tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post3324622274092581109..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Thriving in Desmond's absenceMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-39725362528931913312012-08-16T13:26:41.772-04:002012-08-16T13:26:41.772-04:00Apologies to Section 222 for weighing in on this t...Apologies to Section 222 for weighing in on this topic, but . . .<br /><br />peric, as I understand it, Werth's wrist surgery in 2012 didn't involve ligament repair, just setting the bone, which isn't uncommon for wrist breaks. No reason why a broken bone shouldn't heal completely. And in spite of an injured ankle, he managed to make a couple of really good plays on balls off the right field wall in SF to keep the game close on Tuesday night. I think the rumors of his decline are premature. <br /><br />TheManBearPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207029639947047475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5153310065184687562012-08-16T13:22:56.410-04:002012-08-16T13:22:56.410-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.TheManBearPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207029639947047475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90589552753111773932012-08-16T13:19:37.403-04:002012-08-16T13:19:37.403-04:00Sorry. Today's version was my fault.
pRAA ...Sorry. Today's version was my fault. <br /><br />pRAA with the ISO said...Who was it that created the monster, then, if not you? <br /><br />NatsNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010461380057520589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68313508372036938832012-08-16T13:08:02.753-04:002012-08-16T13:08:02.753-04:00Laddie, I think you may have put your finger on so...Laddie, I think you may have put your finger on something there, with regard to Bernie's "attention span." Here is something out of my own experience.<br /><br />When you are in the performing arts, there are a lot of rehearsals. In rehearsal, a great deal of time is spent on people who are not you, but when your time comes, you have to be totally focused and ready--otherwise you are wasting the other 500 people's time (and the owners' $$) while the director wakes you up...Won't keep your job very long or get another one. <br /><br />You can't read, talk on the phone or a dozen other things to pass the time, because you are in position (sometimes even in costume). You have to be very quiet for a long time, but you can't daydream. It must be like that in the outfield, a special skill. <br /><br />A friend of mine (a psychologist) came to rehearsal once and was bonkers after 10 minutes--how can you <i>stand</i> it, she asked? I was too polite to ask how she could stand her job, listening to people feel sorry for themselves hour after hour...NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-2517848513667268552012-08-16T13:05:58.119-04:002012-08-16T13:05:58.119-04:00Who was it that created the monster, then, if not ...Who was it that created the monster, then, if not you?The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-24604915423346474742012-08-16T12:59:39.051-04:002012-08-16T12:59:39.051-04:00peric, seriously, get past it. Mark isn't goin...<i>peric, seriously, get past it. Mark isn't going to ban the guy--apparently the guy can't or won't change his handle. Just be tough, I know you can do it.</i><br /><br />Natslady, Mark himself is the one who (somewhat cryptically) asked me to email him ... by making the point of saying ANYONE in all caps. So, let's see what he does. I'm really not expecting Mark to do anything about it at all. I just want to make the point that this person is not some simile I created ... as NatsJack seemed to imply.<br /><br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83976195611759850532012-08-16T12:59:29.153-04:002012-08-16T12:59:29.153-04:00Someone wake me up when this blog contains somethi...Someone wake me up when this blog contains something other than a back and forth between peric and NL about a topic that's been hashed and rehashed into oblivion already. If you insist on doing this guys, at least change the subject. <br /><br />Thankfully there's a new post. Section 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5159068942177859802012-08-16T12:55:31.192-04:002012-08-16T12:55:31.192-04:00You are right in that, peric, the bad ankle makes ...You are right in that, peric, the bad ankle makes it closer between Bernie and Werth than it should be. Hopefully it is just a "spring training" thing that Werth has dealt with for years. NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-52886209092045375932012-08-16T12:52:23.875-04:002012-08-16T12:52:23.875-04:00peric, seriously, get past it. Mark isn't goi...peric, seriously, get past it. Mark isn't going to ban the guy--apparently the guy can't or won't change his handle. Just be tough, I know you can do it.<br /><br />Now, in regard to Bryce. Yes, he probably does need R&R and a longer mental break than a game or two. The problem is, he needs to play the whole season--tired, bruised and in a slump. Because being tired, bruised and in a slump is what it's like in a six-month long <i>major league season</i>. (Hopefully, seven months long). You can't put him on the DL or send him down for two weeks because he's tired, bruised and in a slump. Gotta live with it, just like we lived through Espy's slump because that's what you do with your stars. <br /><br /> NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-82138819066190726282012-08-16T12:48:35.915-04:002012-08-16T12:48:35.915-04:00Really, I think Bernie has ADD. He seems to lose t...<i>Really, I think Bernie has ADD. He seems to lose track of the game, the situation, the count, the number of outs, misses signs, makes bad reads, takes bad routes, and turns many routine plays into hits for the bad guys, or attempts needlessly spectacular diving catches to redeem a bad situation that he just created, all on his own. I am sure Bernie is doing his best, but his head sometimes seems to be in Never-Never Land.</i><br /><br />Which raises a question. Has anyone ever seen Bernie and Teddy together?<br />The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72771844838945431772012-08-16T12:47:22.323-04:002012-08-16T12:47:22.323-04:00I still think I would risk Bernadina over Werth an...I still think I would risk Bernadina over Werth and his bad ankle right now. He almost gave up a double to the "hamstrung" Panda. Plus his bat is hot. And now it has come out that Werth hates playing CF. And he has some "ADD" plays in that position. He definitely prefers his home in right.<br /><br />But, I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade involving Roger next season as he has done enough to raise his value in the minds of some GM's perhaps? Whereas Corey Brown has yet to play in the majors. He is a far better fielder in the outfield than anyone on the club so he makes sense as the next left-handed 4th outfielder.<br /><br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-133006388134769652012-08-16T12:41:28.943-04:002012-08-16T12:41:28.943-04:00pRAA with the ISO said...
The injuries I'm get...<i>pRAA with the ISO said...<br />The injuries I'm getting from banging my head on the wall every time I read one of peric's posts are starting to pile up.</i><br /><br />That's two emails to Mark sent my meme. They are starting to pile up.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6303588342515877542012-08-16T12:41:01.858-04:002012-08-16T12:41:01.858-04:00"Also, I don't know if you noticed, but B..."Also, I don't know if you noticed, but Bernie wasn't exactly hustling out of the box to first base--so he's either tired or injured, or he's Bernie, the Bernie who forgets how many outs there are, misses the squeeze signal, and takes at least one bad route for every good one."<br /><br />I've noticed, and I think Davey has, too. You have to take the bad with the good with Bernie. Davey has used him very well this year, and Bernie seems content to be a kind of super sub. If there was something like a 6th man award, as there is in basketball, Bernie would win the Nats version, hands down. But I would not want to see him out there every day.<br /><br />Just one vignette about Bernie. The Nats were playing out west last year, Arizona, I think, and JZ (lucky JZ) was on the mound, cruising. There were 2 outs and the batter hit a high fly ball to right center. Bernie was in CF and Werth was in RF. Bernie got within 10' of where the ball landed and looked at Werth. <br /><br />It was Bernie's ball so Werth looked to Bernie to catch it. Bernie did not move a muscle until the ball landed. For the only time I can remember, JZ expressed his consternation, raising both hands up to his shoulders and then dropping them back down as if to say "WTF." The runner was credited with a double, later scored (an "earned" run), and JZ ended up with one of those undeserved losses that seem to be his fate, so far.<br /><br />Really, I think Bernie has ADD. He seems to lose track of the game, the situation, the count, the number of outs, misses signs, makes bad reads, takes bad routes, and turns many routine plays into hits for the bad guys, or attempts needlessly spectacular diving catches to redeem a bad situation that he just created, all on his own. I am sure Bernie is doing his best, but his head sometimes seems to be in Never-Never Land. <br /><br />It may be that he concentrates better when he is put into a critical game situation as a PH, where his attention span does not have to exceed a single AB. Where he so often fails to perform is in the routine situations when he makes you wonder WTH is he doing, or thinking.Laddie Blah Blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474416524698003749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21306909804279961452012-08-16T12:39:12.973-04:002012-08-16T12:39:12.973-04:00They are not sending Bryce down and they are not D...<i>They are not sending Bryce down and they are not DFA'ing Izturis or finding an injury to put him on the DL.</i><br /><br />I firmly believe Bryce Harper still needs the rest he was going to get at the All Star break. A rest that Davey STRONGLY felt he needed. Tyler Moore isn't going to get anything from 12 or 13 days in AAA. It makes no sense to drop Iszturis when they are about to "experiment" with Desmond. <br /><br />But Bryce definitely needs a rest to regain perspective and his mojo. You can see it in his interviews.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-26227054911961795182012-08-16T12:38:49.992-04:002012-08-16T12:38:49.992-04:00The injuries I'm getting from banging my head ...The injuries I'm getting from banging my head on the wall every time I read one of peric's posts are starting to pile up.The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-11503140066243176822012-08-16T12:33:42.114-04:002012-08-16T12:33:42.114-04:00Still, I hope CMW can make a comeback, even if it ...<i>Still, I hope CMW can make a comeback, even if it isn't with this team. I think he's a talented, hard-working guy who's been through a lot of adversity on and off the field.</i><br /><br />He needed to do what Tommy John did and this to learn a different style of pitching. He still relies on the 94 mph power sinker and he can no longer produce or command that consistently as he once was able to do. He's still a one trick pony. That was not a smart move.<br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-75370231040399240512012-08-16T12:31:31.762-04:002012-08-16T12:31:31.762-04:00Well, I don't think breaking his wrist on a pl...<i>Well, I don't think breaking his wrist on a play was the result of Werth not taking care of his body.</i><br /><br />It doesn't matter if injuries start to pile up. And that's the point with older players and Werth is definitely an older player. With the Phillies he averaged well over 600 AB's injury free for 3 years. With the Nats? That isn't going to happen.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38398596720787164872012-08-16T12:31:19.128-04:002012-08-16T12:31:19.128-04:00They are not sending Bryce down and they are not D...They are not sending Bryce down and they are not DFA'ing Izturis or finding an injury to put him on the DL. They'll send Moore down to get regular at-bats and work on his fielding (though he may not need to field much in September). It's only two weeks and we are not <i>that</i> much in need of Moore's bat--and we certainly don't need his fielding.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15863036895333352762012-08-16T12:26:26.121-04:002012-08-16T12:26:26.121-04:00Well, I don't think breaking his wrist on a pl...Well, I don't think breaking his wrist on a play was the result of Werth not taking care of his body. Bottom line, if Werth said that about being a bench player, good for him. It's what he should say, and that leaves it up to whoever is managing at the time. Not going to worry about it now, putting that worry along my interest in the future color of Sunshine's bathroom.<br /><br />Yes, I was a big proponent of CMW. I may have fallen victim to the "I-was-there-and-I-saw-him-pitch-a-great-game-so-therefore-he-must-be-a-great-pitcher" syndrome. Sometimes you have to revise your opinion--and I have the Nyjer Morgan tee to remind me of that!<br /><br />Still, I hope CMW can make a comeback, even if it isn't with this team. I think he's a talented, hard-working guy who's been through a lot of adversity on and off the field. NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15689836553182473332012-08-16T12:25:34.548-04:002012-08-16T12:25:34.548-04:00I guess Izturis is gone when Desmond returns? As h...<i>I guess Izturis is gone when Desmond returns? As hot as they are, you can't bench Lombardozzi or Espinosa. Hate to say it, but maybe Bryce rides the bench more and Lombo sees more time in the outfield?</i><br /><br />I am hoping they DL Bryce for 15 days and bring him back for the September stretch run. He needs a rest to regain some perspective. To get his mojo back. perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-18369135906894423302012-08-16T12:22:04.484-04:002012-08-16T12:22:04.484-04:00P.S., my opinion of Morse's fielding is going ...<i>P.S., my opinion of Morse's fielding is going up--a little. Maybe because he's feeling better, </i><br /><br />It is because his back and ham string appear to be getting better. Davey has made it point to rest him regularly. He has played the outfield for Seattle before he ran into a wall and had to have shoulder surgery at the beginning of 2008.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66302477405582465832012-08-16T12:19:24.443-04:002012-08-16T12:19:24.443-04:00I guess Izturis is gone when Desmond returns? As ...I guess Izturis is gone when Desmond returns? As hot as they are, you can't bench Lombardozzi or Espinosa. Hate to say it, but maybe Bryce rides the bench more and Lombo sees more time in the outfield? This is sure a great problem to have - potentially spare outfielders like Harper, Bernadina and Moore?<br /><br />And all the talk about shutting down Stras - It's going to happen, so why keep questioning it? Sure, we'd love to have him for the playoffs, but you have to think long term. I am with Rizzo on this one. I'm counting on the beginning of a Nats Dynasty!BIGNAT33https://www.blogger.com/profile/18085346981831903542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53983868814980374142012-08-16T12:18:55.252-04:002012-08-16T12:18:55.252-04:00It's true that in a couple of years Werth'...<i>It's true that in a couple of years Werth's body may wear out on him. But he takes pretty d*** good care of it and he plans to play a long time. He said so.</i><br /><br />Two wrist surgeries to the same wrist? I really doubt it. Aren't you still a big proponent of Chien-Ming Wang? How did that surgery work out on a guy well past 30 now? Hate to say it Natslady but I fear you will be wrong about Jayson Werth. He has also said that he wouldn't mind being a bench player later in his career.<br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-10036055522566888252012-08-16T12:16:45.273-04:002012-08-16T12:16:45.273-04:00sm13--LOL. I haven't forgotten either. Would...sm13--LOL. I haven't forgotten either. Would love to see that team again, like our chances.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-34691368796923598252012-08-16T12:16:31.193-04:002012-08-16T12:16:31.193-04:00MicheleS said...
Boras will be on 106.7 at 12:15
...<i> MicheleS said... <br />Boras will be on 106.7 at 12:15</i><br /><br />Too bad he's not on later. Hearing Lavar trying to interview him would be pure comedy gold. <br />The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.com