tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post8964553034070857579..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Time for Zimmermann to shineMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48049075650858476792011-04-14T15:33:45.520-04:002011-04-14T15:33:45.520-04:00D'oh! Scooped by the Zucker Man himself.D'oh! Scooped by the Zucker Man himself.natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-37711732325998466622011-04-14T15:32:05.870-04:002011-04-14T15:32:05.870-04:00So, that doesn't happen at *your* workplace? R...So, that doesn't happen at *your* workplace? Really sad thing is, I work for myself. Now go figure out how to spend your trifecta winnings. And when you've done that, you can read Mark's new post... :-)<br /><br />"How would *you* like it if every time you made a mistake at work, a big red light went off and 20,000 people started screaming and throwing garbage at you? "natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-55208674281582361312011-04-14T15:30:08.823-04:002011-04-14T15:30:08.823-04:00Game thread (with Nats lineup) is now posted.
And...Game thread (with Nats lineup) is now posted.<br /><br />And for Tcostant, who was asking why I wasn't on ESPN-980 today: I got bumped. Happens every once in a while, which is why I make sure to stipulate on that schedule that it's always subject to change.Mark Zuckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-60620127319894829902011-04-14T15:24:18.805-04:002011-04-14T15:24:18.805-04:00WaPo had them over an hour agoWaPo had them over an hour agoMark'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-26500809697580119962011-04-14T15:22:19.974-04:002011-04-14T15:22:19.974-04:00And yet one last A-men for the day. A-men, NatsJac...And yet one last A-men for the day. A-men, NatsJack. Thus ends the reading of the lesson. Go Nats!fpcstevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-58086456529774319732011-04-14T15:19:18.878-04:002011-04-14T15:19:18.878-04:00Long past time. I'm starting to worry about Ma...Long past time. I'm starting to worry about Mark...Sec3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35449628250410509832011-04-14T15:17:35.044-04:002011-04-14T15:17:35.044-04:00Isn't time to post the lineups so we can move ...Isn't time to post the lineups so we can move on?NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72231933819156135102011-04-14T15:10:02.229-04:002011-04-14T15:10:02.229-04:00"Have any of you ever had a bad day at work? ..."Have any of you ever had a bad day at work? If you did, I sure hope people weren't publicly calling for your dismissal."<br />Anon 2:26<br /><br />This seems like a good time for the semi-annual Jacques Plante quote: How would *you* like it if every time you made a mistake at work, a big red light went off and 20,000 people started screaming and throwing garbage at you?Sec3, Blazing Saddlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1935199267668079292011-04-14T15:03:42.400-04:002011-04-14T15:03:42.400-04:00ooooh, ooooh, 1a, pick me if sec3 doesn't know...ooooh, ooooh, 1a, pick me if sec3 doesn't know.LoveDaNatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862413868566964245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54922092950276690982011-04-14T15:00:07.537-04:002011-04-14T15:00:07.537-04:00What fpcsteve said.What fpcsteve said.LoveDaNatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862413868566964245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-46548572180133803062011-04-14T14:59:23.428-04:002011-04-14T14:59:23.428-04:00You know what guys; you are doing selective analys...You know what guys; you are doing selective analysis. One of you said that Rizzo just lucked out in how well the starters have performed but otherwise he did a bad job in constructing the bench. You can't have it both ways; Rizzo also constructed the starting rotation.<br /><br /> The problem is that you guys over analyze every at bat and then refer to your pre season thoughts and conclude that you have been right all along. One don't you let things play out for say 50 games before you declare yourselves geniuses. I don't know about you but I don't miss Morgan, Gonzalez, Harris or Nieves. To me the team has performed well and the bench has contributed ad have members of the bull pen who were immediately thrown under the bus after a couple of bad outings.JDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48931526954758655902011-04-14T14:51:20.218-04:002011-04-14T14:51:20.218-04:00I'm with Don on seeing this team fight 'ti...I'm with Don on seeing this team fight 'til the last out. (Though I did notice one guy leaning back with his feet up on the edge of the dugout late in the game. My remarks to my husband: Q: "What's your name, cowboy?" A: "Tex, ma'am." Q: "Are you in show biz, Tex?" A: "Heh, no ma'am." Q: "Then get your feet off the [blahblah] dugout." (Guess that one, sec3, and you win the trifecta.)natsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6402358612086303872011-04-14T14:44:18.411-04:002011-04-14T14:44:18.411-04:00This isn't about the game rather team makeup a...This isn't about the game rather team makeup and who has whose back.<br /><br />I also agree with Don and have NO issues with Riggleman's moves.<br /><br />My views also aren't in hindsight as myself and others were concerned on how Rizzo constructed the team. 5-6 is find but I would like 7-4 so this isn't about 1 game.Mark'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-55655979394070831072011-04-14T14:36:45.140-04:002011-04-14T14:36:45.140-04:00Amen and amen to what Nataholic and Don said.Amen and amen to what Nataholic and Don said.fpcstevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88486951023442842372011-04-14T14:31:41.524-04:002011-04-14T14:31:41.524-04:00Can we not second guess every decision and be happ...Can we not second guess every decision and be happy that this team, after getting beat down for eight innings, was still fighting and scrapping for runs.<br /><br />We didn't win, but I love watching this team. Everyone complaining (in other threads) that they bought into the hype and nothing has changed isn't watching very close.<br /><br />Last year they would have given up in the 5th and marched out with their tails between their legs. They fought for this and almost got it. Next time maybe they will, I'm just happy to see them trying.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-89968440769267095692011-04-14T14:28:11.340-04:002011-04-14T14:28:11.340-04:00Anon @2:02, it isn't about one game for me. ...Anon @2:02, it isn't about one game for me. This is about the make-up of the bench and in particular Stairs and who steps in when there is an injury like Zimmerman.Mark'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-23889174218831211322011-04-14T14:27:54.914-04:002011-04-14T14:27:54.914-04:00Riigleman has actually been pretty decent with his...Riigleman has actually been pretty decent with his moves this year. Morse is not a great fielder, you get him out when you need defense. That's baseball 101. Some of these bench guys have been putting out real professional at bats, even when they are not necessarily successful. That's undeniable. Look, Stairs had a bad at bat, but I've been pleasantly surprised by his overall production this year. It was Stairs's job there, left handed pinch hitting specialist. It was the right move and it didn't work. Riggleman is not at fault when good ideas go bad any more than he is a genius when bad ideas go good. With Riggleman you have to take his managing this year as a whole. Other than overusing Clippard, he's been effective. I don't see the boneheaded Guzman in RF and prayer moves that we saw last year. As for I-Rod, he just got jobbed. If he swung at some of those "strikes" that's an easy ground-out. And oh-boy, the complaining we would hear then. I don't know how Ramos would handle those "strikes" any better.... So stop the complaining. All in all it was a good effort and reminds me of that 2005 team which believed it was never out of a game.Nataholicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15973461032577339462011-04-14T14:26:32.413-04:002011-04-14T14:26:32.413-04:00Yup, the whole season was lost last night. Publicl...Yup, the whole season was lost last night. Publicly execute Stairs and Rodriguez at home plate. Or take the advice of anonymous @ 2:02. Give it a rest. It's just one game. 151 to go. Have any of you ever had a bad day at work? If you did, I sure hope people weren't publicly calling for your dismissal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-87451823888106227792011-04-14T14:25:12.297-04:002011-04-14T14:25:12.297-04:00No Sports Fix today?
According to the home page, ...No Sports Fix today?<br /><br />According to the home page, you were suppose to be on ESPN 980am today at 1:40pm, is there a reason you missed that? Miss you talk.Tcostantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-33267382216645493592011-04-14T14:14:37.614-04:002011-04-14T14:14:37.614-04:00sec3mysofa,
Let us rephrase the question to perha...sec3mysofa,<br /><br />Let us rephrase the question to perhaps get a better perspective on it....<br /><br />If you were the Philadelphia Phillies, who would you rather see at bat in that situation--Pudge or Ramos? I would bet ten out of ten times that Halladay would rather face Pudge. If Riggleman actually thought that he would "lose the clubhouse" by having the hottest hitter on the club bat the final out then we have a much deeper problem. In the end I think the manager loses the clubhouse by favoring those who have not produced on the field over those that do. The Nats have few options in most positions with the exception of catcher. Leaving the team's best hitter unused in that situation is handicapping the game even further in the direction of the Phillies.<br /><br />Rodrigues is producing at less of a rate than he was at the end of last season. Everyone in the media and players in public are evading the elephant in the room--Ramos is contributing far more offensively than Pudge and deserves a greater number of at bats. I thought that the course of action had been decided last week but there has been no variance in the 50/50 routine to date. If Ramos actually gets the majority of the splits from now on then last night's ninth inning at bat will be the watershed.dalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-6318480722651807012011-04-14T14:02:38.435-04:002011-04-14T14:02:38.435-04:00It's just one game. Stop getting your panties...It's just one game. Stop getting your panties in a bunch...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54091512984039052052011-04-14T13:55:36.950-04:002011-04-14T13:55:36.950-04:00Actually, IIRC the first pitch was inside and the ...Actually, IIRC the first pitch was inside and the second was low and away, both on the black. I could be wrong.S3MSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-52362368528489283682011-04-14T13:39:49.898-04:002011-04-14T13:39:49.898-04:00I am with Sec3. No excuse at all for Stairs. It w...I am with Sec3. No excuse at all for Stairs. It was there on the outter half and hittable as were the other 2. <br /><br />What, was he waiting for, Halladay to put it down the middle waist high?PAY TO PLAYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53496673000316810182011-04-14T13:28:09.280-04:002011-04-14T13:28:09.280-04:00@Anon 1:00 -- Looking for a pitch to drive? Well, ...@Anon 1:00 -- Looking for a pitch to drive? Well, yeah. And the first two, he lays off rather than hit into a double-play--OK, I'll buy that. But not 0-2. Pitch was *right there*.Sec3MySofa, back to work nownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-38833138833093193152011-04-14T13:24:42.495-04:002011-04-14T13:24:42.495-04:00It was a wretched AB from Stairs; Pudge got jobbed...It was a wretched AB from Stairs; Pudge got jobbed.<br /><br />confidential to 1a -- that was both a Lenny Bruce and Bull Durham reference. What do I win?Sec3NSFWnoreply@blogger.com