tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post6807325629799413643..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Game 48: Nats at GiantsMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90965697775190656902010-05-27T21:36:23.064-04:002010-05-27T21:36:23.064-04:00no, not a GRD. It never left the field of play, an...no, not a GRD. It never left the field of play, and there was no fan interference. Same as if it were (unambiguouisly) off the wall.sec3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-7304546154014836502010-05-27T21:05:52.115-04:002010-05-27T21:05:52.115-04:00"An interesting question is "why didn..."An interesting question is "why didn't the runner on first score?" Dunn's hit was in the air so long and had such a high bounce that the runner should have scored."<br /><br />The ball left the park and came back in, the only question was where it left. If it wasn't a home run, then it would have to have been scored a ground rule double. Runner on first automatically gets two bases.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-85206147703432426642010-05-27T19:03:50.778-04:002010-05-27T19:03:50.778-04:00Mark,
when you see Ladson, tell him the Nationals ...Mark,<br />when you see Ladson, tell him the Nationals reliever is TYLER Walker, not Todd.<br /><br />ThanksNatsNutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-9554199599724788612010-05-27T18:50:33.712-04:002010-05-27T18:50:33.712-04:00Maxwell can't even hit at the triple A level a...Maxwell can't even hit at the triple A level and he'll never hit in the majors. The Nats need to show him the door. He looked scared when he faced Brian Wilson in the 9th and didn't even take the bat off his shoulder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53187439110567459562010-05-27T18:43:58.721-04:002010-05-27T18:43:58.721-04:00Mark,
Honestly, do you see any value in Maxwell? ...Mark,<br /><br />Honestly, do you see any value in Maxwell? Any at all?JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81737096909901302082010-05-27T17:57:20.810-04:002010-05-27T17:57:20.810-04:00Dunn just batted, why didn't Riggleman remove ...Dunn just batted, why didn't Riggleman remove him for defensive purposes with a 4-2 lead??????phil dunnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77892351968634010852010-05-27T17:54:08.417-04:002010-05-27T17:54:08.417-04:00Dunn has just blown the game.Dunn has just blown the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-85283852124318279322010-05-27T17:52:52.306-04:002010-05-27T17:52:52.306-04:00Dunn is a disgrace at first base.Dunn is a disgrace at first base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53589836872522881302010-05-27T17:41:22.138-04:002010-05-27T17:41:22.138-04:005:38 Anon, with the way the wind works in that par...5:38 Anon, with the way the wind works in that park, he probably thought there was a fair chance it would stay in and be caught.Sec$39.99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22032299903397155542010-05-27T17:40:51.223-04:002010-05-27T17:40:51.223-04:00True dat, but luckily Maxwell eventually made it h...True dat, but luckily Maxwell eventually made it home anyway.meixlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849228566059962558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35973765560636622782010-05-27T17:38:21.598-04:002010-05-27T17:38:21.598-04:00An interesting question is "why didn't th...An interesting question is "why didn't the runner on first score?" Dunn's hit was in the air so long and had such a high bounce that the runner should have scored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-46920592888682677812010-05-27T17:38:10.440-04:002010-05-27T17:38:10.440-04:00If you look at the side angle replay of that Dunn ...If you look at the side angle replay of that Dunn double (*cough* homer *cough*), it really does look like a double ricochet, off the top of the wall then off of either that little fence thing or the back of a seat. I don't think the umps looked at that one well enough.meixlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849228566059962558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90314368187472697712010-05-27T17:35:38.104-04:002010-05-27T17:35:38.104-04:00Don't know the ground rules, but it looks like...Don't know the ground rules, but it looks like it hit the cement cap, off the iron railing, and back in, which I'm guessing is in play.sec$39.99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-52506543738653770122010-05-27T16:47:58.639-04:002010-05-27T16:47:58.639-04:00Sec3: Yes, that's the game. For those who can&...Sec3: Yes, that's the game. For those who can't translate, that means "Nieves is out."Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68171674260371796042010-05-27T16:46:00.834-04:002010-05-27T16:46:00.834-04:00Mark, is that the game they call "Nieves a fu...Mark, is that the game they call "Nieves a fuera"?<br /><br />I hope I'd still be laughing if it was "[me] a fuera"...Sec3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21539581667651854092010-05-27T16:43:19.760-04:002010-05-27T16:43:19.760-04:00Yes, and that bum Gonzalez, what's he doing th...Yes, and that bum Gonzalez, what's he doing there? Just a double and starting a circus doubleplay...Sec$39.99noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54081073153320733022010-05-27T16:30:28.008-04:002010-05-27T16:30:28.008-04:00Through 2, the "not trying", "flip-...Through 2, the "not trying", "flip-flopping", no-Morse line-up seems to be OK. I'm thinking JTinSC is on to something. Maybe, just maybe, baseball lifer Jim Riggleman knows more about his team than we do. Nah, that can't be it...NATurallyYoursnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48160498975946787802010-05-27T16:13:42.562-04:002010-05-27T16:13:42.562-04:00Natsochist: You're right that earlier in the y...Natsochist: You're right that earlier in the year the pitching staff had a knack for allowing runs right after scoring. Though I feel like that hasn't been the case as much lately. Stammen certainly had that problem in his game at Philly in early April (that hideous game where the scoreboard was filled with non-zeroes).Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-76051185731148775942010-05-27T16:07:31.462-04:002010-05-27T16:07:31.462-04:00Hey Mark - I remember you mentioning earlier this ...Hey Mark - I remember you mentioning earlier this year how often the Nats allowed at least one run in the half-inning after they scored.<br /><br />Granted this one wasn't his fault, but it seems to me that a large number of those situations seem to come with Stammen on the mound. Anyone able to confirm this, or do you get the same feeling?Natsochistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-79559117588077064692010-05-27T15:52:50.028-04:002010-05-27T15:52:50.028-04:00The save rule, from Wikipedia:
A save is a statist...The save rule, from Wikipedia:<br /><i>A save is a statistic credited to a relief pitcher, as set forth in Rule 10.19 of the Rules of Baseball. That rule states the official scorer shall credit a pitcher with a save when such pitcher meets all four of the following conditions[2]:<br /><br />He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team; <br />He is not the winning pitcher; <br />He is credited with at least ⅓ of an inning pitched; and <br />He satisfies one of the following conditions: <br />He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning <br />He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck <br />He pitches for at least three innings <br />If the pitcher surrenders the lead at any point, he cannot get a save, but he may be credited as the winning pitcher if his team comes back to win. No more than one save may be credited in each game.</i><br /><br />For Clippard to get a save when coming in with a 4 run lead, he would have had to pitch at least 3 innings. He didn't, ergo no save.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-70317915505994601982010-05-27T15:44:20.260-04:002010-05-27T15:44:20.260-04:00how come Clippard didn't get a save last night...how come Clippard didn't get a save last night? he faced 6 batters over two innings, and was given a 4 run lead to protect, and ended the game? i don't get it. i thought that was a textbook two inning save.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920783017558168652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-49818763108591314862010-05-27T15:41:08.625-04:002010-05-27T15:41:08.625-04:00I'm waiting for the first time that Guzman rea...I'm waiting for the first time that Guzman really misplays a flyball or makes a truly awful throw from RF. I imagine the experiment will continue until that happens because using him in RF gives Riggleman another option for putting him in the lineup.Section 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5898808256336970512010-05-27T15:34:37.658-04:002010-05-27T15:34:37.658-04:00@sec3 LOL - Yeah, we have enough to fill Nats Park...@sec3 LOL - Yeah, we have enough to fill Nats Park. Speaking of which i haven't seen JayB or Aeliano around for awhile?Janner33noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48543519177120248282010-05-27T15:00:35.123-04:002010-05-27T15:00:35.123-04:00Janner, good catch. I thought that was just anothe...Janner, good catch. I thought that was just another of our own Eeyores.sec3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-71398068776339988882010-05-27T14:56:18.617-04:002010-05-27T14:56:18.617-04:00Anyway, no, Guzman was not moved because of his ar...Anyway, no, Guzman was not moved because of his arm. It's his range that's much diminished. True, he's not going to make anyone forget Roberto Clemente, but he's in there to hit, mainly, and make the normal plays, which he'll do.Sec$39.99noreply@blogger.com