tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post3696620566411076757..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Instant analysis: Orioles 2, Nats 1 (11)Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58321575119714613762012-05-19T15:22:42.522-04:002012-05-19T15:22:42.522-04:00"anyone wish to have Riggs back?"
Not m..."anyone wish to have Riggs back?"<br /><br />Not me.<br /><br />Jim Riggleman <br />career managerial stats: 662-824 (.445)<br />with Nats: 140-172 (.449)<br /><br />Davey Johnson<br />career managerial stats: 1211-947 (.561)<br />with Nats: 63-59 (.516)*<br /><br />*Work in process. Please pardon our dust.natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-45403297327474844102012-05-19T12:44:46.439-04:002012-05-19T12:44:46.439-04:00The truth is the like the Emperor's New Clothe...The truth is the like the Emperor's New Clothes: You don't fire Eck: you've got to fire Davey.<br /><br />He is not up to the task. In fact, one could argue that he is a complete idiot.<br /><br />Anyone with to bash Riggleman now? the manager who won with a team who had Lannan as its 'ace'? Riggleman was ridiculed for his small ball by players, writers, and fans alike. anyone wish to have Riggs back? I do.NatsFanJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469853617141172183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-60665819999251553502012-05-19T12:04:40.603-04:002012-05-19T12:04:40.603-04:00The worse thing last night was Espi bunting with 2...The worse thing last night was Espi bunting with 2 strikes, second was Ankiel not bunting in the 10th, third was Flores going on a hit and run with EJax up, 4th Desi trying to bunt a ball way inside in the 11th and wasting a strike, 5th was Zim strike out twice on pitches right over the plate and not swinging.<br /><br />Now the good 1st was Eajx after the first two batters was spot on. 2nd, was Deso's homer, 3rd was Harper getting 2 hits, 4th Zim getting 2 hits 5th Sorry no fifth.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1505488598988785322012-05-19T10:54:17.431-04:002012-05-19T10:54:17.431-04:00I also can't understand why Espi was trying to...I also can't understand why Espi was trying to bunt with two strikes.<br />I know that DJ has world series rings and has forgotten more about baseball than any of us here put together would know, but after ST, preseason games and 39 regular season games, wouldn't he know his players strengths and weaknesses?<br />And please, please, please go get Mickey Hatcher Mike! Enough of the Eckstein experiment!m20832https://www.blogger.com/profile/01473129868281825970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-89430551202717146902012-05-19T01:08:24.764-04:002012-05-19T01:08:24.764-04:00DWS, Davey got aggressive at the wrong times and i...DWS, Davey got aggressive at the wrong times and it backfired.<br /><br />Can't expect a pitcher who is batting with a slow runner on 1st (Flores) to execute a hit & run effectively.<br /><br />Did anyone answer why Espi was bunting with 2 strikes?<br /><br />Plenty of other bizarre strategies and none of them really worked.<br /><br />Davey just looked totally lost tonight which made it tough to watch, but of course as you always have to say, execution was poor.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72050554785516406232012-05-19T00:47:09.684-04:002012-05-19T00:47:09.684-04:00If it's been mentioned previously I apologize....If it's been mentioned previously I apologize.<br />Too many called strikes. Daveys aggressiveness seems to be falling on deaf ears.<br />The pitching will keep this team going, but eventually the hitting will be the difference.<br /><br />Oh, any Desi bashers out and about tonight?DWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270249819187041350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21853993423762394172012-05-19T00:39:13.734-04:002012-05-19T00:39:13.734-04:00i had work and missed all of the game so sadly I d...i had work and missed all of the game so sadly I don't have anything to say about the game specifically, but will you people now that kept saying to me "overreacting" One game" "who cares if we lose to the pirates" now see what i am getting at? its not the 1 game that i get mad about, its how we play and our general trend.Dr Trea (formerly #werthquake) https://www.blogger.com/profile/07450504942328972974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-41026015553451067302012-05-19T00:36:36.001-04:002012-05-19T00:36:36.001-04:00I second the fire Eck (have been calling for it fo...I second the fire Eck (have been calling for it for three years).Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-55186668714981606252012-05-19T00:25:51.779-04:002012-05-19T00:25:51.779-04:00You are reading between the lines if you assume I ...You are reading between the lines if you assume I am hanging it on the pitching staff. Obviously the hitters are the problems. However what I said had the pitchers pitched a shutout we would have won. so I assigned 5% (which was a little high) on pitchers. I could lower it to 2%. However I can't go as low as 0%. There was room for them to operate.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77296193131683392012-05-19T00:21:25.323-04:002012-05-19T00:21:25.323-04:00Incidentally, I enjoy reading everyone's comme...Incidentally, I enjoy reading everyone's comments here. I hope the atmosphere remains civil and respectful for the long haul - the message boards on MLB can be downright nasty.rogieshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709849599652516187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1292787448906290952012-05-19T00:17:19.793-04:002012-05-19T00:17:19.793-04:00100% in agreement with you, NatsLady. Cannot hang ...100% in agreement with you, NatsLady. Cannot hang this loss on the pitching. It did its job tonight. I'd take Mattheus on the hill over Kevin Gregg in a close ballgame any day. The O's have some good, experienced professional hitters. We're still lacking.rogieshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709849599652516187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58735370573485784722012-05-19T00:04:49.822-04:002012-05-19T00:04:49.822-04:00Fire Eckstein. That's all.Fire Eckstein. That's all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648770445731225555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-73823601689896419092012-05-19T00:03:22.550-04:002012-05-19T00:03:22.550-04:00I go into every game assuming they will win. Also...I go into every game assuming they will win. Also assuming it will be 1-0. <br /><br />I am not being sarcastic at all. The fact is no team will lose if they pitch a chutout. Granted the offense is the reason we lost the game. never said it wasn't. Just saying if you give up nothing you can't lose. Take it at face value.<br /><br />Is giving up only 2 runs in 11 innings excellent? it is. However if the other team only gives up 1 it is not excellent enough.<br /><br />That is all I am saying.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22713192389817919542012-05-18T23:56:06.778-04:002012-05-18T23:56:06.778-04:00If your pitching staff gives up 2 runs in 11 innin...If your pitching staff gives up 2 runs in 11 innings (and one of them a fluke), I'm sorry, but that's on the offense. Davey made some "interesting" calls, but the hitters get no sympathy from me today.<br /><br />Sofa, yes, it's just one game of 162. And I wasn't really that upset because my man Clip did his job, and I'm an Ejax fan, and he did his job. The Desi home run was really cool, and the Kid had his BA up to .250. I didn't see RZ great play, but I heard about it and didn't he have a hit or two also? So, given that the Nats lost, I wasn't feeling too bad about this one.<br /><br />Then I came on here and read some, I dunno, "strange" comments and I swear I'm never reading the game blog comments or the "instant analysis" comments again.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-69962906684740199402012-05-18T23:46:59.824-04:002012-05-18T23:46:59.824-04:00I have to assume this is sarcasm, or irony, or wha...I have to assume this is sarcasm, or irony, or whatever. <br /><br /><i>Manassas Nats' Fan said...<br />Had they gave up none we would have won. Granted the offense was the problem, but you can't lose if you give up less than you score. So tonight I would say 95% offense problem, but had Ejax retired the first batter instead of walking him who knows. a shut out would have won the game.</i>NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5951414563623181042012-05-18T23:41:40.014-04:002012-05-18T23:41:40.014-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64600244252885966292012-05-18T23:39:04.486-04:002012-05-18T23:39:04.486-04:00Doom. Doom and gloom. They'll finish 9-7 and o...Doom. Doom and gloom. They'll finish 9-7 and out of the playoffs.<br /><br />Wait, what? They play <b>162</b> [ab] games??Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-84105196323818997432012-05-18T23:37:35.731-04:002012-05-18T23:37:35.731-04:00Anybody really annoyed by Markakis admiring his ho...Anybody really annoyed by Markakis admiring his homerun.Exposremainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439979257988115418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38202964267170209852012-05-18T23:37:31.020-04:002012-05-18T23:37:31.020-04:00Why does anyone anywhere throw anyone on this team...Why does anyone anywhere throw anyone on this team a fastball? They can't hit anybody's curve.Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-17230853656238877722012-05-18T23:36:17.089-04:002012-05-18T23:36:17.089-04:00Well, John, step one, Davey's given up on Anki...Well, John, step one, Davey's given up on Ankiel. Didn't even bother to give him the bunt signal.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81930287313056752042012-05-18T23:35:50.640-04:002012-05-18T23:35:50.640-04:00Had they gave up none we would have won. Granted ...Had they gave up none we would have won. Granted the offense was the problem, but you can't lose if you give up less than you score. So tonight I would say 95% offense problem, but had Ejax retired the first batter instead of walking him who knows. a shut out would have won the game.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-18739082326519749802012-05-18T23:32:09.060-04:002012-05-18T23:32:09.060-04:00Manassas, I'm sorry, but I'm not with you ...Manassas, I'm sorry, but I'm not with you on this one. The pitching staff gave up two runs in 11 innings and one of them was a fluke. This one's on the offense. Davey made some "interesting" moves, but bottom line is, if your pitching staff gives up two runs in 11 innings, you are supposed to WIN THE GAME.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71876286643829398212012-05-18T23:31:23.035-04:002012-05-18T23:31:23.035-04:00Lack of run production is going to destroy this fr...Lack of run production is going to destroy this franchise. You can't do it all with pitching. Every game is the same. They face someone third or fourth on the rotation and suddenly they are pitching like a Cy Young winner. This is a bad team, very bad. I'm predicting 70 to 75 wins.DJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365250980039531291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-45764515521482194682012-05-18T23:29:58.653-04:002012-05-18T23:29:58.653-04:00I'm dearly hoping that Johnson is slowly strip...I'm dearly hoping that Johnson is slowly stripping away his laissez-faire approach to his hitters and start instilling some discipline (i.e. situational hitting & working the pitcher, etc.) to the fore. He's had 40 games. He should know intimately now what his players are capable of. If he insists on waiting until he has a full, healthy lineup, the season may soon be lost.rogieshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709849599652516187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66549628996996295612012-05-18T23:26:31.319-04:002012-05-18T23:26:31.319-04:00How we got to the point was not his fault. What h...How we got to the point was not his fault. What happened in his watch is. He had the get out of jail free card the first 10 innings. As an old coach told me. You lose one of two ways. Either you score less than the other team, or the other team scores more than you. If you are the pitcher you lose by giving up more. If you are the hitter you lose by scoring less. Always a joint effort.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.com