tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post4455383365559989813..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Still searching for a winMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64269634583833181372011-06-04T19:11:06.121-04:002011-06-04T19:11:06.121-04:00Christopher Walken had a good one. But I digress.Christopher Walken had a good one. But I digress.natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-89820987260024377272011-06-04T19:07:57.544-04:002011-06-04T19:07:57.544-04:00LOL, 4:14. That's one of my favorite scenes. A...LOL, 4:14. That's one of my favorite scenes. Actually, I have a lot of favorite scenes from that flick.natsfans1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-34786454629003126112011-06-04T18:14:11.713-04:002011-06-04T18:14:11.713-04:00Looks like Mr. Boswell has joined his colleagues l...Looks like Mr. Boswell has joined his colleagues lately and has been quite hack like himself. I expect more from someone with his background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77041021823968250332011-06-04T18:12:04.220-04:002011-06-04T18:12:04.220-04:00Specifically, too slow to load. Too cumbersome to ...Specifically, too slow to load. Too cumbersome to post.natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20320287162110507132011-06-04T18:05:56.818-04:002011-06-04T18:05:56.818-04:00Thanks for clarifying, Anon@4:12. As others have n...Thanks for clarifying, Anon@4:12. As others have noted, the new interface is the main reason that I only rarely read or post comments on NJ. That said, I'd also noticed a commenter drop-off there compared to early times.natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-27725548654889723582011-06-04T17:27:59.044-04:002011-06-04T17:27:59.044-04:00I'd like access to the owner of the Washington...I'd like access to the owner of the Washington Post. It's time for WAPO to invest in some major league writers and DFA the career minor league hacks like Reid.Ribuldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999893285454671337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37343202113215487812011-06-04T17:04:13.912-04:002011-06-04T17:04:13.912-04:00I have stopped posting , and also following very m...I have stopped posting , and also following very much on NJ because of the terrible format. People get cranky here, but it's doable. I concur that perhaps we do not need a Loogy at this point - starters have to get out lefties and righties, perhaps bullpen guys can do that also. We already have one specialist - the " one who shall not be named" , who supposedly can only do one thing - except that he can't seem to do it. I like the guys who can do many things in many places for now. Perhaps in a few years when we are a veritable powerhouse team and have an incredible roster top to bottom, we can have specialists such as a loogy or a pinch hitter who does nothing else. For now - give me players with multiple tools so that we can cover for the inevitable disabled list people. How about we specialize in hitting, fielding and throwing strikes?baseballswaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-91788031333939751332011-06-04T16:46:01.309-04:002011-06-04T16:46:01.309-04:00I suspect the drop off at NJ has more to do with t...I suspect the drop off at NJ has more to do with that awful software upgrade than anything else. That is one of the reasons I am here. That site is terrible now and for someone that does not post too much I gave up.KC5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78952256021386267702011-06-04T16:17:18.344-04:002011-06-04T16:17:18.344-04:00I like creative suggestions to help this team. Ol...I like creative suggestions to help this team. Oliver Perez and Detwiler are 2 good ideas.<br /><br />I also agree the concept of a LOOGY isn't what this team needs.<br /><br />Otherwise Kimball is your best option if he can take the pressure of coming in with men on base.Mark'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4147786908524586122011-06-04T16:16:01.488-04:002011-06-04T16:16:01.488-04:00The press is one thing, but as a fan I don't r...<i>The press is one thing, but as a fan I don't require or desire personal access to the owners (disclaimer: your mileage may vary, as always).</i><br /><br />Not personal per se' but the same as any other owner of local sports franchise's. That access is typically through the press, through fan requests, issues and problems issued to ownership through the hierarchy. <br /><br />For example:<br />George Steinbrenner was accessible to the press and so one could INFER some access by the fan base as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77383497815533398032011-06-04T16:14:26.654-04:002011-06-04T16:14:26.654-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6owNx6zHPIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6owNx6zHPIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71868036249729588942011-06-04T16:12:39.467-04:002011-06-04T16:12:39.467-04:00I was curious as to the basis of Anon@12:57's ...<i>I was curious as to the basis of Anon@12:57's comment as quoted below. My own impression has been that the quantity of comments here has risen over time, and that the number of individual commenters has risen as well.</i><br /><br />Another inference on my part based in observation NOT an implication. I have observed a drop-off in the original posters on the WaPo NJ site from 2 years or so ago. I noted and carefully considered Golfersal's impassioned entreaty. I should qualify: the older Senator's fans have been fading ... and perhaps giving up their season's tickets to Nats games? And perhaps they will be replaced by a far younger crowd? I don't really know the answer ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-84967707526573854582011-06-04T16:07:52.389-04:002011-06-04T16:07:52.389-04:00The press is one thing, but as a fan I don't r...The press is one thing, but as a fan I don't require or desire personal access to the owners (disclaimer: your mileage may vary, as always).natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1161560019984406112011-06-04T16:07:29.765-04:002011-06-04T16:07:29.765-04:00Ted Lerner is something like 85 years old. He is t...<i>Ted Lerner is something like 85 years old. He is the patriarch of the family, but it's a family-based ownership and they are clearly grooming Mark Lerner to be the Managing Principal Owner when Ted is gone.</i><br /><br />Ted was the guy who with Rizzo directly negotiated with Grienke and Werth. Look it up Feel Wood. He is still deeply involved much like JKC and will be until he keels over. Mark appears much like JKC son John. Unable to stand in his father's footsteps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71373368943646022242011-06-04T16:03:29.312-04:002011-06-04T16:03:29.312-04:00INFERENCE = what the receiver has inferred
Sigh, ...<i>INFERENCE = what the receiver has inferred</i><br /><br />Sigh, yes @DavidBinMD, my usage was correct. This was indeed what I inferred based on the context and not what was actually said.<br /><br /><i>“[Language pedants] whip out their Sharpies and take away and add apostrophes from public signs, shake their heads at prepositions which end sentences, and mutter at split infinitives and misspellings. But do they bubble and froth and slobber and cream with joy at language? Do they ever let the tripping of the tips of their tongues against the tops of their teeth transport them to giddy euphoric bliss? Do they ever yoke impossible words together for the sound-sex of it? Do they use language to seduce, charm, excite, please, affirm and tickle those they talk to? Do they? I doubt it.</i><br /><br /><i>They’re too farting busy sneering at a greengrocer’s less than perfect use of the apostrophe.”</i><br /><br />In other words languages are living things ... not the stuff and nonsense people like to throw on white boards. Given the influx of Nationalities learning English for the first time ... EVEN TODAY! It seems highly likely the language will evolve dramatically in just a few short years. <br /><br />It will be "epic".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36648284739199183412011-06-04T16:02:14.848-04:002011-06-04T16:02:14.848-04:00I am pretty sure Joey Eischen is available!I am pretty sure Joey Eischen is available!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-24512674153769345822011-06-04T15:30:22.599-04:002011-06-04T15:30:22.599-04:00"THERE IS NO PRESS ACCESS to Ted Lerner. Ther..."THERE IS NO PRESS ACCESS to Ted Lerner. There IS NO (or extremely limited) fan access to ownership."<br /><br />Ted Lerner is something like 85 years old. He is the patriarch of the family, but it's a family-based ownership and they are clearly grooming Mark Lerner to be the Managing Principal Owner when Ted is gone. There will be no Jack Kent Cooke/John Kent Cooke scenario here. Ted Lerner doesn't need to be available to the press unless for some reason he wants to be. Mark Lerner is every bit as accessible as any other MLB owner is, and he carries the full power of ownership whenever he speaks. That's more than good enough.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77950822908322964542011-06-04T15:20:46.009-04:002011-06-04T15:20:46.009-04:00@ Knoxville
We are talking about D.C. here. Dou...@ Knoxville <br /><br />We are talking about D.C. here. Double standards are always expected in this town.Manassas Nats Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4476465069305874822011-06-04T14:59:43.358-04:002011-06-04T14:59:43.358-04:00With all the calls from certain posters on this si...With all the calls from certain posters on this site about the need for Eckstein to talk to the press, explain the "2 strike approach" many 3rd strike looking at bats, etc, why is it that seemingly no one has bothered to ask for Steve McCatty to explain Slaten's problems? Seems to me a double standard is in play here, attack the hitting coach but the pitching coach gets a pass.Knoxville Natnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33249148641517282892011-06-04T14:58:00.660-04:002011-06-04T14:58:00.660-04:00Make that "commenters" and comments.Make that "commenters" and comments.natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-61911430519316174602011-06-04T14:55:17.927-04:002011-06-04T14:55:17.927-04:00I concur, Feel Wood. I don't really know Reid ...I concur, Feel Wood. I don't really know Reid from Adam, but I gather he writes about the pointy-ball team, which I don't follow closely? Actually, I might know Kilgore if I saw him, because his pic is posted over on the NJ.<br /><br />On another note, daggone post gremlins ate my previous, very insightful and witty comment (trust me), so I'll have to craft a new one. The natsfan1 cohort regrets the error.<br /><br />I was curious as to the basis of Anon@12:57's comment as quoted below. My own impression has been that the quantity of comments here has risen over time, and that the number of individual commenters has risen as well. As for age, my impression has been that there are a number of "old-timers" in the crowd as well as young-uns. I suppose that I'm an old-timer myself, though I didn't live here during any of the former baseball team editions. I don't tend to read the comments at NJ or MASN these days, so I can't speak to a comparison as far as number of comments and comments. I also don't have a basis for commenting on team marketing goals, so I won't speculate on that front.<br /><br />"Thus the drop-off in season ticket sales. Given the drop-off in posters here and their demographic there are times when I think it is a sort of conspiracy to change the demographic. To get rid of the old-time, old-school, (read older) Senators fans and bring in younger, upwardly mobile fans. If that's the plan, let's face it its working."natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-20864238431678524372011-06-04T14:50:38.619-04:002011-06-04T14:50:38.619-04:00Just for the record 5 people have joined
Slaten ...Just for the record 5 people have joined <br /><br />Slaten and Stairs Must GO!!<br /><br />on facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35220199841920319692011-06-04T14:48:43.646-04:002011-06-04T14:48:43.646-04:00The whole Eckstein brouhaha was a creation of less...<i>The whole Eckstein brouhaha was a creation of lesser members of the press corps trying to make a name for themselves and sell papers. </i><br /><br />Feel Wood, as Ben Goessling himself inferred its the sign of a bigger problem and then he created an indirection to the top.<br /><br />THERE IS NO PRESS ACCESS to Ted Lerner. There IS NO (or extremely limited) fan access to ownership. Ben laid this out as food for thought. What does that make you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-34976922873323953082011-06-04T14:47:38.998-04:002011-06-04T14:47:38.998-04:00rogieshan said...
The only viable option in the s...<b>rogieshan said... <br />The only viable option in the system to replace Slaten right now is Oliver Perez, but whether the latter is willing to be strictly a situational reliever is another question. I'd much rather see Balester or Mattheus get the promotion --- sometimes the whole lefty-lefty matchup thing is overplayed. June 4, 2011 10:06 AM </b><br /><br />That isn't the " only viable option" but thank you for coming up with something. Its either Detwiler or Perez, pronto or what I said in my last post.<br /><br />The LOOGY philosphy is as flawed as the Stairs idea of using a guy who can't do anything except try to hit a HR for you that never happens. He's slower than Todd Coffey and fields worse than Dmitri Young.<br /><br />If one-dimensional guys made sense, teams would hire sprinters to pinch run and steal bases. Hmmm, I actually like that idea. Is Bob Hayes avaialble?<br /><br />Earth to Rizzo, earth to Rizzo, we have a problem in the Nation's Capital!Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-46157339613524065902011-06-04T14:40:14.914-04:002011-06-04T14:40:14.914-04:00The whole Eckstein brouhaha was a creation of less...The whole Eckstein brouhaha was a creation of lesser members of the press corps trying to make a name for themselves and sell papers. It was not a North Korea type lockdown at all. Rizzo made no mistake here other than ruffling idiots like Jason Reid who would have found something else to get ruffled about if he had made Eckstein available earlier on.<br /><br />Eckstein is a hitting coach, low on the totem pole. Dan Steinberg tried to compare it to an NFL team not making the offensive coordinator available, but it's not. More like the quarterbacks coach. And all a coach at that level can ever tell the press is generalities anyway. He can't reveal what he's got individual players working on, out of respect for their privacy and also not to provide information to opposing teams who would read the press comments. Likewise he can't talk overall strategy except at the most vague level. Responsible journalists like Zuckerman and Goessling knew this all along, which is why they didn't make a big deal out of it. It's only the overly self-important guys at the Post with an ax to grind who blew it out of all proportion.Feel Woodnoreply@blogger.com