National Daily Evolutions 2/16/11
by David Huzzard on Feb 16, 2011 11:01 AM EST
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PrintI don't normally ask you guys for help, but this is a special situation. My sister's two year old beagle, Riley, is currently locked in the pound and will be put down on the 22nd unless a new home can be found. She is looking to move the dog (easier than moving Michael Young) and is hoping to find a taker. For more information please e-mail me and I can put you in contact with my sister if interested.
Congrats to Ian Desmond on the impending birth of his first child. --Ben Goessling at masnsports.com
Remember when Ryan Church thought all he had to do to be the CF was show up? Ian Desmond is under no such illusion and is ready to fight for his spot, and history is on Desmond's side when it comes to cutting down on the errors. --Adam Kilgore at washingtonpost.com
Storen sure did look nervous during his debut. He now says he is calm and relaxed and ready to take over the closer's role. --Bill Ladson from nationals.com
Zimmerman wasn't mad at the Nationals when Dunn wasn't retained. He was just upset about losing a close friend and teammate. --Mark Zuckerman at csnwashington.com
The loss of Dunn leaves a gaping hole in the middle of the Nats order, but the top of the order was the real problem in 2010, and that has to get better to have any sort of success in 2011. --Adam Kilgore at washingtonpost.com
Pitchers and catchers reporting should be a happy time of year, but for everyone's favorite doom and gloomer it is just another day. --Dave Nichols from natsnewsnetwork.com
Aside from a few with visa problems (Henry Rodriguez, Elvin Ramirez) all Nationals pitchers and catchers have reported. --Bill Ladson via Twitter
Last season Livan Hernandez was a steadying force, and unless something unforeseen happens he is likely to be rewarded with Opening Day duties. --Adam Kilgore at washingtonpost.com
The Nationals rotation doesn't have any starters that can claim to be anything more than a number 3 on their best day, but it is still a lot better than anything they have had in the past. --Mark Zuckerman from csnwashington.com
Kristen Hudak started out like any other Nationals fan blogger, but has since moved on to being a professional fan. --Scott Stewrat at teddyneverwins.com
Spring Training 2011 is only step one in Bryce Harper's 2011 campaign. --Byron Kerr from masnsports.com
If Wang can get healthy he is a ground ball machine. --nationalsreview.com
Danny Espinosa recovered from an injury while Bob Boone laid turf. --Ben Goessling at masnsports.com
Flores, Detwiler, Morgan, Marquis, and Harper will all be interesting to watch in Spring Training. --Mac at section409.com
The first major league baseball player to speak with fangraphs audiois none other than new National, Matt Antonelli. --Carson Cistulli from fangraphs.com
Rockies sign Jesus Colome. --Ben Nicholson-Smith at mlbtraderumors.com
Jason Bergmann has an injured shoulder. --Peter Abraham at boston.com
Luis Atilano DFA'd. --Ben Goessling at masnsports.com
Inspired by Stephen Strasburg a couple senators want to ban smokeless tobacco from baseball. --Craig Calcaterra from nbcsports.com
General Baseball
Being locked in a stadium after a long rain delay sure sounds like it could be fun. --deadspin.com
Yesterday Tony LaRussa said the union was pressuring Pujols. This might not have been the wisest course of action. --Jeff Passan from yahoosports.com
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From the video on Zuckerman:
“Amazing when you consider that this time last year Livo wasn’t even on a major league roster.”
I’m sure that’s got to give the “Oh no, Livo!” lobby some ammo.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Beagle rescue
Has your sister contacted the Beagle Rescue group? Every dog beed has dedicated rescue groups to prevent “their” dogs from the pound fate. I don’t have a link for you now and am about to head out the door for the day. But she or you can Google Beagle Rescue. Also I’ll look for more info when I get back.
Good luck to her.
"Baseball is a game played by the dexterous but only understood by the POIN-dexterous."
Professor Frink (from MoneyBart Episode )
by MissB on Feb 16, 2011 11:44 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Holy chit?
@AdamKilgoreWP: Roger Bernadina has bulked up. Here’s photographic evidence from Jonathan Newton. http://wapo.st/dQODzT #Nats
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 Feb 16, 2011 12:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
"He looked more like a strong safety than a left fielder."
Don’t think anyone needs to give Dan Snyder any ideas
That was the first thing that came to me as well.
He certainly has better hands than Carlos Rogers.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Yet he was employed by the 'Skins last year.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Rogers is a solid NFL cornerback
It seems from some of his quotes that he expects to be paid like an elite cornerback, which is a problem. Since Shawn Springs left, and possibly somewhat before that, Rogers gives up fewer completions for fewer yards than his colleagues. If he could actually, you know, catch, he would be an elite cornerback. But turnovers are so huge in the NFL that not being able to make a play when it’s there makes him much less effective than he could be.
I'm aware of Rogers' strengths
But thanks for putting them here for those who are not. He tackles well too and is solid in a lot of ways.
Of course, he’s also in deep financial gumshoe that might explain why he’s determined to get paid like an elite cornerback.
Let’s just say he’s really, really, really hoping there’s no lockout.
[facepalm]
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
by souldrummer on Feb 17, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Geezz.. I thought he was big last year.
Hopefully all the added muscle boosts his performance to grab that LF spot.
Roger Bernadina For LF!
He looks good..........
Hopefully he will win the spot……Then Kick Ankiels butt………Then come on this web site……..Clean out the doubters……..
The third Nat busted for PEDs this offseason?
"I was a victim of a series of accidents. As are we all."
---Malachi Constant
by The Herndon Kid on Feb 16, 2011 3:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The only place I had for the camera was on a shelf above my computer so I was looking down at the screen while the camera was angled down at me.
by David Huzzard on Feb 16, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
72 games
That’s your story. That’s what you’ve committed to and now we’ve got the proof. Nice job, though, Huzz.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Commented over there as well.
Any time I go to one of these kind of links I try to drop a comment so that the people that take the time to produce them no that they are not just shouting out into the void.
John Carlson: A real American hero taking names and settling scores.
Souldrummer: A regular guy trying to join Adam Dunn, Jordan Zimmermann, and Garrett Mock as one of RobBobS' guys.
Now I see why Rob Dibble frequently called him Roger "The Body" Bernadina
The funniest thing about this is that it never caught on. At all.
"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?" - Allen Iverson
I always saw it as a tip of the hat to the former governor of Minnesota.
Aim for the head baby Jesus
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