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Johnson has Bryce Harper batting leadoff for the first time in his career and Anthony Rendon hitting second. Denard Span is still in the lineup and in center field, but he slides all the way back to seventh after hitting .208 through his first 12 games in July. He hit .235 in the month of June and now holds a season average of .255. It makes you wonder why Span wasn't pulled from the leadoff spot earlier, but here you go.
The Nats' new-look lineup will go up against Marlins' right-hander Henderson Alvarez (0-1, 5.73 ERA). The 23-year-old is making just his third start of the 2013 season and his first against a team other than the Atlanta Braves.
Pitching for the Nats is rookie Taylor Jordan (0-2, 3.45) who is making his fourth career start. He will face the Marlins for the first time after growing up in Merritt Island, Florida.
Enjoy the game...
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Marlins Park
Gametime: 1:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500), XM 869
Weather: Indoors
NATIONALS (47-47)
LF Bryce Harper
2B Anthony Rendon
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Jayson Werth
SS Ian Desmond
CF Denard Span
C Wilson Ramos
RHP Taylor Jordan
MARLINS (35-57)
LF Juan Pierre
3B Placido Polanco
RF Giancarlo Stanton
CF Marcell Ozuna
2B Derek Dietrich
SS Adeiny Hechavarria
1B Greg Dobbs
C Jeff Mathis
RHP Henderson Alvarez
UMPIRES
HP Al Porter
1B Mike Estabrook
2B Jerry Layne
3B Hunter Wendelstedt (cc)
Hunter Wendelstadt is on my list.
ReplyDeleteHe faced them *before* growing up?
ReplyDelete40 - 45 since game 9. .470 winning percentage. Thats 90.4 percent of this desson to date. 53.46 of the total season. Thats a very long time to be playing poorly and expect to turn things aroung.
ReplyDeleteDave Johnson should retire for the good of the team.
mick, if you're still searching for those games where Harper led off last year you can stop now. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut we have won 11 of our last 20 and if you project that winning percentage out over a season.....
ReplyDeleteChad Tracy's throw last night was certainly worth the price of admission. I am not sure if I have ever seen one that bad my entire life.
ReplyDeleteAnd for those who want to know why Rendon didn't run for Tracy, apparently it was because Zimmerman had already come out of the game in a doubleswitch. They could have done a triple switch, in a sense, and let Rendy play 3rd but apparently, Davey felt that Chad Tracy needed some work at 3rd.
I didn't know we could just disregard games. If we can disregard hot starts, let's do it for other teams too. If we can do that, the Braves are a game under .500. Hmm.
ReplyDelete" Davey felt that Chad Tracy needed some work at 3rd."
ReplyDeleteWell I guess Tracy proved his point...lol...
Late to the show here as there is no way I am reading 500+ comments from the previous post.
ReplyDeleteSaw the pitches that Harper felt were outside and especially in the 8th inning it looks like the ump got that right. Still agree with Ghost that Harper seems to be getting picked on a little but it sure hurt our team to not have him up in a key spot.
I wonder if Harper went to Davey or if this is just Davey finally getting things figured out about how poor Span has been leading off?
Like many others, I have not given up rooting for a team I started with in 60 some years ago but I find it hard to figure out just how they will flip some switch and win 10-12 games in a row. I realize the Braves did, the Blue Jays have done it and since winning 11 in a row they have tumbled a great bit. I am hoping we will do it was well but I just don't see how.
Go Nats!!
6Th inning calls were the bigger problems.
DeleteMy gripe with all umps is tgey are so inconsistent on balls and strikes.
It is not rocket science. It is either over the plateor not. Too high or not. Too lw or not.
Just call all pitches correctly or at least the same.
I also wondered why Rendon was not used there. I am guessing that got plenty of discussion both during and after the game last night. Seriously, did Davey actually say he wanted to give Tracy work at 3rd? Wow.
ReplyDeleteDid he say why Rendon didnt play second and lombo move to left after the heave ho?
DeleteThe hot start was 9 games. Hmmmm. You guys will be saying if we could just win 20 out of the last 3 we could pull this off. Nice to be optimistic but facts is facts.
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ReplyDeleteAmazing that NL and many others are finally ready to see what has been there all year...starting with Spring Training Country Club Davey Ran......Davey is the problem. He should be fired...he is too old and too slow in the brain to keep up with game. Love him for his body of baseball work but that is no reason to let him run this franchise into the ground with stupid moves like "getting Tracey some work! Danny will come around......Just endless stupid moves by a guy who has let his ego and age turn him into a joke.
ReplyDeletePunch less and pathetic. Hopefully maybe today we can put a couple of hits together. But, keep the faith. With a little luck maybe we can finish better than 10 games under .500. Heck of a team we have...heck of a team.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to say "fire Davey" at this point, and there are argumenta that can be made for doing so (among others, seeing if Randy Knorr really does have the stuff managers are made of). Sometimes firing a manager in midstream can lif up a team--but it can also send a team the other way.
ReplyDeleteCase in point--in 2001, the Red Sox, after being tied or in the lead e first half of the season, went 8-11 in late July and early August and fell five games behind (the Yankees, of course). At this point, manager Jimy Williams, who had his detractors in and out of the clubhouse, was fired and replaced by pitching coach Joe Kerrigan. The Sox played decently for about ten days, then lost nine straight and 14 of 15, and never were in contention again that season.
Careful what you wish for. You might get it.
Nope Davey did not do an interview on MASN as far as I can find.....his ego will not let him face reality that he is not the smartest man in baseball anymore and he is just leaving off reputation and stories from 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteNeed to get Tracy some work at 3B? In the 10th inning of a tie game? Really Davey? WODL, do you have a source for this quote?
ReplyDeleteZimmerman had not come out of the game in a doubleswitch before the (non)decision was made not to pinchrun for Tracy. Davey made the doubleswitch once he knew who had made the last out of the inning and decided to put Stammen, the new pitcher, in that spot. Davey could have pinchrun for Tracy, or, even better, pinch hit for Hairston, with Rendon, then left Rendon in the game in whatever position he wanted to.
All we need is a manager who manages to win games for the rest of the year. Not to build his own ego or those of his pet players (Danny E). We need a guy who is going to play the best players each day for the last 75 games or so and see what they are made of. If this fold, fine....I am not a big fan of Rizzo's over estimating his drafted guys. How many AZ draft picks are we going to run through here as a favor to them on their way out of baseball.....Harrison is just the latest in a long long list.
ReplyDeleteSpan drew 2 BBs last night, inc. his lead off appearance. There are good arguments for moving him down in the order, but the timing today just smacks of doing something so Davey can say he's doing something.
ReplyDeleteNot a move that inspires a lot of confidence.
222 you are assuming Davey was still awake past 10 PM.....no hiding it anymore....he is too old and is not thinking of winning games...he is thinking of how he can be a extreme contrarian to prove he is smarter than everyone else!
ReplyDeleteDavey acts like a cadaver. He couldn't motivate a fly. The team needs a manager who will kick some butt. The players love him because he leaves them to their own demise. This team needs to be shaken up in the worst way.
ReplyDeleteJayB -- we missed your one-sided negativity! (Not!)
ReplyDelete"his ego will not let him face reality that he is not the smartest man in baseball anymore and he is just leaving off reputation and stories from 20 years ago."
Huh. Now, I know that I forget things, but I have this vague recollection of a 98-win season that was less than 20 years ago . . . .
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Changing topics:
I didn't read the 500+ comments of the game thread last night, I hope Haren got some proper props!
The big question isn't...why was Chad Tracy at third base for "defensive purposes" at the end of the game last night. The real question is....why is he still on the roster?
ReplyDeleteWonk, yes, he did. Everyone noticed (!). Believe it or not, Davey took him out at exactly the right time, and didn't get greedy for another inning. I expect that was his plan with the back end of the bullpen well-rested.
ReplyDeleteNow Haren will get another long break. What's not clear is when/whether Detwiler will be back. Taylor Jordan may be around for a while, but Ross O has also made his case.
Yea that Davey Johnson really did a great job last night....Pulled Haren just at the right time....that was a perfectly managed game by Davey.....Nlady...you are better than that....face some hard facts please...I know you see it...
ReplyDeleteOK, that's what you want in a lead-off hitter, swing at the first pitch and easy ground out.
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ReplyDeleteDidn't read in-game comments but glad to hear that Haren got some props. Will be watching today - wait, it's on now! Once more unto the breach, dear fan-friends.
ReplyDeleteJayB, can you read? Read my blog post for my opinion of Davey's management of the game. Yes, he pulled Haren at the correct moment.
ReplyDeleteWhere did I say it was a perfectly managed game? Just where did I say that? DON'T put words in my typing!!!
ReplyDeleteNot the type of at bat we want from Bryce as the lead off hitter....
ReplyDeleteI don't like this lineup, but with Fish's pitcher it may work. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteOOOOh, TJ showing some stuff, and some confidence. So far, so good.
ReplyDeleteGood inning Jordan...
ReplyDeleteNL - he is growing on me more and more... I really hope he takes over the 5 spot this year... But I would have to ask NJ or Ghost if they know what his innings limit is...
ReplyDeleteNothing against Det... But I like this kid...
See Mrs B, in the dirt to Stanton.
ReplyDeleteNL..you know as well as I do that you have spent 10 10K words singing the praises of Davey and Rizzo the past 6 months...even now that you finally have decided to look at the facts you can't do so without saying something nice about Davey....oh he pulled Haren after 6 inings with the lead....just like he has done 100 times before....so what!
ReplyDelete*snickers*. ghost - we agreed to disagree... It was just that situation in where I would have walked him...
ReplyDeleteNo, I have never sung the praises of Davey. Rizzo, yes. I am an admirer. Davey, no. I have tried to understand his reasoning and his moves, but I am not in his camp. I am in the camp of wishing Werth could be our player-manager. You are thinking of someone else.
ReplyDeleteMrsB, it took Davey 60 days to listen to us on the lineup.
ReplyDeleteWhy Desi.... Just awful...
ReplyDeleteHowever, I DO disagree--strongly--with your constant posts on the Spring Training regime, JayB. Davey ran spring training exactly the same way this year as last year when the Nats were 14-4 out of the box. The Nats also swept their first series (albeit it was the Marlins). I have lots of criticisms of Davey, but handling spring training isn't one of them.
ReplyDeleteI mean, I like Span in the lead off... I'm not sure I care for Harper there... I want the lead off to definitely see more pitches... Who knows what the line up will produce today...
ReplyDeleteHopefully a win...
Yes, I like Span in the lead-off. He may not be great but he's better than the alternatives. I would have just waited out his slump.
ReplyDeleteHot dammit!!!!! Yes!!!!! Way to go guys!
ReplyDeleteWell, well, well. ALR turning on the jets. LOL.
ReplyDeleteAnd look at Speedy Gonzalez aka Adam LaRoche!!!
ReplyDeleteKeep he line moving
ReplyDeleteThere in lies the problen, we just cant keep the lines moving very long.
ReplyDeleteALR has developed wheels since he lost 17lbs. LOL!
ReplyDeleteDan Haren is Kid Jordan's mentor. Not sure how I feel about that.
ReplyDeleteVerlander not going to the ASG (he is pitching today). Chris Tillman instead. Sergio Romo added, so that may mean it won't be Gio.
ReplyDeleteJayB -- stop attacking others. Stop being a troll.
ReplyDeleteGood, kid took advantage of the call. Nice!
ReplyDeleteBlues got that one right...
ReplyDeleteGood job Jordan....
ReplyDeleteKid works out of the jam.
ReplyDeleteHaren probably has a lot to teach Jordan. Even if his body can't always do what he wants it to, he's had a long career. You can see Jordan is going to be a "control" type pitcher, not a Stras type with great stuff, and a 98 mph fastball.
Anyone else notice how Bryce didn't even start moving toward the ball hit to left field until it was past Desi? That may have been why the runner could go first to third.
ReplyDeleteNice pitching by Kid Jordan so far.
Good job Harp.... Nice hit...
ReplyDeleteTJord is looking better and if Haren can help refine those grips and mindset, that's great news.
ReplyDeleteToo bad no one was on base for Bryce's blast.
ReplyDeleteHad a batter beform who was out 1-3.
DeleteWe leave way too many in scoring position.
ReplyDeleteHarper clobbers the ball and is left at third.
Just heard JZim pulled out of All Star game.
ReplyDeleteAbout last night, i am the only one real mad with soriano? No need to pitch for stanton on that situation, for me that was worst then tracy throw!
ReplyDeletesjm308 said...
ReplyDeleteStill agree with Ghost that Harper seems to be getting picked on a little but it sure hurt our team to not have him up in a key spot.
July 14, 2013 12:04 PM
The umps won't give him a break on anything close and when the ump wants "face time" you get into it with Bryce.
I'm not saying he was baited but when that pitch occurred by Fernandez in the 1st strikeout I immediately said it was outside and Bryce was visibly upset and should have been. It was 3 to 4 inches off the black actually.
On the 2nd K, the 3rd strike pitch was on the black and the ump didn't give Bryce any makeup call.
LOL, Marlins' baserunning!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pilanco
ReplyDeleteNats Fan in Brazil said...
ReplyDeleteAbout last night, i am the only one real mad with soriano? No need to pitch for stanton on that situation
My understanding was that the pitch Stanton hit wasn't even a strike! You gotta give credit to Stanton on that, not blame Soriano. You don't want to walk the leadoff guy/tying run on purpose.
Kid is living on the edge, though. Not liking the thought of the Fish seeing him for the third time around.
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck just happened.... How did the Marlins good up that one...
ReplyDeleteOh well, thanks!
Just a good play by Stanton.... Ugh...
ReplyDeleteWerth out easy, why was he running, as bad as Palonco
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteJordan Zimmermann 2.58
Taylor Jordan 2.89
Stephen Strasburg 2.99
Gio Gonzalez 3.03
It isn't complicated.
Hit the freaking ball and stop running into outs.
Can't blame Jayson for that--how on earth did Stanton get that throw off? He is strong.
ReplyDeleteMNF, no, you have to give credit to Stanton. Werth would have scored on Desi's single if he'd gotten that extra base.
ReplyDeleteIf he got he extra base, but he was out by too much to have been running. On other right fielders but not on Stanton
DeleteWe are itting ball hard and have so little to dhow for it.
MNF- that was a good play by Stanton... It happens sometimes...
ReplyDeleteNice hit Span...
ReplyDeleteThe pitch to Stanton last night was a definitely a fastball up. Not sure you risk throwing a high fastball to a hitter like Stanton, but it was definitely not down the middle.
ReplyDeleteThat was one heckuva throw by Stanton to get Werth. Wow. I wish the replay showed whether Jason was busting it out of the box.
Had he not swung it was a ball.
Deletehave an inning Stanton.
ReplyDeleteStanton is an absolute beast.
ReplyDeleteGot dammit... Do our coaches scout these guys????
ReplyDeleteJewitt needs to sit Stanton is 30 feet behind second. How was Desmond going to be safe.
ReplyDeleteWe are running bases no better than the Marlins.
He just tgrew out Werth from his knees. How was he not going to throw out Desmond
What a terrible coaching job.
NL..you know as well as I do that you have spent 10 10K words singing the praises of Davey and Rizzo the past 6 months
ReplyDeleteJayB, that was me.
I saw a franchise that was dismal and a farm system that was in shambles -- and a guy like Jimbo alienating players (anyone remember the Cordero incident), getting involved with (or at least negligence that allowed) massive fraud with the Dominican league, and (Jimbo again) signing players like Millege, Elija Dukes, and falling in love with guys like Austin Kearns (who hit a combined .205, approx, in his last two seasons with the Nats) -- all leading to a team so bad it held open-tryout for starting pitches in spring training (Mike Bascik anybody?), and two consecutive 100+ loss seasons.
Then I saw a team increase by 10+ wins per season three years in a row, and win 98 games (how many other teams have done that?), and saw Rizzo win Executive of the Year.
Am I in the tank for Rizzo? D@mn straight I am.
I have beef with Jewitt sending Desi there... Sorry that ball wasnt hit deep enough....
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ReplyDeleteGiancarlo Stanton (NSFW)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/giancarlo-stanton-nude_n_3568123.html
I believe that's a send that Trent Jewett would like to have back. Especially with Harper on deck!
ReplyDeleteStanton is 30 feet into the outfield that is not even a questionable decision.
DeleteIf that is Jewitt's way of deciding things he is doing the wrong job.
McCatty always slow to respond. Always
Desi didnt see how Harper scored last did he.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jordan you like everyone else cant hold a lead.
222 - this is what I said a minute or so ago...
ReplyDeleteMrsB_says_NatsStop-World_Series
2:19 PM EDT
Why does Jewitt send Desi... That ball wasnt deeply hit at all... Jordan did the job by moving the base runners, you have Harper coming up, which is what you want...
What the hell are the scouts doing... I can't stand Jewitt...
Yeah, they got Jordan's number. But we got Alvarez' number, too.
ReplyDeleteWe have his number and still cant score. That is just rediculous.
DeleteJewett's decision looking worse and worse. Maybe he forgot that Bryce is our leadoff hitter in this game, not Span.
ReplyDeleteNeed to get Krol or Abad up. Come on, Davey!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd owe you a drink Mrs. B, except you posted that on another blog, right?
ReplyDeleteDavey, don't let this game get out of hand. Be tough, Davey. This is not a teaching moment.
ReplyDeleteYep 222.... I did post it in another blog... I just don't get it...
ReplyDeleteOne thing about DJ leaving that I look forward to, is his loyalty... I can't wait for Jewitt to be gone... He is the worst 3rd base coach, by far...
I miss B Porter so much....
Bo Porter made a couple of mistakes early in the season. After that he was great--and I LOVED him in the Cubs brawl game!
ReplyDeleteWell, the kid pitcher got out of it. Still don't like leaving him in the game for another inning. There is no reason to save the bullpen...
ReplyDeleteLast inning was our big chance and pitiful base runnig erased good hitting.
ReplyDeleteReds with runners on 1st and 3rd, none out.
ReplyDeleteWe are hitting this guy too.... Just not getting runs... Come on guys...
ReplyDeleteVotto with a double ties it up. Runners on 2nd and 3rd one out.
ReplyDeleteDavey is tipping his hand...basically, when you keep sending runners, even verse an arm like Stanton, what the manager is saying is that he has zero faith in his bats. I can't blame Davey or Jewett for sending the runners, even verse Stanton.
ReplyDeleteOnly way Desi was going be safe was do what Harper did last night. Not slide into the tag.
Deleteis Zim really 3 for 25 this road trip????
ReplyDeletewow Zim...seriously?
ReplyDeleteWow Ryan.... Just wow.....
ReplyDeleteThe rook has 13 doubles in 43 games.
ReplyDeleteRendon can tee off on this guy and Zim and ALR can't. Sad.
ReplyDeleteJay Bruce with a 3-run dinger. Reds lead 4-1.
ReplyDeleteRendon can tee off on this guy and Zim and ALR can't. Sad.
ReplyDeletealso very telling...Nats need more young players in the line up like Rendon...it is time to deal off ALR, Zim and few others now while they have value
Our exectution on this road and too often this season is pathetic.
ReplyDeleteNot fired up in my opinion.
Our pitches which is not bad is not good enogh to makeup for the patgetic effort of the hitters.
ReplyDeleteGhost, if you're reading, did you see the Nats Journal post on the disputed pitches to Harper? They use a different pitch tracker than Brooks, and the ump comes off a lot better. Know anything about it?
ReplyDeleteRZ is 6 for 32 (.207) over the last 7 days. (Not including today).
ReplyDeleteNice pitch by TJord. A couple of mistake pitches but this kid has been solid.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately not good enough again.
DeleteGood force Taylor. I'm glad we left him in.
ReplyDeleteWell, whatever McCatty said---seems to have settled Jordan down.
ReplyDelete"For"
ReplyDeleteTaylor hasn't shown me any reason why he should be sent back down.... I honestly hope he stays up this year...
ReplyDeleteAgree.
DeleteMan, Jayson is one tough cookie.
ReplyDeletethanks Nats lady...that makes me feel so much better that Ryan is batting 207 and it will make me forget about all his Strike Outs at the plate in key situations, such as last night with runners at 2nd and 3rd in the 10th
ReplyDeleteDid u guys hear what Julie A said? Unreal.
ReplyDeleteAka: our coaching sucks
also, at the top of broadcast, Bobby Carpenter said Ryan was 3 for 23 this road trip...that is why I asked?
ReplyDeleteRe: DSpan at bats
ReplyDeleteScott Margenau said...
ReplyDeleteDid u guys hear what Julie A said? Unreal.
Aka: our coaching sucks
Scott..I did and did you hear what Bobby C said "its only a matter of time before the Nats hit" I bet we will hear this up until game 162, which will thankfully be the final game of this awful season
Scott M - I did... There was a write up in the WaPo about Span's comments...
ReplyDeleteOk I must give Zim credit. He is MUCH better at 3rd n throwing last few weeks.
ReplyDeleteTracy's throw yesterday worse I might have ever seen
DeleteI have seen almost no urgancy this whole road trip.
ReplyDeletePlay like your pants are on fire. Dont just go through the paces.
NatsLady said...
ReplyDeleteMan, Jayson is one tough cookie.
AGREED...that is why he is a champion...on that note, and speaking offensively,, other than 2-3 other players there are no others who have even half of Jayson's grit and will to win.
NatsLady said...
ReplyDeleteDavey, don't let this game get out of hand. Be tough, Davey. This is not a teaching moment.
MNF wrote:
McCatty always slow to respond. Always
Well, whaddya know. Davey left him in, and he got nine more outs.
Just saying . . .
When mccatty went out he got a double play.
DeleteSection 222 said...
ReplyDeleteGhost, if you're reading, did you see the Nats Journal post on the disputed pitches to Harper? They use a different pitch tracker than Brooks, and the ump comes off a lot better. Know anything about it?
Yes, and they don't use Brooks and the MLB Advanced Media has a larger zone including the black and not sure if they height adjust for the size of the players.
Jayson for manager.
ReplyDeleteOr Nats Insider panel.
Does Brooks adjust for the size of the players? I was wondering about that on the pitch to Stanton. Obviously, the strikezone chart for the whole game can't adjust.
ReplyDeleteHa... MnF - I said the same thing to an effect about McCatty/Catcher....
ReplyDeleteMrsB_says_NatsStop-World_Series
2:26 PM EDT
Once again, I feel like the catcher and McCatty sometimes wait too long to come out and talk to the pitchers... Especially in this case with Jordan...
Following up on manassas comment about 'no sense of urgency." Did anyone else see the shot of Harper in left field deeply yawning in Friday's game? Wow, that's complacency, bordedom, ennui, or something -- but it's not intensity, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if the Harper yawn is a metaphor for the current state of mind of the team.
Just turned on game. Good job youngens
ReplyDeleteI love Rendon. Man crush.
ReplyDeleteGood job new 1 and 2...
ReplyDeleteFirst game change seems to work but too soon fades.
DeleteThree hitters working harper rendon and Werth. Others have not shown execution.
ReplyDeleteHow much store are the nationals putting into the fact that they are struggling mightily with the worst team in the league. Apparently, Davey is worried -- bout time. Where ya been, Davey. - can't will a result like you thought you could?
ReplyDeleteLets get another run for Taylor!
ReplyDeleteSerious question: assuming Puig cools off, and assuming Rendon keeps on doing what he's doing . . . what are the prospects for NL Rookie of the Year for him?
ReplyDeleteFatigue. 20 games in 20 days, including many in the heat, and a late night flight to Miami. I would yawn also. Kid has plenty of "urgency."
ReplyDeleteGet off Bryce. Its Zimmerman and alt who stink
ReplyDeleteNot playing him last night is just one of many examples of davey loosing us games.
ReplyDeleteNever heard why he didnt play.
DeleteActually, Miami hasn't looked like the "worst team in the league" other than that base running goof. The Brewers looked a lot worse, and the Padres looked pretty bad.
ReplyDeleteRzi walk better than an out.
ReplyDeleteBut if ALR makes out i is still worthless
Please share what Julie said for those of us blacked out from MASN in Fl.
ReplyDeleteHe said when he had trouble in Minnesota his coaches could fix it. Talking about what Span said
DeleteDidn't see a lot of urgency from Harper in that early 1st to 3rd play. But saw alot as he traveled around the bases on Rendon's hit.
ReplyDeleteSecret wasian man said...
ReplyDeleteGet off Bryce. Its Zimmerman and alt who stink
I would have to wonder about anyone criticizing Bryce other than getting thrown out.
MNF @ 308 - D Span says hello....
ReplyDeleteOk werth. Just like the Philly game. Lets do it
ReplyDeleteWerth looks like he is in serious pain. Did you see that wince?
ReplyDeleteWow the Ump kills us again.
ReplyDeleteNeeded a scrappy single. Not a grand slam.
ReplyDeleteWonder all you want Ghost. I'm not saying Harper is responsible for the Nats' woes. But he's not perfect, nor is Ramos, nor any other player you seem to think is off limits. For whatever reason, he did not hustle on that play and the runner took the extra base. You'd think he of all people would understand you can't sit back on that hit and hope the SS makes the play.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about Ozuna's single?
DeleteI do say hit it where it is pitched. But we need to hit either to right or left. Hitting to center is not working.
ReplyDeleteA DC Wonk:
ReplyDeleteJean Segura, the Brewers shortstop, is hitting .320 with 11 homers and 27 stolen bases.
If he qualifies as a rookie (150 ABs last year) he'll get a lot of votes.
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is 9-6 with a 2.92 ERA.
They'll be the top competition for Puig and Rendon. (I don't think the D-Backs' Patrick Corbin is a rookie.)
Come on Buffalo that was not that hard.
ReplyDeleteSect222, for a 20 year old I give him a pass on it. You can criticize for that play sure but be fair.
ReplyDeleteWell, we're hanging in with this last-place team. So, things are getting better!
ReplyDeleteNot sure I like this move...
ReplyDeleteJean Segura, the Brewers shortstop, is hitting .320 with 11 homers and 27 stolen bases.
ReplyDeleteIf he qualifies as a rookie (150 ABs last year) he'll get a lot of votes.
He doesn't qualify.
I'd forgotten that Shelby Miller was a rookie.
Thanks,
Come on Drew... Throw something for a DP....
ReplyDeleteThe bloopers are better than deep flies to center.
ReplyDeleteThis should be storens last game as a nat
ReplyDeleteNot liking falling behind. That is a recipe for disaster.
ReplyDeleteI am being fair Ghost. You just said as much. You're the one who is being unfair by "wondering" about anyone who criticizes Harper. Oh, and have you forgotten letting his temper getting the best of him last night? He's a superstar and no longer a rookie. I don't think at this point he gets a pass for anything. That's not to say that I'm not really, really happy that he's on our team. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood lord Drew takes a long time between pitches.
The all do one handed catches, but I hate it.
ReplyDeleteWonk: You're right on Segura. The cutoff is 140 at bats.
ReplyDeleteGerritt Cole has four quick wins for the Pirates, but Miller of the Cards and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins have much better ERAs.
Without Segura, it could well be Puig, Miller or Rendon.
Atta boy drew.
ReplyDeleteU were saying SWM?
Did Harvey pitch more than enough not to qualify?
ReplyDeleteScott, weren't you the one who said 'not sure I like this move'? What are you calling out SWM for?
ReplyDeleteGreat job Ian. Liv the excitement. And a bad call also awful really.
ReplyDeleteSpan, you have to do your job! Once again you failed.
ReplyDeleteSpan. U suk
ReplyDeleteSpan is a tradgedy. Play Bernie.
ReplyDeleteHasn't Davey learned yet that Span is lousy at sacrificing bunts?
ReplyDeleteSpan is such a poor bunter. We are terrible as a team in doing the little things.
ReplyDeleteWonk, Segura missed it by 18 ABs from last year.
ReplyDeleteIdk why Span bunted... He has hit the ball well today...
ReplyDeleteThanks Dara's.
ReplyDeleteThanks thanks faraz.
ReplyDeleteBunting falls under Eck so why. Would any of us be surpised?
ReplyDeleteWait, Eck teaches bunting? How do you know that MNF?
ReplyDeleteWhat a feeble hittinng bunch. Ughhhhhhh
ReplyDelete