Washington Nationals Beat Atlanta Braves, 5-3, Take Two Of Three From NL East Leaders.
by Patrick Reddington on Jul 29, 2010 6:44 PM EDT
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Today's Top 5:
5. Strasburg To DL, Olsen Back On Hill: Nats' lefty Scott Olsen was put back on the roster this morning when the Washington Nationals officially placed Stephen Strasburg on the 15-Day DL with "mild inflammation" in his right shoulder. Olsen, making his first start for the Nats since May 22nd when he himself was placed on the DL with "left shoulder tightness" throws a quick scoreless first in his return to the mound, 7 pitches, 4 strikes, three groundouts to Ian Desmond at short. Not a bad start...
4. Ian "Franking" Desmond!! - Ian Desmond's 7th HR of 2010 is the second of his career against Braves' right-hander Derek Lowe and it puts the Nats up 2-0 in the second one at bat after Michael Morse's RBI groundout scored Adam Dunn from third after the Nats' big middle-of-the-order bat doubled to center and over the wall for a ground-rule to start the inning. Desi and Morse combine again in the fourth when Morse is hit by a fastball from Lowe and Desi doubles him over to third with a ground-rule double to left-center. Wil Who? Wil Nieves!! RBI line drive to center, two runs score, 4-2 Nats.
3. DIAZ!!!!!: Scott Olsen was through three scoreless and the left-hander got a fly ball from Chipper Jones for the first out of the fourth before issuing a one-out walk to Troy Glaus. Matt Diaz makes him pay. A 91mph heater inside and high is destroyed. 2-2 game on Diaz's HR to left.
2. E: 24, 81: Nats' shortstop Ian Desmond's having a great game, making a few solid plays at short. Desi hits a HR and double off Lowe and is looking sharp til a sharp grounder by Matt Diaz in the sixth eats him up and gets by him. The official scorekeeper charges Desmond with the error, no.24 on the year for the 24-year-old shortstop, number 81 overall for the Nats who tie the Marlins for the league-lead in E's...Olsen throws a pitch by Nats' backstop will Nieves that's ruled a passed ball, Diaz moves to second and scores when Omar Infante singles to center off Olsen. 4-3 Nats as Desmond's E hurts...A rain delay ends Olsen's outing after he finishes the top of the sixth, Olsen's Line: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 81 pitches, 52 strikes, 8 groundouts, 9 flyouts.
• QUOTE OF THE DAY: This one comes from Washington Post writer Adam Kilgore, who talked to Nats' Pitching Coach Steve McCatty about Olsen's return to the mound for the first time since late May and posted the following on the Twitter:
@AdamKilgoreWP : "McCatty on Olsen: "He's got that little bit of swagger. His stuff is good. But he thinks he's a left-handed #Strasburg out there."
1. SHAKE N BAKE!!!: The Nats hold the one-run lead through seven and a half, and then Adam Dunn gives them an insurance run when he blasts his 24th HR to left center on a 90 mph first-pitch fastball outside from Braves' reliever Takashi Saito to put the Nats up 5-3 over Atlanta and set Matt Capps up for the save. Matt Capps comes on to close it, Brian McCann grounds out, Melky Cabrera grounds out, Eric Hinske K's swinging at a 96 mph 1-2 fastball...Will Dunn be a Nat when the weekend is over? Will Capps? Nats take two of three at home from the Braves, and welcome the Phillies and new right-hander Roy Oswalt tomorrow for a three-game weekend series with Philadelphia?
• Nats' Skipper Jim Riggleman On Adam Dunn On Sirius/XM:
Jim Riggleman: "His name is mentioned with four or five teams on a daily basis, and a lot of speculation, a lot of it not accurate, but you do look up in the stands and see scouts from various teams and you figure they're looking at [Adam Dunn] and [Josh] Willingham for the most part, so, if it happens we'll deal with it, but certainly we'd like to keep Adam here."
• Doghouse's Postgame WPA Chart: "Game 102: Rain can't stop deez Nats"
- Got yer number: Ian Desmond (+16.5%) is 2-3 with a double and an HR, continuing his domination of Derek Lowe (career 5-8, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB).
- Bounceback: Scott Olsen (+2.6%) keeps the Nationals in the game and leaves with a lead, going 6 IP with 2 ER before the rain (although with 2 BB to only 1 SO).
- Who? Wil Nieves (+8.6%) reminds us who he is with a two-run single to put the Nationals ahead for good in the fourth (+11.9%).
- Timely: Drew Storen (+12.6%) neatly escapes an 8th-inning leadoff baserunner with a double play (+18.4%).
• Miss The Game? The DC Faithful Were Watching:
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| 1 | plebescite - 70 |
| 2 | ajk9hy - 61 |
| 3 | Doghouse - 52 |
| 4 | MissB - 45 |
| 5 | Berndaddy - 40 |
| 6 | wxguy - 34 |
| 7 | RoscoeNats - 33 |
| 8 | sweetpearacer - 33 |
| 9 | Dave at NNN - 30 |
| 10 | bluelineswinger - 20 |
Final Score: Nats 5, Braves 3.
Nationals Now 44-58.
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So, what's Olsen got on the scorekeeper?
The shot past Desmond was in no way one that could be fielded with “ordinary effort”. That is, not an error.
The pitch past Nieves was clearly a wild pitch, not a passed ball.
Come on, score-keep! Shake yourself!
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
They were talking during the game that Desi's rep may have earned him the tough call...
No one seemed to think it was an E.
Was surprised the Marlins are now challenging for the lead.
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 29, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Morse hit an RBI groundout to score Dunn, not a single?
I remember being impressed with Dunn’s speed game on the play.
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
He did thanks. And Dunn's speed game is just one of the many tools he posses....
I mean, Dunn’s overrated, completely overrated, what do scouts see in this strikeout machine? I mean the K’s? All those K’s? Seriously, it’s almost unbelieveable…and his horrible D at first…he can’t scoop or pick it. Put simply, Dunn stinks.
[Did the scouts go away? SHAKE N BAKE!!!]
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 29, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, oh well. I guess we're stuck with him.
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
Dunn looks dealt...
Heyman is still peddling the Jackson rumour on twitterverse.
Ian Desmond is my hero!
If they traded Dunn for Edwin Jackson
I would lose all sorts of respect for Rizzo.
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
by RobBobS on Jul 29, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Halfway through the day everyone was backing off...
Now they’re back on…going to collect all the chatter after I eat a little something…
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 29, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Just checked Twitter...
Right now, the chatter is, if Dunn gets dealt, it will likely be to Tampa Bay. What prospects do they have to offer us???
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot.
Vogt, Beckham, Velasquez, Moore, McGee, Barnese. Pretty much anyone minus Djenn and Hell Boy.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Would they be willing to give them up for someone they really don't need???
They have a power-hitting first baseman in Peña, and Dunn doesn’t want to DH…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
That's why the Rays are more interested in Hammer.
Provides the upgrade in RF (where they’d play him), since they would be able to keep Zobrist at 2B, rotate Brignac, S-Rod, and Bartlett at 2B/SS/DH.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Everyone's more interested in Hammer.
Hammer’s only moved if we get a king’s ransom for him. He’s controlled; he could move during the offseason to a larger market; and there’s not a quality outfielder who could immediately pick up his role in the system. He’s Jason Bay plus at a fraction of the price.
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But Pena is due for a big raise next year.
I think he’s a free agent, if not, he’s definitely arb eligible. I doubt Dunn’s in their price bracket, but he could help them go all in for a run at the World Series crown before they have to start breaking up the core group by cutting bait with Crawford and maybe one of the more expensive starters.
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Not really due for a raise next year...
.209/.333/.436 slash line… but very similar power numbers to Dunn (22 hrs) and better defense…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Power hitters = premium
He’s earning more than $10M. Therefore the Rays probably won’t keep him.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
He's putting up Kingmanesque numbers right now...
How is that “premium???”
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Some people love the dingers.
I certainly hope we wouldn’t consider him as a Dunn replacement.
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Oh, please, don't even say that...
Peña is not a middle of the line-up anchor or a gigantic clubhouse presence. The only similarity between the two is in HR totals…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He is not a gigantic clubhouse presence? Complete lie, unless clubhouse presence = trouble-maker
He may only fancy us with his ISO stats, but to call him anything other than a leader is a shame. I’ve had the pleasure to speak with him on short occasions, and the man is funny and kind. He’d be a great fit for any clubhouse.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Didn't say he wasn't a leader...
Just said he wasn’t a larger-than-life presence in the dugout like our very own Dunnkey…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh everyone has their own unique thing
Dunnkey is awesome, but Pena is awesome and enthusiastic in his own way as well. imo
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Your right...
I was wrong to be hating on Peña, but I just love the Dunnkey so much, I need to give the team as many reasons as I can as to why she should stay…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha its all good
And if I had my way, I’d take Dunnkey and her brilliant self too. I also loved his little Eeuker rendezvous— ballsy and just seemed right and okay to do.
He’s a good guy and character to build our franchise around, and just a good guy [who will produce] that we need on our team.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
We're resigned to letting him go if the price is too high.
Even with no ML-ready replacement (Dan Johnson comes closest to an internal solution, unless Zobrist will be placed there— but that negates his defensive contributions), it’s all about price.
Our (Rays) payroll is definitely going to drop next year, and it’s just a matter of how much. And yes Dunn is only a temp/rental guy. Don’t discount the Rays staying potential though, DJenn and Hell Boy are valuable additions and a Garza trade could net us some good guys as well..
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
As long as there are surplus arms, Tampa Bay will be okay.
Tampa could also try to get Marrero as a supplemental piece in a Nats deal as a potential 1B option. I don’t know their system that well.
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Good pieces (and Beckham) at A+
And plenty of good pieces in Durham. A lot of it lies in pitching and the middle infield though, in regards to our premier talent.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Middle infield talent is certainly of interest to the Nats.
I think if they’re wise they will be looking at either Espinosa or Desmond to be effective but not both.
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If the stars align, I'd certainly inquire about Beckham
He’s disappointed so far and is toiling in A+, but he still has lots of tools and will probably be behind Zobrist/Brignac/S-Rod in the near future.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
That doesn't sound like our MO.
We’re going to want prospects who project to be MLB ready by 2012. Seems like trading for an infielder who sounds like he’s behind Espinosa would be tough for them.
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MOAR MLB-READY PROSPECTZ!!!!!
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Dan Johnson is not a prospect
He’s 31.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Jul 29, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right. But he is a guy who can contribute in the majors immediately with his bat.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
TB haz all de prospectz
sorry.
The Rays are stacked. they have 3-4 MLB redy arms and several very athletic outfielders ready to break through as well.
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Jul 29, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Desmond has become the dumping ground for defensive miscues.
That didn’t look like an error from my far vantage point. On the other hand, Morse’s misplay that led to the “triple” earlier in the game did.
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El Duque pitched today!!!!!!
Allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 1 IP… Not bad for a 44 year-old who hasn’t pitched in 3 years…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 7:56 PM EDT reply actions
against 19 year olds, too!
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by Dave at Nats News Network on Jul 29, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Where did he pitch and why isn't he assigned to permanent mentor duty on Maya yet.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
He is currently scouting the GCL for Maya perhaps.
On the other hand, how long until that signing can be official? You keep thinking some other squad will swoop in and wow him with even bigger bucks.
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Pitched in the GCL...
And I’m sure he and Maya will become best pals over the next month…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
Best pals with Maya is always positive.
Got to get that Cuban up here as soon as possible. Want him to get the jump on guys like Marquis ASAP.
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To be fair to the Nats, Maya hasn't pitched competitively in 9 months...
And we should Marquis one more chance before we declare the career of our $15 million investment DOA…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
They've directly contradicted that in public statements so far.
They’ve said stuff like “we consider him to be close to MLB ready”. And we have know idea of the terms of the deal. Could very well be close to or exceeding the 15M we’ve given Marquis.
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After reading a bit into it, I have a feeling that ETA could be mid-next season.
Just a gut feeling, but I don’t think he’ll be ready by Spring Training.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
What I've been hearing is that he could get 1-2 starts this year to see how he does...
I can’t say anything for sure though…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing is for sure until he gets signed and does a little bit of time in the minors.
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I know we did, and that didn't work out very well...
I ended up having to chuck my Jose Rijo vintage baseball card into the trash…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Who Maya or Marquis?
I assume you’re talking about Maya.
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I'm bummed that I won't get to see us play Oswalt tomorrow in person.
We all realize that with this debut there will be total infestation of Philly fans. They come anyways. It’s summertime, and now there will be even more drive up with those who want to see their new savior pitch. At least we’ll have the confidence to know that we’ve roughed up Oswalt before and can beat him again this year. I’m likely to support Nyjer Morgan on Saturday and will definitely be there for Sunday’s game.
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I'll be there...
Any tips on how to get underneath the skin of Phils fans? Mention the Cliff Lee deal? Talk about the scariness of having Kevin Kolb as your starting quarterback?
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Kevin Kolb won't bother most
Cliff Lee will. Or the fact that Philly fans booed Santa Claus.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Let me say this...
The Iggles are NOT a playoff team with Kolb as their starting QB… And Philly fans will boo anyone if they get drunk enough…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We don't know what they are.
Football is not but so predictable because injuries always happen. They’ve made the playoffs when McNabb got hurt and Jeff Garcia was their starter. They can certainly make it with Kolb.
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Kolb is pretty darn good
And they have weapons. For a change, it’s going to be the defense that has more questions surrounding it.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Garcia had led teams to the playoffs multiple times...
I will say this for Kolb, he has a decent enough arm, and the Iggles have the best young recieving corps that I have seen in 20 years…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
But a corpse of their vaunted d-lines of the past, a corpse of their vaunted secondaries of the past, and the usual lack of LBs
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Eagles have a solid organization.
And it’s hard to see them completely falling off a cliff. They remind me somewhat of the Braves in that they seem to continually be able to generate talent from within and draft well. Core has been homegrown for the most part. Offensively, Westbrook, McNabb, that wideout who kills us, and others are home grown talent. Most ’Skins come from outside of the org it seems.
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Never seemingly complete though.
And that was always the biggest problem. Always the closest to being the best, but lacking in an area that impacted their chances to win the championship. Sometimes that was wide received, sometimes that was linebacker, sometimes that was the d-line, sometimes that was the o-line.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
And sometimes it's just luck and injuries.
They got to a superbowl and they could have won it. They’ve had more success over the longer haul than just about everybody in the divsion for awhile. Philly’s extremely tough to stomach. The Flyers’ booting the Caps from the playoffs last year and the Flyers’ going as far as they did this year, especially coming from 3-0 down against Boston made me sick.
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I was in Jacksonville, sigh sigh
I’m trying to avoid the ire of everyone on here considering the GLB ordeal, but I do like the Iggles and I have family and friends in the greater Philly area. I remember when we booed Santa Claus again in that beatdown against Seattle on Sunday Night Football, and I lost a lot of money on that Super Bowl.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Not everyone roots DC slate.
Patrick’s a Penguins fan, which is potentially a serious inhibitor to the growth and develop of Federal Baseball.
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I'm a Padres fan in denial
But I can love the Nats too, and it just makes me a better baseball fan and appreciator of the game.
Someday, every fan can be a Nats fan and the local community can rally behind this team. And I’ll do as much as I can to contribute to the effort, for sure.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Wince...
should be sarcasmd.
While I believe that all Penguins, Flyers, Yankees, BoSox, Phillies, Cowboys, and Eagles fans are all deluded individuals who were brainwashed or seduced by the forces of evil, I ain’t trying to say Patrick’s being a Penguins fan hurts Federal Baseball in any way. Unless he starts banning me for blowing the Caps horns, it’s all good.
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by souldrummer on Jul 29, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
They're almost proud they booed Santa Claus.
And McNabb has yet to play a game. Ah, yes. That’s always one. Philly’s never one a Superbowl.
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The Ryan Howard contract will be one of focus.
We’re paying our first basemen 12Mil this year to be better than your 125M man Ryan Howard. Plus he doesn’t hit his home runs in a bandbox.
It’s extremely hard to get under the skin of Philly fans without having a sense of humor to me. Generally my move is to kind of laugh at our team and downplay us and then play into the shame of the opposition when they lose.
Some stuff I was saying during the two games I went to.
Game 1: “Tonight his name will be K-ward.” “Why do you want to come out here tonight? You guys are going to win the other two games of the series?” “You guys just turned Miguel Batista into Stephen Strasburg.”
Game 3: “Bobby Cox may be a Hall of Fame manager but he doesn’t seem to know enough not to pitch to Wil Nieves with an open base and godawful hitting Scott Olsen as the pitcher behind him.” “How could the mighty Braves lose two out of three to the lowly Nationals?” Much easier to talk when we’re winning.
Phillies fans though to me are experiencing a lot of hubris right now. They are high on the hog and they feel that they can be the Yankees of the NL. I don’t know how sustainable their payroll is. They’re banking on Domonic Brown being a baller so they can have Werth walk and get compensation while cutting some salary. The pitching is buy at premium rather than develop right now.
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Dang.
Looks like the Phillies clearly won the Oswalt trade. They didn’t give up much that will hurt them, and they got the Astros to contribute cash too. When do we get to a deal with the D’Backs or Astros?
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Yeah but they also conceded that Cliff Lee was a complete mistake.
Do I want Cliff Lee’s relatively paltry salary for one more season + the comp picks from the Yankees or Oswalt, his albatross of a contract, and his violent mechanics, plus losing a decent pitcher in Happ?
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
They got a lot of cash with Oswalt, though.
Lee would still have gone free agency after this year. Fangraphs is suggesting that they didn’t give up much in the way of prospects, the Astros kicked in 10-11M in the deal, and that the Phillies will have Oswalt for the grand total of 12.5 Mil the next two years. If they do a better job of providing greater depth in the bullpen for next year, they will be a truly scary team next year as well. My hope was that Philly could fall back a bit next year with losing Werth and Dominic Brown having some struggles and Blanton and Moyer falling off of a cliff. Oswalt gives them Halladay, Oswalt, and Hamels at the top of their rotation and it seems hard to see how their starting pitching can let them down over the long haul.
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I didn't know the specifics with the money, thanks for informing me.
If that’s the case and they’re paying a net of ~$6M, that’s brilliant. Two expendable prospects (probably B- on a Sickels at best?) and JA Happ is almost an equivalent to the Dan Haren trade.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
How do you get a net of 6M?
Is that subtracting out Happ’s money?
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12.5/2 ? With Happ's near-$500K, the net bump in payroll per season would be a little less than $6M
Happ is pre-arb, arb in 2012 I think
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12.5/1.3 or so.
Course the value goes up if he’s actually part of pushing them past the Braves. Braves have got to feel the pressure to make a more significant move in Bobby Cox’s final year. They’ve lost a considerable portion of their lead with the series loss to the Nats and the Phillies streak. Phillies add Oswalt giving up very little. Braves add Alex Gonzalez giving up potentially coming back to bite you later Yuniel Escobar.
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And Yuni has been stellar [and rejuvenated] so far in Toronto.
Wren will do something— just how much is left to be seen. Perhaps McLouth figuring it out could be that “boost” they need.
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
I'm not exactly confident we'll be winning any of these games...
Game 1: Oswalt v. Stammen
Game 2: Blanton v. Detwiler (not a great matchup, but this may be our first Dunn-less game)
Game 3: We have NO IDEA who are starter will be…
On the bright side, this will make their eventual humiliation much funnier to watch if we win…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Also I just went to Talking Chop and noticed they put “Braves at Natinals” for today’s game.
What losers. So happy we won this series. That’s what they get for making fun of us…
Haha it's okay, we won!!!
The Braves are definitely a classy organization though
Sunshine will come to Nats Park, I promise.
Yeah I know... well maybe their fans are not so classy..
but honestly it’s getting old and it’s not very funny anymore.
On the NL East scale of things...
…the Braves fans are classier. As long as they don’t do that damn Chop. Then they aren’t classy.
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I really don't mind when opposing fans do that, especially when we're at home.
Lot of opposition fans underestimate us, and it makes me proud when we can overcome that stuff and shut them up. Braves fans were kind of shellshocked today. They see the Phillies gaining on them. They got beaten by Miguel Batista and a guy who hasn’t started in months. They’re starting to bit their fingernails a bit.
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Obviously, they weren't watching the game.
Otherwise, they’d have known that the Natinals didn’t show up. THE FREAKING NATIONALS DID.
Natinals will probably show up sometime this weekend against Philly. Probably Saturday when I’m there because that’s how they roll.
heal, Lulu, heal!
by sweetpearacer on Jul 29, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
For those who may have missed it:
Nationals = good (and winning) Nats
Natinals = bad (lolzy and losing) Nats
heal, Lulu, heal!
by sweetpearacer on Jul 29, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Naw it was just Dunnkey's attempts to lighten up the clubhouse
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The Brewers just pulled Fielder from the trading block b/c they think they're in contention...
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed...
They’re a little bit delusional over there in Milwaukee. Must be the beer goggles…
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by Nationalpastime9 on Jul 29, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus they're a central divison NL team...
when a team gets to third place in the division, they get giddy and think they have a serious shot at getting to the playoffs somehow. Never mind often the giddy team is closer to fourth place rather than second place in the standings.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"--The Brain
Sweep the mighty Nationals...
…and you can start feeling confident. Certainly the ChiSox sweep of the Nats did a lot to vault them into first place.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
The ChiSox wreaked havoc ....
on the NL teams they played in inter-league this year. The Nationals had the misfortune to scheduled against them this year.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"--The Brain
FOXSports.com's Jon Morosi reporting Nats are aboot to deal Capps to the Twins...
for…C Wilson Ramos
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 29, 2010 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
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