tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post8381350298479453421..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Being There (Part One)Screech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-21412586262349081162008-05-30T16:08:00.000-04:002008-05-30T16:08:00.000-04:00Senatornat: Those football "scribes" who called th...Senatornat: Those football "scribes" who called the Nationals irrelevant apparently haven't taken the time to understand the game of baseball. Baseball is like a beautiful woman -- extremely difficult to understand, but if you take the time, you'll discover something not only extremely complex, but awesomely beautiful. <BR/>In the Post writers' simplistic minds, spending a lot of time on a topic like a conditional 7th-round draft pick traded for a defensive end who spent the past 3 years in re-hab and can put the opponents' linebackers in the hospital apparently adds relevance to their very simple, very brutal, and very ugly game. Give me baseball any day. Baseball players don't mumble and are easier to understand in pre and post-game interviews. <BR/>I trust whatever you say, as long as its not "trust in Bowden."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-43575209686063299432008-05-30T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-30T14:47:00.000-04:00This is really one of your best feature pieces - w...This is really one of your best feature pieces - which is saying a great deal, SBF, since you have had so many. (I say that we ask Flores - "What would Chad do?) This guy gives back to his roots the old-fashioned way - shows how important Dads are too. Guys like Dukes and Lopez missed out on that apparently, and it makes their road a bit bumpier, I suspect...<BR/><BR/>"Nationals are fast becoming irrelevant" according to three pundits on Washington Post Live on Comcast last last night, including NFL writer (former Redskins beat writer) Mark Maske. Gist is, according to three who I suspect have not been to a Nationals game since Expos moved here (no more than one per year, at any rate) is that "without hitting, the casual fan will soon loose interest." As casual fans (actually not fans) these three can safely dismiss the team, and move on to discuss whether the Redskins acquision of a 2005 high draft pick defensive end from someone like the Cleveland Browns (I forget, since we shall never see this guy play anyway) is worth a conditional 7th round draft pick for the next several minutes...<BR/><BR/>The Redskins are always relevant (I, yes, I am part of Redskins mania), but let's compare them to the "Irrelevant Nationals." Since 1991, the team has made the playoffs 4 times, winning a total of two games (Detroit - 1999; Tampa Bay - 2005); their overall record is .435 (115-262): Nationals are playing .458 since moving here (248-293). "Redskins cannot score" is not a refrain one hears as a reason to declare them "irrelevant" yet they are aenimic at scoring since 2000, needing nearly "perfectly played games to win" according to Joe Gibbs himself. <BR/><BR/> Hmm - Nats need nearly perfectly played games to win - great steals by Dukes and Milledge; incredible fielding plays by Young (!) and Langerhans; top-nothch starting pitching from our young bright exciting star John Lannan. (Had Jason Campbell produced at Lannan's consistency, would not his jersey already be on its way to Canton?)<BR/><BR/>Trust in an pre-ordained opinion. All Good.SenatorNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049860385485455410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-88192343746197132822008-05-30T09:44:00.000-04:002008-05-30T09:44:00.000-04:00Another great article from SBF. I will be down f...Another great article from SBF. <BR/>I will be down from NY with my son soon, and will stop by to say hello.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the Nats lead the league in Great Guys like the Chief!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-35927021543034933302008-05-30T09:36:00.000-04:002008-05-30T09:36:00.000-04:00I believe yesterday Chad mentioned on the braodcas...I believe yesterday Chad mentioned on the braodcast theat his brother works for The Make a Wish Foundation. So Ed has impacted his whole family not just Chad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-14800932178136240582008-05-30T09:26:00.001-04:002008-05-30T09:26:00.001-04:00Good Stuff as always SBF. Nice feature.Good Stuff as always SBF. Nice feature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-42379167084712240532008-05-30T09:26:00.000-04:002008-05-30T09:26:00.000-04:00Hey SBF,I've got a question for you regarding Pres...Hey SBF,<BR/>I've got a question for you regarding President's Club seating. <BR/>Is tipping worked into the ticket price?<BR/>I know for the diamond club tipping is worked into the $35 food voucher, and last year in the diamond club at RFK, tipping was not worked in.<BR/>Also don you think the President's club is worth the price they are charging for it? and do you suggest people try to sit in the President's club if they have the opportunity?<BR/>Any help, would be greatly appreciated.<BR/>Thanks,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com