tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post4278641016322299807..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Haren, Harper lead Nats to third straight winMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49311258510921641302013-04-28T11:51:40.313-04:002013-04-28T11:51:40.313-04:00Even better.
Section 222 said...
In this cas...Even better.<br /><br />Section 222 said...<br /><br /> In this case, there's a creative solution: avoid the issue altogether by calling him "308". ;-)<br /> April 28, 2013 10:50 AM natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38345246962931910062013-04-28T11:36:20.743-04:002013-04-28T11:36:20.743-04:00Spanwagon +2 I was on it with his great offensive...Spanwagon +2 I was on it with his great offensive approach but his baserunning and defense by the wall weren't great. As of yesterday he showed game changing defense. Now we just need to see him wreaking havoc on the basepaths. He needs to be that guy on the basepaths driving pitchers crazy. There's an art to it and he can watch some old film of Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87974566999071938652013-04-28T11:07:14.695-04:002013-04-28T11:07:14.695-04:00sjm308 said...
Candide: since its rare that I...<em>sjm308 said...<br /><br /> Candide: since its rare that I make a good point...</em><br /><br />That's because you're a moron. Or so we've all been repeatedly informed...<br /><br />(...ducks, runs...)<br /><br /><br /><em>Still waiting to see if you can go with Candide and Cunegonde on your rewards cards for that season package you will soon be buying.</em><br /><br />Don't know how the rewards card thingie works, since we've never been STHs. I somehow don't think it's going to happen soon, since Cunegonde unfortunately still has to work a full-time job to keep me in the retired lifestyle I've become accustomed to. We're on track to go to about 15 games this season. The games we got a part of our slice of a STH's syndicate cost us essentially the STH price. The rest of the games, I've been finding I can get them significantly less expensively than STH price. Friday night (JZimm's gem), we got great day-of-game seats in 116 EE and the pair of tickets cost us only $77, including all the surcharges. Are the Red Carpet Rewards worth it (that is NOT a rhetorical question)?Candidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384645593063095481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1376417618433836092013-04-28T10:52:22.139-04:002013-04-28T10:52:22.139-04:00Its not even May yet. If player are truly injured ...Its not even May yet. If player are truly injured then should be on DL. But management is not going to force the issue / make a long term change to line up based on poor performance until they have more data, midmay - june. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049885953973744819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-2617130489763844792013-04-28T10:52:03.971-04:002013-04-28T10:52:03.971-04:00Well, Harper's already been to the White House...Well, Harper's already been to the White House - was there a couple of weeks ago for a pre-release screening of "42."<br /><br />So, been there, done that...Candidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384645593063095481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-75239522057207101322013-04-28T10:50:04.038-04:002013-04-28T10:50:04.038-04:00* Hey, what's the rule for capitalization at t...<i>* Hey, what's the rule for capitalization at the beginning of a sentence when someone's nom de blog is all lower-case. Do I type:<br />"Sjm308 makes a good point when he says..." or<br />"SJM308 makes a good point when he says..." or<br />"sjm308 makes a good point when he says..."?<br /></i><br /><br />In this case, there's a creative solution: avoid the issue altogether by calling him "308". ;-)Section 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1849640604248086192013-04-28T10:48:28.984-04:002013-04-28T10:48:28.984-04:00Joe Seamhead said...
"Now it's great to...Joe Seamhead said... <br /><br />"Now it's great to see so many of us united on the Spanwagon!"<br /><br />I like Spanwagon. Plus one.<br /><br />Eric said...<br /><br />"Speaking from experience, fwiw, ymmv, etc, even mentioning the intention to ignore is the same as a direct response. If you're gonna ignore, you gotta go all in."<br /><br />True that.<br /><br />Candide said...<br /><br />* Hey, what's the rule for capitalization at the beginning of a sentence when someone's nom de blog is all lower-case. Do I type:<br />"Sjm308 makes a good point when he says..." or<br />"SJM308 makes a good point when he says..." or<br />"sjm308 makes a good point when he says..."?<br /><br />This is at least as important a question as "Are the Nats better off with Span and without Morse?"<br /><br />I'd be inclined to go with door number 1.natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77860168510557186472013-04-28T10:41:12.357-04:002013-04-28T10:41:12.357-04:00Gonat: just came in from the porch where I read t...Gonat: just came in from the porch where I read the same quote about Harper. How great is it that a 20 year old would give up that opportunity to focus on the task at hand.<br /><br />Love our lads!!<br /><br />Go Nats<br /><br />Seamhead, keep scrolling!!sjm308https://www.blogger.com/profile/01236550495879254916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12255479760273519222013-04-28T10:39:41.587-04:002013-04-28T10:39:41.587-04:00Candide: since its rare that I make a good point,...Candide: since its rare that I make a good point, I think you are safe in using whatever you wish but thank you very much!<br /><br />Still waiting to see if you can go with Candide and Cunegonde on your rewards cards for that season package you will soon be buying.<br /><br />MicheleS - May 8th for me at Justin's but Kevin work doesn''t get him to night games on time for a happy hour pour. Hope to see you there and remember, I am old and forgetful so you will have to make contact! (hopefully, that is a joke).sjm308https://www.blogger.com/profile/01236550495879254916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-17090956419008709782013-04-28T10:33:41.088-04:002013-04-28T10:33:41.088-04:00Further on the maturity of Bryce Harper was his de...Further on the maturity of Bryce Harper was his decision not to attend one of the hottest events in Washington which is the White House Correspondent's Dinner that 3 of his teammates attended in Ryan Zimmerman, Gio Gonzalez and Tyler Clippard.<br /><br />We can assume that Ryan Zimmerman wouldn't have attended if he wasn't on the DL, right?<br /><br />According to the Washington Post, Bryce Harper received an invite (from the Washington Times), but declined:<br /> <br /><br />"The way we’re playing right now and stuff, I just want to focus on one thing. I want to be able to get some rest, things like that."<br /> (Bryce Harper, via Washington Post, 4/28/2013)<br /><br /><br />http://www.natsenquirer.com/2013/04/washington-nationals-players-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner.htmlGonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88543351883603765942013-04-28T10:31:12.977-04:002013-04-28T10:31:12.977-04:00PS, I've been a huge span fan since the beginn...PS, I've been a huge span fan since the beginning of the season. It took my dad and I quite awhile to convince my mom that he is a huge asset. Really glad he's on our team.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678357994045101892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38181617372324095992013-04-28T10:29:47.483-04:002013-04-28T10:29:47.483-04:00"Responding to his personal attacks is akin t..."Responding to his personal attacks is akin to stepping in it."<br /><br />Speaking from experience, fwiw, ymmv, etc, even mentioning the intention to ignore is the same as a direct response. If you're gonna ignore, you gotta go all in.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678357994045101892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-26320171802772735352013-04-28T10:28:58.422-04:002013-04-28T10:28:58.422-04:00Go, I only wish for the best for Mikey, too. Thoug...Go, I only wish for the best for Mikey, too. Though I've turned the page, I'll always remember that chapter of the Nationals fondly.Joe Seamheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000259234420985114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36587894099021771082013-04-28T10:27:53.696-04:002013-04-28T10:27:53.696-04:00sjm308 said...
Here is just another example o...<em>sjm308 said...<br /><br /> Here is just another example of Harper's influence on our fans. I am at the beer stand up by 309 and Harper comes up. I swear 3 people (including myself) left the line to watch him hit! He rewarded us with a solid single.</em><br /><br />Sjm*, I've been saying that about Harper since last year - "The beer vendors must hate Harper to death, because when he's at the plate, nobody is going to take their eyes off him just to get a beer."<br /><br />* Hey, what's the rule for capitalization at the beginning of a sentence when someone's <em>nom de blog</em> is all lower-case. Do I type:<br />"Sjm308 makes a good point when he says..." or <br />"SJM308 makes a good point when he says..." or <br />"sjm308 makes a good point when he says..."?<br /><br />This is at least as important a question as "Are the Nats better off with Span and without Morse?"<br /><br />And, BTW (getting back to last night), I'm fully aware that F.P. is kidding when he says "Bring him up, he's ready!"Candidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384645593063095481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-55089493259185752822013-04-28T10:21:29.214-04:002013-04-28T10:21:29.214-04:00Joe, talking about HBPs to the hand and old friend...Joe, talking about HBPs to the hand and old friends, Mikey Morse hasn't hit a HR since April 9 and is now slashing .221/.272/.453/.725<br />Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-82282020303556738612013-04-28T09:53:31.843-04:002013-04-28T09:53:31.843-04:00Like many here, I hadn't seen Span play very m...Like many here, I hadn't seen Span play very much before he came here. All I knew was what I read about him, and his various stats on sights like Baseball Reference. The first time I saw him glide to a ball in Spring Training I thought "Wow! A real centerfielder!" Now it's great to see so many of us united on the Spanwagon! But, that said, it's a lesson reinforced that computer stats and sports writers accountings, though useful, are limited.<br /><br />I am going to try to follow sjm308's advice and scroll past the young lad's "contributions" to this board, much like I would walk around a pile of dog poop.Responding to his personal attacks is akin to stepping in it.<br /><br />Speaking of Joey Votto, how many players get away with slamming their bat and throwing their helmet the way he did in the first game of this series without getting tossed? He should have been ejected. If he had of been, Gio may have had a no-no.<br /><br />Justin Maxwell is out for 4-6 weeks with another broken bone in his left wrist after getting HBP the other night. Max has a continuous history of broken bones in his wrists going back to his days at University of MD and later in the Cape Cod League and then in the pros. He and my son played against each other, and on the same travel teams growing up. It's a shame, though he wasn't setting the world on fire, he did seem to have found a home in Houston. Good luck to him.<br />Joe Seamheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000259234420985114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-10246427057425053292013-04-28T09:46:34.781-04:002013-04-28T09:46:34.781-04:00Not to be lost in the Bryce Harper baseball IQ, on...Not to be lost in the Bryce Harper baseball IQ, on that smash to the wall by Votto, Bryce gets there quickly and sees Span and sets up for any rebound and after Span catches it becomes a cheering teammate!<br /><br />http://atmlb.com/10LgRul<br /><br />Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20243776573216401472013-04-28T09:32:47.642-04:002013-04-28T09:32:47.642-04:00Yes. I know Danny had the one great offensive game...Yes. I know Danny had the one great offensive game this week. Yesterday his defense was almost lazy looking. Puzzling, as that is usually what keeps him in the line up. <br /><br />April 28, 2013 8:47 AM <br />________________________________<br /><br />It would be wild speculation who that was batting 2nd yesterday and playing 2nd.<br /><br />As much as I find Danny Espinosa way over rated, he had a great game Thursday in support of Gio and one solid hit and great defense Friday.<br /><br />In typical Espi fashion, once you think he turned a corner he breaks your heart. He had 2 at-bats that were so void of a plan stepping into the batter's box given the situation and then his 3 mis-plays in the field that resulted in only 1 error given that Zuk backed up his poor throw and the other was on a doubleplay and wouldn't be an error even if ALR didn't scoop it.<br /><br />smh....... <br />Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87736995504569662772013-04-28T09:31:57.421-04:002013-04-28T09:31:57.421-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6449001922129892182013-04-28T09:23:37.679-04:002013-04-28T09:23:37.679-04:00sjm308 said...
I watched LaRoche carefully (altho...sjm308 said... <br />I watched LaRoche carefully (although 308 is pretty far from 1st base) and you Insiders might be right. He just does not look as nimble as last year.<br />________________________________<br /><br />Glad you saw it too. Too many people feel like when you are pointing out an issue with a player they like it becomes an arguement.<br /><br />When Desi threw the low throw to him last week that required a stretch to his right he couldn't do it and it clanked off of his glove. You know a healthy LaRoche makes that play.<br /><br />All this garbage about slow starts is about his offense, not his defense. BTW, I'm not buying the slow start stuff on offense either. Prior to this year he was averaging .228 for his career in the month of April and that even includes 2011 when he played with the shoulder injury. His K rate is 32.5% which means he's striking out at a rate of 1 out of every 3 at-bats.<br /><br />There were posters here yesterday with 2 runners on base and no outs that were just glad he popped out instead of GIDP. Davey is then putting either a double steal or hit & run on with the same situation in his next at-bat and that was disasterous as Bryce was caught stealing.<br /><br />The whole situation is sad. ALR probably sits today versus the lefty.Gonathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622413303529086490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81655361631684948142013-04-28T09:18:04.754-04:002013-04-28T09:18:04.754-04:00Had to scroll through about 100 comments to be sur...Had to scroll through about 100 comments to be sure I wasn't repeating what someone else had said -- this is the first time I ever heard about Harper playing 3B or SS. Not that he's a SS anymore but it made me fantasize about a short-term answer to Z'man's throwing issues. Rosenthal on Fox yesterday waxing at length about Z'man "excited" (or was it, "enthusiastic?") about the condition of his shoulder and, in a total non sequitor, ergo, "He'll be all right." I wish I believed that. If Z'man is "enthusiastic," it can only be that he is measuring it against his condition 13+ months ago, when it was awful -- and so has remained.Theophilus T. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16532693473198519382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59094976074939855502013-04-28T08:56:05.720-04:002013-04-28T08:56:05.720-04:00Span's catch of Votto was the Capital One Prem...Span's catch of Votto was the Capital One Premier Play on MLB Net last night.Section 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6983141595471629922013-04-28T08:47:40.751-04:002013-04-28T08:47:40.751-04:00Span bailed out Danny, ALR, and the relievers. May...Span bailed out Danny, ALR, and the relievers. Maybe at some point they will begin to return the favor? Yes. I know Danny had the one great offensive game this week. Yesterday his defense was almost lazy looking. Puzzling, as that is usually what keeps him in the line up.baseballswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473384422940931212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88843167271692974872013-04-28T08:38:57.234-04:002013-04-28T08:38:57.234-04:00Harper is doing fine in LF. Getting good reads an...Harper is doing fine in LF. Getting good reads and of course his speed is great, and he's very energetically backing up Span. Right now, Span's WAR is the same as Bourn's (and he is a lot cheaper). Revere, despite that incredible catch, is below replacement level (-0.5 WAR). <br /><br />NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8476487713997798692013-04-28T08:30:53.742-04:002013-04-28T08:30:53.742-04:00Whatever is wrong with ALR, Davey should just sit ...Whatever is wrong with ALR, Davey should just sit him for a couple of games. No batting practice, either. Maybe his muscle memory will revert to what it was before his slump, or, if he is hurt, a couple of days rest would not do him any harm. Resting a slumping hitter is old school. What Davey is doing is not. If Riggleman were still here, doing the same thing as Davey is now, he would be roasted on this thread.<br /><br />The guy who we know has an injury, Danny Espinoza, has hit below .150 ever since he tore that rotator cuff last September. It's impossible for the rest of us to know if that is what has caused his collapse at the plate. <br /><br />Regardless, there may not be another ML manager in baseball who would continue to send guys out there who can't even hit their own weight, especially when he has Tyler Moore to spell ALR at 1b, and either Lombo, or Rendon, to spell Danny at 2nd.<br /><br />You play the guys who give you the best chance to win. Danny almost cost them the game yesterday. Span bailed him out.<br /><br />Laddie Blah Blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474416524698003749noreply@blogger.com