Washington Nationals At Florida Marlins: Spring Training GameThread.
by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 12:30 PM EDT
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There's nothing like getting beaten in 26 of the last 35 regular season games played to make you despise (in a fun-sports-kinda-way) another team, and for the Washington Nationals to have that team be the Florida Marlins, the Jeffrey Loria-owned-reward-for-destroying-the-Expos, who've managed to win two World Series in their 17-year-existence while the Nats have only recently begun to recover from the damage Loria inflicted upon the first Major League Baseball franchise to play outside the US, only makes it worse. So far this Spring the Fish dominance continues, with Florida 3-1 in 4 games (that don't count), and this afternoon (at 1:05 pm EST on the radio on XM/185 and MLB Gameday Audio, which has the Florida feed), the Marlins throw staff ace Josh Johnson against the visiting Nats and Opening Day lefty John Lannan, who makes his third start this Spring in the Montreal Expos' old Spring home, Roger Dean Stadium in sunny Jupiter, Florida.
DC Starting Lineup: After The JUMP!!!!
DC Starting Lineup: courtesy of Washington Post writer Adam Kilgore.
- TAWH - Thrillie Harris - RF
- Adam "Two-Spot" Kennedy - 2B
- Ian "Opening Day" Desmond - SS (Word.)
- Chris "The Project" Duncan - 1B
- Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez - C
- Eric "Utility" Bruntlett - 3B
- Justin "J-Max" Maxwell - CF (RF in April?)
- Roger (5th OF) Bernadina - LF
- John "Cool Hand" Lannan - SP - Eating 40 Eggs.
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Here comes Thrillie vs Johnson...
As Josh Johnson leads the Marlins onto the field….
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 Mar 21, 2010 1:06 PM EDT reply actions
Harris, the new AK and Desi due up...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:07 PM EDT reply actions
1 pitch, 1 out, Harris grounds to second...
Good leadoff hitting, Harris.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hanley throws out Kennedy...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond takes ball four...Duncan up, run Desmond run...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Duncan doubles Desmond in, 1-0 Nats as it bounces around in the left field corner!!
Nice walk, Johnson.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybin's gotta hustle to catch up to Pudge's flyout...Lannan's up...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Barden, Maybin and Hanley, 1-2-3 for Florida....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:16 PM EDT reply actions
howdy
gee, Desmond gets on base again and scores? shocking.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:16 PM EDT reply actions
And then throws out Barden to start the first...GROUNDERZ!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Even the Florida announcer points out Desmond just made the play Guzman couldn't yesterday...
Ouch…(Informed announcers = impressive)…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i just read that somewhere
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Jinx...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Marlins announcers just said
“we just saw Desmond make a play GUzman could not yesterday.” even the other team’s radio guys are noticing.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT reply actions
Poor Guzman...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Lannan pops up Maybin...two down for Mr. Batting Champ...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond does it again...throws out Hanley...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i just can't see how he doesn't make the team
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
All obvious Strasburg and Storen jokes aside...
There’s no way you can deny Desmond right now…two weeks for Guzman to get back to the top of the depth chart…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we need to delay his free agency...?!
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
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He might have options so they can keep Bruntlett or someone...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Brunt to Ugg for the first out of the second...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions
how does Bruntlett bat higher in the order than Maxwell?
Bruntlett in the 6-hole? huh?
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
.121 AVG this Spring...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruntlett's only .200...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yuck.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I never hold what the players get against them...someone higher up is making so much they can afford to pay all these guys to play...
If someone offered me $8M to write a blog i’d take it…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't blame Guzman, I blame the NTAC for being an idiot.
But I will never feel sorry for any rich athlete.
No, Mr. Bowden. I think $8 M a year is too much...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a bad deal then and it's a bad deal now. Bowden sucked.
Gave Dmitri Young 10 million dollars for one decent season.
BOWDEN!!
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careful...
sounds like Rizzo is going to give Dun a fat reward contract that we live to regret as well.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
*PUNCH*
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*PUNCH*
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
a tiny bit. thanks.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I give Bowden credit for giving DY the chance no one else would...
Feel good story does not = $10M
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
MAXWELL!! THE JOB IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING!! PLEASE!! DO IT!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Maxwell grounds out on a full-count pitch...Hanley takes care of it...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Without Morgan maybe, I can't figure Maxwell out...
Looks like he should be so good…(laughs)…he’s built like a player….
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Bernadina flies out to right...Earn this Bernie and Max!!! Earn this...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish I could afford to play golf so I could make witty Tiger jokes...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Maxwell just isn't talented enough
he has some talent. but not enough. it’s not that hard to figure out. the Nats have a LOT of those guys.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
But he's the right age and everything...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I was the right age once, too
but i wasn’t good enough either.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Begin a "good-looking ballplayer" isn't enough?
It’s like Dukes getting cut means everyone else can just try to default into the job instead of earning it…
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exactly.
only, if any of them were any good they would have pushed Dukes out anyway. please dont remind me how pissed I am they threw away Dukes.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactement!
What? Are the Nats gonna be lovable losers this year? A bunch of nice guys who can’t hit or play defense? (Geez, I sound like the mamba!)
I’m convinced that none of the so-called Dukes replacements is even as good as he is and definitely not better.
Wait 'til next year...
…too soon?
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no, none of the replacements are close to the player Dukes already IS
let alone what he could be
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what REALLY irritated me?
When Maxwell was the one talking to the press about “clubhouse issues” regarding Dukes!
Who the h*** is he the one to be talking tot he press about clubhouse issues?
He’s not even on the team really and doesn’t deserve to be based on his production the last couple of years. By all accounts, he is nice and his Dad is the dentist to the prez. BFD! Sorry. I still steamed.
MIss B, i agree completely
kinda surprised Zim didn’t stick a knife in Dukes like he did to Acta last year. oh wait, am i still not allowed to talk about that?
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh he did. He did.
As soon as Dukes was sent to Syracuse, Zim was the first one talking about how much better the atmosphere was in the clubhouse.
Welcome to Club Baseball…no power guys allowed. Pouters? Yes.
Arrrrrgggggghhhhhhh.
I thought Zim was talking about Milledge...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Must be in the contract
Gotta give the quotes that make Rizzo’s clubhouse cleaning moves look good.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Zim-hater...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps the dentist can blackmail the Prez into throwing out the first pitch
Throw out the first pitch or root canal for you.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Not hungry? Should the Nationals cut down on the pre and post game spreads to inspire...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh... like when BadNats changed Schneider's nickname to "Carb Count"?
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Schneider on the Phils now...
I don’t want to see him in those red pinstripes…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He's making a tour of the division
Next year he’ll play for the Marlins.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Kennedy throws out Uggla on a grounder up the middle to start the Marlins' second...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:31 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry, Cantu K's, Uggla grounds out, Paulino grounds out, Lannan puts six down in a row...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Lannan K's swinging....
Nice cut, John!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
Willie Harris grounds out...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Kennedy grounds out...is there some big event in Florida tonight?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
two extreme ground ball pitchers
Rizz must be practically orgasmic.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Poochy.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Cody Ross about to groundout...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:40 PM EDT reply actions
Ross pops up instead...Desmond drops it and Ross takes second on a bad throw in...
Somewhere Guzman rubs hands together in an evil manner…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Aw, Desi..
It’s like the Nats are competing to see who can work the least to earn a starting spot.
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
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sounds like it was a real tough chance
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Over the head basket attempt...and he gets an E...Is Guzman scoring the game??
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Logan Morrison singles Ross over to third...Lannan two on, no outs...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
no.
single scored the runner from third, next batter with a soft liner that drove in another. 2-0 and Lannan facing Hanley.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he had one?
Either way, mighty nice…
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thought it was 12 Ks and the rest grounderz
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I think I'm thinking of something else. That sounds right.
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9 IP, 12K, 14 GO, 1 AO...
It was in the game vs. STL
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thanks
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we know the other pitchers today?
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 1:47 PM EDT reply actions
thanks.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha, Comcast tries to knock me out with the usual Sunday outing...
I respond with an AT&T laptop connect card and MLB At Bat APP….I cannot be stopped.!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
Fight the power!
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Cameron Maybin just singled in a run after Brian Barden's RBI hit...2-1 Marlins...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions
Hanley up with a runner on second...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT reply actions
Hanley grounds to short, Desmond to Kennedy to Duncan, DP...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond doubles to start the Nats' fourth...
WE WANT DESMOND!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:56 PM EDT reply actions
Duncan vs Johnson with Desmond at second...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Duncan K's....at least move him over Duncan...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
He heard they would Cheer Cheer Cheer for him in AAA
but rarely cheer for him in DC.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
C'mon old man Pudge, show the kids what clutch is...
I know it doesn’t exist…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Pudge says
Clutch is saving my limited allotment of geriatric offense for Strasburg starts
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
BruntLETT!!! Two-out single to score Desmond from third and tie it up at 2-2!!!
BRUNT-LETT!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
YaaaaaaaY!!!
AND good sac fly by Pudge.
He didn’t want to have to run bases, but he did move the guy over. That’s pro.
J-Max with another chance to impress...two out, man on first....Maxwell K's...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Pudge flies out, Desmond to third...ah, if he was up second this frame...
Maybe he sacrificed an out to show Duncan how…that Pudge. Always teaching lessons.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
7 groundouts, 1 flyout for Lannan so far...Cantu grounds out to short, Desmond handles it...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions
The kid is our 3rd pitcher in 2011 if all goes according to plan. We like Lannan. Best draft pick ever in terms of exceeding expectation?
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
he's up there.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And I like him even more as Paulino grounds out and he finishes another 1-2-3...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Trying to think of a bigger surprise...can't...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
After that quick frame does Lannan throw another?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And why no Spring pitch counts at MLB.com?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
He's at bat and apparently coming back for more!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I sent the FB question for Lannan over to Zuckerman today...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Check this out when you have a second...
FB QUESTION…already sent it in unfortunately…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Only downside surprises. wah wah waaaaah. :-(
Put up the punching bag again.
Rizzo’s first two draft picks as a GM will be in the major leagues in their first full professional season.
That number one overall thing helps quite a bit, though
For me Burguess is the one that could be an utter bust. Nothing in his performance warrants Brian’s current prediction for him to start at Harrisburg this year.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Burgess was definitely a hit/miss thing
his fitness level is what’s holding him back
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
He quit the junk food...I read that somewhere...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
good.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not all fitness
His batspeed has been fit the whole time. Recognizing curve balls and exhibiting plate discipline has not. He’s like the anti-moneyball player at the moment.
erskine has scored...now i can die in peace
Marrero's had some bad luck
That year he lost due to injury was crucial for self-esteem and development. He’s okay and you keep hoping he’ll make steady progress.
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I liked the week of Marrero I saw in Arizona...that's my only reference...
But he’s still a year or two away from competing for a spot from everything I hear…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
His odd schedule must have set him back some...
Now that he’s full-time he had better earn it too…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably made the Lerner's fiscally conservative too
They can always wave “remember the McGeary!” whenever a GM wants to omit signability concerns and get agressive with bonuses. You wonder how much that played into this year’s conservative crop.
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It will be great to see him at Potomac this year
Rooney’s not done yet as a prospect either
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Bernandina tracks an Uggla fly to the wall in left and makes the grab at the wall...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Like Boxer's hands...even use the illegal plaster stuff...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
John Lannan up at bat after Bernadina K's looking at what he thought was ball four...
Lannan walks instead…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
Johnson's done...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Lannan walks
awesome. his OBP is higher than Guz….
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
Poor Guz...remember all those triples...with, uh, the Twins....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Could get a triple on a ground ball through the infield on the old turf in the dome...
No more of that, outdoor baseball on grass. The Twins stole the Nats’ groundskeeper.
Willie Harris flies out unproductively to center...did he take a pitch there? Or swing at the first from a new pitcher too..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hayden Penn on for Florida...Adam Kennedy up with Lannan at first...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i missed it.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Kennedy singles Lannan over to second...
Please don’t make Lannan try to score from second, Desmond…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond's infield single to second loads the bases when Uggla stops and holds it...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
MOAR LOB!
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
Duncan grounds out to first, yet another player trying to smile his way onto the roster...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
but a lot of them aren't major leaguers, unfortunately.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
(sighs)...
in agreement sadly…
But I trust in Bernadina…without proof…I think he’s going to have a good year…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess that's why these ST games don't count.
Isn’t it about time to make some more roster cuts?
isn’t it time to find a real every day right fielder?
What's the Year?
I was thinking about this in the other thread and just think as a fan I hope the team is pushing for the playoffs in 2012. Like a very good / great 2012 team. I can be patient until then. I think that means the team will be good in the interim but I want the long term focus on 2012. What do others think? This year? 2011?
At least the Wild Card race by 2012...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I just hope that means we can be patient these next two years.
Like have you seen the 1st baseman available after 2011? If we don’t blow the opening and money on Dunn? Or just think about how much cheap talent this team will have in 2012?
Zimmerman, Strasburg, Storen, Desmond, Zimermann, Morgan, Lannan, Norris, Espinosa
i think that's asking for a LOT of things to go right and nothing to go wrong.
and i really fear they resign Dunn instead of trading him.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but let's think of what we want
I hate this crap that the fanbase wants this or that. I feel like the fanbase here is pretty smart. Right now Dunn isn’t resigned. I also think RZO’s comments aren’t as positive as they seem. If you listen to Zuckerman’s audio
But yeah I Dunn is better than 50-50
I fear. I’d love a 1year extension but that is a dream. I still think it might not get done. I hope it doesn’t get done.
the other things is, what exactly canthey get for Dunn?
there weren’t a lot of team clamoring for him when he was a free agent. that’s how he ended up in DC.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Playoff teams get desparate.
I know it’s apples and oranges but look what the Red Sox gave up for V-Mart.
Anything
Get the best piece you can. Eat some money but get whatever can help the team the most in 2012 and beyond.
Atlanta could be looking for a bat if Glaus falters. Cox last year so they will be agressive.
The White Sox don’t have a DH.
He could also go to Texas, Bos, Bal, TB depending on injuries.
I think the key is the Nats should eat the salary to get the best young guy they can
With the rotation of Strasburg, Wang, Lannan, Zimmermann and Marquis in 2011...
It’s at least not 100% out of the question.
I posted on the other thread. I'll copy over here but thats what had me thinking
2011 – maybe. But if we think on 2012
2012 not 2011
Yeah add two pieces and to a good rotation next year and we may fight for the wild card. You’re not crazy. But the team would do much better to strive for 2012. Don’t build a possible Wild Card run based on guys like Pudge, Marquis, Dunn, (two years older than today by Oct2011). Even if you don’t think they will add all the production they will be a big part of the payroll.
Now think about 2012. It’s a lot of the same productive players without the dead weight. Zimmerman,Strasburg, Storen, Desmond, Plush, Espinosa, Zimmermannnnn, Norris, (Deck – for Ed).
All these kids will be cheap and there should be free money by not going for it in 2011. Think 2012. No Dunn. Let’s play some solid ball now because you don’t go from 59 to 90 but 2012 could be the start of something special.
Plush will be 32 in 2012.
and i’m not certain of his status as a lot of folks around here.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point on Plush
I just think he’s not going to be much worse in 2012 than 2011. For those who want a 2011 run.
I agree on Plush. He could be good. He could fade quickly. But still he is a minor part of the 2012 run. There is a lot there.
I'll settle for Plush being an adequate defensive CF this year
Somewhere somehow we need to show that we can draft, develop, or trade for outfield talent and depth. That’s being exposed in a real ugly way this year and it will be interesting to see whether we can address that need by 2012.
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agreed.
he Nats have invested so heavily in pitching the batters in the minors are very bare, esp in the OF.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Norris is coming
Desmond and Espinosa should be solid bats. Bat+defense have to be considered together.
Also Norris should be a stud. Don’t forget he may end up in RF
Kasten has always been "grow the arms, buy the bats"
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunn's about to get bought again...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Buying bats
The key is to buy them right when you need them. Don’t sign Dunn this year for a run that is two years out. Sign one of the huge 1B that are available after 2011: Pujols, Prince, AGonzalez, Howard.
They won’t all come on the market but they will drive each others prices down a little. And maybe the Lerners break out the Teixiera offer again
you'll forgive me if I don't count on that.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just saying
this is what I’d want. How I hope the RZO spends his budget. There could and will be some crazy Lerner stuff. We all know that. But this is how I hope the team is planning.
Same guys in 2012
Plus we would have Marquis 7.5M and Wang’s 5-6M to spend. Plus add the possibility that Mock or Detwiler has emerged. Zimmermann and Stras could be better in 2012 than 2011. Plus the chances that we have Deck Mcguire. Think 2012
you don't want my opinion on this
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean you think you've been "patient" enough?
Hey if Frank Robinson can nearly get them tot he playoffs the first year — after the fires sales and vulture pickings, then the Nats ought to be making faster progress, IMHO>
But they were still patching together teams under Frank...then they went with the complete rebuild...
Two years too late in my opinion, or they’d be a lot further along than they are now…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but the great thing about the future run
Is it will be a real run. The Nationals can be set up for years of success. It won’t be a fluke but good young players.
To me this is like the year Ovechkin got drafted by the Caps
You finally have a buzzworthy gradeA/A+ prospect. He can carry us to sporadic buzz but not the playoffs. Only when we get a 2nd banana worthy of following him up do we contend. If Zimmermann is that 2nd banana and the FO spends money rather than just talking about it we get our race in 2011. In the more likely event that Zimmermann is not fully back start of 2011 and the FO is still counting dollars, I think we land a major draft pick in Harper or whoever else Rizzo deems worthy and our ready for the show in 2012.
Hey folks, just remember it could be worse. Just look up the road to the stinkitude the Mets are trotting out in Citifield and how it has demoralized what youth they had and their farm system and you realize we’re not the joke of the division at least right now.
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i don't think that example is far off
but first round draft picks ready to contribute the year after they are drafted is rare. especially if they draft, then sign, an 18 year old catching prospect.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, that's true
I guess I should say you need to net one or two homegrown players of significance each year. What made last year such a bomb was Zimmermann’s injury. Strasburg plus Storen plus Mock as major leaguers would be a great, great year. I could even settle for Morgan regressing to mean. Of course, we would have to subtract Dukes, though.
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Agree
The playoffs are coming. This team has too much young talent with Strasburg and RZimmerman and other. But I think the difference is going to depend on how the team spends their money on older players. If the team gets excited about a run in 2011 they will hurt the chances to really use these young guys. I hope as a fan base we will see this and wait for 2012. 2012 and beyond will be great.
Lannan back on the hill against Ross, Morrison and the pitcher's spot....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
And of course the Nationals-Killer Cody Ross singles through second...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Morrison grounds to first, Chris Duncan cuts down the lead runner...but Lannan? LANNAN?
Doesn’t cover first….a rare mental mistake…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Announcers, just pointed it out...sure Lannan made a mental note...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Barden with the two-out opp...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Barden pops one up...Lannan through five....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew. I've got no problems with Lannan.
I feel bad that he hasn’t gotten good run support or defense behind him for the past few years. And he still did pretty well.
Lannan gets the opposing pitcher...can get out with the tie in tact...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Lannan's voodoo powers hold true...
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Mock would make my day
If he could show he’s a legitimate major league pitcher. As bad as spring training has been, Mock showing some degree of legitimate intelligence is a real positive.
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he's got good stuff, just needs to harness and trust it.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He will be around in 2012
I think Mock has a chance to be a solid or above average MLBer for cheap. A valuable asset. Detwiler too. These are guys with some good stuff so hopefully one or two of them will emerge over the next two years.
I throw Maxwell/Bernadina in there as well
Not optimistic on Maxwell/Bernadina
4th outfielders at best and not a lot of wins. The best hope is for more pitchers than advertised to develop and to shake some prospects out of that.
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Where are the next Stammen and Martin if they can't over-achieve again...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
We have a million guys like that
Chico, Balester
Balester's still just 23-year-old...maybe 24 now...give him a chance...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
A year older than Storen..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Middle IF
Yeah a good assessment. There is also a ton of uncertainty with Desmond and Espinosa. Their development and talent will be a huge factor. Easy to pencil them in in 2012 but exactly how good will they be. Also Norris.
Smaller pieces like Mock are key but it’s really going to be how good are the prospects
Especially with Pudge...Rizzo may have been right about him encouraging better results from the pitchers...
Regardless what he does at the plate…
Oh, Pudge just singled…
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Pudge singles to start the Nats' sixth...the Brunt is up...
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Bruntlett doubles in Pudge to put DC up 3-2...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The BergMANN!!! Is warming..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:37 PM EDT reply actions
think i'll go get some lunch.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Bergmann's make or leave...? Does he have any options left? Thought he used them up last year...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Maxwell pops out...ughs...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, guess he was trying to bunt...Swing away J-Max...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Bernadina vs Penn...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Even Syracuse, go ahead Duncan...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that was more confusing because of me, he bunted down the line...
And almost ran into pitcher, I though it was a pop-up…
So actually a good sac, i guess…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Still want more than sacs from him, just wanted to be fair...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Rizzo and the Lerners will increase the payroll once more pieces are in place. This team SUCKED last year.
The Plan, version ???
I believe it's Plan 6.1 right now. The second version of the Rizzo plan after him 6.0 mop-up job last season..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
what gives you that confidence?
the moves this year certainly don’t inspire the “increase the payroll” mantra.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
They don’t want to just buy a championship and blow up the team.
I think being the big joke of MLB will get to the Lerners and they will turn Rizzo lose to spend a little money. They’ll realize how big of a blunder Bowden was and that they can trust Rizzo to do what’s best for the team in drafting and trading and FAs.
It hasn't exactly worked out that way for the Cleveland Browns.
But, apparently Randy Lerner is super impressed with Leonsis’ ability to turn the Caps around…and hopes to emulate him. Leonsis is a terrific owner so I hope some of that wears off on Lerner, Le Fils.
I actually felt a lot better when i read that Lerner talks to Leonisis a lot and
wants to follow his lead.
Rob Neyer just tweeted...
March 21 has been a lousy day for walks – Tommy Davis, Shawon Dunston, Manny Sanguillen, Cristian Guzman all born today!
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Poor Guzman...getting hit from all sides....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
BASES LOADED FOR KENNEDY....
Bernadina walks, Orr K’s, Willie Harris walks…bases loaded two out…
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Kennedy vs Hayden Penn with two outs, three on...
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Kennedy clears the bases with an 3-run double off Penn to give Washington a 6-2 lead...
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Desmond lines out to end the frame...6-2 Nationals with the bullpen up next...BergMANN!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That's Desmond's spot....BERGMANN!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Straight outta Neptune...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Bergmann doing what he does best
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Bergmann!!! And the dark clouds arrive the park...
All sorts of ominous…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Cameron Maybin rips a single by Bruntlett at third...
ZWHFT…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:58 PM EDT reply actions
Maybin around to third after Hanley Ramirez singles....BERGMANN!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybin scores on a groundout by Uggla...another run scores, 6-3...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
And Dan Uggla rips a single up the middle...Cantu's pinch runner (Luna) to third...
Bergmann getting singled to death…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta say, even though Bergie is a princton grad, i still don't think he's a
smart pitcher.
Or maybe he just needs to get the yips out of his system today.
Annnnnd Desmond commits the error on a grounder to short by Paulino...
Run scores, 6-4 Marlins.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Cody Ross up and about to kill Bergmann...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
3-0 to Cody Ross...BERGMANN!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Ball four, bases loaded for Logan Morrison...
And Bergmann gets a McChatty…
This McChatty Is Brought To You By Federal Baseball.com:
Federal Baseball.com Pulling For Bergmann Since The Expos Drafted Him.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Bergmann gets Morrison swinging...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Penn...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Lamb hits a long fly ball over Bernadina's head to clear the bases...7-6 Marlins...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a good outing...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
he stinks.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Just comes out with the bus ticket and hands it over as Bergmann gives him the ball..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond's err....alright alright...sorry Bergmann...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm firing rotten ones, Fozzy Bear...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
MacDougal vs Duncan to start the seventh...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions
Duncan grounds out to second...PUDGE!! Get it done...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Pudge flies out, but MacDougal walks Bruntlett to give J-Max one more chance to get something done...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wonder if they'll wait til the morning to announce cuts...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
Just seems odd they'd make them think about it all night and do it tomorrow...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruntlett steals on ball three to Maxwell...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
J-Max fouls a few off...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
J-Max ties it with a two-out single!!!
Somebody finally woke up!!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
My bad, J-Max walks, Bernadina singles...radio signal jumped between at bats...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Leonard Davis walks to load the bases...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
MacDougal yanked after giving up the lead....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
doing what HE does best
can’t anyone around here throw strikes?
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad MacDougal's someone else's problem...
That was one Rizzo move I agreed with…not that I disagreed with the rest…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.
he just walks too darn many. makes it exciting though.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
His battle in NY was my moment of the year...
Alberto Gonzalez tries to steal second with a runner already there and gets tagged out to end the inning…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
9-7 Nats as Alberto Gonzalez singles in two off Fish reliever Hunter Jones...
Willy Taveras up…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
and THAT'S why Alberto Gonzalez isn't a big league player.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
That's just ridiculous...know what's going on when you get in the game Alberto...
Especially when you’re competing for a bench job…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
PEACHES!!!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
And the magic words...IAN DESMOND MOVES TO RIGHT FIELD!!!
RIGGLES!!!!!!
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a one-out single, so maybe one less "O"...heh...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Hector Luna grounds into a force, two down for Uggla...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Uggla flies out to left...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Or was that for Desmond...?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Clippard pops up Uggla, 9-7 Nationals after 7.0...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Leadoff single by Bryan Petersen off Clippard....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hector Luna sounds like a salsa singer
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:41 PM EDT reply actions
Hunter Jones on for Florida...Willy Taveras hits a long fly ball for the first out...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ian Desmond flies out to Cody Ross in right center...MORSE!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Morse K's and has to run it out....9-7 after the top o' the 8th...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't notice it...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahh, I did hear that actually now that you mention it...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Clippard back out for the 8th...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:48 PM EDT reply actions
Catcher Brad Davis splits the left center gap with a leadoff double...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT reply actions
Clippard gets Cody Ross swinging...Logan Morrison up with two down...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
This game's become a brutal slog...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Morrison fouls strike three into Nieves' glove...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
gonna go watch the last 10 minutes of the Maryland game.
Bergmann took the life out of the game for me :-)
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions
Later, Dave. Clippard throws 2.0 scoreless, K's 2....
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
"Your Pink came with a Floyd?" what does that even mean?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions
Scott Strickland...who's been around forever...pitching for Florida against Wil Nieves...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Blocker flies out...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruntlett K's...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Justin Maxwell...one more AB, J-Max...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
1st pitch swinging and a groundout...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Who's gonna close it out?
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh, had to look back I tried to block it out...
Alberto on first, tried to take second on a pitch in the dirt, forgot Orr was already on second, so a rundown ensued and the inning ended.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
What i said was, especially when you're fighting for a bench job...
Show that you’re paying attention.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Luis Atilano dealing to Brian Barden...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
Mike Stanton with a one-out double after Barden grounds out...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Atilano's done...Jesse English brought out by Mr. Riggles...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Brett Carroll singles to center, Stanton to third. Two on, one out for Luna...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Luna K's...and OH NOES...Emilio Bonifacio's up...NO! NOT BONIFACIO!!!
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Bonifacio grounds out. Game over. Nationals win one that doesn't matter.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
heh, he said Maxwell was playing as deep in center as Milledge against Bonifacio...
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i sit down, Maryland's down by 5
i get up, it’s at 15
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions
Better sit down!
And that’s without Lucas on the floor for MSU.
How about that Kansas game yesterday?! Did you see that coming?
to be honest, i don't pay that much attention.
i didn’t even fill out a bracket this year. i was only checking out MD out of habit
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't fill out a bracket either, but then
my beloved Tar Heels stunk up the season so badly, they didn’t even make it to the “Big Dance.” They are doing ok at the NIT at least, but what a fall from grace after winning it all last year.
Nats win, 9-7 final.
I’m going out to get some sunlight.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:14 PM EDT reply actions
Federal Baseball GameThread Ruled Good Luck By Roscoe...
Everyone do your part in the future.
Except those spammers. They’re annoying me.
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Later, editing post-game I've been keeping up with all along, more new stuff later...
Again, I’m predicting something happens tonight…
With no foreknowledge, just intuition…keep your ears open…
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
NO additions
Harris is as good as anyone they could sign. Look it up. He is stellar defensively.
Without committing more money they will be more likely to give time to Maxwell and Bernadina. Another plus right?
And the money saved by not signing someone else can be used in the future or the draft or the deadline.
I don't think Harris in an everyday outfielder, he's a good fourth, but as the starting RF he's lacking the necessary offensive production..
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by Patrick Reddington on Mar 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He makes up for it defensively
He is a stellar defender. Look at his production the last three seasons. From 2007-2009 he has had 1208 PA. He has been worth 5.9 WAR according to Fan Graphs.
If we give him a full season will he be worth 2.95 WAR? Probably not. But he is a vastly underrated player. He could certainly be worth 2 WAR.
This also allows a better look for JMax and Bernadina. The team will be more committed to whoever they add now. Save the money for later.
Harris 2010
Last year he was worth 1 WAR in 400 PA so 1.5 WAR for a full season.
Maybe that is what we should imagine for 2010. I think the 3 year sample is a better indicator though and most agree. The Chone projections are for him to be just above average of 2WAR/ 150 Games.
Another thing to remember is that guys improve when they start. It’s harder to come off the bench. If Harris is given a full season he would surprise you with his production. He is as good as anyone they can add.
Another point for Harris
His 1WAR in 2009 also includes many innings where he was misused at 2nd base where he is poor defensively. He would have been adding value in the OF instead of subtracting at 2nd.
He is vastly underrated.
They still don't have a long term solution in RF
But the short term is fine. They won’t find a long term solution now and maybe Maxwell or Bernadina will really surprise us. Maybe the long term solution will come this offseason or maybe in later in a trade
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