tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post2578622745154512771..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Cashing In On The FutureScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-66344924971998747732007-06-09T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-09T14:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-77304414653035479292007-06-09T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-09T12:33:00.000-04:00I'll take the latter thanks...unless you really wa...I'll take the latter thanks...unless you really want me to believe that Casto, Wilson, Jimmerez, Resto, Snelling, Langerhans, Batista, Fick....(need I go on) are better off the bench and playing at first when Young is traded and Johnson is not ready to play everyday. Vidro is a switch hitter....like that off the bench too. I like Ronnie at second for now thanks for asking. Next time I’ll have that cup of coffee and find you a centerfielder better than Logan…that might time a few seconds……<BR/><BR/>Oh and here are the numbers<BR/><BR/>Vidro<BR/>Career 1241 4482 641 1345 310 12 118 570 2033 416 479 21 15 .362 .454 .300 <BR/><BR/>Ronnie B<BR/>Career 1099 3974 542 1082 254 21 82 454 1624 387 600 33 24 .338 .409 .272JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-58558240979934636822007-06-09T10:55:00.000-04:002007-06-09T10:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-81478067603779863412007-06-09T07:29:00.000-04:002007-06-09T07:29:00.000-04:00Don't even have to have my cup of coffee 'name one...Don't even have to have my cup of coffee 'name one". Nats are paying Vidro anyway. I would have rather had him off the bench and playing First base. Here is his line in 2007<BR/><BR/>55 225 27 65 6 0 3 20 80 19 16 0 0 .343 .356 .289 <BR/><BR/>Let's agree that Lopez attitude and play is unacceptable. We can agree to disagree on what is causing it.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-63744624299199486442007-06-09T00:11:00.000-04:002007-06-09T00:11:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-31573129074884178922007-06-08T23:07:00.000-04:002007-06-08T23:07:00.000-04:00What!?!?! Acta has infused this team with a newfou...What!?!?! <BR/>Acta has infused this team with a newfound passion. Young is playing well. Who is giving cred to? Acta. Flop is just that. Lopez needs to relize that his athlectic abilibity is going to let him coast out the Major League level. Acta sat him today. Hopefully he get his head out of his buut and puts some effort into his gameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-59394980847488265872007-06-08T22:39:00.000-04:002007-06-08T22:39:00.000-04:00Lopez has been harmed by the plan as follows:By no...Lopez has been harmed by the plan as follows:<BR/><BR/>By not getting a Major League leadoff hitter because the Plan called for not spending money Lopez is over matched as our lead off hitter, thus set up to fail.<BR/><BR/>By not spending money on any proven leadership players, Lopez has clearly lost focus. His head is not in the game and he has lost his fire....not because the Reds were better but because the Reds did not admit they are not going to try to win this year. Lopez has given up on the year because his employer has leading by example and he is following.<BR/><BR/>Lopez is harmed by the low expectations Acta has accepted. No matter the score or the effort Acta has found a silver lining. That is not major league baseball. He has come to learn from Acta that just showing up is good enough....until Acta puts the hammer down once a month on someone. Not enough.<BR/><BR/>I am not against the Plan but people need to realize that it comes with costs to young players. The Nats choose not to bring in solid vet leadership and they are paying the price with Lopez....he is not the only one to be negatively effected. Come late August it will be interesting to see what moral this team has.....<BR/><BR/>Really the point is for just normal money we could have had a centerfielder, first baseman and some vet leadership of the bench. Fick, Batista, Logan.....come on.....they are a joke!JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-76676540765398520742007-06-08T18:41:00.000-04:002007-06-08T18:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-17047865887525028032007-06-08T17:45:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:45:00.000-04:00I agree that Lopez has talent. I think the point ...I agree that Lopez has talent. I think the point was that that value is falling fast because of how he is responding to the plan and how Acta has used him in 2007. He seems very moody and has shown at least 10 separate occurrences of not hustling. He has shown several occurrences of mental errors as well. I agree he is a bad choice for lead off hitter. <BR/><BR/>All these negatives are likely caused by the Plan. My question is if we keep him what his mental state going to be after this misuse this year. The Plan has high risks and Lopez is not the only one we are going to see an adverse affect one.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-65552662557226149552007-06-08T15:40:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:40:00.000-04:00I think Bow-Bow would always like to deal Church: ...I think Bow-Bow would always like to deal Church: packaging him with Cordero to someone like Boston, as he probably dickered with at beginning of season. Mets could now use Church certainly. Irony is that the scenario has flipped somewhat in that Church is more reliable than the Chief AT THE MOMENT. <BR/><BR/>I would be happy to deal Belliard and Young, a la last year's transactions, and field minor league team essentially for balance of 2007: do not share low opinion of Lopez, as he is valuable overall. He is a terrible lead-off hitter, and his history of OBP would indicate it. Guz might even be better - try flipping them.<BR/><BR/>Finally, bring up B.Watson and try him again, as Logan (aka Willie Mays Hayes) is pathetic...<BR/><BR/>Trade anyone and everyone, save Z-Man, actually. But, is it possible to trade for a pitcher who has NOT had Tommy John surgery?<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1176651932685429952007-06-08T14:14:00.000-04:002007-06-08T14:14:00.000-04:00Add Lopez to that list.....tired of his bad attitu...Add Lopez to that list.....tired of his bad attitude act and lack of hustle especially on pop ups!<BR/><BR/>Must be tough to make that kind of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-86633091104534237332007-06-08T13:58:00.000-04:002007-06-08T13:58:00.000-04:00SenatorNat,How much talent would you accept the Na...SenatorNat,<BR/><BR/>How much talent would you accept the Nats trading away while still watching the team?<BR/><BR/>There is not much choice about what to do with D. Young: you have to trade him, hoping for a Sharion Martis or Jhonny Nunez in return.<BR/><BR/>If the Nats can get fair value (fair is left to interpretation), they should trade as many players as possible: Cordero, Rauch, Colome, Belliard, and even Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-75547830663734926102007-06-08T11:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:17:00.000-04:00No particular order commentary: GEICO's gecko is a...No particular order commentary: GEICO's gecko is a nocturnal small harmless lizard indigenous to Australia and those parts - he has a New Zealand accent, actually. And, yes, GEICO's Nationals Park is certainly a reasonable prediction.<BR/><BR/>Scott Boros isn't someone the Lerners and Kasten are going to deal with - explaining why they went to the second best choice, according to the line...<BR/><BR/>SBF is really doing a terrific job of these daily accounts, with excellent perspective.<BR/><BR/>Zimmermann from Stevens Point has two n's on last name, thus distinguisable if he makes it to the Show.<BR/><BR/>IF the Nationals Tommy John pitching corps were to become healthy, then a starting rotation after the All-Star Break of S.Hill; J.Bergmann; J.Patterson; M.Chico; and J.Simontacchi is a potentially devastatingly good one!<BR/><BR/>I do not think N.Johnson is going to be healthy enough to play this season - so, like Guz, he will be missed for an entire season.<BR/><BR/>This raises a dilemma - D.Young is a great guy and terrific hitter, and terrible fielder. Fick is not a major leaguer. What do you do, since they obviously want to peddle D.Young to a contending AL team later this season?<BR/><BR/>And, we have no ML center-fielder, besides Church if we had another left-fielder. This is a real problem for 2007. Unfortunate that our man A. Escobar cannot shower by himself without going into intensive care: he would enable Nats to have a decent season, even while they are stocking the pond. Alas...<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-66002036046214305552007-06-08T10:41:00.000-04:002007-06-08T10:41:00.000-04:00Hopefully the nats front office will not worry as ...Hopefully the nats front office will not worry as much about $ with these guys as they did with Sean Black last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-23095702447273676252007-06-08T09:55:00.000-04:002007-06-08T09:55:00.000-04:00Finally, Acta took some kind of action to address ...Finally, Acta took some kind of action to address a growing problem with several players......lack of hustle....but the worst case was Lopez over the past month.....to me Lopez's poor play and effort is a direct result of Stan's Plan....he is not the first and will not be the last player who goes down hill as a result of the 2007 lose now Nats. Even for those who love the Plan they are going to increasingly see the cost of such an extreme approach has on player moral.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-22291640015765998072007-06-08T08:08:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:08:00.000-04:00Nice to have you home SBF!The Pop up thing must be...Nice to have you home SBF!<BR/><BR/>The Pop up thing must be addressed. As you know I feel it is a Acta thing.....I understand you are a big fan of his but that does not make him blameless in all areas....if he really is the right guy we should see improvement at some point right?<BR/><BR/>Lerner comments are fair to me when they do not draft the top talent available with these picks. Clearly from reading the "experts" the Nats passed on better talent because of money. <BR/><BR/>Given what happened with Alfonso, and the payroll, they had to sign the best.....when the Tigers out spend you in the draft under this years conditions, then you know the Lerner comments are fair.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-76993501591678809052007-06-07T22:48:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:48:00.000-04:00I'm sorry it should be who not wouldI'm sorry it should be who not wouldBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462777724350789672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-80333878046030508282007-06-07T22:47:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:47:00.000-04:00SPF-"Despite what many have sniped and clawed at T...SPF-<BR/>"Despite what many have sniped and clawed at The Nationals Management Group--The Lerners" If the Lerners were trying to make a splash, the Nationals would have taken Porcello(Who is higher rated than Ross) and John Harvey, would sliped all the 118. John was an Aflac All-American and showed excellent promise on the feild.<BR/>While this was a great draft, the Lerners could have taken some bigger steps in getting better players, but they have said look for some cash to be spent this offseason. <BR/>I just rather see the talent to be homegrown than signing a Barry Zito and having him be useless<BR/>Sorry for the rantBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462777724350789672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-29397394765132987442007-06-07T22:30:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:30:00.000-04:00Things that make you go hmmmm...1. A GEICO arm pat...Things that make you go hmmmm...<BR/><BR/>1. A GEICO arm patch for the racing presidents?<BR/>2. A GEICO mascot judging their race (stealing Screech's spotlight!)?<BR/>3. The prominent GEICO poster on the outfield wall at RFK?<BR/>4. GEICO is a local company?<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm...<BR/>http://nats320.blogspot.com/2007/05/updating-with-president-part-two.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com