tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post8823027518938446391..comments2024-02-15T05:42:18.307-05:00Comments on Nats Insider: Walker to DL, Stammen recalledMark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48030069434687369962010-06-29T01:14:49.853-04:002010-06-29T01:14:49.853-04:00Predictions: Stammen will look good for a few inni...Predictions: Stammen will look good for a few innings, suffer a lapse or a bad defensive play and give up three or four runs in an inning and leave in the sixth, trailing, oh, 6-0. We do nothing against Lowe. Morgan starts in CF, leads off and goes 0-for-4. We've all seen this movie.Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_for_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-65343169210708988822010-06-29T00:57:26.927-04:002010-06-29T00:57:26.927-04:00BTW, as far as Stammen goes, NatsJournal noted: &q...BTW, as far as Stammen goes, NatsJournal noted: "In three starts for Syracuse, Stammen went 2-0 and allowed five earned runs in 20 innings, a 2.25 ERA, while walking three and striking out 10. In his second start, Stammen came within one out of throwing a seven-inning no-hitter."<br /><br />Between that and it'd be Stammen's turn tomorrow anyway -- might as well . . . give him another turn to show what he might be able to do while Lannan is down on the farm and the other pitchers are on IR . . .A DC Wonknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81632781068658014282010-06-29T00:30:44.295-04:002010-06-29T00:30:44.295-04:00@Sunshine
Free agency, a tough union that wins str...@Sunshine<br />Free agency, a tough union that wins strikes, and big bucks have all made the players closer to each other than to the teams and owners. Can't really blame them but so much, I suppose. It's a better life now and you wish there was more competitive fire.Souldrummerhttp://www.federalbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-2916723475014277402010-06-29T00:13:29.208-04:002010-06-29T00:13:29.208-04:00Most of them are multimillionaires, exchanging Ber...Most of them are multimillionaires, exchanging Bernie Madoff horror stories. Watch all the fraternization before and during games. Don Drysdale must be rolling over in his grave.Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-30270785158889493142010-06-29T00:10:13.796-04:002010-06-29T00:10:13.796-04:00he's in deep against Derek Lowe....
No -- the...<i>he's in deep against Derek Lowe....</i><br /><br />No -- the Nats are in deep against Lowe.<br /><br />Off topic -- anyone remember last week when some of our esteemed commentators were complaining that our players were too "nice", and that they needed the "fire" of someone like Pudge?<br /><br />Now, did anyone notice tonight how friendly Pudge was to his opposition? He helped the second baseman who tagged him out get up; he patted the head of the guy who he tagged out at home; he joked with the first baseman when he got on base . . . . <br /><br />We should be expecting folks to jump on Pudge's case any minute now, eh?A DC Wonknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66159557522404446772010-06-28T23:58:20.114-04:002010-06-28T23:58:20.114-04:00That one is certainly a shocker to me. Just shows ...That one is certainly a shocker to me. Just shows how little we actually know as fans on the outside looking in. There have been some situations where I've wondered why Batista was getting high leverage innings over Walker lately. Now I know.Souldrummerhttp://www.federalbaseball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-67657033440809979892010-06-28T23:48:59.166-04:002010-06-28T23:48:59.166-04:00Just seems like it. My point is Stammen always pit...Just seems like it. My point is Stammen always pitches just well enough to lose, in the bigs. And he's in deep against Derek Lowe.Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-17826025156898475112010-06-28T23:31:36.630-04:002010-06-28T23:31:36.630-04:00Last time I checked, a run an inning = ERA of 9, w...Last time I checked, a run an inning = ERA of 9, which neither of these guys areswangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-3676324882292722592010-06-28T23:29:24.868-04:002010-06-28T23:29:24.868-04:00A run-an-inning guy shelved. A run-an-inning guy c...A run-an-inning guy shelved. A run-an-inning guy called up.<br /><br />Plus ca change, plus c'est pareil, as L'Grande Orange used to say in Mon'-real.Le Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessismistic_For_Menoreply@blogger.com