Pardon The Blunt Assessment: Tony Kornheiser On The Washington Nationals.

Yes, it’s happening right now…

As far as a fanbase goes, he’s right. Look at when the Cubs and Red Sox totally sucked, they still drew plenty of fans because they had a hundred or more years of history…grandfathers loved the team and passed it down. This team came to DC and has pretty much sucked (and gotten steadily worse) since they got here.

The stadium location in my opinion was very political. The city picked a spot where they weren’t getting much tax revenue and demolished it so they could try and generate some income.

If you could build a bar or restaurant, would you build it in a place where you would have business one day out of every 4.5 days in a year including no business from October 1 to April 1? The Verizon Center has hockey, concerts, pro and college basketball, conventions, plus it’s in the middle of a city and on all 5 metro lines so it’s easy to get to.

Manny is trying the zen approach to baseball. That may work in hoops where you only have to get 5 or 6 guys to buy in. Somebody needs to go in there and start crackin’ skulls. I see one big whiny baby on the team and I think he has options. Put his a$$ on a bus, and let him remember what it’s like to earn his way to the big leagues.

Question…did Manny pick his coaches? Including Riggleman? There’s a lot of talent on this team…and it needs to come out. How can pitchers be this much worse than last year?

I guess since this is only the second year of the new stadium there should be a little slack given towards how little development has gone on around the site, plus with the current economic climate people aren’t exactly rushing to move into luxury condos. But by next year I think it’s reasonable to expect more restaurants and shops than they have now.

As for Acta, I think he’s a terrific manager, but I’m also resigned to the fact that he’s probably going to make his name elsewhere.

I love baseball at any time, but I am a die hard Nats fan thanks to 2005. I thought that team was so fun to watch. Great chemistry. We really exceeded expectations that year! Since then its been tougher as my favorite players have been hurt or traded off. But, I believe we have a ton of solid arms that just need a few years in the minors to get better and we will be a contender.

Give us a year or two deep in the playoffs and this will be a large market team in revenue and payroll. I am sure of it!

you have to remember we inherited a gutted team and minor league system, that remained gutted until the owners bot the team. We have not yet recovered from that, but we are definitely on the way.

As far as the area surrounding the ballpark, it’s been stated time and time again that the area known as Half Street wouldn’t be up and running till the end of 2010. So, that gives them basically 19 months to have that area flourishing. If the Nats were 7-0 that area still would be in the condition it is today because of the economy. They’re telling us that if the Nats were playoff contenders everyone would be sprinting to put money into buying up office space and renting condos? Right! So everyone blaming that area on the play of the Nationals needs to shut the hell up.

I’m so sick and tired of this instant gratification society. The Nationals are averaging just under 5 runs a game. Yep, doesn’t sound like much, but that’s 17th in all of MLB and they are right behind the METS. Considering what the METS should be doing with their payroll, I wouldn’t consider this too darn bad.

I’ve seen the majority of about 5 Nats games so far and there’s nothing at all wrong with their ability to score runs. It’s obvious as a wart on the nose that they need pitching and to shore up their defensive skills. Manny Acta can’t play for them and I’ve seen NOTHING he’s done to make them worse. Give ACTA some pitching and watch the accolades begin to trickle in.

Tony K. Don’t be such a downer!

—-Preface Every Answer With, “I Don’t Really Know Anything About The Nationals.” Or Is That Just Understood. He’s A Janquis Fan To The Core. I’d Be Surprised If He’s Even Seen A Handfull Of Nationals’ Games. Attendance Seemed Surprisingly Good To Me…Unless The Numbers Were Fudged…You Were There E., What Say You. I Was More Surprised That The Cubbies Didn’t Sell Out…And The Metsies: In Their Beautifull New Park…Disgracefull !!!
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     I Think The Fans Base Will Have To Wait A Couple Years More To Contend In This Division. As For The Organization’s Direction. It Seems Like Two Steps Forward, One Back. Drafting And Signing Strasburg (Not Necessarily InThat Order, winkwink…) Would Go A Long Way Toward Convincing Fans That The Nationals Are Serious About Winning…
     Big PTI Fan From The Beginning, Love Kornheiser’s Work On That Show And In Print Media…WillBunny’s Funnier, Though…
Fish Up 3-0 Early On Vazquez…Still Want Him Back…?

…that being said, during last year’s home opener, half the crowd left in the 5th…like it’s Mannywood and people just wanted to be seen there, show up late and leave early, and yesterday, the masses were apathetic at best, angrily crowing about Daniel Cabrera at worst, (ooh, maybe I shouldn’t say “Crow-ing”…)…

Federal Baseball already has a bunker…located far below the earth’s surface to keep us safe from Big Walky when we constantly mock him…

Vazquez? I’ll take Zimmermann and Strasburg over him, looking forward to September…

1- Strasburg
2- Zimmermann
3- Lannan
4- Olsen
5 – Martis, Balester, ???