tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post6948986716029943699..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Never Is It EasyScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-25136803113978154002007-07-19T21:17:00.000-04:002007-07-19T21:17:00.000-04:00I think most of those 27K were upstairs yesterday,...I think most of those 27K were upstairs yesterday, one of those days when the "walk-up" outnumbered the subscribers.<BR/><BR/>Zim needs to look at some Brooks Robinson tapes on how to throw the ball. He is quite the Hoover, though.<BR/><BR/>Let me remind everyone that Langerhans has the best HR/AB ratio of anyone except Zim. His OBP has definitely fallen off lately, though. Will my writing about him during his AB with the bases loaded tonight give him secret powers . . . not really.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-17269598426273380082007-07-19T15:57:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:57:00.000-04:00I do not recall ever seriously questioning a subst...I do not recall ever seriously questioning a substantive baseball evaluation by SBF, but, as much as I want Langerhans to be both a refreshing Reisling sounding wine from Bavaria or such, AND a superb outfielder and power-hitter for the Nats, other than his 5 home runs out of about 20 hits (literally!), how do you arrive at the assessment that he is a keeper? <BR/><BR/> Hope that you are right, as Nats are undoubtedly going to keep him and let Batista go...Yes, you heard me right, Logan and Langerhans stay when Pablo comes up to play the outfield, in my view. Somehow, Jimenez is going to be deemed sufficient back-up for Belliard; Lopez; and Z-Man unless one is injured until rosters can expand.<BR/><BR/>Nats, incidentally, have a fourth outfielder for next year, named Ryan Church, if Escobar actually remains healthy. They have another fourth outfielder, too, in Kearns. What they need is a number one and a number two outfielder. My guess is Andru Jones and a 31 year old Japanese guy for 2008 designed to fill those slots...Torii Hunter went on DL with hamstring again, and that justifies Lerner not putting venture capital into him...<BR/><BR/>Trust in Kasten. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-75561482141811196862007-07-19T14:42:00.000-04:002007-07-19T14:42:00.000-04:00It's easy to forget that Zimmerman is 22 years old...It's easy to forget that Zimmerman is 22 years old. He made 3 great defensive plays early on Wednesday, especially staying with a late hop on a smash to his left to get a force at 2nd (can't remember the inning). <BR/><BR/>But his last 3 throws to first were terrible, especially the two in the 9th inning. I think both were the result of his "youthful exuberance" as you put it so well. He made a great diving grab of Munson's grounder that would have been into left field otherwise, but he needlessly rushed his throw to try to get the opposing catcher. Even coming out of the left handed batters box, Munson would not have beaten the throw if Zimmerman had gotten to his feet. It would have been a hit if Zimmerman hadn't made a great lunging grab, but after he fielded the ball cleanly only a bad throw put Munson on first base. <BR/><BR/>On Burke's shot, he should have just put it in his pocket. Nothing good could have come from his throwing the ball on the run once he retrieved it, and something bad did. From the upper deck behind home plate, it didn't look like Fick had any chance to get the throw. <BR/><BR/>Cordero deserved better. He faced four batters, none of which hit the ball out of the infield (two of these were hit pretty well, though), and yet he still faced the siutation of having the tie run on third a production hitter at the plate. One thing for sure, you can't shake Cordero up. He comes after every hitter no matter what has happened until you take the ball from him.<BR/><BR/>I think Braun gets rookie of the year over Pence. If Don Sutton can announce on air that Pence has a weakenss for high fast balls, then everybody in the NL knows it. Braun doesn't seem to have an identified weakness yet.jim kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684060786819264123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-8373245865405924372007-07-19T14:41:00.000-04:002007-07-19T14:41:00.000-04:00Would have loved to see this businessman's special...Would have loved to see this businessman's special, especially when the National Anthem was performed by someone from my HOMETOWN! Alas, I was too busy to even follow the game online. But at least with SBF I can always get a feel for what the game was like.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully we'll be to another game soon. Ms. Zimmy has some new accouterment to show off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-41604847083255844992007-07-19T01:04:00.000-04:002007-07-19T01:04:00.000-04:00Also as an aside, great to see Julio Franco gettin...Also as an aside, great to see Julio Franco getting signed by the Braves. Much respect for that man.Bang the Drum Natlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07213808473792642631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-3769981580006525832007-07-19T00:59:00.000-04:002007-07-19T00:59:00.000-04:00While I loved being at the businessman's day speci...While I loved being at the businessman's day special (and completely cardiac) win today, I also especially love the rare, rare, RARE moments when the Nats are the only NL east team to record a win, as happened today/tonight!<BR/><BR/>It don't mean much of nuthin', I know, but for that 10-year-old fan in me, it's tons...<BR/><BR/>Cheers, and happy baseball!Bang the Drum Natlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07213808473792642631noreply@blogger.com