tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post6183396433445455092..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Nothing Like San DiegoScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-20959449165041667072007-05-08T06:23:00.000-04:002007-05-08T06:23:00.000-04:00You guys seen the game, unbelievable, padres is my...You guys seen the game, unbelievable, padres is my best team in the MLB. I wish I could go to watch all their games but ticket prices this season are getting very pricy. Brokers made the game hard to attend. Well talking about Brokers. I found a new web site where you can compare san diego padres ticket brokers, the site is <BR/>http://www.ticketwood.com/mlb/SanDiego-Padres-Tickets/index.php . Well I hope this will be helpful for you guys. Go Go padres. Keep me updated Great blog!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-27867816646052768582007-05-01T16:38:00.000-04:002007-05-01T16:38:00.000-04:00Wonderful to see Patterson becoming a pitcher agai...Wonderful to see Patterson becoming a pitcher again. Once his curve started biting last week, you could tell that he began to realize that his fast ball didn't have to be over 90 to be effective. Earlier this season he was overconfident when he would pitch around batters, but with his curve working for him he was successful every time he pitched around a batter last night. Walking Gonzales to load the bases would have been suicide earlier this year (pitching to him probably would have been as well), but he did it to set up the match ups he wanted. Not a bad plan if you can execute it. <BR/><BR/>I was amazed at how empty Petco was as well. I don't think the Nats are a big draw on the west coast, and they probably aren't going to be a draw at all this year. <BR/><BR/>Great move to put Church in the clean up spot. Now pitchers have to at least pitch to him, and when he gets an extra base hit he has hitters behind him who know how to get him over or drive him in depending on the situation. Kearns came up big twice against Peavey to get him over in the 2nd and drive him in with a 2-out hit in the 4th. <BR/><BR/>The Nats have won all three games where they loaded the bases with none out and failed to score. Of the three, this is the only time that such an occurrence was not followed by a blown save and extra innings. Unfortunately, this curious statistic will probably even itself out as well.jim kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684060786819264123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-40179122225743032702007-05-01T10:58:00.000-04:002007-05-01T10:58:00.000-04:00This game shows that the "breaks" even out over th...This game shows that the "breaks" even out over the course of the season, as the Nats got all the serendipity in this one.<BR/><BR/>Optimism for hopeful Nats fans and Stan Kasten's Plan is fueled now by five outstanding outings in succession by the entire starting rotation, and Jason Simontachhi on the way, to boot! Two of the starters have had multiple successive high-quality starts - "Top o'the" Hill and "Rutgers" (Jason Bergmann), and this fan gets the feeling that Chico is calming down and is about to go on a run of his own. <BR/><BR/>Patterson is one moody guy - he still acted last night that he wasn't getting the breaks, which is bull. He does not have the temperment to be the Ace, but, as anonymous says, his velocity and arm strength are returning, which will translate into quality pitching, and his curve ball was sure breaking downward and across the plate last night...<BR/><BR/>That was a huge double by Kory Castro - if he can calm down, we may have a decent complement of outfielders with Castro, Church, and Kearns starting, and Logan and Snelling reserves...<BR/><BR/>{How does one "adjust" Snelling's numbers incidentally? Is there some Australian-born and bred MLB batting average parity or exchange rate, which puts him over .300 with 5 HR's at this point? I kike him, and do not sense that Acta is anything but neutral about him...}<BR/><BR/>We are virtually certain that Zimmerman will raise his average and run production by All-Star break, but what about Schneider? He is woeful, again, like last year, which we attribute to the WBC. Can the team afford to rely on him for the future, or is it destined to start Jesus Flores and let him get the at-bats to adjust to MLP?<BR/><BR/>With Schneider and Z-Man hitting, and Lopez, Church, and Kearns continuing to play solid everyday ball, the team would only lack a first-baseman who is a nifty fielder, a team leader, with one of the best on-base percentages in MLB to make it competitive night in and night out, along with sustained young contagious confident pitching.<BR/><BR/>As to Petco Park, my observation is two-fold: the gimmicks like the Western Mining Supply Warehouse and the observation towers detract from its redeeming qualities; and the design of the playing field (outfield) looks like the model for the Nationals Park at the Navy Yard - which would be excellent for the make-up of the Nats roster, based on last night.<BR/><BR/>Less than 20k attendance for a 13-12 team is partly function of Monday night, and largely function of lackluster Nationals - who are not a draw around the league. Still, suprisely low turn-out for a well-supported team, since the new stadium opened.<BR/><BR/>You can have T Sledge, his sister, et al: notice Bud Black PH for him in the ninth?<BR/><BR/>And if Acta is still toying with the line-up, how about this one:<BR/><BR/>1. Casto LF<BR/>2. Lopez 2B<BR/>3. Zimmerman 3B<BR/>4. Church CF<BR/>5. Kearns RF<BR/>6. Young 1B<BR/>7. Belliard 2B<BR/>8. Flores C<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-67200170846010742362007-05-01T10:36:00.000-04:002007-05-01T10:36:00.000-04:00On Snelling: Its true that Chris Snelling has stru...On Snelling: Its true that Chris Snelling has struggled off the bench. The Team has it in their mind that My Favorite Aussie Can Not Hit Lefties. Which, I don't really know, since HE NEVER PLAYS AGAINST LEFTIES. And, has not done well in his brief plate appearances against them. When Logan went down, Snelling really should have played everyday. He was doing OK early in the season. Really a pest at the plate and in the field. Don't really understand why Manny did not just hand him the job for the entire month of April so EVERYONE could get a good idea of what Chris Snelling Can or Can Not do. I really like him, alot.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-77426150209848448752007-05-01T07:42:00.000-04:002007-05-01T07:42:00.000-04:00SBF: Any chance that Snelling would be putting up ...SBF: Any chance that Snelling would be putting up better numbers if Acta showed him the faith/patience that he gave to Chuch during Spring? It's hard to tell from Sydney, Australia, (no nationals games yet - only ESPN's sportcenter) but his adjusted numbers wouldn't be too disimilar to Kearns and Church so I'm interested to hear from those who have actually seen him play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-21270874767639896882007-05-01T06:33:00.000-04:002007-05-01T06:33:00.000-04:00Dave: Its ironic you mentioned the attendance also...Dave: Its ironic you mentioned the attendance also. Sohna and and I were wondering the same thing. San Diego usually averages near 30,000 per game. Stunningly low turnoutScreech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-28744309582786782842007-05-01T05:54:00.000-04:002007-05-01T05:54:00.000-04:00On TV it looked to me like there were a whole lot ...On TV it looked to me like there were a whole lot fewer than 19K+ in that ballpark last night.<BR/><BR/>A beautiful new ballpark, a great pitcher, beautiful weather--wow, what's up with that attendance?<BR/><BR/>We should not feel bad when 18-19K show up at RFK on cool nights in mid-week. Bring on the summer!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243007019646325480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-14605672098857861182007-05-01T03:33:00.000-04:002007-05-01T03:33:00.000-04:00on a positive note patterson was hitting the low 9...on a positive note patterson was hitting the low 90's tonight, I saw a pitch clocked at 92 MPH, that's a good signAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com