A Nats Thanksgiving

by ricksnats on Nov 22, 2011 2:14 PM EST

I am thankful that Wilson Ramos is safe.

I am thankful that Strasburg appears to have fully recovered.

I am thankful we have the best third baseman in the league.

I am thankful the league hasn't figured out Morse yet (any DAY now......).

I am thankful that Werth used up so many miserable at-bats during a year we weren't going to contend anyway.

I am thankful for all our young pitchers.

I am thankful for the young, talented, and improving gloves and bats in the middle of our infield.

I am certainly thankful (as were we all, time and again this past season) for Clippard and for Storen.

I am thankful for an organization that finally has some depth.

I am thankful for Lerner's pocket depth. :-)

And I am thankful for Patrick and FB. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.

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Comments

Well said.

Especially the first and last…

Brain: "Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Yes, ... wait, ... no, ... never mind"

by jbg2772 on Nov 22, 2011 5:24 PM EST reply actions

"Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence In All We Do" - USAF Core Values

by sullyzz on Nov 22, 2011 9:24 PM EST up reply actions

Reddington stats as of Nov 23, 2011........ 4010 posts, 85497 comments, 21.32CtP ratio...

Thanks for all the words!!!!

"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...

by cat daddy3000 on Nov 23, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

That's a pretty solid CtP ratio.

Thanks all.

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Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

by Patrick Reddington on Nov 23, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

the counting stats are the most impressive.....can't even hazard a guess as to the *WAA+ number....

the CtP ratio can fluctuate greatly by a SSS, and only becomes useful, although not predictive, when considering the GSS!! (ginormous sample size!!) here….

*Writing Above Average…

"Even when I retire and live here in Houston, I don't want to go watch American League baseball." Lance Berkman......LBIMH...

by cat daddy3000 on Nov 23, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions