers 0 for 1.

How about the Curly Ws in the stabds behind thedugouta foul ball and a bat.

Rzim hitting well.

SCNatsFan said...

Unless that broke his toe that was a mistake

Drew said...

Kershaw's at 58 pitches. Keep making him work.

Eury's looking a bit too nonchalant out there.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I am looking at Nat reporters pn twitter none of them said anything about more test.

What was the point of hitting Krrshaw with 2 strikes.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Now a wild pitch. what is the point. No mistakes.

Then a k on a terrible pitch. Lucky.

David Proctor said...

That's game with Kershaw pitching.

peric said...

There goes the ballgame.

peric said...

RZim coming around just in time thankfully.

NatsLady said...

OK, Eric, this is what I did. I published an empty post with the title I wanted. Wait a few minutes--it shows up. Then I copied went into the post I wanted to publish, copied the entire thing (formatting and all) into the empty post. Then I took the old post and reverted it to a "draft" so it wouldn't show up when you go to the blogspot.

Go figure.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Then a hit up the middle. Lead off walks (Or HBP my biggest complaint always by a pitcher) leads to 2 runs.

Either has hit Haren eell whole career os I was surprised no IBB

I was texting to IBB Either my buddy said no way. of course after the hit he daid he didnt realize Eithier owned Haren. i said Davey didnt know it either.

Exposremains said...

I hate to say it but game over. Zim and Demond are the only ones with a chance to do touch the ball

SCNatsFan said...

Hoping the box score shows us up in the morning but no sense being beat at work to watch this.

David Proctor said...

Well at least we're making contact now.

Joe Seamhead said...

Good grief. So now we concede? Naw!
GYFNG!!!

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Guys pretend ypu are professional hitters and not just swing with no control.

That hit by pitch was just stupid and set up a crappy inning.

Our hitters have not decided to concentrate and tear into the ball.

BigCat said...

why our hitters up there taking first pitch fastballs. Why aren't they up there looking fastball and hacking, just like teams do against Stra. You don't want to fall behind in the count cause then you get the hard slider or Koufax curve. You know why? THE ECK FACTOR

Im goin to bed....this ones over

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Did I miss something? Ramos made contact?

BigCat said...

I'd get HRod up to face Kemp next time. Kemp is scared of Rod

BigCat said...

Espi has about as much chance of hitting Kershaw as me.....or you Manassas. He stinks

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I can only hit curves so if he throws one I have a chance. Big Cat.

Also as I told intentional walking Eithier was a no brainer to me with his dominence of Haren.

If the lose 2-0 I will be mad as anyone who studies stat expected Eithier to get a hit. i guess Davey McCatty forgot to look at the stats.

BigCat said...

And why in the world do you lead espi off? Thats like saying we only want 2 outs in the first. He's a "pair of shoes" in the box. Its just pitiful.

Night night

Exposremains said...

Big Surprise

Drew said...

His curve is never in the strike zone. Stop swinging at it.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

espi gets worse every at bat.

Hey Eck how did you prepare these guy. Lets takes the fast balls and fall behind and then swing at curve for strike 3.

That is why Big CaI want Eck fired as the approach is unecusably pitiful.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I see FP is joining me on the Intentional Walk that wasn't.

To me it was a no brainer, FP now is agreeing.

Eric said...

Weird NatsLady...

AtBat says injury delay... What gives?

David Proctor said...

Haren seemed to hurt his back, but he stayed in and got Kemp to ground out.

Eric said...

NatsLady, meant to ask for clarification... So editing a blank post that showed up worked?

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

They swong at curves that are not strikes because Eck has them taking the fastballs down the middle.

Conatsguy p said...

Clutch play Ian

Eric said...

Oy... Hope Haren's OK... that's the last thing we need...

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Ok guys just do what Zim is doing.

Eric said...

Zim is ridiculous against this guy...

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

ALR we need to get this run. no screwing around.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Why do swings at so many balls. It is totalky rediculous.

Swing at the fast balls let the curves go.

Eck read the board and adjust.

Exposremains said...

Huge swings against a guy they can't hit. I don't understand that.

Eric said...

According to atbat, none of the pitches to LaRoche were in the zone...

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Going into this. Gamewe are 5th in K 11th in homers.

If we are not boppets why do we K so much?

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

the hard swings come because so terribly coached. Few agree with me, but is quite obvious to me and Big Cat.

Conatsguy p said...

Come on Nats, hang around and steal one like the Cubbies did

Eric said...

So Kershaw gets the called first strike outside against LaRoche, but Haren doesn't on the outside corner against Ellis. Lame.

David Proctor said...

You know, Haren has really pitched a pretty good game. Just had a slight hiccup against a guy who has owned him in his career.

Eric said...

A'ight, Haren has officially given you at least a quality start fellas... Back him up!

I'll check in in the morning to see that you have ;)

DJB said...

I think they need to consider sending Moore back down to work on his batting. Right now he is overmatched by big league pitching. I don't think he will be able to see enough pitches while playing intermittently.

NatsLady said...

Eric. The blank post showed up. So, seeing that it showed up, I then filled it up with the content from the post that didn't show up.

Joe Seamhead said...

Zack Duke? Dag gone it!

David Proctor said...

Nice battle by Eury Perez there.

Conatsguy p said...

Good AB Eury..Drive that pitch count up

Eric said...

NatsLady, sounds like a viable workaround to me!

Glad to see Haren still in...

Didn't turn off the tablet yet... I'm weak I tell ya!

peric said...

Haren done good. Its a shame they couldn't back him.

peric said...

Haren under 5 ERA now.

Conatsguy p said...

Gotta get to the LA BP

Eric said...

Yeah, 11 pitches for Eury... awesome.

And, we actually scored against the pen lady night for once...

Eric said...

Haren! Nice inning!

Joe Seamhead said...

No Duke after all. Suits me. Haren has pitched a heck of a game. I hate to see him get pulled, but we need base runners.

Drew said...

That was a fine at bat by Eury Perez.

Meantime, Rendon had three more hits, boosting his average to .356.

I don't think he's long for Harrisburg.

Eric said...

So... Who the hell is gonna pinch for Haren?

JaneB said...

It's a beautiful stadium. Civilized fans except for the 30 or so beach balls being thrown around. Kershaw is dealing. But we could still win. I think. Just not if they out in Zach.

Gonat said...

Drew, yah, incredible by Rendon. Those suggesting that Rizzo has to find him a spot are correct.

Eric said...

JUp just whiffed to end the top of the 8th. Still 2-0 Dbacks.

David Proctor said...

7IP, 4H, 2ER. Can't ask for more than that from Dan Haren.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

heren pitched excellently. Hitting Kershaw on a 2 strike count totally made no sense. His fault.

Second mistake in my opinion was Davey's fault. Pitching to Eithier for some odd reason. Of course Davey is smarter than me, but still made absolurtely no sense to me and I called for it way before the event.

Eric said...

Haren's at 101 pitches, Joe... good time to end it on a very positive note fore him.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I deffinately asked for more. i asked for the intentional walk outside couldnt ask for more.

Eugene in Oregon said...

Gonat @ 12:07: I can think of one spot that should be available.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

We have a good shot of nearing the Marlins for 15th in hitting.

Thanks Eck.

Gonat said...

Also agree that Eury Perez really put together a nice professional AB.

These call-ups are hungry and want to impress. Some of these guys who have been here for a while just aren't getting it done. All nice guys but where did anyone put together an AB like Eury?

Espinosa's first 3 ABs were 3 strikeouts on 11 total pitches. Eury saw that many pitches in his 1 AB in the 7th inning.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I guess Espi's defense is considered needed no matter how his offense.

Eric said...

OK, well, if we're gonna pull it out of the hat we start the next inning off right.

Can't believe they're sending Kershaw put to face Zim on 114 pitches. Why not though I guess...

Gonat said...

Eugene in Oregon said...
Gonat @ 12:07: I can think of one spot that should be available.

May 15, 2013 12:12 AM
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Since Rendon needs to start it has to be 2nd base but Espi needs to take TyMo with him. Both need to show they belong.

Eric said...

Nice one Mattheus!

NatsLady said...

Heath Bell??? What happened to Putz?

Gonat said...

By the way, Haren pitched great. He did nothing wrong with Ethier. The dugout calls for an intentional walk, not the pitcher.

With 1st base open, it was a mistake. Oh well, it's not like the Nats scored any runs on offense.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

Mattheus looked fine.

Damn hitters as a group need to shape up.

Btw thanks Davey for not asking me if you should pitch to Eithier in the 3rd. Unconventual I know but numbers said it was the move.

Gonat said...

Putz got hurt last week.

NatsLady said...

OK, thanks. Maybe he won't blow a 2 run lead.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

GoNat i am pissed at Davey from the moment Either headed for the batters box. haren only mistake was hitting kershaw on a 2 strike count

Conatsguy p said...

Nice stroke Ryan

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

RZim played tonight.

The 9th the guys uppercut just to much.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

I will head for bed knowing I cant wait until Eckstein is gone. He's the one I dislike the mostin the organization.

Though 2 of last 3 games I have disagreed with Davey.

Conatsguy p said...

Alright Adam..make him work

Gonat said...

I hope TyMo makes me eat my words! Earn it!

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

tyler moore I will gat off your case with ahomer

Or is tracy coming in

Conatsguy p said...

Yes!!

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

It is hollywood a Harper homer makes more drama.

Eric said...

Nice at bat LaRoche!

So it's up to TMo... do it Tyler!

Joe Seamhead said...

Great pitching by both starters.It didn't work out pitching to Eithier, but I think we have established that we may pitch around somebody, but we will give very few IBB's. Many thought we should've walked Prince last week, too.

Eric said...

Dbacks win... Sweet.

Gonat said...

Braves lost.

Manassas Nats' Fan said...

tyler moore prove you are a professional.

NatsLady said...

Atlanta lost.

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