tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post6658689186760569580..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Game 94: Nats at RedsMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-52722761708651583522010-07-21T09:27:19.679-04:002010-07-21T09:27:19.679-04:00Dunn has a history of being a most passive slugger...Dunn has a history of being a most passive slugger even with two strikes and even when the game is close and on the line. Earlier this season after a rash of called third strikes, Mark interviewed Dunn about this apparent proclivity and devoted a separate post about it.<br /><br />It is difficult for me to understand how anyone can term his action last night "a good take" when it ended a one run game with a loss. <br /><br />The pitch was a ball but I've seen many worse pitches called a ball and he certainly wouldn't have had to break his wrists to get the bat on the ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64436696303545535532010-07-21T08:48:38.133-04:002010-07-21T08:48:38.133-04:00Anon 7:33,
Speaking of the pre-Twins Senators, th...Anon 7:33,<br /><br />Speaking of the pre-Twins Senators, the late Jim lemon once told me a good story about his teammate Roy Sievers negotiating his contract with Calvin Griffith. Roy was coming off an outstanding season in 1957, finished third in the MVP vote behind Mantle and Ted Williams. Anyway Roy told Calvin he thought he deserved to have his salary doubled from about $10K to $20K per year. Keep in mind that almost all contracts back then were for one year at a time. Calvin offered him $12,000 and pointed out to Roy that "...we finished last with you we can finish last without you." <br /><br />Any chance the Lerners are distant relatives of the Griffith family????Knoxville Natnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-24391770349870207482010-07-21T08:31:24.907-04:002010-07-21T08:31:24.907-04:00@rmoore446
To be fair to Dunn he would need to bre...@rmoore446<br />To be fair to Dunn he would need to break his wrists to put the bat on that ball. I am totally relying on memory of the strike call but the ball was really inside under his hands, geometrically speaking, no way in hell he could have touched that ball.hleeo3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-8091990238974744242010-07-21T07:33:40.731-04:002010-07-21T07:33:40.731-04:00Sunshine - I never embraced the expansion Senators...Sunshine - I never embraced the expansion Senators but the exploits of Pascual, Lemon, Killebrew an the others still live in me. Even today I check the Twins box scores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-989870593347953312010-07-21T07:17:44.956-04:002010-07-21T07:17:44.956-04:00You can't be 13 again. When you're 13 you ...You can't be 13 again. When you're 13 you can sorta believe people are basically fair and can have fun without interjecting their own warped views. When you're 13 you haven't experienced things like a blogger on a "for fun" baseball blog making stupid, ugly and gratuitous comments about what he imagines "GS one and a halfs" do in the Washington DC area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-3286297307397441402010-07-21T01:14:24.810-04:002010-07-21T01:14:24.810-04:00Holly exclamation points. . . Calm down.
Every ma...Holly exclamation points. . . Calm down.<br /><br />Every major leaguer fails at his job more than 50% of the time.<br /><br />as you said already he strikes out enough already, good take from my standpoint.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616855563210757915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-32493175005865640312010-07-21T00:58:32.115-04:002010-07-21T00:58:32.115-04:00@Dave
Pardon me..."no reason to protect the p...@Dave<br />Pardon me..."no reason to protect the plate"? He just looked at called strike three!!! That's reason enough to protect the plate!!! He trusts his "very good eye at the plate" beyond reality!! He took called strike three with the bat on his shoulders!!! HE FAILED IN HIS JOB!!! It was a marginal call but let me repeat...what have the Nationals done to expect marginal calls??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-35703227062861858732010-07-21T00:53:19.997-04:002010-07-21T00:53:19.997-04:00@ rmoore
Dunn doesn't do very well with pitch...@ rmoore<br /><br />Dunn doesn't do very well with pitches running down and in. He has a very good eye at the plate and you have Zimmerman up behind him. There is no reason to protect the plate on a ball that is a marginal strike at best.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616855563210757915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-44362767584893514852010-07-21T00:45:51.195-04:002010-07-21T00:45:51.195-04:00I'm sorry. But if you are Adam Dunn with two ...I'm sorry. But if you are Adam Dunn with two strikes and the game on the line, how the hell do you take that close a pitch? Was it a ball? Probably. But what has earned the Nationals the right to expect a close call?<br /><br />Plus Adam Dunn is our HORSE! He is one of just two or three guys who can be expected to produce!! So how come he is always...ALWAYS!!...so passive in these situations? I don't get it.<br /><br />Protect the plate!!! Do the role you are assigned. You strike out enough anyway...doing so now in this circumstance would be more than honorable.<br /><br />Jeeze...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-72275211337882042172010-07-21T00:43:40.215-04:002010-07-21T00:43:40.215-04:00A little bit of fire out of Riggleman on that horr...A little bit of fire out of Riggleman on that horrendous call to end the game would have been nice to see.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616855563210757915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-88692908201078618152010-07-21T00:41:26.119-04:002010-07-21T00:41:26.119-04:00The home-plate umpire totally just wanted to get o...The home-plate umpire totally just wanted to get out of there on that last pitch. Not even closeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-4954353025743168112010-07-21T00:31:40.645-04:002010-07-21T00:31:40.645-04:00@dj in FL: I totally agree. All these GS 1-and-a-h...@dj in FL: I totally agree. All these GS 1-and-a-halves in DC get tucked in early so they can arise and be at their desks by, oh, 10:30 in the morning. So they can take their coffee breaks at 11 o'clock...Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-59768890307337622532010-07-21T00:16:34.998-04:002010-07-21T00:16:34.998-04:00I can not believe that the "dream team" ...I can not believe that the "dream team" of so many is in, and everyone has gone to bed and will miss it. <br />I am sure we will hear from them ust after the lineup is posted tomorrow.<br />Nice work by Clip again tonight, as well as Zim on the corner.<br />Now just a couple of runs and we can steal a win.dj in Fl.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-61766412606684710952010-07-21T00:03:22.546-04:002010-07-21T00:03:22.546-04:00Hey, Mark, can this guy Maya catch a flight from H...Hey, Mark, can this guy Maya catch a flight from Havana to Cincinnati in time to pitch the ninth?Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_for_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-28434312362068015892010-07-21T00:00:00.349-04:002010-07-21T00:00:00.349-04:00Michael Morse for Mayor.
It took six innings, a t...Michael Morse for Mayor.<br /><br />It took six innings, a two and a-half hour rain delay, too numerous to count lineup changes but Riggs has finally consented to playing Bernie in center and Morse in right, and Nyjer in the showers.Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54437115107829103372010-07-20T23:57:38.753-04:002010-07-20T23:57:38.753-04:00Marty B. is about to burst a vessel raging about t...Marty B. is about to burst a vessel raging about the ineffective Red's bullpen over on WLW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-36155557560949377312010-07-20T23:57:20.833-04:002010-07-20T23:57:20.833-04:00Late night catching up on some work is my only exc...Late night catching up on some work is my only excuse for staying up late enough to see this remarkable "back from the dead" comeback. Now we just need to make it all the way. I am so glad that a-hole who drilled Josh got 4 runs hung on him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-51340150084823038372010-07-20T22:30:18.235-04:002010-07-20T22:30:18.235-04:00I'm old enough to remember Senators I and Sena...I'm old enough to remember Senators I and Senators II. Really, Dunn is the reincarnation of Roy Sievers, and we've got some middle infield stiffs who remind me of Chico Carrasquel, a Venezuelan smoothie who actually really reminds of Gonzo. There are other similarities. We had a great Latin pitcher named Pedro Ramos and another named Camilio Pasqual. Livo could be direct descendents of theirs. That team was terrible up the middle as well and struggled forever without getting a decent center fielder. Plus, ownership was a bunch of baffoons, racists really, followed by the ridiculous skinflint Bob Short for Senators II. At least that team had Teddy Ballgame as manager, who wouldn't run out an Adam Kennedy at second base after the month-full of bonehead plays he's pulled over the weekend. So, yes, there are similarities, especially in the won-lost percentages. I feel like I'm 13 again.Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-82252537659409071242010-07-20T22:25:35.012-04:002010-07-20T22:25:35.012-04:00Mark - ouch! Ordinarily, I'm envious of your ...Mark - ouch! Ordinarily, I'm envious of your job. Tonight, not so much. Good luck making it through tonight (and tomorrow!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-53629966382037282992010-07-20T21:29:08.563-04:002010-07-20T21:29:08.563-04:00Mark, re: the bib thing. I live outside of Cinci, ...Mark, re: the bib thing. I live outside of Cinci, and Midwesterners are, shall be say 'bigger' eaters than you sophisticated Easterners. <br /><br />They really need their bibs. Without their bibs they really can't seriously chow down! Ask Dibs, he played for Cinci for a few years. The Nasty Boys got their reputation because they used to steal each other's food, apart from throwing balls through opposing batters heads!!Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614998804163989623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-5834019068583990372010-07-20T20:37:16.724-04:002010-07-20T20:37:16.724-04:00Yuniesky Maya Mendiluza.Yuniesky Maya Mendiluza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-3402737977174155682010-07-20T20:27:37.529-04:002010-07-20T20:27:37.529-04:00Mark -- T shirt is white, very heavy material, fit...Mark -- T shirt is white, very heavy material, fits fine; seems like a typical large. The website picture didn't look quite snow white like the shirt is. I got a large. I'm gonna look good. Thank you.<br /><br />Atalino - a dog.<br /><br />Anyone here old enough to have suffered through the Senators? The original Senators, I mean. The ones who went to Minnesota. This is deja vu all over again. Maddening. A few beloved good players and very few wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-12839308016456661562010-07-20T20:03:24.656-04:002010-07-20T20:03:24.656-04:00For JayB,
http://cubanballplayers.blogspot.com/20...For JayB,<br /><br />http://cubanballplayers.blogspot.com/2009/10/yuniesky-maya-is-my-fourth-best.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-44202107685043108652010-07-20T19:57:14.391-04:002010-07-20T19:57:14.391-04:00The Dibs is very subdued tonight. He either took ...The Dibs is very subdued tonight. He either took a couple of Valium before the game or he was silenced. I miss the real Dibs. Come on, Dibs, tell us what you really think--stop the Bobby Carpenter sugar coating.phil dunnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-77468011694682349792010-07-20T19:48:54.351-04:002010-07-20T19:48:54.351-04:00Mark - Mentioning the 3-way chili got me thinking ...Mark - Mentioning the 3-way chili got me thinking about my favourite Midwest franchise: Steak 'n' Shake. Drop by one and grab a shake for me, will ya? I'm stuck out here on the left coast where they've never heard of 'em.HabsProfnoreply@blogger.com