tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post6403501243904527918..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Instant analysis: Cubs 2, Nats 1Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-31935753231658670502013-05-13T05:28:48.938-04:002013-05-13T05:28:48.938-04:00No. A PH when u have a lead with a hot pitcher nea...No. A PH when u have a lead with a hot pitcher near perfect is just dumb. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989685878634650244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-61559577659946529672013-05-12T19:57:53.063-04:002013-05-12T19:57:53.063-04:00Tracy is a professional hitter, Gio is not. If you...Tracy is a professional hitter, Gio is not. If you're looking to add on, which is a good move when the pitcher's spot is up first in the 7th inning of a 1-0 game, you go with the professional hitter. You can quibble with Davey's choice of pinch hitters, but pinch hitting for Gio there was a no-brainer.Get Your Re(n)d Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415768708950183487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88634805454842155742013-05-12T19:42:26.168-04:002013-05-12T19:42:26.168-04:00Nat Jack is correct if the batter is in the box th...Nat Jack is correct if the batter is in the box then no interference. throwing into the bat is the risk, that is why most wont throw to third with a righty batter instead they throw to second.<br /><br />harper holding up because of possible catch understandable, but the old aggressive harper would have been going with the hit and score easilty.<br /><br />Centerfielder robs Ian, that is what defenders do they prevent runs not set up runs like some defenses do.<br /><br />So Davey never gave a real answer to putting a .135 hitter with 0 homers to bat for a .200 hitter with a homer.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74421454812526527492013-05-12T19:18:27.292-04:002013-05-12T19:18:27.292-04:00Strasburg was in the dugout. They showed him and G...Strasburg was in the dugout. They showed him and Gio talking between innings. Amr Khanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892263953458836060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-89058179822083504772013-05-12T19:16:27.765-04:002013-05-12T19:16:27.765-04:00The TV broadcast showed Stras sitting next to &...The TV broadcast showed Stras sitting next to & talking to Gio.EmDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244048896547770295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1671766284995450722013-05-12T19:06:43.102-04:002013-05-12T19:06:43.102-04:00I think everyone in the park was stunned Gio didn&...I think everyone in the park was stunned Gio didn't bat for himself, and Davey saying he always tries to add on, "that's the way I manage, chalk it up to me"...doesn't wash--because he let JZ bat for himself when the score was guess what, 1-0. <br /><br />100% agree Lombo should not be in the 2 hole. I would rather have Espy there, at least he will take a walk. Lombo and his weak grounders are very frustrating. That will work itself out when Werth gets back. Is there any word on Bernadina, who, unlike Span, <i>does</i> dive for balls.<br /><br />Sorry to say, I had a bad feeling about Storen's outing when he gave up the first single. Charlie and Dave questioned RZ's positioning several times. They said, the Nats don't guard the line, now they are guarding the line and balls are getting through. <br /><br />I know this is yesterday's question, but was Stras in the dugout? He wasn't on pitcher's row, with Haren, Det, and JZ. I know sometimes pitchers go in the back to chart pitches, but I don't know why he would be doing that. I couldn't see back in the dugout, it was chilly, though, maybe he was inside. NatsLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-14853525941312154072013-05-12T19:02:21.774-04:002013-05-12T19:02:21.774-04:00Don't have much to say about this one other th...Don't have much to say about this one other than, it was very nice to see old Gio today. He killed it out there.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678357994045101892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-80124975825090626792013-05-12T18:49:50.091-04:002013-05-12T18:49:50.091-04:00You allknowthat I support Adam LaRoche. While that...You allknowthat I support Adam LaRoche. While that foul ball was still inthe air Isaid out loud," Watch the runner!" Ok Adam made a good catch, is a lefty and had to turn, but he hesitated. Meanwhile the pinch runner tagged up and headed to third, with no throw from ALR. Adam had a brain freeze, and that runner scored the tying run on the next play. I honestly think that play was the back breaker in a game that was so important for us.My son thought that I was hard on Adam until he watched the replay. He agreed that Adam didn't think about the runner until after he caught the ball. It's the little things.Joe Seamheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000259234420985114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64763055713016681972013-05-12T18:25:56.098-04:002013-05-12T18:25:56.098-04:00@ Amr
We have no ideal 2 hole hitter other than Ja...@ Amr<br />We have no ideal 2 hole hitter other than Jason Werth so we have to make do with who we have. Like you said, Suzuki is slow so thats a no-no for most managers. Harper would be ok there but he is our 3 hole hitter and also the two consecutive left-handers thing works against this. Only other major league ready player that could fit here is Rendon but there is no spot for him yet unless Rizzo and the ants give up on Espinosa.tayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245591110733229840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53101058722510394552013-05-12T18:15:19.420-04:002013-05-12T18:15:19.420-04:00No Limit to the depth of Njack's excuse making...No Limit to the depth of Njack's excuse making for Davey. Amazing how nothing is his fault.....he must be perfect all the time. When his moves do not work....OR his spring training country club...it is always "just baseball"JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-866359386226140282013-05-12T18:06:45.287-04:002013-05-12T18:06:45.287-04:00Braves aren't looking that great right now, ei...Braves aren't looking that great right now, either, though. Nats don't need to have the best record in baseball to make the playoffs, just be better than your division rivals. And once you're in the playoffs, all bets are off.EmDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244048896547770295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42010257425234219042013-05-12T18:01:41.319-04:002013-05-12T18:01:41.319-04:00@VTGooner, I looked at the BABIP stats and I think...@VTGooner, I looked at the BABIP stats and I think the issue is the Nats are not getting the "undeserved" hits. Ground balls are not going through the infield as much as they should. Fly balls are not finding gaps and yes, there are a lot of line drives not becoming hits. The Nats BABIP is 3rd worst in the NL, yet their line drive percentage (in which over 70% historically fall for hits) is 6th worst. Their ground ball percentage (in which 24% become historically become hits) is middle of the road. The Nats actually hit fewer fly balls (in which only 15% become hits) than average. They probably "should" be slightly below league average in BABIP based on their distributions of type of batted ball, but probably not where they are. Hate to be an optimist, but this does bode well.<br /><br />While I think Davey made the wrong move by taking Gio out today, he got a bit unlucky. That's baseball. The place where I think he has made more obvious mistakes is batting very poor OBP guys at the top of the order. Lombardozzi is one of the least selective batters in the NL and should not ever be batting second. I'd argue that a guy like Kurt Suzuki would be better suited up there given his plate discipline. But he's a slow catcher, and that just doesn't "seem right" to old school managers.Amr Khanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892263953458836060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-9414265240039788592013-05-12T17:54:52.334-04:002013-05-12T17:54:52.334-04:00It's just this simple the Nats are not as good...It's just this simple the Nats are not as good as we all hoped. Possibly a wild card game but this team does not have the look, right now, of anything special. SCNatsFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521403318226328638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88689213595866408382013-05-12T17:49:31.564-04:002013-05-12T17:49:31.564-04:00Anybody watching MASN disappointed at no Davey Joh...<i>Anybody watching MASN disappointed at no Davey Johnson interview?</i><br /><br />Might still appear. Based on the beat reporters comments Davey was really going to grilled after this one. Not sure if he's on the hot seat yet given the record ... still ...<br /><br />Plus they all have to get ready for the long arduous road trip out west. Well, except for Mark perhaps.<br />perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42023050964226047612013-05-12T17:40:26.593-04:002013-05-12T17:40:26.593-04:00Anybody watching MASN disappointed at no Davey Joh...Anybody watching MASN disappointed at no Davey Johnson interview?<br />If there was a game that I wanted to hear from Davey on the bad umpiring, taking Gio out early and the back break on Suzaki's throw to third base.<br />Sometimes I just wonder if MASN is trying to cover up something, oh well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699185163506763774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-86035567120668038242013-05-12T17:39:24.707-04:002013-05-12T17:39:24.707-04:00I was driving all afternoon so didn't see the ...I was driving all afternoon so didn't see the game. Charlie and Dave were claiming that interference should have been called on Zuki's error. What's the rule on that?<br /><br />They also claimed the balls & strikes calling was the worst -- and that it's been terrible all season. Charlie's now in favor of calling them by laser technology.<br /><br />They figured Zuki's ejection from the game came about because he told the ump just what he thought about the game he had just called.<br /><br />That make sense to those of you who saw the action?NCNatsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208353346925459087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42522547597086831882013-05-12T17:35:36.680-04:002013-05-12T17:35:36.680-04:00Scutaro started slow and is now playing clutch. I...Scutaro started slow and is now playing clutch. I read someone trying to compare him to Espi. Scutaro over .300 .Ghost Of Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05745394350047225996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13658716934231336762013-05-12T17:35:09.321-04:002013-05-12T17:35:09.321-04:003 questions since I didnt visual see.
1 was Zim&#...3 questions since I didnt visual see.<br /><br />1 was Zim's double catchable? If not why was harper only on third with his speed<br /><br />2 was Suzuki throwing to second or third. if second why was bat struck? If between home and second his bat cannot be over the plate after the swing.<br /><br />3 What song and dance did Davey do to explain batting Tracy for Gio? Gio batting 200 with 1 homer and Tracy .135 with 0. So I see no mathmatical reason.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81155690079260108022013-05-12T17:27:25.733-04:002013-05-12T17:27:25.733-04:00RZim needs to keep that chip on his shoulder. Glad...RZim needs to keep that chip on his shoulder. Glad to see it. Situational contact was poor again. Espi froze up again in key situations and the 2 hole is still a black hole. Gio pitched great!Ghost Of Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05745394350047225996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77060678178449628782013-05-12T17:26:53.878-04:002013-05-12T17:26:53.878-04:00I was unable to watch this game and what happened ...I was unable to watch this game and what happened is not as concerning as our trend of always(mostly) losing on sunday afternoons. Is there any explanation for this?tayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245591110733229840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-32796535683695576592013-05-12T17:24:55.316-04:002013-05-12T17:24:55.316-04:00Baseball is weird sometimes, yes. But what is goin...Baseball is weird sometimes, yes. But what is going on with this offense is not. I know our team BABIP is almost bottom in the majors but in my personal opinion I haven't seen many games where I felt that we deserved more hits that were just robbed. We get men on base and absolutely no one is able to drive them in it seems like. We may have 2nd and 3rd with no outs and we will go strike out, pop out, ground out or really any variation you can think of that doesnt result in a basehit, sac fly, or just a well place grounder to get a guy to score. The team is comically inept in these situationsVTGoonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244260821463981317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13787432084148707942013-05-12T17:24:51.896-04:002013-05-12T17:24:51.896-04:00In Natslady's favorite category fielding Denar...In Natslady's favorite category fielding Denard Span leads the Nats with a 6.3 UZR. And way out ahead of the rest in 2nd in Danny Espinosa with a 1.8 UZR.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87277058938631882532013-05-12T17:20:49.641-04:002013-05-12T17:20:49.641-04:00Storen has a .386 BABIP right now, which is crazy-...Storen has a .386 BABIP right now, which is crazy-high. Most of those aren't hard-hit, either, just weak contact going between defenders. That's not likely to continue.<br /><br />Boston has been one of the best teams in baseball over the first two months, and lost two of three to Toronto, which has been one of the worst. In today's game they got crushed. Baseball's weird sometimes.EmDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244048896547770295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-91008044231157461592013-05-12T17:12:23.223-04:002013-05-12T17:12:23.223-04:00Question: When was the lat time Harper, Werth, Zim...<i>Question: When was the lat time Harper, Werth, Zimmerman, and Ramos were all in the lineup at the same time?</i><br /><br />Would it matter? Probably not since the way it works if Harper hits there's usually some offense. If he doesn't or gets walked there isn't. Even with Desmond at the top of the XBH stat.<br /><br />Every single team in baseball knows that now. Until the Nats change that basic truth they will know who to shut them down.perichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669200119049715758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-50377550916318830092013-05-12T17:11:52.381-04:002013-05-12T17:11:52.381-04:00I think the umpires just hopped a plane and are no...I think the umpires just hopped a plane and are now reding the Caps game. Do all officials hate Washington teams?Secret wasian manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627861392111624007noreply@blogger.com