tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post5784725026086766558..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Game 112: Nats at RockiesMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-9916348806692110522011-08-06T20:36:45.532-04:002011-08-06T20:36:45.532-04:00It will also be fun when the Nats farm system can ...It will also be fun when the Nats farm system can produce latino prospects. I really miss that from the Expos.Exposremainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43853701757780812132011-08-06T20:35:14.395-04:002011-08-06T20:35:14.395-04:00I wish after all those years with the Nats and eve...I wish after all those years with the Nats and even Expos someone would teach them how to bring home a runner on 3rd with less than 2 outsExposremainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54563296744520292272011-08-06T16:11:25.396-04:002011-08-06T16:11:25.396-04:00Ok sorry to have been gotten my tenses crossed up ...Ok sorry to have been gotten my tenses crossed up ....I wanted to know where you heard this said about the team and who were they ......it was not clear if it was in Chicago or Minneapolis/St Paul or anywhere in the US sorry ......on the NO persons of color on the team it does seem that many on the team are AA in the same the way the President is AA .....I know that there are some in the DC area who are quick to judge the Nats but that only has to been around the handling of Frank RobinsonCBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62082345619177391092011-08-06T15:52:17.645-04:002011-08-06T15:52:17.645-04:00Correct me if I am wrong but I think it was Unkyd ...Correct me if I am wrong but I think it was Unkyd who was making a valid point about city of DC (50% population is blacks) has no black baseball players. I think AA community will take more interest in Nationals if they had someone like them to follow. Young kids have Gilbert, etc to follow in those neighborhoods but none baseball players. If someone like Crisp were to come, I think that can help both the team and game in DC.<br /><br />Oh and I am not saying this team is white or anything.FSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54972410205941660032011-08-06T15:19:07.076-04:002011-08-06T15:19:07.076-04:00CBinDC: I'm sorry, not trying to be rude but ...CBinDC: I'm sorry, not trying to be rude but I couldn't comprehend your response to my post. I don't know what you are trying to say, or trying to ask. <br /><br />--NatsLady born and grew up in Chicago, posted from my own computer while visiting family in Minnesota.NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-60181765525705803872011-08-06T14:54:08.570-04:002011-08-06T14:54:08.570-04:00NatsLady ...I really do not understand such statem...NatsLady ...I really do not understand such statements really ......funny thing is that those who look for such things would not have counted Hairston or Bernadena among the "opposite of white" census. And this I understand was the expressed in Minnesota or was it Northside Chicago?CBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49372126600310063632011-08-06T14:39:10.903-04:002011-08-06T14:39:10.903-04:00Sofa, I grew up in Chicago (South Side) and I had ...Sofa, I grew up in Chicago (South Side) and I had NEVER in my life been on the North Side further than a few blocks from downtown. This was my first view of the area around Wrigley Field Didn't make me feel comfortable at all.NatsLady in Minnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-78467689055092709872011-08-06T14:33:47.692-04:002011-08-06T14:33:47.692-04:00NatsLady, in the old days, Wrigley Field was famou...NatsLady, in the old days, Wrigley Field was famously a place black folks weren't welcome. <br /><br />and the capcha is "fratizin"Sec3MySofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642361153623871520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-29536875100625368972011-08-06T14:17:33.344-04:002011-08-06T14:17:33.344-04:00@CBinDC - I wasn't the one who made the commen...@CBinDC - I wasn't the one who made the comment. Someone remarked that after Bernie got sent down and Hairston got traded the team was "very white".<br /><br />Doesn't seem like it to me. And if you are going to qualify Bernie as a person of color (African-American???), then surely Livo qualifies. I'm not an expert on racial politics, so I'll shut up now.NatsLady in Minnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87700394805432403682011-08-06T14:17:26.307-04:002011-08-06T14:17:26.307-04:00I owe you one Grandstander!I owe you one Grandstander!Big Oilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5160146707740682422011-08-06T14:06:45.698-04:002011-08-06T14:06:45.698-04:00NatsLady
Ahh what would be the problem with the ...NatsLady <br /><br />Ahh what would be the problem with the racial make up of the Nats .....this is one team that covers a very wide range of people whose ethnic lines are numerous and varied ..... that I would say is very diverse.CBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42432511693508287152011-08-06T13:58:06.648-04:002011-08-06T13:58:06.648-04:00flynnie, I would love to do that. Planning to see...flynnie, I would love to do that. Planning to see the Nats-Cubs on the way home, but I stopped there on my way to Minnesota, what a zoo!! Wasn't able to get anywhere near the box office to get tickets. Also, someone commented on the racial make-up of our team...<br /><br />Well, the only black person I saw near Wrigley Field was a black lady cop directing traffic. On the talk radio (African-American), they talk Bears, NBA, and Sox, don't mention the Cubs--ever. Really segragated. <br /><br />And speaking of the Sox, whooo have they got names for Adam Dunn. And that's only the ones I heard on the radio.NatsLady in Minnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-73027859621749105322011-08-06T13:51:43.559-04:002011-08-06T13:51:43.559-04:00Here is the relevant quote:
On Saturday, the club ...Here is the relevant quote:<br />On Saturday, the club issued an update: "Juan Nicasio is resting comfortably at a Denver hospital following surgery early this morning to stabilize a fracture to the C-1 vertebrae in his neck. Juan will remain hospitalized as he recovers from the surgery."NatsLady in Minnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12537403015164935332011-08-06T13:51:23.082-04:002011-08-06T13:51:23.082-04:00baseballswami said...
This team is truly in an aw...baseballswami said... <br />This team is truly in an awkward position right now. One of the things I see that is a problem with Rizzo is that he cannot admit when he has misjudged something. He stays with it too long.<br />_______________________________________<br /><br />I agree with that part of the statement. I think Davey is getting grief for sticking with the persistent problems that he has on his roster.Gonatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-56547755946197404772011-08-06T13:51:11.892-04:002011-08-06T13:51:11.892-04:00When you see Emilio Bonifacio being the MVP for th...When you see Emilio Bonifacio being the MVP for the Marlins, GasCanrahan as the NL All-Star closer, Marlon Byrd excelling at the Cubs, and who was the minor league pitcher the Nats traded to the Tigers couple years back? Maybe Rizzo is not patient enough. Trying to find a starter in Detwiler seems to me a good thing. See Texas Rangers, above.flynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231503307377716238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53498753567652942062011-08-06T13:48:49.479-04:002011-08-06T13:48:49.479-04:00Baseballswami - I don't think they are backtra...Baseballswami - I don't think they are backtracking. They are finding pieces of a contender, which keeps going forward. The only difference that I see is before, the team looked to maximize wins each day, whatever it took. So they stayed with the people they felt were contributing right then. I think that is the right approach for a contending team, but it also put Clip on pace for 100 innings.<br /><br />I think davey concluded sometime in July that it wasn't going to happen this year, and is using some amount of the rest of this season to find out about other players who may contribute next year, when he is trying to contend for the playoffs, rather than experiment then. I think that is true mostly with the pitching staff, not position players. He talked about Milone and Peacock. He has already put Gorzy in the pen, when he has admitted that he wouldn't have done it if they were contending for a playoff spot. I think Livo is heading this way too. It is also why I think they don't really believe Bernie is a starting OF, despite what they say.<br /><br />So the main difference in approach is, he doesn't value finishing at .500 as much as some of us posters do. He thinks that 75 wins but finding one or two more pieces for next year is better than 81 wins with more questions.<br /><br />PS I also post the way Sec 3 mentionedWallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5541154618004221022011-08-06T13:44:12.753-04:002011-08-06T13:44:12.753-04:00Re Rizzo's tenacity, this from Baseball Think ...Re Rizzo's tenacity, this from Baseball Think Factory on Verducci't Billy Beane article: To me what's killed Beane recently is hyper-activity. He never seems to want to wait and see what exactly it is he's built. He's also dealing away his home grown guys after they hit arbitration instead of when they're about to hit free agency. So Haren and Swisher and Street and Scutaro and now Ziegler all left a couple of years before they'd actually have become free agents. Guys like Zito, Giambi and Tejada got all of their years in, while Hudson and Mulder got all but one in (and they got a good return for Mulder).<br /><br />The Rangers were the first team I thought of as the current "Moneyballers" - a team that thinks outside the box to maximize the return on its resources. Many of their best recent moves were unconventional - signing a major-league retread (Colby Lewis) out of Japan to a multi-year deal, converting effective 75 IP/year relievers (C.J. Wilson and Alexi Ogando) into effective 200 IP/year starters, trading a top pitching prospect for a very high-risk, high-reward young hitter (Josh Hamilton), and moving a good-hit, bad-glove All-Star (Michael Young) from "premium" defensive positions to a 1B/DH/utility role to maximize his value.flynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231503307377716238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87420065065112927732011-08-06T13:42:23.647-04:002011-08-06T13:42:23.647-04:00that part is easy, Flynnie:
http://www.google.com/...that part is easy, Flynnie:<br />http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+dealsSec3MySofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642361153623871520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59585695768708178742011-08-06T13:40:10.377-04:002011-08-06T13:40:10.377-04:00Thanks, TimDZ. For the technically inclined, here&...Thanks, TimDZ. For the technically inclined, here's something on C-1 fractures-prognosis may be not so bad:<br />http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1263453-overview.<br /><br />Of course, that's easy for me to say. We all hope he gets back soon.Sec3MySofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642361153623871520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-29510115300511690102011-08-06T13:28:35.246-04:002011-08-06T13:28:35.246-04:00Sec 3, My Sofa - Thanks so much for the guide thro...Sec 3, My Sofa - Thanks so much for the guide through Kabletown! Now if you could come over and arrange my computer so that it's facing the TV . . .flynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231503307377716238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-7613280491827135732011-08-06T13:26:45.695-04:002011-08-06T13:26:45.695-04:00NatsLady - we will miss your exceptionally knowled...NatsLady - we will miss your exceptionally knowledgable comments tonight. I know you're not visiting family - you're a scout, and you've been dropping in on ball parks across the country. Sorry to blow your cover!flynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231503307377716238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66235177953975957372011-08-06T13:24:52.958-04:002011-08-06T13:24:52.958-04:00Sweet Lord help him! He has to have a "brain...Sweet Lord help him! He has to have a "brain shake" as they call concussions in Sweden. I truly don't know how he's still alive after seeing it - it was sickening.flynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231503307377716238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49751183471795949392011-08-06T13:20:55.041-04:002011-08-06T13:20:55.041-04:00Maybe I'm just too laid back about this, but I...Maybe I'm just too laid back about this, but I really don't have a problem with the commenting system and how it is set up. I make my comment, put in the name, type the captcha and move on...TimDznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12866740147042769432011-08-06T13:17:31.413-04:002011-08-06T13:17:31.413-04:00Pulled this from the Rox website...Nicasso has a f...Pulled this from the Rox website...Nicasso has a fractured vertebrae in his neck: <br /><br />http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110805&content_id=22802272&vkey=news_col&c_id=colTimDznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-52946618724094301162011-08-06T13:11:00.292-04:002011-08-06T13:11:00.292-04:00and do you really want the posts in here to be mor...and do you really want the posts in here to be more like the Nationals Journal? Srsly?Sec3MySofanoreply@blogger.com