"'And I think, Rob [Dibble], the thing that's so disappointing is I think all of us came out of the winter and out of Spring Training figuring we were beyond nights like this,' [MASN's] Bob Carpenter said. 'You know, this stuff was in the past.'"
MASN TV Analyst Bob Carpenter putting into words what all Nats fans were thinkning during last night's game, as captured by -- Washington Post D.C. Sports Bog writer Dan Steinberg."'Are we envious of it? Yeah, of course we are. It's kind of embarrassing to get booed on Opening Day in your home stadium, but that's how it is.'" - Ryan Zimmerman
- Ryan Zimmerman talking about getting booed by Philly fans on Opening Day in Nationals Park in MLB.com's Bill Ladson's article entitled, "Morse starts, exits with left calf strain""I just feel it's so funny cause Stephen, I think, had the situation figured out before he left for Spring Training, because the last thing he asked me before he left was, 'You know, what do you do when you want to make a club but you're not sure if they're gonna let you?'" - SDSU Skipper Tony Gwynn on Sirius/XM's Insider Pitch talking about former Aztecs' ace Stephen Strasburg.
From an MLB.com article by Peter Gammons: "The Nationals have been looking for another veteran starting pitcher, but privately, they're hoping that come midseason, their rotation will be John Lannan, Jason Marquis, Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann and Chien-Ming Wang. "'We're having trouble holding Wang back,' said GM Mike Rizzo."
MLB.com: Peter Gammons, "Gammons: Postcards from the road".Belliard to Dodgers for RHP Luis Garcia and PTBNL!
According to MASH post-game show.MASNSports.com's Phil Wood is reporting that the Nationals have called up Pete Orr to replace the injured Nyjer Morgan on the roster: "Why Orr? Two reasons: one, Willie Harris will take over in centerfield, and they need a new utility guy off the bench; and two, a couple of NL clubs have scouts following the Nats with a specific focus on Ronnie Belliard. Should Belliard be traded, they'll need someone with specific second base experience."
"Morgan DL'd, Orr Back" - MASNSports.com's Phil Wood.You know how much I would have paid him?! Zero! He's never put on a jock! I would have said to him, you'll make millions IF you perform. IF you do this, and IF you do this. Every sentence would have started with IF.
Phil Rizzo, GM Mike's Dad... (Via NJ)MLBThanks to @JonathanMayoB3 of MLB.com for confirming that @strasburg37 is NOT the real Stephen Strasburg. JonathanMayoB3 @strasburg37 is not Stephen Strasburg. Just an FYI, so don't take anything he writes today as coming from the No. 1 pick
TwitterDon't look now--but as of last night's win, we are two games above .300! Wild Card! Wild Card!!