tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post7572286755462814907..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Update on Meredith and visasMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-86048110112391241242011-02-20T23:05:58.477-05:002011-02-20T23:05:58.477-05:00It's pronounced "Clay," despite the ...It's pronounced "Clay," despite the lack of the "y" at the end of his name.Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72531499349561148752011-02-20T22:57:55.445-05:002011-02-20T22:57:55.445-05:00How do you pronounce Cla? Thanks for the great co...How do you pronounce Cla? Thanks for the great coverage, Mark.Section 109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74788466123817349642011-02-19T16:04:19.275-05:002011-02-19T16:04:19.275-05:00Sec 3: I've got the updated Meredith story on ...Sec 3: I've got the updated Meredith story on CSNwashington.com. MRI showed no new damage. Meredith hopes he only has to miss a couple of days.<br /><br />I don't believe Dr. Douoguih is here in Viera, but the Nats use local physician Bruce Thomas (who was the team doctor in Montreal and in Washington in 2005) during spring training.Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-63771360470687188272011-02-19T15:42:42.006-05:002011-02-19T15:42:42.006-05:00Kilgore posts that Meredith's MRI came back cl...Kilgore posts that Meredith's MRI came back clean, and so it may have been just scar tissue after all. Meredith also had good things to say about the training and medical staff. <br />Mark, is Dr. Douoguih down there with the team?Soul Possession, PFB Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-16086922539748255782011-02-19T15:39:05.644-05:002011-02-19T15:39:05.644-05:00@anon 13:48 021911
You decide...
Career Numbers ...@anon 13:48 021911<br />You decide... <br />Career Numbers (BA/OBP/SLG/OPS)<br />Adam Dunn<br />bases empty = .252/.359/.530/.889<br />Men on base = .247/.406/.504/.910<br />RISP = .232/.415/.481/.896 <br /><br />Adam LaRoche <br />bases empty = .262/.320/.492/.812<br />Men on base = .284/.361/.482/.843<br />RISP = .278/.366/.449/.815<br />[Data from fangraphs.com]BinMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83348256705695668962011-02-19T15:06:17.082-05:002011-02-19T15:06:17.082-05:00I remember a discussion last month that someone su...I remember a discussion last month that someone suggested the Nats could trade for the Twins Liriano.<br /><br />I just saw this on ESPN about Liriano's sore shoulder;<br /><br />http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6136209Anonymous8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-74495164178716610622011-02-19T13:48:22.983-05:002011-02-19T13:48:22.983-05:00An irrelevant question: Is Dunn better with RISP o...An irrelevant question: Is Dunn better with RISP or men-on, or Laroche?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6292918494469835962011-02-19T12:48:37.654-05:002011-02-19T12:48:37.654-05:00@BinM Good point. That means they are basically wo...@BinM Good point. That means they are basically working for a new employer and that my hang things up. New people writing the checks means more issues for the Visa folks perhaps.<br /><br />@Mark Thank you very much for the insight that "we have people" working with them. Do you think that these people are folks from a Venzuela international operation or instructors from the big club or minor league system who have been sent down there?souldrummerhttp://www.federalbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-7308266310074219422011-02-19T12:41:10.807-05:002011-02-19T12:41:10.807-05:00One other thing to consider with Ramirez & Rod...One other thing to consider with Ramirez & Rodriguez is that they both were transferred from another team this off-season (Mets & Oakland, respectively). That can hang things up as well.BinMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1400520125818162242011-02-19T12:36:24.523-05:002011-02-19T12:36:24.523-05:00JaneB, There are only a couple of sections and lim...JaneB, There are only a couple of sections and limited space for the dogs, so you have to get a ticket for that early - can't just show up with the dog. Those sections do sell out before gameday.Traveler8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54655822838977304102011-02-19T12:05:15.500-05:002011-02-19T12:05:15.500-05:00I think it is still the case that there is no U.S....I think it is still the case that there is no U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela. While the embassy and consular staffs are separate, it would not surprise me if there was an unusual amount of i-dotting and t-crossing on the Venezuelan side to express the insult to their dignity.Theophilusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-27209230673081255462011-02-19T12:02:07.842-05:002011-02-19T12:02:07.842-05:00N. Cogito, or anyone else: Does "Pups in the ...N. Cogito, or anyone else: Does "Pups in the Park" mean I can bring my dog? I've seen photos of dogs in other ballparks. I hope this means we get to do this, too! <br />I love that there is someone here who can comment knowledgeably about the visa issues. And that Meredith may just have a flukely scar thing going on. I hope that turns out to be true, too.JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882101532666365432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-79207450410565315222011-02-19T12:00:11.755-05:002011-02-19T12:00:11.755-05:00Once Al Galdi referenced Derek Norris early in thi...Once Al Galdi referenced Derek Norris early in this morning's report, I knew there was going to be some depth. Nice.joemktgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22250616832343803152011-02-19T11:34:28.981-05:002011-02-19T11:34:28.981-05:00As someone who used to do visa work in a U.S. emba...As someone who used to do visa work in a U.S. embassy years ago, I think it's unlikely the visa problems are because anything political is going on. There are other possibilities that might be more likely to create a bottleneck in one country's visa pipeline, from staffing gaps, to a recent fraud eruption that's got them looking at everything more closely, to a problem at the Venezuelan vital records bureau that's holding up document validations, to the players having assumed their visas were a slam-dunk and half-assing the paperwork, to any one of a half dozen other scenarios. Of course, I have no idea what the actual problem(s) may be, just that political interference would be way down my list of reasons to suspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36939947739946636882011-02-19T11:23:47.648-05:002011-02-19T11:23:47.648-05:00Is it entirely coincidental that both guys with vi...Is it entirely coincidental that both guys with visa problems are from Venezuela? Some political-based thumbing-their-nose stuff from one direction or the other?Slidellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64449739502724544382011-02-19T11:17:01.053-05:002011-02-19T11:17:01.053-05:00I vote for Livo for the fan's choice bobbler i...I vote for Livo for the fan's choice bobbler in September.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831312081182321958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-32842334729896088362011-02-19T10:55:49.402-05:002011-02-19T10:55:49.402-05:00The Promotional Schedule is now online.
http://wa...The Promotional Schedule is now online.<br /><br />http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/promotions.jsp?c_id=wasN. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-83100279112405233222011-02-19T10:22:30.592-05:002011-02-19T10:22:30.592-05:00Venezuela -- 'splains a lot.Venezuela -- 'splains a lot.Theophilusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59189765802861450692011-02-19T10:06:52.591-05:002011-02-19T10:06:52.591-05:00The replay of the Top 10 3rd baseman show on MLB N...The replay of the Top 10 3rd baseman show on MLB Network is on now from 10AM to 11AM.<br /><br />This is the same show that originally aired on 1/20/11 and is not a new show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com