tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post4593857241983167486..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Odds & Ends For The Holiday SeasonScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-43073333567203092852007-12-28T12:47:00.000-05:002007-12-28T12:47:00.000-05:00Hey, those slippers look awfully familar ;) My fav...Hey, those slippers look awfully familar ;) <BR/><BR/>My favorite gift is a Ryan Zimmerman signing day collage made up of tiny pictures from the Nats' first year in Washington. #4 of 25.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-31081645402722333812007-12-27T19:18:00.000-05:002007-12-27T19:18:00.000-05:00Jim: Redding is definitely back. I just believe m...Jim: Redding is definitely back. I just believe many believe that better is available for the short term.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-3034157759478751552007-12-27T18:06:00.000-05:002007-12-27T18:06:00.000-05:00When people talk about the 2008 starting rotation,...When people talk about the 2008 starting rotation, the name of Tim Redding seems to be missing? Why? Was he released? He was certainly a pleasant surprise in 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-64697887493139632622007-12-27T16:48:00.000-05:002007-12-27T16:48:00.000-05:00SBF-Another great post. Thanks to you we fans get...SBF-<BR/><BR/>Another great post. Thanks to you we fans get the information we need; for some reason the Nats official website does not give us that information.<BR/><BR/>I have to laugh that the Nats are going to do a "scaled down" version of last year's winter caravan. How could it be any more scaled down than last seasons? The few people they did get - O'Connor, Logan and at some stops Zimmerman - were all local. Logan is gone (thankfully I might add) and no one is coming out for O'Connor (been there, done that). I have a feeling this year's Caravan will consist of Screech, Screech and only Screech.<BR/><BR/>It broke my heart to see the Mets website with a smiling Brian Schnieder on 5th Avenue holding up his new Mets jersey. The trade had not sunk in with me until I saw that picture. In my opinion, no one personified the Nats better than Schnieder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-73005414376814011692007-12-27T16:14:00.000-05:002007-12-27T16:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous--I also would love to see Livan Hernande...Anonymous--I also would love to see Livan Hernandez back in fold. He is pure entertainment and an innings eater as well. Starting Pitching is still a concern too--buying someone short term will not hurt long term development.<BR/><BR/>Paul--And, Curly W Curtains TOO!!! No--That's just a nice fantasy on our house. The African Queen does restrict Nats Stuff to One Area Of Our Home though--too bad.<BR/><BR/>As for The Screen Saver--Its a special picture of Sohna and I lounging on the beach in Fiji. But, I am WEARING A CURLY "W" Speedo!! (which makes everything official.)Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-10324194818468376842007-12-27T15:26:00.000-05:002007-12-27T15:26:00.000-05:00I too am concerned about Charlie Slowes's status. ...I too am concerned about Charlie Slowes's status. Please, Mr. Lerner, during this Festivus season, grant us this wish of Charlie safely in the fold.<BR/><BR/>I agree the team looks better on paper, or from a fantasy or stats point of view. How could they not? I'm just hoping that Loduca can handle the pitching staff half as well as Schneider, and that the new outfielders help make their teammates better as well. Hope springs eternal.<BR/><BR/>Nice slippers, ny the way. I am picturing SBF's house, with Nats insignias everywhere--on the lightswitch plates, the lamps, oven mitts, trash baskets, toilet seat covers. What is his screen saver, I wonder--Screech himself?paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-52634549948547896662007-12-27T13:05:00.000-05:002007-12-27T13:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for your post SBF,Starting pitching is the ...Thanks for your post SBF,<BR/><BR/>Starting pitching is the issue for this team. At best, JP, Hill and Bergman together will be filling a single spot in the rotation, given their history with injury. Lannan, Chico and Basick are just about the same and at best make up a single #5 starter, pitching them any more than that would spell another season of Bull Pen arms being burned up with risk of injury. Mock might be serviceable as a #4 but that leaves us with big holes at the front of the rotation still.<BR/><BR/>Nats need to find some short term solutions for the front half of the rotation. If they must over pay for one or two year contracts then so be it. Bringing in Livo and someone else would not block any of the young pitchers development and would allow the bull pen to be used in a way that does not shorten careers of our most tradable assets.<BR/><BR/>I am not going to accept this years version of the claim that nobody was available at a reasonable price as I look over my season ticket invoice. Enough with the excuses as given last year with respect to the bench when FO defended lack of talent with claims that nobody better was available (than Fick?!). Players cost what they cost and this team needs starting pitching real bad. <BR/><BR/>Sure in a perfect world JP and Hill and Bergman would all be healthy and reach their potential this year..........and pigs would fly too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com