Wire Taps: Washington Nationals In Milwaukee For Three With Brewers, Adam LaRoche's Shoulder Woes.
by Patrick Reddington on May 23, 2011 10:45 AM EDT
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Print• Programming Notes: MASN HD, 106.7 the FAN in D.C., 1500 WFED, Sirius/XM ch. 183, MLB.tv, wherever you watch it, the first game of the Nationals' three-game set in Milwaukee starts tonight at 8:10 pm EDT with Tom Gorzelanny on the mound for the Nats against the Brewers' right-hander Yovani Gallardo. The Nats try to snap the two-game losing streak that cost them their Interleague series with the Baltimore Orioles. The Brewers try to keep the momentum going after a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. Who's Watching The Nationals? What will the results of Adam LaRoche's third trip to the doctor be?
• LINKS AND LINKS AND...
• NATSBEAT:
• "'He’s not progressing at all,' Riggleman said. 'He’s getting treatment every day and he’s sore...'" - Jim Riggleman on Adam LaRoche - "Adam LaRoche will seek another opinion on ailing shoulder" - Mark Giannotto, Nationals Journal - The Washington Post
• "While the shoulder doesn't hurt when he swings the bat, LaRoche feels it is weak, and the reason he cannot generate much power." - "LaRoche's shoulder woes becoming issue" - Bill Ladson, nationals.com: News
• Stephen Strasburg on Twitter (@Stras37): "Big day tomorrow can't wait!"
• "Sometimes, baseball seems like it was invented to torment and test those who dare to play it every day for six months." - "Trying times will test Jim Riggleman’s hold on Nationals clubhouse" - Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post
• "'You can get hits, get guys in scoring position, but in scoring position with two outs? That's tough,' Espinosa said." - "Nationals' offense again left searching for big hit in loss to Orioles" - Ben Goessling, MASNSports.com
• "At least the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles have each other. It’s been years since either franchise had a whiff of a pennant race..." - "DALY: D.C., Baltimore worlds apart in sports rivalries" - Dan Daly, Washington Times
• "Entering Monday's game against Washington, the Brewers are hitting .291 at home." - "Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers: Brewers out to continue home domination" - Cash Kruth, MLB.com Preview
• Todd Coffey on Twitter (@ToddCoffey60): "Hard loss today, Jordan pitched well today, so did clip."
• "'I felt great [all afternoon],' Zimmermann said. 'The curveball was good. I felt like I could throw it wherever I wanted to.'" - "Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles: Zimmermann's one mistake costs Nats" - Bill Ladson, MLB.com WSH Recap
• "The heated exchange turned into Riggleman’s second ejection this year, although he admitted afterwards Tichenor’s call was right. " - "More on Jim Riggleman’s early ejection" - Mark Giannotto, Nationals Journal - The Washington Post
• "'You can just play the tape from any of the other games,' said Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, who’s close to running out of explanations for his team’s lack of production." - "One pitch costs Nats series against Orioles" - Amanda Comak, Washington Times
• "I wasn't a big fan of it when it began in 1997, but I was open-minded about it. Now in its 15th season, I tend to think it's run its course." - "Interleague play: Old hat?" - Phil Wood, MASNSports.com
• "Kimball blamed himself for the subpar outing. He said he threw too many off-speed pitches and threw the ball on the outside part of the plate too often." - "Kimball regroups after rough outing" - Bill Ladson, nationals.com: News
• Your Daily Message From The Dalai Lama On Twitter (@DalaiLama): "The quality of altruism is fundamental, in my opinion, and will fill our daily lives with serenity and happiness."
• NATS MINOR LEAGUE UPDATES:
• Class-A Hagerstown: Harper, Bryce 0 for 4, 1 K; Jordan, Taylor 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's, Hagerstown Suns Scoreboard
• Class-A Potomac: "Destin Hood's hot bat didn't cool off either. The Mobile, AL native went 3-5 with three doubles. He is now tied for first in the Carolina League with 16 two-baggers..." - Souza Hits HR in Third Straight, P-Nats Lose 7-6 | Potomac Nationals News
• Double-A Harrisburg: "With his second straight double-digit strikeout performance Saturday, Harrisburg's Brad Peacock surged to the top of the Eastern League leaderboard in that category." - "Sens' Peacock tosses another gem" - Josh Jackson, MiLB.com News
• Double-A Harrisburg: "If it ain't broke, why fix it? On Saturday, the Harrisburg Senators found the recipe for beating the Binghamton Mets and they followed that same game plan on Sunday to a T to garner the 4-1 victory." - "Game 39: Senators 4, Mets 1" - Mick Reinhard, The Sports 'Burger
• Double-A Harrisburg: "[Tanner] Roark was outstanding in his second start for Harrisburg this year. He pitched six innings and allowed just one run as he evened his record at 1-1." - "Roark tosses the Senators to a 4-1 win over Binghamton" - Terry Byrom, Harrisburg Senators News
• Triple-A Syracuse: "Jesus Flores and Chris Marrero both homered to give Syracuse its fourth win in five games against the Red Wings this season." - "Chiefs crush Red Wings for seventh straight win" - Syracuse Chiefs News
• NatsTown: "Chris Marrero’s three-run jack in the fifth inning was the offensive highlight, giving the Chiefs an 8-0 lead, and raising the 22-year-old’s average to .283..." - "Monday’s News & Notes" - Sue Dinem, NationalsProspects.com
• SHARKNATSTOWN:
• "That was it! A total of 12 inches would have probably given the Shark a 3 for 3 day with 6 RBIs." - "Shark Misses by "Fin"ches" Sharkadina: Roger Bernadina's Unofficial Blog
• NATSTOWN:
• "In our latest installment of 'we've run out of interesting things to post about Bryce Harper', here's a video clip of Bryce Harper fouling a ball off his knee on Sunday against the Greensboro Grasshoppers." - "Bryce Harper fouls ball off knee, falls down." - The Nat•••••s Enquirer
• "THE GOOD: Zimmermann was fantastic, throwing six innings of one-hit ball before giving up two runs on the home run in the seventh." - "GAME 46 REVIEW: Orioles Take the Battle of the Beltways Series" - Tyler Radecki, Nats News Network
• "It seems that even when the Nationals are collecting hits, they aren’t manufacturing runs the way they were early on in the season. Jim Riggleman’s "smart ball" has been absent the last two series..." - "Nationals Lose Beltway Series, Drop Two Games Against Orioles In Baltimore" - Will Yoder, The Nats Blog
• "The Nationals will be hoping to better their 21-25 record in a three-game set this week at Milwaukee, where the Brewers have just completed a weekend sweep of Colorado to improve their record to 24-23." - "A peek ahead: Nats resume NL play in Milwaukee" Mike Henderson, Hendo's Hutch | Washington Nationals Daily News
• NL EAST UPDATES:
• MUST READ - Mets: "Mostly, though, the relationship was about business. Starting in the mid-eighties, Wilpon, along with his partners, his family, and his friends, began sending money to Madoff to manage." - "Bernie Madoff, Fred Wilpon, and the Mets" - Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker
• Marlins: "Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields was so much the best on Sunday that [Josh] Johnson would have had his work cut out even if he wasn’t hurt." - "Florida Marlins’ offense goes silent in pitching mismatch" - Clark Spencer, MiamiHerald.com
• Braves: "When Nate McLouth injured his left oblique on the fourth pitch of the game Sunday, it was as if baseball gods sent a message to the Braves: The tough times aren’t over." - "McLouth hurt as punchless Braves lose again" - David O'Brien, ajc.com
• Phillies: "Utley is set to return Monday and Brown returned on Saturday, going 0-for-4 in his season debut. Their replacements did not fare well..." - "Utley's return makes Phillies East favorites" - David Schoenfeld, SweetSpot Blog - ESPN
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Surprise...........Surprise...........
.169……..3HRS……….The injury is affecting his hitting?………….
Heres a case of money, contract, age, being more important then team.
Again DUNN plays in another town. Why???
How about: Reyes, Espinosa, ZIMM, DUNN, Werth, Ramos, BERNIE, Ankiel………
Disagree
It may be an example of wishful thinking over the past few weeks, but it’s not a case of money, contract, age being more important than team. Or at least I’m not sure how it’s a case of money, contract, age being more important than team.
Speaking of wishful thinking, I like that lineup (although Espi whiffs a lot for a #2 hitter), but it is wishful thinking. Reyes plays for another team and they’re not going to just give him away. What do you think it would take to get him from the Mets, especially since the Nats are a division rival? Zimm is hurt, and the absence of Adam Dunn is not the problem here. If Adam was in town, hitting his .190/.308/.345 (in a ballpark that is much more hitter-friendly than Nats Park) and adding his below-average defense to the mix he’d be dragging the team down at least as much as LaRoche has been, for almost twice as much money for twice as many years.
Reyes..............
Is a free agent……….I would not trade for him……..
Reyes on the NATS is just an idea…….The idea that you have to have “allstar” type players mixed with young players……….
We had ZIMM and DUNN in 09-10. For two years I tried to sell the idea of LF Holliday ……..I had no idea we would then get Werth. You can’t then get rid of DUNN.
I will never forgive Rizzo for getting rid of DUNN until he is fired of we make the playoffs………..You just don’t get rid of your best player WHO wants to play in this football town.
Three allstar players.......
Being the main idea.
As for money/contract……..Laraoche played to try to justify his money when we he knew he was in pain………..
.169 over 150 abs is not a slump
Of course LaRoche played to justify his money when he knew he was in pain
That’s the default setting on most athletes this side of Carl Pavano. I’d be a lot more concerned about LaRoche if he didn’t want to play through pain and justify his money. The fact that he might be physically unable to do so is for the team to figure out.
Dunn has never been the best player on this team. In the two years that Dunn was here, Ryan Zimmerman was clearly better. And (by the way) Dunn has also sucked this year. If you’re going to assume that Dunn regresses (positively) to his career numbers, you really should afford LaRoche the same assumption.
.169 over 150 abs is not a slump
But .190 over 142 at bats (169 plate appearances) is a slump?
Look, I was chanting “SIGN ADAM DUNN” at the last home game of the season last year – as Doghouse is my witness! I miss the Dunn-key. But I’m under no illusions that he’s more than he is. Dunn was an All-Star once (in 2002) and through hard work (and a position shift) he elevated his defense … to merely below average. Rizzo did put an offer on the table to Dunn that was more than any NL team was willing to pay him. The White Sox put up more, simply because they had a place to use his bat without suffering from his glovework. I wish the big guy well, and hope that he snaps out of his current slump … or whatever you want to call it … soon.
Donkey
Posada is 0-for-25 against lefties this season, one of only three players in the last five years to begin a season 0-for-25 or worse versus southpaws, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Last year, the White Sox’s Mark Kotsay started 0-for-25, and Adam Dunn, also with the White Sox, is 0-for-30 this season.
SHARK AT MILLER PARK
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SHARK VS. BREWERS: FIGHT!!!
Every shark needs a fin.
Bernadina's got a fan.
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LOL. Miller Park is one of my old haunts. (Wrigley Field North)
I really enjoy this picture.
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on May 23, 2011 3:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Another Nats Note to add to the list
With his dominating start and excellent peripheral stats, John Sickels has moved Brad Peacock’s prospect status from “sleeper” to “awake.”
Big surprise:
@washingnats: The #Nats are leaning toward putting 1B Adam LaRoche on the disabled list.
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 May 23, 2011 2:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Morse and...Pudge?
@washingnats: As of right now, the #Nats are not planning to call up Chris Marrero.
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 May 23, 2011 2:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh, I'm sure the Cards would do that deal in a heartbeat.
Wouldn’t you? LOL
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on May 23, 2011 3:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How 'bout if we throw in Stairs, too?
"I don't believe in luck, but it was just one of those things where it wasn't really skill, either." --Jerry, jr.
Hey, don't be trading my Riggles...hehe
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on May 23, 2011 3:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And Stairs.........
Laraoche keeps Stairs on the team…………..Laroche goes-Ankiel comes back. Zimm comes back-Bixler gone………..Laroache comes back- BooBuy Matt “eyeliner is so high school” Stairs 3-30……….
You would think Stairs would just leave out of pure and utter embarassment.
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on May 23, 2011 3:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lineups today, with LaRoche obviously absent...
Bernadina-8, Desmond-6, Werth-9, Nix-7, Ramos-2, Morse-3, Espinosa-4, Hairston-5, Gorzelanny-1
Listen to that WereWerth Howl!!!
by Nationalpastime9 on May 23, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
You know with Zim in there for Hairston, that's almost a ML lineup
Or at least as close to one as we’re likely to see this sesason. And of course with Hairston instead of the FOTF it’s not all that close to a ML lineup.
In other news, I’ll be at Friday’s game when the team comes back from the road. Sadly, I think Lannan will be pitching. I’ll bring band-aids for my eyes …
It would be a sub-average lineup even with FoF
Not convinced yet that Shark is for reelz, Desi and Espi are probably not going to be All Stars, Morse is shaky, and Ramos…? Well, it’s a tough call for him.
Rob
-- In baseball we trust.
If LaRoche has the surgery though.....
He won’t be coming back off the DL anytime soon. I think letting Marrero get some more time in AAA is smart, because I think the whole idea was to let him have this year and possibly next to develop and make either a mid-season or September call-up at age 23-24. Still young for a position player and since he defense is improving, why not teach him big league defense from LaRoche. That was probably the reason for the LaRoche signing.
As for Marrero, if Stairs simply can’t do it, then Marrero is the only callup to be had since he is the only position player on the 40-man aside from Bixler. Nobody in AA or Potomac, just Harper in Hagerstown and THAT ISN’T GOING TO HAPPEN. Tough spot here, but it would be a shame to bring Marrero up and then gets destroyed. Not very good for player development.
Name a number between three and five.
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Threeve.
If LaRoche has surgery it's entirely possible that Rizzo
will try to make a deal with another team although I can’t think of any team off the top of my head that would be willing to deal.
I fear for Marrero coming up to the bigs while the team is so anemic offensively. Would be a tough time to get acclimated as a rookie.
Patiently waiting for "next year" since 1971.
by Princess Jazzy on May 23, 2011 3:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Start keeping an eye on the waiver wire...
"I don't believe in luck, but it was just one of those things where it wasn't really skill, either." --Jerry, jr.
Taken literally, that's kinda gross
Though not as gross as:
Nose to the grindstone
heart in the hand
sliding down the razor blade of life (thanks for that, Tom Lehrer)
... We will sing a 'Te Deum'
as we see those ICBMs/And we’ll all glow together when we go….
Brain: "Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering?"
Pinky: "Yes, but isn't a cucumber that small called a gherkin?"
what goes up must come down
that’s not my department says Warner Von Braun…
"If Stairs simply cant do...?" yerpullinmytitright? No, Stares cannot do. Anything.
…But no need to beat the bushes just yet. LaRoche goes under the knife, let Moarse play 1B. Big Mike’s, well…sort of OK with the glove, and when he’s hitting, he becomes a “truly dangerous pois-son,” as they say in the fight game. That way, Moarse and Nix both in the line-up – they look like damn washer-women in the field, but what of it – LF and 1B are good places to hide non-fielders; if they can hit.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
Pfft...
I am aware that Stairs can’t cut anything but wind these days. Just giving some, uhh, erm, optimism? He really should coach something, somewhere. Not here. Is there a “Veteran Presence Bench Coach” option so he can tell guys that eye black is lame and “back in his day” tweeting was something the birds did? Perhaps he could teach a course on “How to look at perfectly good pitches from one of modern major league baseballs’s best pitchers and let it go by for a called third strike” 101.
I haven’t seen any waiver movement outside of Podsednik who is a Phillie now. I’d just give it up to Morse for the time being and give Marrero more development time and if he plays well past the All-Star break maybe bring him up then if not save him for September.
Name a number between three and five.
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Threeve.
"Must Read"
Good call with that, great article on the Mets/Bernie Madoff relationship. Apparently causing somewhat of a stir on ESPN aswell.
I was a little surprised at the time when I read what he said about Beltran being “60-75% what he used to be”, but didn’t expect to see it on the bottom line on sportscenter.
Great article though.
Founder, President, Treasurer, and only known resident of Radford University's Natstown colony.
LaRoche
I have never seen a guy roll over so many fastballs to the right side of the infield.
You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!
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