Game 126: Wake me for the end.
by Doghouse on Aug 24, 2010 10:24 PM EDT
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- Oops x 2: John Lannan (-25.8%) goes 5 innings and fans 3, walking none, with two pitches he probably wants back: a three-run HR in the 2nd (-17.7%) and a 2-run shot in the 4th (-13.6%).
- Early rally-killer: Adam Dunn (-5.4%) hits into the inning-ending GDP in the first with runners on the corners (-11.1%)
- Late rally: Adam Kennedy (+4.9%) has a bases-clearing double to bring the Nats within one in the bottom of the 9th (+10.0%).
- Rally FAIL: Ryan Zimmerman (-0.9%) flies out to end the game (-15.0%).
- Unlikely WPA batting leader: John Lannan (+6.2%) is 0-0 with a sac bunt ROE.
- Likely WPA batting trailer: Nyjer Morgan (-13.9%) is 1-5 with 5 LOB, and possibly the awesomest defensive-indifference I've seen all season (jogging to third when the shift was on against Dunn--as the pitcher stepped off and watched him).
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Are the Nats just going through the motions
Has Adam Dunn mailed it in already. I’d think he’d be playing for that big contract.
Why not us? Why not now?
Dunn did pick up a couple of walks tonight, right?
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
Did anyone have what Lannan said after the game?
people are saying he threw Riggleman under the bus? did anyone hear it?
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Aug 24, 2010 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
I heard it...
Deb asked him about how overworked the bullpen has been and Lanny said something very close to, “Don’t ask me about that. Our manager chooses to manage that way.”
Oh right, John.
Perhaps he wouldn’t have to manage that way if you could ever find it within yourself to pitch more than 6 innings without giving up 5 or 7 runs.
Rob
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." -- Red Smith
very interesting.
maybe the strain of losing is starting to get to people.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Aug 24, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to hear content and tone before I bash him for that.
Bottom line is that this was a really bad start that shows how fine the line is between success and catastrophic failure for someone with his skill set. I also suspect he was in a real bad move after the game and putting a mike in front of him could have led him to drop the mask for a sec.
Help us Jordan Zimmermann you’re our only hope for hope down the stretch.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
by souldrummer on Aug 24, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Debbi asked him a follow up on the bullpen, after Lannan praised their effort...
He was also asked about the bullpen, and the fact they are often asked to pitch up to four innings in every game. “I’ve got nothing to say about that, because that’s just the way our manager manages, and that’s it.”
http://www.masnsports.com/index_medialounge.php?show_id=400806&p=
it’s the last question asked in the segment.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Aug 25, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I watch Lie to Me on FOX, so I consider myself an expert on reading facial expressions. Lannan looked away and then showed contempt when he answered.
I’m not really an expert…shocking. It’s a great show though and you should all watch.
yeah, not to read too much into it (you can all watch for yourself)
but it seems like he looked around to see who may be standing around before he answered.
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by Dave at District Sports Page on Aug 25, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Riggles will let him throw 150 pitches through 7 innings next time.
There’s no chance Riggles doesn’t hear the quote.
He disrespected Mr. Riggles!
I think it's frustating for Lannan.
When the bullpen was incompetent, he was allowed to eat innings even in some of his less than best starts. I think his last inning was relatively clean and he probably wanted a chance to keep pitching. Given that JMax gave such a poor at bat, you can’t blame him for wanting to stay in the game. Of course, making this comment after the bullpen shut out the opposition for four innings after he gave up two HR and five runs before they came in may indicate that his anxiety over his own status with the team may be turning some of the censors off.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park. In Rizzo and Ramos we trust.
I'm imagi
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 Aug 25, 2010 9:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm imagining what facial expressions Roscoe's making...
…while he writes this and drawing my own conclusions as to his motivations…
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 Aug 25, 2010 9:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
On the bright side ...
Did I see Mrs. Doghouse on the Jumbotron? :-)
Really?
She’s holding out on me! What inning was it?
"And everybody lived happily ever after. Except the Phillies and the Mets. The End." --Sasskuash
Friend of Dukes and Desmond #3
Not sure
They’re all a blur before the 9th. It might have been the 7th inning stretch, but I really couldn’t say. She did flag me down in the concourse while I was on a food run by saying “Hey, are you d_c_guy?” :-) I saw you guys standing in the 9th, too bad Zim’s drive found a glove instead of grass.
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