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Photo by Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER Gio Gonzalez faces Tim Hudson tonight at Turner Field. |
Gonzalez is coming off a stellar outing against the Reds, one in which he allowed only one hit over eight innings (Joey Votto's homer). The lefty's record against Atlanta isn't anything to get excited about: 2-3, 6.08 ERA in five starts over the last two seasons. Hudson, on the other hand, has owned the Nationals franchise over the years (15-5, 2.60 ERA in 27 starts) though they did beat the veteran right-hander twice last season. He's in search of his 200th career win.
Jayson Werth is not in the Nats' lineup after dealing with both a hamstring and ankle issue last night. Bryce Harper will slide over to his spot in right field, with Tyler Moore in left field. Wilson Ramos, meanwhile, is catching for the first time since going on the DL with a hamstring strain.
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: Turner Field
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM), XM 185
Weather: Partly cloudy, 76 degrees, Wind 6 mph RF to LF
NATIONALS (13-13)
CF Denard Span
2B Danny Espinosa
RF Bryce Harper
1B Adam LaRoche
SS Ian Desmond
LF Tyler Moore
3B Chad Tracy
C Wilson Ramos
LHP Gio Gonzalez
BRAVES (16-9)
SS Andrelton Simmons
3B Chris Johnson
LF Justin Upton
1B Freddie Freeman
C Evan Gattis
2B Dan Uggla
CF B.J. Upton
RF Reed Johnson
RHP Tim Hudson
UMPIRES
HP Tim Timmons
1B Mike Winters (cc)
2B Mark Wegner
3B Laz Diaz
7:10 p.m. — And we're underway with a ball from Tim Hudson to Denard Span. It's a gorgeous 75 degrees at gametime.
7:16 p.m. — A 1-2-3 top of the first for Hudson, though Span really battled him before striking out on the seventh pitch of the at-bat. Gio Gonzalez takes the mound for the bottom of the first.
7:32 p.m. — Well that was, uh, not good. Andrelton Simmons tagged Gio's second pitch of the night off the top of the left-field fence for a homer. And things only devolved from there. Justin Upton walked. Evan Gattis roped a double off the same left-field wall, with Tyler Moore (making only his second start of the year in the outfield) having trouble with the carom and allowing Upton to score. Gio issued another walk, this time to Dan Uggla. Even when it looked like he got out of the inning, inducing a grounder to third out of Reed Johnson, Wilson Ramos was called for catcher's interference. So after all that, the Nats are down 2-0 and Gio has already thrown 29 pitches. Yikes.
7:52 p.m. — And it keeps getting worse. The Braves are crushing everything Gio throws up there. Well, everything except for the balls. (He's already issued three walks in two innings.) He's retired only six of 15 batters in this game, amazingly all six by his own doing (five strikeouts and a sweet diving catch of Simmons' popped-up bunt). He's thrown 55 pitches, and he's put the Nats in a 4-0 hole after two ugly innings.
7:59 p.m. — Tim Hudson, meanwhile, hasn't allowed a hit in three innings so far. The only Nats baserunner: Gio, who somehow drew a two-out walk in the top of the third. So, things are going pretty well here tonight, right? Sheesh.
8:15 p.m. — Make it four hitless innings for Hudson, though he has issued a couple of walks. Otherwise, the Nats aren't doing anything against the veteran right-hander so far. Still 4-0 as we go to the bottom of the fourth.
8:30 p.m. — Make it 5-0 Braves as Gio continues his wild ride in the bottom of the fourth. Get this: He's faced 24 batters so far tonight, and only one has produced an out on a full swing. Every other out has come via a strikeout, pickoff or diving catch of a bunt. I wouldn't be surprised if that's it for Gio, and if it is, that's a heck of a pitching line: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 9 K, 95 pitches.
8:36 p.m. — Hey, the Nats scored! Tyler Moore leads off the fifth with a double into the right-field corner, the first hit tonight off Hudson. He then advanced on a pair of groundballs, scoring on Ramos' little nubber to third. It's 5-1 now as Zach Duke enters to replace Gio Gonzalez in the bottom of the fifth.
8:47 p.m. — Sweet Fancy Moses, this is ugly. It's now 8-1 Braves as Duke gives up three in the bottom of the fifth. The play that epitomized this game (and, really, the last several weeks): Tim Hudson drove a ball deep to right, Bryce Harper leaped to try to make the catch, had the ball land in the pocket of his glove ... and then ricochet over the wall for a homer. That about sums it up. Meanwhile, ESPN is showing that Bryce Harper documentary in 13 minutes. Somethings tells me that'll get better ratings than the actual game being played simultaneously.
9:05 p.m. — Hey, it's a 1-2-3 inning from the Nats pitching staff! Still 8-1 after six. Anybody watching the Bryce documentary?
9:15 p.m. — Leadoff triple from Desmond in the seventh ... and the Nats can't bring him home. Yeah, that sounds about right.
9:29 p.m. — Is it over yet? No? OK, resume whatever it was you were doing.
9:41 p.m. — Now it's over. The Nats fall, 8-1, as Tim Hudson notches his 200th career win, 16 of them against the Nationals franchise. Losers of three straight, the Nats are back under .500 (13-14) and have lost nine straight to Atlanta, dating back to last season.
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Not liking the match-up today - the Braves have a lot of guys in the line-up with a high OPS against Gio, and the guy with the best OPS against Hudson is Werth, who won't be able to play today. But we'll see.
Embash agree. This one could be over early. Under. 500 once again.
Sam, he's only had the one hit this season. And against Hudson, Bernadina has hit .190/.217/.238 with 9 strike-outs in 23 plate appearances. Tyler Moore's never faced him so they're gambling that he'll do better.
Why we have a guy batting 170 who can't make contact in the 2 hole is confusing to me. Can someone explain it?
Just saw that Tim Timmons is umpiring. What a piece of garbage he is. Maybe I will rent a movie.
I'd rather see Desmond in the two hole.
If Nats lose I hope a least we get beat normally and do it by getting picked off, or failing at bunt attempts....... That's intolerable
I'd rather like you to rent the movie, SWM.
Looking pretty bleak for the Natitude Nation. At least our guys strung together 10 hits. Unfortunately it was only 1 an inning most of the time. However, look on the bright side-they played error free ball yesterday, which is good. Our bullpen only gave up 1 run, which is good. Our starter only gave up 2 runs. Manassas made his call yesterday, I'll make mine:
Gio will step up and deliver. Our hitters will exercise patience at the plate and not leave so many runners stranded. Davey will outmanage his opponent. Nats win. And tomorrow the sun will still rise from the east.
I added the last one just to make sure one of my predictions comes true.
Danny is our third-best hitter against Hudson in the past, and second-best available for tonight's game. That could be part of it. Davey also may be trying to encourage better plate discipline by placing him higher in the order - he walked once or twice this the last couple of games! But in general, high strikeout/low OBP impatient hitters should be further down, so I personally don't care for him being so high in the order.
Espi has made some positive steps in the 2 hole, no?
I don't know why, that just seems like a good place for him to me...
Werth can slip back into the 2 hole when RZim comes back later this week.
Looks like 2 to 3 more nights of this experiment.
LaRoche back to cleanup. I guess he's all fixed after getting a single yesterday. Last time Hudson faced LaRoche he put him into a slump as he made him look silly.
Strasburg v. Teheran. Our #1 v. their #5? Reverse lock.
Gonzalez v. Hudson. Gio struggles against the Braves. Tim owns the Nationals. Reverse lock.
ALSO: Gio is the last guy Ramos should start out catching, as he throws all those breaking balls that might break too violently and need someone to slide and block. Or, worse case scenario, run after. If he wasn't going to come back last night and is being eased back in, it should be tomorrow. Don't get that call at all.
Don't see them letting Ryan play at Potomac tonight on the wet ground. They might actually cancel. Will that delay him coming back?
You know - he will be fine. He is following a normal progression for a good prospect. Our whole view of this has been skewed by Bryce Harper, who is not normal. He made it look easier than it is. Rendon will be fine as long as we don't try to compare him to Bryce.
I'm very disappointed that Davey isn't playing Rendon. But I trust Davey to get these things right. (Deep down, however, I'm a little worried that he's turning into Riggleman.)
OMG OMG OMG. We are going to get clobbered. LaRoche in cleanup. That should scare the crap out of the Braves. Harper might as well take the night off. I'll check the score tomorrow. Man, what a ppt. Boring. Where is the Babe Ruth League and Lingerie Football when you need them!!
Gio will step up and deliver what would normally be a good win. But he won't be able to overcome the rest of our lineup. Poor Harper, sandwiched between two guys batting .183 and .143. If you doubled Espinosa's and LaRoches stats and added their batting averages together, they wouldn't even be equal to Harper. OMG OMG OMG.
Rabbit34,
Maybe we should just mail it in. Why bother risking any more injuries?
I have been discouraged by the Nats play and lack of fire. I DO think they can turn it around, but not overnight. I think it will be gradual and for now we are still in the doldrums. I don't see that they can just magically push a button and everything will be fine. This team is day to day.
Getting the fatalism started a little early here, guys. *g*
There's no reason to play the games, seeing as how we all know how a given game will come out, right? I seem to recall reading that there was a reason they played 'em, but I forget just why that is. Oh, well. Maybe they'll mention why on the broadcast. I guess I'll watch just in case.
Any given Sunday (but since we can't win on Sunday) we can go with on any given Tuesday until next month.
They are moving in the right direction. Error free baseball, defensively and offensively is what I'd like to see, along with a confident Gio, especially if he gets in a jam.
Big Papi Snack Strips are gluten free. Get them to Werth.
Rabbit34 said...
Poor Harper, sandwiched between two guys batting .183 and .143.
Well, look at it this way. Harp's OBP should increase. :)
Rabbit34 said...
OMG OMG OMG. We are going to get clobbered.... Man, what a ppt. Boring.
So is repeating the same thing dozens of times.
Question of the day: is ALR hitting to left field because he's late on his swing, or because his trying to break out of his slump by going the other way?
Brandon Phillips on his clubhouse "We have no buttholes, just some clowns but no buttholes". Interesting things I didn't know about the Reds.
DC Wonk they have the shift on him so he says he's trying to sit back on pitches which inside outs them to LF. Braves may play their LF more shallow now that he disclosed thatike they do vs Span.
Wonk, I think we may see an answer to that tonight. At Sunday's game LaRoche went oppo with a deep foul against Cingrani, then K'd. That was against, I believe a 93 MPH fastball. Hudson tops out now at what, 88? If he is back to pulling the ball, expect to see a steady diet of fast balls away from the league's power pitchers.
I feel a big win tonight.
EmDash - 23 plate appearances is hardly enough of a sample from which to actually draw any reasonable deductions of his performance. And Bernadina only has one hit because he's only been given a few chances. I wouldn't mind seeing Bernie in LF and Moore at 1B.
The last few days MASN's audio has come and gone. The story was Strasburg was solent. I have comcast in Manassas. How is eeryone else'S audio?
I turned from HD to non HD. That station is fine. So I amtrying non Hd tonight to see if that helps the team.
Ryan Zimmerman is not playing tonight in his rehab start with Potomac A due to the weather conditions.
Span's first at-bat approach is so well thought through. He struck out but still he worked the pitcher.
Danny on the other hand. 1st pitch swinging at a pitcher's pitch and fouled it off. 2 pitch out. Ugh.
Bryce missed it by thaaaat much.
Gonat I have no idea at this point what he has to do to earn at trip to the minors. Except for the first half of his rookie season he has looked overmatched by MLB pitching.
SC, are you referring to Bryce or Espi?
Espi
Gio didn't get the message. We win almost no games when the other team score first.
SC, I agree. His new approach is ambush the pitcher and the pitchers aren't stupid, they know he is swinging at anything close 1st pitch and they throw him a borderline strike and let him chase it and hope for a swing & miss or weak contact.
It's resulted in less K's and horrible BABIP and a super low BA of .179
Tyler looks like a first baseman out there.
one more run and it will be hard to catch up.
You just finish talking about how you don't pitch Gattis and where do they go?
Come on.
Tyler Moore shows why he will be a DH soon
That os how you know Moore is not an outfielder.
This reminds me of the Sunday Braves game. Gio was unprepared to pitch them Walks Upton and he scores.
Pitches great againt a better hitting Reds team.
And yet another huge pitch count early for Gio. Jeez we are doing everything wrong.
Thanks Ramos. Welcome back
Gio didn't go inside on Gattis. Please tell me he learned something from last time he faced him.
And people want to know why Moore doesn't play more in the outfield? Two things you either have, or you don't: an outfielder's arm, and an outfielder's radar. You can't teach either one.
Catcher's interference still cost Gio several more pitches to get through the first.
Ghost Of Steve M. said...
Gio didn't go inside on Gattis. Please tell me he learned something from last time he faced him.
April 30, 2013 7:31 PM
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He missed your scouting report that Strasburg didn't have when the Nats faced him the first time.
smh
Joe, I don't blame TyMo. Just lack of playing time. Harp did that in Cincinatti.
Gio crapping his pants as expected. Pathetic team.
The scouting report I recall is you have to get Tim Hudson in the 1st inning and if you don't, good luck.
NatsJack, I don't disagree but to ride him for a poor read isn't fair. He's a below average outfielder as we know. What does anyone expect when he gets little to no playing time.
Web Gem Gio!
Put Gio in Left!
nice catch
It's really been while since the last time a Nats starter looks completely lost in the 1st inning.
I don't know who but someone needs to get in this team face.
They are not doing anything well. No pitching, no defense, no hitting, no life.
Gio and Moore should switch spots.
Tyler Moore has no clue in left field. Harper would have made a difference on all 3 balls to left field.
Gio smiling at Hudson's double. It's time to get serious.
Glad that is funny Gio...no heart loser!!! Everybody knew he would get rocked tonight...that is the sad part.
Henry has spead. We have good Gio and bad Gio. Good bad Clip.
Well April is almost over
This is getting to the point where I am beginning to laugh and not mind seeing us lose 11-0 or whatever. It is just pathetic that neither Ryan Zimmerman, nor La Roche nor Espinosa nor Werth was ready to play this season. They owe everyone a month's pay.
we need to play the braves less so we can catch up
4-0 Gio is lucky with that pitch to Freeman that it isn't 5-0
In basketball, a coach would yank all the starters right here....
Gonat, sorry, you're wrong on this, imho. You could leave him there for years and he will never be an outfielder. He is very much like Duda, only Duda is a lefty. The coaches see it.
I don't really want to go there but maybe Gio doesn't have the "help" he used to have this year
What an absolute disaster this team is. Not even competitive. The Braves own us. Man I wish the Caps were on. And anybody who thinks this is a good team, well I got some nice swamp property for you.
Good Clip was back in 2011 and hasn't been seen in public since.
Does Gio have tightness in his arm too.
Stras pitched lots better tightness, then performance
Exposeremains. WHAT HELP?? He has 3 walks, a wild pitch and the pitcher crushed a double. Gio is a head case and a baby.
I guess steroids do help pitchers...Gio is a joke.
OH sorry Expos remains. I get it now. A little slow. Maybe you are right.
Well, assume this game is done given Hudson's record with a lead...
How's about giving Shark, Lombo some playing time. Give Espi and LaRoche a rest...what do we have to lose...make it a productive loss ;)
Joe Seamhead said...
Gonat, sorry, you're wrong on this, imho. You could leave him there for years and he will never be an outfielder. He is very much like Duda, only Duda is a lefty. The coaches see it.
April 30, 2013 7:47 PM
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Huh, he is below average but would get better with more work. I tried making that point. It's a shame so many want to bash the kid like it's totally his fault.
Gio is a joke? Gio is a baby? How soon they forget the one hitter last week.
I think since this is Daveys last year that he should go and step down. I know he doesn't hit or pitch. But the mental errors are on him. The horrible lineups day in day out are on him. Continuing to play ALR is pathetic.
Drop the steroid stuff unless you have some information besides what is publicly available. Gio looked great in the WBC and he has looked great at times this year. It is called a bad outing with Tyler Moore stumbling around in left field exacerbating things. It is time for Moore to put up or shut up out there. I am sick of hearing how great a hitter he is when he has done anything this year. And no, hitting is not different depending on whether you start or not.
Or just to get named in the reports got to his head. Last year, The nats backed into the playoff and looked done in them. Hopefully, its the opposite this year.
Chad Tracy as a starter. This is what we have come to. Rizzo thinks that Chad Tracy is a good player to have off the bench.
I'll give everyone a break and leave for the night because I have nothing positive to say at all. Promised a good team and we get this effort night after night. Classic bait and switch to tear our hearts out.
It is a rule that the Nats have to swing at the first pitch.
Well on our way to another sweep.
Do these guys ever take a pitch?
Team has already quit. I think I will too. No need to worry. ITS EARLY!!!!!! I can tell that the Nats are going to break out any day now!!!
Only the pitcher bothers to work the count....
William O. Douglas Loeffler said...
In basketball, a coach would yank all the starters right here....
April 30, 2013 7:47 PM
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This is the manager who let Danny start on Sunday after multiple bonehead plays on Saturday.
Nope...just wasted effort trying to make an apple into an orange. Play to Moore's strengths not his weakness. He's a good hitter and can play first well enough. eg: Don't make your pitcher your clean up hitter unless his nickname is Babe or your current cleanup hitter is batting .143
Span goes after the first pitch. Unlike Gio, Span got the memo that you have to hit the first pitch....
Don't turn the game off...you could miss a no-hitter
Gonat said...
Span's first at-bat approach is so well thought through. He struck out but still he worked the pitcher.
April 30, 2013 7:14 PM
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I wish he did that on the remainder of his at-bats.
Everyone seems to be swinging at the 1st pitch so Tim Hudson can have an 80 pitch complete game shutout.
Bad outing 2 times in a row against the team need to beat to win the division? Not recommended by most doctors
Hitters all have been pathetic as a team since first Brave game. Get your act together. This is not fun.
We care show you do.
Countdown to team implosion is two weeks. Then we will be considering radical Red Sox surgery. Look how well it worked for them. I would dump Espi, Zimm, and Desmond for prospects and bullpen help.
The same goes with Danny...platoon him until we get a suitable replacement.
Moore has provided no indication that he hits well enough to work hard to find a position for him. He had decent power but poor average last year and tailed way off after July. I see little indication that the league hasn't figured him out.
Gonat, He has no arm. It's not his fault. Willingham never got better as a defensive outfielder, nor did Dunn, Willy Mo, or Milledge.
Look, I'm not blaming Moore for the 4-0 deficient. No that's pretty much a team accomplishment. I just don't think it's as easy to move an infielder to the OF as many people think.
What I really want to know is who we're those guys playing in Nats uniforms last year, and where are they?
If you get a no hitter against this lineup (minus Bryce) do you put an asterisk by it?
Hudson has all the runs he needs as the Braves move towards another series sweep over the Nationals.
Sigh. It's like we have no idea what we are doing at the plate. Nice to see Gio draw a walk out of Hudson. No worries, Eck will coach that out of him!
Seriously though, we just look like we are pressing Sooooooo hard. And as for TyMo, he needs a LOT of seasoning in left field. I was having Morse and Dunn flashbacks.
Peric, until LaRoche is gone, Moore will be best used as a bench warming pinch hitter.
Guess tonight's final score:
I will say 11 to 5, with the Nats getting a few in garbage time, assuaging our announcers because 5 runs is decent, and enough to win normally.
I say this every time... Any time these guys get behind, they just give up at the plate. Instead of chipping away, they all keep swinging for the fences. Zero situational hitting. I doubt this team could work its way back from down one run in the bottom of the first.
All 803 fans at the game thought that was a balk. What a pathetic sports town Atlanta is.
Upton look safe. Tag was high,
Can't we just admit we have no options. Our position players suck with the exception of Span and Barper, and Span has no power. Zimm is always injured. He hurts the team more than he helps. And there is no help coming from the Farm. All of this brought to you by our genius, Mike Rizzo.
Get real, BJ. It wasn't even close.
I just hope that in 4 more hours, the season won't be over. WTF is going on with our team???
Wait a second, we were up 4-0 against the braves just a couple of weeks ago and lost. Maybe payback time with back to back to back homers by Espinosa, Harper and ALR in the 6th.
You heard it hear first
I have to agree that I have been very unimpressed with the Nats approach when they go down in important games. They looked shellshocked against St. Louis in the 9.
Gio with 7 k's and Dave is excited!
Final will be 9-0.
Willie O this team wont score 5 the entire series.
Actually DJB, when we play to our capabilities, this team is very capable of winning at least 98 games, if history is a guide.
Over under on Hudson pitches this inning?
NatsJack
I hope you're right about April being almost done but there is something about this team this year that really doesn't inspire confidence. There are just crumbling because of expectations and I have to say DJ saying world series or bust didn't help.
13 pitches
How many guys in our starting 8 are playing above replacement player levels? My guess is only Span, Harper, Ramos/Suzuki and Desmond....
Does Danny ever learn? He will never catch that. What is wrong with Danny?
hahahhahaha DANNY!!! stealing a paycheck
1-2-3 up the in zone-Espinosa. How useless can this guy be right now
Davey. U r an idiot!!! How much evidence do u need???!!
Another great AB by Espinosa...why should this team have any heart when their senile manager continues to reward Espinosa. When do the Redskins start training camp?
And Danny's not a number 2 hitter...he's a number 8 hitter on this club.
20 year old works the count. ALR will swing immediately after letting two strikes go by....
How pathetic is it that Carp is cheering a walk and a good eye? WOW And Tim Timmons is an ASSSSSSS
The heart and soul of this team was ripped out when Rizzo, in his infinite wisdom, ran The Beast out of town. Morse kept the dugout loose and upbeat. Now, they look so depressed and beaten down.
WHOO HOOOOOO LaRoche pulls it HARD!!!!! Lets have a parade
La Roche hits into another DP; unofficially. He only seems to strike out when he doesn't hit into double plays....
no no alert
Dang Natsjack, coming from you, that's pretty damning!
I think the problem I have is the handling of Espinosa by management. He needs to be treated fairly until proven otherwise, he is not an every day starter....platoon him and don't move a guy batting one something up in the order.
PHIL DUNTON. YES INDEED.
Why is Chad Tracy playing instead of Rendon? They have got to get some hitting into the line up. Chad Tracy hasn't been able to hit for 10 years.
to be fair, Tracey had two hits yesterday.
Im out guys. Missing Dance Moms. As always I enjoyed the misery. Because after all "misery loves company."
I am sorry but the Nats are going to have to cut some of these bench guys. Chad Tracy is not a replacement player.
It's very easy to see why Davey plays Espinosa over Lombo. He sees himself in Espi not in Lombo. He wants pop from the his 2B like he had. The problem is that he hasn't looked good since the first half of 2011.
Wish Peric was on to give us some names to look forward to in 2018
Chad Tracy had a couple of weak hits. He has no power and seems to be unimpressive in the field. He makes $1 million and provides essentially Single A output....
The league adjusted to Espi in 2011 and he never adjusted
Rendon is not ready, and also he will go back down. Tracy needs the at-bats. Simple.
I grew up a Braves fan and I well remember Davey going for 40 in 1973, something he never came close to before or after that. Good thing there were no steroids back then....
Well you ever see Moneyball...Espi may be the Nat's Billy Beane..better keep him, he could be a great GM someday.
Gio has all the outs tonight against the Braves. He knows that any balls to left field appear to be automatic extra base hits....
If Chad Tracy's at bats are significant to this team, then truly this season is over--I happen to think that Chad Tracy is irrelevant to this team, just as he was last year.
How many days until the WNBA season. At this point I'd rather be watching the sad-sack Mystics, that team can never let you down because you never expect anything out of them.
I am now wondering if Nats are 1970 Senators and will win less than 70 games?
The Nats of 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972, in Texas, were truly bad.
Roy Halladay. 8 earned runs.
Gio's walks are killing him.
Looks like Gonzalez is trying to catch him this start.
this game is over, you can book it. can't wait for Haren on thursday.
Gattitude!!!
William O. Douglas Loeffler
1969 they were very good, 86-76 tied Bosox for 3rd and Bosman was ERA champ, Hondo 2nd in HR's and they had 3 on All Star team, Ted Williams AL manager of year, but yes, 1970-72 they sucked, kinda like Nats now
Well, remember July 20, 2012, we were 9-0 against the braves and we lost so...payback.
In any case, we will win 90 this year. Zimm, Ramos, ALR and 2bman to be named later will make a difference when they are all back.
The Braves have a .777 BABIP tonight.
1969 Nats seemed decent but it was an illusion. They won their last ten games and still finished 23 games behind the Orioles.
yep...Moore can hit
That's why TyMo can be the starting 1st baseman.
Where was that when we needed it Moore. Too bad you blew the game in the first....
Last year was a mirage, a product of new pitchers which the division had not yet adjusted to, and a couple of players performing above their long-term mean. This is the real team, and it was created by Rizzo. I enjoyed poor baseball without the pretense much better.
10-1 in the Phoolies game.
Our Starting pitching is no mirage...one of the best in baseball.
And agree, should have Moore play 1b more. ALR needs to rest his back.
How is it even possible to win a team's last ten in a row and still finish 23 games back? I know the Orioles were amazing that year, but I have a feeling that everything went right for the Nats in 1969 and it still never even gave them a whiff of contending.
Chad Tracy bounces out on the first pitch. Great veteran leadership.
Ramos was safe. Come on. Tie to the runner.
If this doesn't turn around within the next week to 10 days, McCatty and Eckstein are both going to be looking for new employers. You can't fire the players so they are going to take the fall for this.
leave shark in...move tyler to first.
William O. Douglas Loeffler said...
Chad Tracy bounces out on the first pitch. Great veteran leadership.
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At least he pulled it to move TyMo to 3rd. Otherwise agreed.
why do you fire McCatty ?
Moore should only play first base unless there is some compelling reason. We certainly don't lose much with him at 1st compared to the outfield where Harper would have run down all those balls that Moore looked like an oaf chasing.....
A little early for declaring the season over. The Giants were something like 18-19 last year. Turned out pretty well for them. Other than the Barves,our division is pretty weak. That bodes well for us.'
Anyway, it's early. And if there is one manager in MLB that can help good talent develop, it's Davey. So, we just need to be patient and let him push the right buttons.
Remember, right after he took over for Riggleman, Davey dropped the team below .500 for a while and actually commented something to the effect that "the previous manager had a winning team this year."
It will turn around. The Nats just have to play solid baseball. Not extraordinary, solid. The pitching will take care of the rest over the course of a season.
Have we ever gotten a call against the Braves? Seriously? I hate to be one of those people but it seems as though we have gotten some historically bad/wrong calls by the umps when we play Atlanta.
The good news is that Gio's K average is way up tonight. He can use that in contract negotiations....
The pitching coach gets fired because well, the pitching is sucking and they don't seem to be buying what he's selling. As I said, you can't fire the players to the coaches are the ones that get the axe like every other professional sport.
That's the icing on the cake! Hudson HR.
Well at least it didn't hit Harper's noggin.
I'm not calling for his head, but that is how it works in professional sports.
Pitchers' ERA is fine. The hitting coach cannot justify the results of his tutelage, however. It seems like only after they shake off the effects of his spring training lessons do the Nats start hitting.
And Zack Duke? So over him. Have never seen anything that impressed me. Trade him to the A's.
Our pitching stats are in the top half of the league. Zack Duke not withstanding.
Way to early to panic but Davey will continue to play his favorites and not play the hot players. Then again we have so many on here that for the last year and 1/2 keep saying Danny Espinosa is a future star.
Then you have those that keep saying how great Adam LaRoche is with the glove and as usual he doesn't make a play going to stretch for one.
I wouldn't fire McCatty... It's not his fault he was given a bunch of fragile head cases. Eck on the other hand HAS TO GO. Our guys are just a disaster at the plate. There have been NO adjustments made whatsoever. We need someone to come in here and FORCE these guys to grind out at-bats and stop their weird, innate desire to try to hit every single ball out of the stadium. There's just no desire out of this team other than Bryce. It's like the rest of the guys just hibernated at the stadium after game five, emerged right before the start of the season and just expect to be handed the world series trophy.
How is that not an error on LaRoche?
The Braves are stranding lots of runners....
Davey, sometimes I dont understand why you don't give your bench a chance on a night that is not yours...could have put Bernadina in left after he ph,moved Moore to first and give others some much needed ABs and ALR a rest.
Joe Seamhead said...
Gio is a joke? Gio is a baby? How soon they forget the one hitter last week.
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Thanks, Joe. I thought everybody forgot....
Rube Marquard...won 19 in a row
We led 9-0 vs Braves last year and. lost.
Mark my words, one or the other of them will get fired if things don't change by mid-May. Canning both of them at the same time would reek of desperation so they won't both get the axe at the same time, but something needs to happen to shake this team up.
UnkyD/Joe, better to ignore the Troll stupidity like that although I am taking my daily shots at Espi and LaRoche that I really feel are hurting this team.
Who are these hot players you speak of! LOL now. There is not one hot player on this team right now. Harper has even cooled off.
Man Nats... I know, I was at that game...stayed to the bitter end...just thought maybe we could do the same to them after these next three back to back to back hrs by espi, harper and laroche
Espi still hasn't learned. 1st pitch swinging at trash. Then 2nd pitch swing and miss. 3rd pitch swing and miss.
Wow!
1-2-3 ESpiK
Well, was a little off on espi
Joe Seamhead said...
Who are these hot players you speak of! LOL now. There is not one hot player on this team right now. Harper has even cooled off.
April 30, 2013 8:51 PM
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Bryce is trying to carry the team on his back.
Team needs to make changes get Duke out of there. He pitches well in AAA, a few good games in sept and suddenly he's a fixture in bullpen. Get Romero. Hrod can go too. Espi needs the bench or AAA. Rizzo and DJ are very stubborn so they will ride this for a while.
Why fire McCatty? The Pitchers are not prepared for inning 1. So whatever the routine is, it isnt worth a damn.
Now even Harper is fading.
a little on harper too.
Maybe meant to say back to back to back Ks
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