tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post2881325650521329526..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Riggleman and Olsen talkMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30176061135211012422010-05-13T14:43:29.814-04:002010-05-13T14:43:29.814-04:00Don't forget, Olsen has a one-year "incen...Don't forget, Olsen has a one-year "incentive-laden" contract. I think this goes deeper than just being pulled from this game. I think he's still angry about the way the Nats have handled him this season, beginning with their sending him to Syracuse instead of sending Mock. I think that pulling him early from this game just adds to his anger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21675813949635450842010-05-12T19:19:15.848-04:002010-05-12T19:19:15.848-04:00My guess is Riggleman told him it's fine for S...My guess is Riggleman told him it's fine for Scott to be mad when he gets pulled, but do it in his glove next time so they both don't have to answer these questions.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1485364439621274492010-05-12T18:10:07.059-04:002010-05-12T18:10:07.059-04:00WADR, you can't tell who's defensive or sa...WADR, you can't tell who's defensive or sarcastic or po'd just from reading the text, sometimes. You don't see their expressions or body language, hear their tone of voice, the pauses, any of that. So it's usually wise, if less fun, to read a little less, rather than more, into these transcripts.<br />That said, yes, I do know where I live, and what about half of us do for a living.Section3MySofanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48602090616275690842010-05-12T17:43:16.657-04:002010-05-12T17:43:16.657-04:00MarkMeister, like the others I really liked your i...MarkMeister, like the others I really liked your interviews with Rigs & Olsen. I would think that it takes a bit of chutzpah to do that kind of stuff. I mean both were kind of defensive, none more so than Olsen. Way to go kid!!Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614998804163989623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13854302415652507032010-05-12T17:41:56.906-04:002010-05-12T17:41:56.906-04:00He certainly sounded sarcastic to me. But, maybe ...He certainly sounded sarcastic to me. But, maybe you had to be there.Slidellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81600917807601308242010-05-12T17:39:08.320-04:002010-05-12T17:39:08.320-04:00Aeoliano -- just going by words alone, it didn'...Aeoliano -- just going by words alone, it didn't seem so much sarcastic as just a guy who's unhappy that he needs to do an interview about it, when what he'd rather do is just let it go already and leave it behind.<br /><br />Or an _I_ reading too much into it? ;-)A DC Wonknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-26328348313802613322010-05-12T17:11:06.483-04:002010-05-12T17:11:06.483-04:00Olsen seemed a bit sarcastic or am I reading too m...Olsen seemed a bit sarcastic or am I reading too much into it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43338529213981584452010-05-12T16:42:34.008-04:002010-05-12T16:42:34.008-04:00Great work, Mark - thanks! We all appreciate littl...Great work, Mark - thanks! We all appreciate little bits like this.Natsochistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81605721818977385842010-05-12T16:18:05.155-04:002010-05-12T16:18:05.155-04:00Great interview, I really enjoyed both perspective...Great interview, I really enjoyed both perspectives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87602434308248647532010-05-12T15:33:22.020-04:002010-05-12T15:33:22.020-04:00David: Yes, you're reading WAY too much into t...David: Yes, you're reading WAY too much into that.<br /><br />DC Wonk: Olsen was pulled after 82 pitches because he had been teetering on the brink of disaster for several innings.Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-3189852065186923002010-05-12T15:31:53.820-04:002010-05-12T15:31:53.820-04:00Mark, maybe and I could be wrong but when Rigglema...Mark, maybe and I could be wrong but when Riggleman said, "But there's a lot of thought that goes into why I made that decision" he might be referring to the decision he is going to have to make in less than a month with Rizzo to possibly get rid of two bullpen arms and that with a 4 run lead he could get a better reading on his bullpen? Its hard to tell with the bullpen who you might keep and if I had to guess the 2 cuts will come from the bullpen with a current starter being sent to the pen when Strasburg comes up. Maybe I'm reading too much into this....Tegwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014621891563545863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-70844744116044042182010-05-12T15:25:04.078-04:002010-05-12T15:25:04.078-04:00Love the interview, Mark. Thanks for it. I love ...Love the interview, Mark. Thanks for it. I love the fire in most of our starters this year. They aren't looking for help. They're looking to go the whole game every time, because they truly think they can. It's a new fight this team hasn't seen. Great stuff.Capitol Baseballhttp://section409.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38876783946149484062010-05-12T15:24:38.730-04:002010-05-12T15:24:38.730-04:00So, why _was_ he pulled after 82 pitches?So, why _was_ he pulled after 82 pitches?A DC Wonknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54793045847489731882010-05-12T14:42:15.540-04:002010-05-12T14:42:15.540-04:00Thanks, Mark. Nicely done getting both perspectiv...Thanks, Mark. Nicely done getting both perspectives. Interesting how Riggleman faces up that he won't get them all correct. But, it is hard to argue with the fact that it was 6-2 with six outs left. Really like Olsen's doggedness. Think he's a keeper...Nats fan in NJnoreply@blogger.com