tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post8882831837006649912..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Werth on sustained offensive tearMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5196503851831661262013-07-23T15:49:31.596-04:002013-07-23T15:49:31.596-04:00Sec 222 best post I've read all year.Sec 222 best post I've read all year.Secret wasian manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627861392111624007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-60082988786949495792013-07-23T15:15:59.345-04:002013-07-23T15:15:59.345-04:00I inherited bad eyes and fat fingers in my 60s are...I inherited bad eyes and fat fingers in my 60s are both getting worse. Combine with a small phone screen would not make my mom happy. <br /><br />Just for what it is worth. Today would have been her 91st birthday.<br /><br />Any event tge point is at work I learn expect near perfection from me, and I expect. The same as others at their job.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53598113376728597342013-07-23T15:08:33.893-04:002013-07-23T15:08:33.893-04:00baseballswami: "It was easy to be a fan last...baseballswami: "It was easy to be a fan last year- I sure that some of the bandwagoneers will go away. To me, it's like every other thing in my life- you give an honest effort and I will support you rain or shine until the rainbow shows up."<br /><br />Well said. Sure the crowds are big right now and they cheer when something goes right. But the booing is something almost entirely new this year. To hear the boos of Drew Storen, who is trying so hard that it's making him less effective, broke my heart and made me mad. <br /><br />Do they think that booing someone like Drew Storen is going to make him play better? Do they think that he deserves boos because he's trying his best and failing? <br /><br />I've been to more than 150 Nats games (including the very first one at RFK) and I've booed precisely one Nats player -- the vile Felipe Lopez, who thought it beneath him to run hard on ground balls. <br /><br />Too bad many Nats fans have decided we should be more like Philadelphia and Yankees fans and boo our own players. <br /><br />Even for the opposing teams, I don't boo a player unless he shows bad character (I've booed Brandon Phillips many times and will roundly boo Ryan Braun next time he's in town). <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-23782174520611653582013-07-23T15:08:15.725-04:002013-07-23T15:08:15.725-04:00These are all classics. Joe Seamhead, let me reco...These are all classics. Joe Seamhead, let me recommend Woodford Reserve Bourbon and Ginger Ale. Most excellent. Manassas, I am awestruck.<br /><br />And Sec 1D 10T, My Sofa. I can't top that either.<br /><br />Tonight we're back to square one. It's a new day. Wipe the slate clean and GO Nats!Nats106https://www.blogger.com/profile/13199437451192765973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-50718832194782096652013-07-23T14:25:22.118-04:002013-07-23T14:25:22.118-04:00"She was a perfectionists. If I did less the ...<i>"She was a perfectionists. If I did less the perfext she beat my ass."</i><br /><br />I give up. I can't top that.<br />Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48850528033377609102013-07-23T14:23:22.813-04:002013-07-23T14:23:22.813-04:0064 percent of all the world's statistics are m...<br />64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot<br />82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not<br />I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt<br />I need another double shot of something 90 proof<br />I got too much to think about<br /><br />(Todd Snider)Joe Seamheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000259234420985114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-17846591027698926592013-07-23T14:22:36.913-04:002013-07-23T14:22:36.913-04:00Seriously. Are they not familiar with punctuation ...Seriously. Are they not familiar with punctuation marks? What?<br /><br />The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes. said...<br /><br /> What the Pirates fans have is WAY more disturbing than a Tomahawk chop.<br /> July 23, 2013 2:18 PM natsfan1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540238101124316529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-44809009883517886342013-07-23T14:19:23.701-04:002013-07-23T14:19:23.701-04:00My problems all go back ti my relationship with my...My problems all go back ti my relationship with my mom (,so Fraud said) . She was a perfectionists. If I did less the perfext she beat my ass. I didnt like my ass beat so I did practically perfect.<br /><br />My mom stresses Reuseau's theiry of mind over matter. He who wants something will do whatever it takes to achieve.<br /><br />Because of that I. Have come believe that isn sports to. He who wants it most tgat game will do what it takes to win. If the opponent wants it more they will do more. If my team wants it more it will do more.<br /><br />My guess 80% of games are determined by that.<br /><br />Manythink I am wrobg, I don't as it is a philosophy having been driven in my mother.<br /><br />So blame my mom.<br /><br />It is confoting as i belueve before every single we control if we can win or not. That I like.<br /><br />Losing I hate because something that coyld be cintroled was not.<br /><br />Might be crazy but it is my belief. It is Natitude the nth degree.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53012040824301941032013-07-23T14:18:28.492-04:002013-07-23T14:18:28.492-04:00What the Pirates fans have is WAY more disturbing ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/07/23/pirates-fan-with-chest-hair-message/" rel="nofollow">What the Pirates fans have is WAY more disturbing than a Tomahawk chop.</a>The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53231944608770130792013-07-23T14:13:24.657-04:002013-07-23T14:13:24.657-04:00Actually, the Clemens quote was really from Prover...Actually, the Clemens quote was really from Proverbs 26:4:<br />"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him."<br /><br />The Clemens quote I probably had in mind was this:<br />"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."<br /><br />As Abraham Lincoln once said, 98% of the quotes on the Internet are misattributed.<br />Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42732778889711702902013-07-23T14:12:32.270-04:002013-07-23T14:12:32.270-04:00swami, have you been to the Park recently? Did you...<i>swami, have you been to the Park recently? Did you see 39,000+ fans on Friday and 41,000+ fans on Saturday, 34,000+ fans on Sunday, and nearly 30,000 last night cheering their hearts out for the Nats, who failed miserably to get even one win? The fans are behind them.</i><br /><br />Really? Last night after McCutchen hit his first HR I heard the chant "B-U-C-S! Bucs! Bucs! Bucs!" coming from my right. I looked over and there were Section 222's buddies in 313 leading the cheer and waving their hats. No one in Pirates gear in that whole section. Those 313 "fans" are clearly nothing but front runners who like hearing their voices on the radio.The Real Feel Wood. Accept no substitutes.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13147290573966561009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-91737877747455584012013-07-23T14:07:03.196-04:002013-07-23T14:07:03.196-04:00To a point I beleve everyone controls much of what...To a point I beleve everyone controls much of what they do<br /><br />I never needed outside forces to accompkish my missions. The pay was motivation enough.<br /><br />I never cheer for non success. I just assume sccess will haopen to those who want it tge most. Right now the opponents are doing what is needed more then we are. <br /><br />Once we do more then the opponebts then we will win.Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62426349759188884042013-07-23T14:02:58.349-04:002013-07-23T14:02:58.349-04:00Span's was too silent to notice. If ibdeed tho...Span's was too silent to notice. If ibdeed those are tge numbers ( in ,3 of tge 4 games as he didnt playcSunday,) i will gladly add him.<br /><br /><br />The standards sre much higher now as we can afford to lise nothing.<br />Manassas Nats' Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531153181575176550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62452303290581069582013-07-23T13:51:09.447-04:002013-07-23T13:51:09.447-04:00Manassas, I've diagnosed the problem. But not...Manassas, I've diagnosed the problem. But not the Nats, yours and mine. <br /><br />We are suffering from Natitudeitis. When you attend a day looking for the best foot forward you don't get from your team you generally get that diagnosis. It's like your cable bill. When you get it, you feel powerless, when you feel powerless, you can't sleep when you get home from the game. When you can't sleep when you get home from the game, you post on Natsinsider. When you post on Natsinsider, most of what you say makes sense, some does not, but you at least are expressing your frustration. Don't get frustrated. Just enjoy the game for what it is. Applaud good play by both teams. At least the Pirate fans are civil and don't have a tomahawk chop.<br /><br />Nats106https://www.blogger.com/profile/13199437451192765973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-91226432938850875262013-07-23T13:45:37.522-04:002013-07-23T13:45:37.522-04:00If there is not already, then we should resolve th...If there is not already, then we should resolve the baseball blog equivalent to Internet Rule 34 and Murphy's Law, and stipulate that, for any one of the almost infinite number of things that *can possibly* go wrong, somebody said it would. Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47324950168366288132013-07-23T13:43:37.925-04:002013-07-23T13:43:37.925-04:00Fans- knock off the tantrums, booing and sense tha...<i>Fans- knock off the tantrums, booing and sense that you are entitled to something magical-- get behind the team, lift them up when they are down, cheer them louder, pull for them no matter how it is going . We need to stop whining also. </i><br /><br />swami, have you been to the Park recently? Did you see 39,000+ fans on Friday and 41,000+ fans on Saturday, 34,000+ fans on Sunday, and nearly 30,000 last night cheering their hearts out for the Nats, who failed miserably to get even one win? The fans are behind them. There really is no legitimate complaint about fan support or attitude. And don't blame people for having expected a magical year, and being disappointed or even angry now. That's what all the experts predicted, and it's what the organization from top to bottom expected and promoted. Listen to the radio ads on C&Ds broadcast featuring our players as just one example. It's kind of painful to think about the hopes that players and the scriptwriters had when those were cut.<br /><br />As for the tenor of the comments in here, different people react to adversity in different ways. As much as I find the LoD approach distasteful, I think we have to admit that so far they've been more right than wrong this year. It's now up to the team to show that "we got this" was more prescient than "this team stinks." There's nothing we as fans can do about that.Section 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-70500064160922470382013-07-23T13:40:33.676-04:002013-07-23T13:40:33.676-04:00Seamhead, your link lives on in the NIDO glossary;...Seamhead, your link lives on in the NIDO glossary; thanks again. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure that quote was Clemens, before Carlin.Holden Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941566402992955387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30290949700203971682013-07-23T13:37:47.057-04:002013-07-23T13:37:47.057-04:00Nats1924,
Espinosa is once again ice cold in the...<br /> Nats1924,<br /><br /> Espinosa is once again ice cold in the minors, avg. back to .195 and striking out all over the place. I don't see him back in DC at this rate.<br /><br /> OTOH Tymo is hitting well in AAA and with some pop. If we really are done by 7/31 I wouldn't mind seeing what he can do for 50 games at 1st base before we decide that he's a dud.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464376699196421043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-39230632000576406312013-07-23T13:34:11.235-04:002013-07-23T13:34:11.235-04:00In looking back at the major off season moves (I m...<br /> In looking back at the major off season moves (I must confess that I supported 2 of the 3 moves so what I am about to say is hindsight) I think we must conclude that Rizzo went 0 for 3.<br /><br /> 1) Span - This is a tough one because Span isn't having a terrible year, I just don't think he works well in Davie's offense and it caused an overhaul of the way the lineup looks and I am now not sure that was necessary.<br /><br /> 2) Haren - This went terribly wrong. I was certain that Haren would be at least as good as EJax was last year, instead he leads the league in HR's allowed and has pitched barely above replacement level.<br /><br /> 3) Soriano - I think this move hurt in a couple of ways. It affected Storen way more than we could have anticipated; it took the disappointment of game 5 and amplified it and it really hurt the player's confidence. Also, the positives Soriano gives you are marginal and are inconsequential for a non contender, this one I didn't like from the get go and I haven't changed my mind on. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464376699196421043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-45328988007983575812013-07-23T13:32:30.657-04:002013-07-23T13:32:30.657-04:00JD, agree 100%JD, agree 100%Nats1924https://www.blogger.com/profile/15529755532738765850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-44240914616943340212013-07-23T13:31:07.438-04:002013-07-23T13:31:07.438-04:00Bowdenball- Both LaRoche & Soriano's contr...Bowdenball- Both LaRoche & Soriano's contract situation you'd think will increase their value. <br /><br />I can see us keeping Raffy because of Storen's mental issues, but LaRoche should be trade bait. With RZim's throwing issues and Rendon capable of playing 3B and Espi in the minors. Laroche could be the odd man out. <br /><br />Nats1924https://www.blogger.com/profile/15529755532738765850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90206257527906863922013-07-23T13:25:46.830-04:002013-07-23T13:25:46.830-04:00bowdenball,
I think there is a strong possibilit...<br /> bowdenball,<br /><br /> I think there is a strong possibility, even likelihood that ALR, given his age won't have a stronger year next year than this. I consider Soriano an unnecessary luxury at this time. If you considered the games he saves vs. what Storen/Clip would have saved I don't think the difference justifies $13 mil.<br /><br /> So the short answer is, yes they should definitely kick the tires on both these guys and I think you can back fill in the off season. The only caveat is that in order to get any decent prospects back the Nats would have to eat a substantial portion of these contracts. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464376699196421043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-82847564884252116982013-07-23T13:21:50.775-04:002013-07-23T13:21:50.775-04:00On the day old subject of Rick Eckstein's dism...On the day old subject of Rick Eckstein's dismissal: I posted this link a couple of weeks ago and was told my someone that it should be required reading for anyone who thinks they know what a MLB hitting coach is, and does. I decided to repost it only because I'm sure many missed it. It's pretty funny, but also very informative:<br /><br />http://www.halosheaven.com/2010/8/20/1630102/fire-hatcher-five-myths-about-mlbJoe Seamheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17000259234420985114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37080285054694153002013-07-23T13:13:52.597-04:002013-07-23T13:13:52.597-04:00I know many of my fellow Insiders are fangraphs re...I know many of my fellow Insiders are fangraphs readers, but for those who haven't seen it, Dave Cameron has a piece up suggesting that the trade deadline be moved back a few weeks or month.<br /><br />With the 2d WC, he argues, late July is too early for even sub-.500 teams to throw in the towel and sell veterans. In the category of "teams going nowhere," but not far enough out to become sellers, he includes the Nats. <br /><br />Ouch, but true.<br /><br />http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/its-time-to-move-the-trade-deadline/hiramhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496411226029547341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-41259978623413805912013-07-23T13:13:45.814-04:002013-07-23T13:13:45.814-04:00I think we should consider it, Nats1924. But they&...I think we should consider it, Nats1924. But they're both under contract for 2014 when we will be looking to compete for the division again, and neither guy's 2014 salary is excessive. So whether we should do it or not depends on the return. We'd need a future impact player to make it worthwhile, maybe a Top 100 prospect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com