tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post1196800132184886323..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Game 143: Astros at NatsMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-55699851607044376262011-09-11T07:53:46.820-04:002011-09-11T07:53:46.820-04:00Bzl - I think the booing is a frustrated reaction...Bzl - I think the booing is a frustrated reaction to several months of bad baseball culminating in an inning of horrible baseball. It's not about Lannan. As one of the posters said above - the Nats really are not playing like a very good team, and have not for months. All the talk about improvement aside, and next year, etc..... What are your eyes telling you? What does the product look like on the field? Booing fans are telling the whole franchise, top to bottom, what they see is not acceptable and needs to change. I hope they all heard it and come to the park today wanting to do something about it.Whynatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-3314533194014895052011-09-11T01:21:01.176-04:002011-09-11T01:21:01.176-04:00Sorry Bzi...bummer.. the fans in 113,/112, area we...Sorry Bzi...bummer.. the fans in 113,/112, area were suffering... but, not much vocalizing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-11191440757742396582011-09-11T00:37:20.893-04:002011-09-11T00:37:20.893-04:00Not a good game to be at, but c'mon people, it...Not a good game to be at, but c'mon people, it's One Game. The only thing worse than the play in the 3rd inning were the hometown "fans". <br /><br />I almost got into fisticuffs with the BooBirds in my section. They seemed to really enjoy kicking a good guy, and a good pitcher, who is struggling through a really bad inning. It's so much fun booing "your" team? My "SHUT UP" did seem to quiet them. I'm not sure if they were misplaced Philly fans, or just practicing for the Redskins, but I hope they stop coming to games. Disgusting behavior, and with their kids in tow; some lessons for the young ones.Bzl.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62519032270367560082011-09-11T00:09:47.585-04:002011-09-11T00:09:47.585-04:00Werth doesn't play any walk up music.. interes...Werth doesn't play any walk up music.. interesting.. they announce him ... small.applause & he takes his at bat.. I kind of like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-73390708395931802992011-09-11T00:06:50.509-04:002011-09-11T00:06:50.509-04:00Anon 11:31-feeling your pain.Anon 11:31-feeling your pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-50519286029611117442011-09-10T23:57:23.449-04:002011-09-10T23:57:23.449-04:00CB.. keep using those CAPS..... this team is frust...CB.. keep using those CAPS..... this team is frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-1050001925000529932011-09-10T23:54:40.799-04:002011-09-10T23:54:40.799-04:00In fact, it was Corey Brown's stats I was eage...In fact, it was Corey Brown's stats I was eager to see. I couldn't recall whether he had been at bat in a game this week. Instead, I saw a strip of numbers showing all the innings, Brown's name beside it, with no information for any inning. Was that supposed to tell me something? I knew he had just come into the game, because Jerome-the-PA-man had just told me so.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243007019646325480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54967267600504261262011-09-10T23:54:11.279-04:002011-09-10T23:54:11.279-04:00Still love Danny... Bobblehead closing in on a bet...Still love Danny... Bobblehead closing in on a better batting average....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8806349963690609452011-09-10T23:51:44.638-04:002011-09-10T23:51:44.638-04:00Couldn't get near the $5 beer... big crowd.. g...Couldn't get near the $5 beer... big crowd.. got an $8.50 beer in centerfield area... walked to #113... beer in stands was $8.00 & $9.00.. confusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-47572682118604632492011-09-10T23:51:39.480-04:002011-09-10T23:51:39.480-04:00That is to say, sometimes the ribbon boards show e...That is to say, sometimes the ribbon boards show extended batter <b>statistics</b>. <br /><br />It's late, and I am doing a bad job editing what I wrote.<br /><br />But the operation of the scoreboards really does remain confusing and inscrutable at times.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243007019646325480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64255999914965292362011-09-10T23:46:38.223-04:002011-09-10T23:46:38.223-04:00Sat behind some of Corey Brown's family.... th...Sat behind some of Corey Brown's family.... they were happy to see him & we all cheered. A nice moment in a miserable game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-40650487712956746942011-09-10T23:41:38.018-04:002011-09-10T23:41:38.018-04:00Well. I was at the game. While it was no fun losin...Well. I was at the game. While it was no fun losing that way, it's much more amusing to read this game thread. <br /><br />This is one game out of a long season. This Nats team will end up with a better record than they had last year. This one awful game is not a sign of the apocalypse.<br /><br />A couple of thoughts: over 30,000 people came out this evening to watch a bad team play a team that has lately been disappointing. I think we all know that the year will come (soon) when the Nats are playing winning baseball. When that time comes, the place will be hard to get into, and it will be rocking.<br /><br />Tonight I was sitting (for the first time) out underneath the scoreboard, above center field. It was not bad at all. It was certainly a different look at the game than I usually have from 313.<br /><br />The only persistent complaint I have about the Nats Park experience is the absolutely abhorrent job they do of running the scoreboard. I had never seen both of the ribbon boards throughout the game. Sometimes they show extended batter, and sometimes they show a line score with what the man at bat has done in the current game.<br /><br />Can anybody tell me why they would show a line score for a pinch hitter who has never yet done anything in the game? More than once I wanted to know what a new batter's average was, but instead I got a line score showing that he hadn't done anything yet in the game.<br /><br />Well, duh.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243007019646325480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-14444611201985951092011-09-10T23:31:43.389-04:002011-09-10T23:31:43.389-04:00There is the weird illogical thinking that the Nat...There is the weird illogical thinking that the Nats are "moving in the right direction" toward some fixed position...when the reality is the Phillies and Braves are moving, fast, to improve every single day. They are moving faster than we are.<br /><br />I would say the Phils and Braves have 1 or 2 pathetic, desultory, lifeless, anemic, who cares?, phone-it-in, run out the string losses this year. The Nats have 20 or 25. We really do suck, people.<br /><br />We are # 2 of 30 teams in strikeouts, and I believe we can top the moribund Padres and take the # 1 spot this year. DOES ANYONE CARE HOW FEW BALLS WE PUT IN PLAY? I say "Forget the 'We're moving in the right direction' BS and demand that the Nationals put the ball in play." I'm sorry, folks, all Redskins/Nationals hype aside, we suck.<br /><br />More bad news: we are a low-baseball-IQ team. Our players do dumb things, on offense, defense, on the bases, that smart teams do not do. I like having our Minor League Pitcher/Player of the Year there tonight; it gives me a sense of ceremony and pomp and circumstance. But it does not change the fact that the Nationals have a "dumb" culture.<br /><br />Finally, the tendency to choke at the plate, with runners on base, has been imprinted deep, deep, into this team's DNA, and it will be decades before that DNA-based behavior changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8341464657937560272011-09-10T22:48:34.029-04:002011-09-10T22:48:34.029-04:00He should be.He should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-18865337679264598752011-09-10T22:32:11.383-04:002011-09-10T22:32:11.383-04:00Davey looks completely lost or mad or sad ....but ...Davey looks completely lost or mad or sad ....but sad beyond wordsCBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-57588833875945265882011-09-10T22:17:29.076-04:002011-09-10T22:17:29.076-04:00Did anybody hear what they said in the booth about...Did anybody hear what they said in the booth about SS not being on a pitch count tomorrow? Would Rizzo really let Davey loose and risk blowing out his arm? Sure - I would love to see him stay in there and get a win, but is it worth the risk at this point? There are lots of smart doctors who have figured this thing out.gonatsgonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43060343631937529092011-09-10T22:16:52.000-04:002011-09-10T22:16:52.000-04:00Of all the damn things we have to worry about, why...Of all the damn things we have to worry about, why does anyone give a rat's rear end about Debbie? She has not struck out, made an error, blown a save or struck out with the bases loaded. Get real, people. When we start groaning about the broadcast team, we're at a real low spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-40123035426533976692011-09-10T22:08:22.808-04:002011-09-10T22:08:22.808-04:00Rally, Rally,Rally!!!!!Rally, Rally,Rally!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59840461733962768912011-09-10T22:07:07.942-04:002011-09-10T22:07:07.942-04:00Here is a question what if any area of measure has...Here is a question what if any area of measure has this team improved from last year ....I can not really find any yet ...and the record is now in doubt .....but no starting pitcher with a winning record on the staff ....lead the league in blown saves ....avg is bottom .....errors ?? and the player stats ....only Morse is better then last yearCBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66642883913436391322011-09-10T22:06:47.383-04:002011-09-10T22:06:47.383-04:00Paging my sense of humor - pick up please...Paging my sense of humor - pick up please...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68483422603665967772011-09-10T22:05:31.698-04:002011-09-10T22:05:31.698-04:00We are not a very good baseball team right now, ar...We are not a very good baseball team right now, are we? If we had played like this the whole year, we would right down there with the 'stros, who are, by the way, beating us soundly. sigh........ Coffey, oy.Now it's Slaten's turn. But, let's remember, Coffey put one guy one by plunking him.baseballswaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-76126606683773339152011-09-10T22:01:50.395-04:002011-09-10T22:01:50.395-04:00That was PAYBACKThat was PAYBACKCBinDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30345450531492486882011-09-10T21:59:21.567-04:002011-09-10T21:59:21.567-04:00Was that actual retaliation or just wildness?Was that actual retaliation or just wildness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-24690682237490412562011-09-10T21:58:41.096-04:002011-09-10T21:58:41.096-04:00Have you ever seen the Saturday morning Nationals ...Have you ever seen the Saturday morning Nationals show from 10- 12? It is Phil Wood pontificating and Mike Wallace (gag). There are no production values - they look like they are sitting in someone's basement. There are no clips or replays, no interviews. They lecture a lot, especially if a caller disagrees with them. It is the worst. And don't get me started with 106.7 the Fan - they don't know anything about the Nats and all they talk about is the redskins. Awful.gonatsgonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-62010287507010124712011-09-10T21:55:59.994-04:002011-09-10T21:55:59.994-04:00BTW Mark does a great job on 980 even when the idi...BTW Mark does a great job on 980 even when the idiot hosts are digging and snarking Mark hold his own without being distracted .....so thank you MarkCBinDCnoreply@blogger.com