Game 102: two-thirds of a good outing...

by Doghouse on Jul 30, 2009 5:41 PM EDT

Yaaay!	Ryan Zimmerman's two-out, three-run, go-ahead bomb (+0.314)
Booo!	J.D. Martin gives up the tying dinger (-0.208)
teh Hero	The Z-man! (+0.253)
teh Goat	"And Coke" Martin (-0.260)

Dishonorable mentions for West's missed calls, Nieves' missed tag, and Elvis' missed DP. It was a good six innings, and Martin deserved better than he got. (The numbers are how much the odds of winning changes after each play. You start with a 50% chance to win, and at the end of the game it adds up to +0.5 for a win, -0.5 for a loss.)

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I apologize if it’s already been written…the Brewers hadn’t won back to back games since the end of June.

Still, I feel better about JD Martin after this game.

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. - President Harry S Truman

by RoscoeNats on Jul 30, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Just watched the replays, and that was a chicken____ call by West on the tag at the plate.

Players get hurt if you call that safe when the ball beats the runner. Yeah, Nieves needed to drop the glove, but that makes catchers very vulnerable.

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Marlins pushing for Nick Johnson...

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07/marlins-making-push-for-nick-johnson.html

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. - President Harry S Truman

by RoscoeNats on Jul 30, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions

They're going for the season sweep, aren't they?

"It's not a secret, you don't need to be an expert on math to know that walks plus errors equals runs...." --Mannyger Acta

by Doghouse on Jul 30, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

NO WAY. As we discussed yesterday...it's gonna be tough to have an 18 game winning streak against anybody, even the Nats

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. - President Harry S Truman

by RoscoeNats on Jul 30, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW Doghouse, you're off the hook for the winning series thing.......

I read it was Nats 2, Brewers 1, and the fat ump 1…..

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I've had quite enough of ex-Marlins pitching, thankyouverymuch........

I’m not that crazy about their position players, either.

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Latest Elias Rankings

Now that they’ve been corrected…………

Nick Johnson Washington None 50.77 1b

Tucker’s fallen out of favor quite a bit this season. He’s been hurt for a lot of the season, and he hasn’t looked so good at AAA, going just 9.2 innings with 5 strikeouts and 12 walks in 3 starts. It’s worth noting that he was ranked pretty highly prior to what’s been a lost season for him.

John Sickels ranked him their #6 prospect heading into 2009.

6) Ryan Tucker, RHP, Grade B: He needs another pitch if he wants to start, but the ceiling stands out as excellent.

Baseball America had him #5 in the Marlins organization, ahead of Matt Dominguez, Chris Coghlan, and Gaby Sanchez.

Baseball Prospectus had him a little lower, at eighth.

Sickels had Thompson at #15

15) Aaron Thompson, LHP, Grade C+: Could be a C. I don’t like the way his Double-A numbers slipped and I worry about health.

The only thing I can find on him anywhere else is that he supposedly has the best changeup in their minor league system according to Baseball America.

He’s been decent for a 22-year-old in AA with a 4.11 ERA and 3.87 FIP. Middling strikeout numbers, average control.

by bluelineswinger on Jul 30, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Well okay then...... Harrisburg does need some pitching going forward.......

Looks like career minor league ~~dreck…~~ inventory…

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions

With Thompson, I'm thinking so

Not sure on Tucker. 2009 certainly has to be chalked up as a lost year, and he’ll be 23 next season. He dominated AA when healthy last season. Tucker’s future may well be in the bullpen, but hey…. high ceiling starter moved to the bullpen because he can’t figure out that third pitch. Certainly nothing to get too excited about, but if they were to get them both (or one and an offensive prospect), I wouldn’t feel horrible about giving up a rental player for them.

The fact that another team has jumped into the mix can only help. Even if they don’t trade him there, that may help up the asking price for the next 20 hours around the league.

by bluelineswinger on Jul 30, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions

And as Mr. Chigliak has always said, getting anything for Nick Johnson is better than nothing....

What?….

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I totally never said that...

DNTNJTF…

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Jul 30, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, that's right...... must have been somebody else.......DNTNJTForC...

"And it's really tough to put your finger on what it is, uh specifically, it kind of like snowballs on us and we just don't execute at times..." -Rizzo

by cat daddy3000 on Jul 30, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Rockies???

Now the Rockies may want Nick as a left-handed bat off the bench. Maybe a package deal with Nick and Beimel would work…heck I have no clue who the Rockies have to offer.

If you can’t convince them, confuse them. - President Harry S Truman

by RoscoeNats on Jul 30, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

Not so sure myself

I can’t imagine they’d even sniff Jhoulys Chacin, who they just brought up to the bigs as a reliever. Christian Friedrich (LHP, still looks a ways off)? Eric Young, Jr. to solve the 2b issues going forward?

by bluelineswinger on Jul 30, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions