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US Presswire photo The Nationals host the Tigers tonight at Space Coast Stadium. |
In the meantime, plenty of regulars in the lineup tonight against Detroit, including Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa, Ryan Zimmerman (who is absolutely raking at the plate right now), Morse, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos. Edwin Jackson becomes the first member of the rotation to make his third start.
And the best news of the day: This game is on TV. So sit back and enjoy some Grapefruit League action this evening, and enjoy the ongoing conversation here...
DETROIT TIGERS vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Space Coast Stadium, Viera
Gametime: 6:05 p.m.
TV: MASN, MLB.tv, MLB Network (delayed at 1 a.m.)
Radio: None
Weather: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees, Wind 11 LF to RF
STARTING LINEUPS
NATIONALS
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
3B Ryan Zimmerman
DH Michael Morse
1B Mark DeRosa
RF Jayson Werth
C Wilson Ramos
CF Brett Carroll
LF Jason Michaels
(P Edwin Jackson)
TIGERS
CF Austin Jackson
LF Andy Dirks
RF Clete Thomas
2B Ryan Raburn
SS Jhonny Peralta
3B Don Kelly
1B Ryan Strieby
C Gerald Laird
DH Eric Patterson
(P Duane Below)
I wonder if Strieby has a chance to start at first base for the Tigers.
ReplyDeleteAccording to their web page, MASN is showing this game live at 6 pm and rebroadcasting it at 9 pm.
ReplyDeleteA note on the pitching line up for the Nats for the next week. Steve M is correct in that a shuffling of the rotation needs to happen at some point.
ReplyDeleteFirst there is a scheduled off day next Tuesday and a split squad day scheduled for 29th. Those two dates plus the desire to see a guy or two scheduled to be starters in the minors throw for the big club will give Davey ample opportunity to adjust the rotation.
If Strieby can show a little hustle, he may have a chance. The starter they have now is purely station-to-station.
ReplyDeleteNow all I have to do is stay up til 1 AM
ReplyDeleteSCNatsFan, I bet you can pick up a used VCR pretty cheap nowadays. ; )
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Baseball on tv!!
ReplyDeleteWow.. this is really the Tigers B squad. I am just glad we actually get to see this one! Woo Hoo!
ReplyDeleteFrom the Nationals new healthly choice menu:
ReplyDeletehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/13/shockingly-the-nationals-new-eight-pound-strasburger-is-terrible-for-you/
I must have this Bobblehead. Hoping for the Eyeblack.
ReplyDeleteStarting a new campain:
ReplyDeleteFEED Det the Strasburger!
campaign... not campain.. where is the auto correct when I need it.
ReplyDeleteFeelWood:
ReplyDeleteNot sure this is 100% accurate but I ran into a MASN employee at the gym who swears they try to keep everything exactly 50/50 between Nationals & O's. I did look at the ST schedule and there are the same number of games for each team broadcast. I am wondering if this group has specific examples of what MASN does. I watch Comcast because of the great job Kelli Johnson does with our boys so I could not give examples but I did let him know that the blog I read is continually harping on the unfair coverage biased toward Baltimore. Like I said earlier, he claims that in their production meetings they work very hard to make sure things are equal.
sjm308, why are you addressing your MASN complaints to me? I merely reported that they showed the broadcast times on their web page. As for equality between Nationals and Orioles programming, I wouldn't know since I only watch MASN for games, not for their other stuff. But their staffing level for games is certainly not equal between O's and Nats. Nats broadcast team has only Bob and FP. O's broadcast team has Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, the late Mike Flanagan until he died, and Amber Theoharis (presumably, since she still works at MASN and Debbi Taylor doesn't any more). For Nats Xtra there is Johnny, Ray, my brother Phil on occasion and Byron Kerr on occasion. O's Xtra has Tom Davis/Jim Hunter, Rick Dempsey, Dave Johnson, Roch Kubatko and Amber Theoharis, all pretty regularly. Clear advantage to the Orioles in numbers, and that's not even getting into the quality of the individual "personalities", which is also advantage Orioles, IMHO.
ReplyDeleteGotta get people on base for Zimm!!!!
ReplyDeleteMicheleS said...
ReplyDeleteStarting a new campain:
FEED Det the Strasburger!
March 13, 2012 3:08 PM
Yes, please, many of them! In all seriousness, its not necessarily eating much more, it is building muscle mass through leg presses and squats like we discussed in Stammen's glutes and upper thighs.
I am probably so disenchanted with Detwiler because he is one of those guys that has been with the organization about 5 years and still hasn't come in to camp in the "best shape of his life" and I say that with all due respect using my 20/20 vision.
Stammen, JZim, Lannan, and Stras all added posterior girth. Its the Billy Wagner principle that you don't have to be a big guy as your strength and last bit of endurance actually comes from your lower body or else you tend to overthrow with your arm causing arm fatigue.
Detwiler will never last the rigors of 180 inning season until he builds body mass.
To Tcostant, there's no way the Nats release Lannan. Way too valuable and you are so wrong. There are 5 or 6 teams that desperately need LH starting pitching but I'm not even sure they trade Lannan unless they get good value back.
I live in a tiny apartment and I WANT THAT GARDEN GNOME! Not sure what Silver Kitty will think of it, though.
ReplyDeleteSteve M - I think your right, I think he'll be traded for the best offer. But the Nats in my option with not pick up any of his 2012 salary; so a deal will only happen if the Nats don't have to pay. If the only deals they fine are ones where they need to pay a peice of his salary; than I do think they would release him. I think it's a 5% chance.
ReplyDeleteTconstant, I don't understand that logic. Why don't you think they'd pick up any of his salary in the right deal, or hang on to him in the alternative? It's not like they don't have the budget this year.
ReplyDeleteIt is likely too much to ask for.......but will FP and Bob talk about the huge whole that IAN D creates in this roster.
ReplyDeleteLEAD OFF, CF, BENCH BATS
This team is one or two moves short of challenging for the post season. All of season many of you said just wait till Feb. then March....well it will be next year soon....Past time really and Rizzo has failed again to pull the trigger on the moves he himself pointed out back tin Oct. 2011 that were key to this club making the next step.
My guess is that the Nats keep LannEn because they want six starters. Remember, Strass will get shut down in Sept. And you never know about an injury. So, keeping LannEn and Detw makes sense to me.
ReplyDeleteThough it wont happen, I would much rather the Nats release Gorzelanny or Wang than Lannan.
ReplyDeleteIt's really bizarre having 4 (including Detwiler) number 5 starting pitchers on the team.
The whole situation is strange to me.
I wish they weren't stuck with Wang. The only reason they signed him a couple years ago was because the pitching at that time was awful.
That's no longer the case.
Just a few of my thoughts :-)
I don't understand why so many people think the Nats need a CF. What would you do with Morse, Harper and Werth?
ReplyDeleteThe only time it would make sense is if LaRoche is gone and Morse moves back to first.
Wait, he's your brother? I figured *you* were Phil Wood. :-)
ReplyDeleteFeel Wood said...
sjm308, why are you addressing your MASN complaints to me? I merely reported that they showed the broadcast times on their web page. As for equality between Nationals and Orioles programming, I wouldn't know since I only watch MASN for games, not for their other stuff. But their staffing level for games is certainly not equal between O's and Nats. Nats broadcast team has only Bob and FP. O's broadcast team has Gary Thorne, Jim Palmer, Jim Hunter, the late Mike Flanagan until he died, and Amber Theoharis (presumably, since she still works at MASN and Debbi Taylor doesn't any more). For Nats Xtra there is Johnny, Ray, my brother Phil on occasion and Byron Kerr on occasion. O's Xtra has Tom Davis/Jim Hunter, Rick Dempsey, Dave Johnson, Roch Kubatko and Amber Theoharis, all pretty regularly. Clear advantage to the Orioles in numbers, and that's not even getting into the quality of the individual "personalities", which is also advantage Orioles, IMHO.
March 13, 2012 3:33 PM
The reason to flip Lannan is that most teams don't pay $5 mil for a 5th or 6th starter. If you feel that a pitcher won't be trusted with a post season start (The Nats won't trust Lannan with a post season start) then it's reasonable to use someone less expensive for that role.
ReplyDeleteMorse should be back at first, Harper in LF and Werth in RF with a true MLB center fielder out there...Danny as SS and Mark D at 2nd Base...that is a team that will win in May once trades are made and Harper's FA is delayed by a month in Minor Leagues...Adam L.......does anyone really believe he is health and able to play a full season? Not me.
ReplyDeleteJayB,
ReplyDeletenewsflash; the Nats don't need anything to contend for a post season. You don't need 8 all stars to compete (Ask the Cards or the Giants). The last piece missing is Bryce Harper. When Harper is ready this is as good a team as any in the division.
1a, there's also their sister, Feral Wood. I hear she's pretty wild, and they don't talk about her much.
ReplyDeleteFifth starters almost never get used in a post-season anyway. The whole point to having three top guys is that you get to re-use them.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, getting to the post-season in the first place is why you have as much pitching as you can get your hands on. The fifth starter won't get 30 starts, most likely, but those starts he does get all count. If CMW turns out to be the best 5th starter in the league this season, that's pretty impressive, and he's a bargain.
ReplyDeleteSofa said:
ReplyDeleteFifth starters almost never get used in a post-season anyway.
Jane says:
So we will be using JZimm, Gio and EJax in October, because Stras will be shut down for the season. He will play the FOLLOWING October.
Can't wait for the BASEBALL ON TV! Woohoo!
GYFNG!
JaneB, now you're cookin.
ReplyDeleteI think Fukodome would have been a good signing this past winter.
ReplyDeleteAnd he could have been had for 1 million $.
He's not an elite outfielder, but he's better than a bench guy, gets on base and could have been very valuable for the Nats if Harper starts in AAA or LaRoche is injured and Morse moves to 1B.
Oh well, that didn't happen.
Dirks is the name that has been thrown around by Tigers' fans as possible return for Lannan. Fellow insiders let us know how he is.
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't know already, Bixler hit a walk-off 3 run home run against Phillies.
JayB, if you want DeRosa at second, you're not paying enough attention to ST. He dropped a totally routine DP ball (but got the runner at first so it didn't count as an error) that would have gotten Wang out, unscathed, of what ended up being a 2 run inning for the Mets last Saturday. Sure, it was just one play in ST and everyone makes errors sometimes. But he just didn't convey the comfort level at second that either Espi or Lombo have. And given the youth of our pitching staff and the psychological edge a solid defense will give a pitcher, the Nats should NOT regard DeRosa as a regular starter anywhere if they want to contend. He's fine as a general backup and one of Davey's hairy-chested bats off the bench.
ReplyDeleteRizzo's off-season roster management for the rotation: big win!; for the pen: win!; for the bench: should be a win; but for the lineup: epic fail!
ReplyDeleteLeadoff and the two hole are looking to be woeful. Desmond's got no chance to improve his OBP by even 10% and Espi can't hit lefty at this point. Both guys are K machines.
David DeJeuss or Fukudome could have been had. Trade might have pulled Andres Torres. Freaking Juan Pierre -- they could have had that guy with any major league contract (as he took non guaranteed money from the Philles). They went after Cameron and Ankiel -- two guys hoping to hit 20 bombs and bat maybe .250 with a ton of Ks - nothing close to a top of the order guy.
Right now the Nats have no one to lead off and the 2 hole looks lousy too. Zim's gonna hit 30 HR's and bat .320 and knock in maybe 80 RBI as we miss the playoffs because we've got 2 guys who are likely to make more than their share of non-productive outs at 1 and 2.
Maybe Lannan gets moved for a MLB-ready guy who can bat at the top AND who fits the current roster for playing time, but that is going to be a tough get for Rizzo.
Lombo might be ready to play a lot, who knows, and maybe they can platoon Bernadina and DeRosa at 2 and bat Espi lower where his power is a plus and his OBP less of a negative as he plays SS; but that calls for Lombo being at least solidly better than Desi, for the Shark to hit well against RH and for DeRosa to have his swing back strong and healthy – none is a given.
I think that Rizzo's gotta make a move for someone who can bat 1 or 2 as the current options are not MLB caliber much less playoff caliber guys. This club is too good to have holes this big without management at least trying to fill the gaps with guys who have a more realistic chance to help the club win in the roles.
Nice rant, Anon! (and I liked Juan Pierre too, but what can you do)
ReplyDeleteBest 25 go North!!
dfh21
Why on earth would you want a 37-year-old coming off of two injured seasons as your second baseman? Better to have Lombo there even if he hits .180. We've got a young pitching staff and an organizational philosophy that wants them inducing as many ground balls as possible. Infield defense is absolutely critical.
ReplyDeletePrepping for the game: Sushi, Glass of wine, and RZ Green Shersey (we are close to St Pats Day). Getting in the best shape of my life (for sitting and watching games). Remember it's a Marathon, Not a Sprint and you must pace yourself!
ReplyDeleteB25GN! GYFNG!
I want to go down to Spring Training and hang out with those people that were tailgaiting.
ReplyDeleteLook 1A.. the OWL
I am thinking DeRosa gets most of his PT in RF until Harper gets his shot and that he'll find his way in at 1B against tough lefties too. I'd love to see Lombo play 2B and have them shift Espi to SS, but the club STILL somehow, amazingly, defying all logic, believes in Desmond. I beleive that Ian should go north with the team from Viera and keep going north until he gets to Cuse -- he's just not ready for prime time and he's not getting better.
ReplyDeleteIan is the weakest link and they should vote him off the island or not hand him a red rose he should get slimed or whatever it takes to not have him on my TV when I watch Nats games all summer long pulling for the club to make the playoffs.
Heyman has a quote on Harper Kid seems realistic about his chances
ReplyDeleteJason Michaels, ouch.
ReplyDeleteOf course, one of the few televised games, and we still can't see LaRoche, we just have to take their word that he's back.
ReplyDeleteIan's going to here about that, but at least he got a hit
ReplyDeleteReplay! That was a dinger.
ReplyDeleteAnon 6:15. looks like LaRoche will be at the Game tomorrow night on MLB Network
ReplyDeleteAnd just as we all (not without reason) dump on Desi, he leads off with a double.
ReplyDeleteGuess we can all pray Davey can get him his late-season swing back?
Desmond thought he had a homer, so he doesn't hustle down to second and barely gets there with a double.
ReplyDeleteCome on Desi, you're not good enough to assume you hit a home run.
Steady Eddie, FP mentioned that he changed his stance again in the last few days.. I think he got the message from Davey.
ReplyDeleteXD The Nats need a rally squirrel.
ReplyDeleteI know,I know.. I am a total softy, I love hearing Carp and FP
ReplyDeleteJames Carville sitting behind Rizzo by the Nats dugout. Maybe they'll invite him up to the booth for some commentary.
ReplyDeleteFun celebrity sighting, NatsJack! There will be a lot more of that now.
ReplyDeleteUnkyd, you catching how even when our guy hits a lead-off double, he gets no love here? Man.
And it's even warm here, as in NOT Florida! Ah, BASEBALL.
That was a sweet DP by RZ.. I think the throwing problems are fixed.
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late, but was trying to make and eat dinner along with watching the game. I can multitask okay, but adding in commenting would have been a stretch. The owl looks to be in midseason form. Michaels, not so much.
ReplyDeleteDid Danny just hit a car with a foul ball?
ReplyDeleteGrandstander
ReplyDeleteI just got around to rewinding and looking again, and I think you are right. That sure looked like a homerun for Desi to me (that must have rolled back under the front fence). Did anyone else get a better view?
It looked like it to me as well, Dave and GS.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing about the hit car, Anon at 6:57.
ReplyDeletec'mon Buffalo! Bring these guys home!
I'm at the game. The hit car is a sound effect when the foul leaves the stadium.
ReplyDeleteOh ok, thanks, LoveDaNats. That was confusing me.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I have to comment, Dad with 2 kids over the 3B dugout. Dad has Cardinals shirt on, Baby with WV hat, Small child has Rays shirt and a Phillies hat. And Dad is drinking a bud. That is one messed up family
ReplyDeleteThanks LoveDa.
ReplyDeletePS I'm jealous.
LOL, I was noticing that, too, MicheleS. What's up with that?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they borrowed the sound effect from the P-Nats.
ReplyDeleteGot Wilk?
ReplyDeleteMichelleS, My daughter once did a school project on families and society They talked about what make a mixed marriage and how hard it can be. Her contribution: a marriage between an AL person and a NL person. Hard. Or -- and this was her "I couldn't do this" point -- a Baseball Person and Not a Baseball Person.
ReplyDeleteAnd she was serious. Whatever else we did wrong with these kids, we got THAT right.
By the by, her boyfriend is becoming A Baseball Person.
MicheleS - I am so with you on that one. A Bud? Shame.
ReplyDeleteWell, It's not like he can take the kids to LF for the Tiki bar/World Of Beer to get a better one. And oddly, No Wife around to help out. She must not be a baseball person..
ReplyDeleteJaneB.. raising the kids right...Good to see the daughter is making a convert.. I am working on Nephew II and seeing if I can make him a Baseball fan (bribes/food) since Nephew I can't seem to stay of Double Secret Probation.
Who is the guy next to Pat Corrales?
ReplyDeleteTo add yo LoveDaNats report -- there are no cars parked anywhere near Space Coast Stadium.
ReplyDeleteTotally unlike Hagerstown.
Trent Jewett?
ReplyDeleteMom either went on a beer run or to the team store to get Nats gear for the collection.
Jane, you mean on his left, with the shades on the back of his head?
ReplyDelete1A.. It's going to take more than Mom Spit to clean Drew Up.. he is definitely going for the "Wild Thing" Closer look
ReplyDeleteThat was funny--Carp tried to get Storen to call a home run on a deep fly, and Drew just said, "But that's not out." while it was nearing the top of its arc, on the way to the warning track.
ReplyDeleteNieces/nephew not much into baseball. But I'm working on my sisters. Was interesting watching televised Giants playoff games with my two sisters and younger brother when we were all gathered during my older brother's final illness. Young brother follows AL baseball, baby sister sorta follows baseball, and other sister not so much.
ReplyDeleteBrian Wilson on deck with two outs and men on. There's a bit of feinting re. pinch-hitting for him. Brother and I are saying it's all for show. Sure enough, Wilson gets the at-bat so he can continue pitching next inning. But he swings and grounds out to end the inning. My baby sis: why didn't he just bunt? My brother and I explained about the two outs and all. My other sis: wow, they have some good-looking young men on this team. I like the tight uni pants. (Hey, we take the interest however we can get it.)
Instead of Tim Kurkjian impressions (BBTN), we now have Carp impressions from Drew
ReplyDeleteMicheleS, our little boy is growing up. Or not. :-)
ReplyDeletebtw, good one on the owl-squirrel comment, mystery fan correspondent.
Alright, anyone for Storen calling the game from the bullpen, instead of FP?
ReplyDeleteThat was funny, and Bob was working very hard to be a good sport about it. To his credit, he just did manage it, but I think Drew was a little worried he'd overdone it.
ReplyDeleteAnon 7:42..Nope we keep FP..(drew from the BP would be a great sideline reporter)
ReplyDeleteWe need a name for the Rally Owl.
ReplyDeleteSec 2.. HOOT!
ReplyDeleteDrew's Bob C. sounded more like Harry Caray with a cold to me.
ReplyDeleteSec 3.. Not Sec 2... UGH
ReplyDeleteWell, that was... embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteThat's just what I was thinking, MicheleS! Hoot.
ReplyDeleteI vote for keeping FP, too.
Ummmm. Not Hoot, please.
ReplyDeleteDet's too SMALL.. his pants are hanging off him!.. EAT! (or at least work out)
ReplyDeleteHedwig???
ReplyDeleteAnyone want me to tape shut "ice cold beer" man while I'm here?
ReplyDeleteAw, no. I like the beer guy.
ReplyDeleteTrent Jewett -- Yes. Thanks! I hope Drew doesn't feel bad. It was kind of funny. ish.
ReplyDeleteWhat was the deal with the play Zimm made at second? That was the play -- the guy was farthest from the plate. What am I missing I know it must be basic because everyone was so shocked.
Love Da.. send a beer over to the Dad behind 3B or send one to James Carville.
ReplyDeleteArchimedes, then.
ReplyDeleteThere's the Detwiler we know and love. I know ST is for working out the kinks, I just hope we don't really regret a Lannan trade if it happens.
ReplyDeleteHail to the beer man!
ReplyDeleteHedwig? Hmmm. I can kinda see it, but it makes me think of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which may not be the mythology we're going for, there.
I was figuring "Who" is too obvious, but there's a baseball tie-in, at least. "I Don't Know" might work, but maybe that's just my counter-snarky Post-Modernism.
OH, wait, I KNOW: Prince.
Archimedes, maybe he can work some magic!
ReplyDeleteWhat was the deal with the play Zimm made at second? That was the play -- the guy was farthest from the plate. What am I missing I know it must be basic because everyone was so shocked.
ReplyDeleteJaneB:
1. That play's physically very, very hard to accomplish if you're planning on it, nevermind ad libbing, for an athlete, nevermind a normal person.
and
B. the field awareness to be able to know, running toward home and therefore not facing second, that he had a play, is high-level stuff.
Then there's that throw. Did he get lucky, or did he purposely throw that big hook out to second? That ball started out heading nowhere NEAR second.
FOF sighting!
ReplyDeleteFirst-pitch Fastball, meet Mr. Werth.
ReplyDeleteJayson!
ReplyDeleteZim is discussing it, that's a set play for them. Cool.
ReplyDeleteHow about Nike, for victory?
ReplyDelete(for the name of the owl, that is)
ReplyDeleteNot bad, but they'd sue your tailfeathers off.
ReplyDeleteNow, if they could get an actual bald eagle to nest up there...
ReplyDeleteNike.. maybe we can get him sponsored!
ReplyDeleteOf course, they might be able to get a bald eagle nest at Nats Park. That would be cool.
ReplyDeleteOf course, Screech would then be insanely jealous.
ReplyDeleteHow about "Thurston"? Thurston Owl III?
ReplyDeleteOrion?
ReplyDeleteThat was a nasty slider
ReplyDeleteAnyone getting the feeling that they are piling on the former manager
ReplyDeleteOh! Ryan?
ReplyDeleteI hadn't noticed that, Michele.
ReplyDeleteAwwww...Look they are showing dad...
ReplyDeleteNow where is that Rally Owl when we need it...
ReplyDeleteTrent Jewitt is the 1B Coach..
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ReplyDeletetrying again:
ReplyDeleteOK, actually, there IS something a baserunner on third can do on a popup the third baseman drops in short left with the bases loaded and no outs. There was no one covering third (pitcher is backing up home there), so he did not have to be near the bag, and that might have made the difference there.
IT MAKES ME INSANELY HAPPY WHEN CLIP IS ON THE MOUND. I'm just saying. Or shouting.
ReplyDeleteHusband wanted to watch something else but I did see the Werth dinger. (Clicked back while he was upstairs, hehe.)
ReplyDeleteOn the owl, I liked Archimedes for the magic but Nike could work for the victory.
My husband wanted to watch something else, too.
ReplyDeleteWhich is why he is in the basement.
Yay for Clip on the mound!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sofa, for the explanation. And for the Owl name I like most: Who.
ReplyDeleteChecking in... Little plumbing issue...under control...
ReplyDeleteYou clowns are freaking hilarious!!! Everything except "Thurston", that is... Somebody needs to put that one out of our misery... SeeYa!!
We're both in the basement. Just one tv. So lame and 20th century, I know. But it's still tuned to the Nats for the moment. :-)
ReplyDeleteI thought Thurston was funny, but then I would. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the plumbing issue, Unk.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Unkyd. and ummm, TMI, I think.
ReplyDeleteCan someone explain the Archimedes = magic connection? Is that a Harry Potter reference?
There were so many ways that run didn't have to happen!
ReplyDeleteDid someone say this Dirks guy is available?
ReplyDeleteMerlin, I don't do Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think they might have a pill for that, Unk. Oh, no, I didn't.
ReplyDeleteSending good vibes to your, ummm, plumbing, Unkyd.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite baseball things: when the pitcher is moving off the mound before the ump calls it. Or before the catch happens. Livan was the king of that. But Clip has it down, too.
Sec 3.. Hedwig was the Harry Potter reference...not sure about Archimedes - Math guy?
ReplyDeleteTV's: Birthday Present was a 55 inch HDTV.. Got to say I love MASN HD.
Wait a minute...what the heck was I thinking?
ReplyDeleteThe owl's name is Jake. How could you let me miss that, 1a??
Where will we all be watching the Nats beat the Cubs on April 5? I want a plan. I even volunteer my house in MD but it is out near Olney. I want A Plan.
ReplyDeleteI know the historical figure Archimedes. Bathtub guy. Maybe the best engineer who ever lived. But that's pretty much the opposite of magic.
ReplyDeleteJane, I think we've settled (some of us, anyhow) on Duffy's.
ReplyDeleteChad Tracy's at bat music is Low Rider, from War. I like this guy already.
Umm.. why Jake?
ReplyDeleteAlso, Jane, there is a Nats Watching Party at Duffy's? Sec 3, correct me if I am wrong.
Sadly, I will be working that day, but Cough Cough, Sniffle, I will be doing the work at home in front of the TV.
Eureka and all that. April 5 is Duffy's.
ReplyDeleteLet's try that link again:
ReplyDeleteDuffy's in DC, near the 930 Club, on the Green Line.
Got it! Thanks! Duffy's it is.
ReplyDeleteMichelleS, I am sorry in advance for your illness.
I am rooting for Blanco.
ReplyDeleteHe is this year's Brian Bixler, for me.
ReplyDeleteANd I love the no capcha, I have to say.
Ah, Jake, as in Elroy (the rally possum)'s brother?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think we may be even on the cokes now.
Sec 3- Good point you made at 8:40.
ReplyDeleteI was scouring my mind for something the runner at 3rd could have done, and as usual came up with nothing :-)
On the other hand, you definitely don't want to turn 1 out into 2 (if the ball had been caught and the runner was doubled off of 3rd.)
Best to err on the side of caution, I think.
I kinda like DeRosa. I really have to stop falling in love with the utility players, though. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am totally a utility guy person. It's why I love Jamey Carroll so much...I know you, too, are partial to him.
ReplyDeleteMichele et al., re: Jake.
ReplyDeleteLong long ago, in a blog somewhere else, when the Nats were classically bad, several of us decided we needed a rally animal. Monkeys were already taken, and given the state of the franchise at the time, we figured it should be an "anti-monkey" animal. Possums are native to this area up here, and they play dead, which the Nats offense did frequently. So, enter Elwood, the Rally Possum. The idea was that the fans would have to cheer loud enough to "WAKE UP, ELWOOD!!!" to wake up the Nats' offense. Elwood was partly in honor of Elwood Blues, the John Belushi character in Blues Brothers, and thus the owl would be Jake, for Jake Blues, the Dan Akroyd role. But since Elwood, being a mascot like Screech, was well over six feet tall, but no one ever saw him, we later realized he was also a pooka, like Harvey, the rabbit in the Jimmy Stewart movie of the same name.
We had a LOT of time on our hands in those days.
A couple thoughts on team broadcasters.
ReplyDeleteI really like Bob and FP.
I've been watching a bunch of other teams play on MLB network, and some of them are absolutely horrible.
Elwood, dang. I hate when people get the names wrong.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the history lesson, Sofa. It cracked me up. I was missing so much, back in those days when my stomach was turning in the seventh inning EVERY NIGHT with only my husband to share my pain.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely partial to Jamey.
ReplyDeleteCwj, thanks. The point was that NO ONE was covering third, so he could not possibly be doubled off. He should be as far from third as the closest defender, more or less, and on that play, no one was close.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Elwood was on a mission from G*d.
ReplyDeleteWorst. Commercial. Ever.
ReplyDeleteJake's Theme music could be "Soul Man" .. Because the Nats "Are on a mission from God". Who would be the Penguin? Mark Lerner?
ReplyDelete1A.. I owe you a coke :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Penguin would be Scott Boras. Or Mike Rizzo.
ReplyDeleteI think it may have cancelled out one I owed you, Michele. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe are running out of time. It may be ST, but I still want to win.
ReplyDeleteGood call, NatsNut! Yes, that was in the Days of the Blogfather. There was a possum in the press box, sort like the racoon in the stands.
ReplyDeleteThere was a raccoon in the press box, wasn't there? And a crane on the field?
ReplyDeleteSec3.. Rizzo definitely the penguin. Boras would be the property tax guy trying to foreclose the Penguin.
ReplyDeleteG'nite Imaginary Friends. Thanks for the fun. And the history lessons.
ReplyDeleteI hope no one gets cut tonight.
Just a comment for Mark Z..
ReplyDeleteDid the 200 post thing ever get fixed, because it's spring training and we are already in mid season form (over 170 + posts)
Just got home and was about to be bummed at missing the whole game and --- they are replaying it!!!! I take back every mean thing I ever said about masn - well, maybe not everything.
ReplyDeleteGood Night Gracie!
ReplyDeletegonatsgo, wait'll you see the big comeback at the end!!
ReplyDeleteThat was mean, wasn't it?
Jane- Not me, so much.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time getting my brain to care about ST scores and W-L. And I've definitely tried! :-)
Had this been an actual game, I would be pretty frustrated right now.
Eh, we'll get 'em tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteJust watched the start again and saw an owlet in the nest, awww...
We'll try to pace ourselves on the comments, it being a marathon and all.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta post 'em one game at a time, 1a.
ReplyDeleteElwood was back in 2008, or thereabouts. I think he was given his unconditional release after the season, and was last seen leaving rehab. Sad story.
ReplyDeleteJust replayed Desmond's double, and it did hit a few feet below the top, good call. Crushed, though.
ReplyDeleteI think Elwood tried to make a comeback in 2010. Got a ST invite and showed up in the best shape of his life. Turned out he just didn't have it anymore. Sad, really.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, evidently the raccoon or its relatives are back.
ReplyDeleteJust caught the game - that gun they have working at Space Coast has got to be 4-6 mph slow.
ReplyDeleteThey mentioned it was slow during the Strasburg start that was televised a while back.
ReplyDeleteReporting that Michael Morse was scratched already from tomorrow's lineup. Anyone hear any reasons why?
ReplyDeleteSec 3 - that's just low. I did check the box score and it might just be worth staying up to see Jayson Werth hit a home run. I already noted that RZ is in mid-season form.I hope he hits a bucket of balls right out of Citizen's Bank Park. Oh , and maybe out of that LasVegas brothel-looking stadium in Miami, too.
ReplyDeleteactually, gonatsgo, there was still some nice D and a good inning from Lidge worth watching. Clippard was a little uneven.
ReplyDeleteGot the DVR going - just didn't want to wait to see some live baseball. I don't think I have seen Lidge play in a Nats uni yet.
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