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N.L. East Standings
Offensive Game of the Week: Ian Desmond 6/9 vs. Twins – 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Pitching Line of the Week: Jordan Zimmermann 6/9 vs. Twins – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 SO, 111 pitches (77 strikes)
Top Storylines
Bryce Harper’s knee – The Nats superstar is seeing Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his swollen left knee today. Mike Rizzo said Sunday the team is confident there is no structural damage, or any reason for serious concern. Still, Nats fans will be anxiously awaiting the news as Harper has been the team’s most indispensible player so far this season.
Pitching injuries – The Nats are getting close to having both Stephen Strasburg and Ross Detwiler back in their rotation, assuming all goes well with their recoveries over the next week. But making that assumption hasn’t exactly worked out for Washington this year. How they progress over the next week will be interesting to watch. Though they have been with the team most of this season, seeing Strasburg in particular back in the rotation could be a nice boost for the .500 Nats.
Hitting the road – After getting the series win against the Twins, the Nats now travel on a three-city road trip beginning in Colorado on Tuesday. Dan Haren, who has allowed the most home runs in the National League this year, will take a stab at the Rockies in Coors Field. The Nats will likely then send Ross Ohlendorf out to pitch Wednesday. For a team that has struggled hitting over the last few weeks, the Nats will need to bring some offense to Denver.
Quote of the Week
Adam LaRoche on the demotion of Tyler Moore to Triple-A Syracuse:
"That's the whole reason he's going down there. I've told him over and over the last day or two that if they didn't care about you, you'd stay up here and get 4-5 at-bats a week or whatever it is. That's the hardest thing, being a younger guy, getting sent down for the first time, it's hard to see a positive in that. But they just want him to get at-bats, get his stroke back, get confident again. So hopefully he goes, couple weeks, get right, get a bunch of at-bats."
"We've all known it since he's been up here that he's an everyday player for a lot of people. He's proved that in the minor leagues, what he can do with 5-600 at-bats and he's in a bad spot here. He just doesn't get a lot of at-bats. You can't expect a guy with not a lot of big league time to be productive off the bench. It's just too hard. It's hard to do when you're playing everyday. When you sit 2-3 days, it's just really hard to do. I hate it for him because I love having him in this clubhouse and I love having his bat and the fact that he can play outfield, play first base. Selfishly, it'd be nice to have him up here but there's no doubt it's the best thing for him."
"That's the whole reason he's going down there. I've told him over and over the last day or two that if they didn't care about you, you'd stay up here and get 4-5 at-bats a week or whatever it is. That's the hardest thing, being a younger guy, getting sent down for the first time, it's hard to see a positive in that. But they just want him to get at-bats, get his stroke back, get confident again. So hopefully he goes, couple weeks, get right, get a bunch of at-bats."
"We've all known it since he's been up here that he's an everyday player for a lot of people. He's proved that in the minor leagues, what he can do with 5-600 at-bats and he's in a bad spot here. He just doesn't get a lot of at-bats. You can't expect a guy with not a lot of big league time to be productive off the bench. It's just too hard. It's hard to do when you're playing everyday. When you sit 2-3 days, it's just really hard to do. I hate it for him because I love having him in this clubhouse and I love having his bat and the fact that he can play outfield, play first base. Selfishly, it'd be nice to have him up here but there's no doubt it's the best thing for him."
Tweet of the Week
#305 in the house nene35 ,teammate in high school and now teammate for the #nationals instagram.com/p/aWkfYQtJkx/
— Gio Gonzalez (@GioGonzalez47) June 9, 2013
Road Ahead
Mon. – OFF
Tue. – 8:40 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (Haren)
Wed. – 8:40 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (TBD)
Thu. – 3:10 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (Gonzalez)
Tue. – 8:40 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (Haren)
Wed. – 8:40 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (TBD)
Thu. – 3:10 p.m. at Colorado Rockies (Gonzalez)
Fri. – 7:05 p.m. at Cleveland Indians (Zimmermann)
Sat. – 7:15 p.m. at Cleveland Indians (TBD)
Sun. – 1:05 p.m. at Cleveland Indians (Haren)
Sat. – 7:15 p.m. at Cleveland Indians (TBD)
Sun. – 1:05 p.m. at Cleveland Indians (Haren)
213 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 213 of 213 Newer› Newest»Jeez, Heyward homers. 7-6. Come ON, Padres!!
Nail biter. Padres win by 1 run
Wow Braves made that interesting. Same result though. We gain half a game!
Whew, J Upton strikes out. Can't believe the Padres bullpen almost blew that game.@@@@@!!!!
Justin Upton K's to end it.
Braves are set to go on a long losing streak.
They came dangerously close to coming back from 7-1 down in the 8th. This guy Gattis has been pretty unreal.
No one wants to win it in LA, either.
Some questions....How many of you still fell ego and arrogance is not a big reason for the Nats fall this year?
To date Mark and Ghost have said it....I think Njack did but he seems to have taken a vacation from his "it is early and Davey is God like and Rizzo is super smart" view.
How many of you still think it is early and games in April, then May and now June do not matter?
Ghost's latest....."it's also ego driven. 2 years and 2 months and Josh Willingham invested in this player. Rizzo doesn't want to walk away empty."
Ghost, give JD some slack. He's trying.
JayB, your post marks the first time in quite some time that I've read anything about it being early or the games not mattering.
Davey was a Math major and the numbers are easy to work with. 100 games left. 31 in the W column now. 95 wins requires 64-36 the rest of the way. 90 wins requires 59-41 the rest of the way.
One game at a time.
"Nats should have kept 1 of the 3, either Burnett,Gonzo or Gorzo."
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Mick, this is a weird statement to make in retrospect. Given that none of the three, has produced at, shall we say, an enviable level, why are you wishing one of them was still here? Sime of the ones Rizzo went with, haven't worked out, but why not wish for different free agent or a trade? If you want to bash over bad decisions, wish for something productive....
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