tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post2842277686387660375..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Where Are We Heading?Screech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-3733072958918678962007-07-30T00:01:00.000-04:002007-07-30T00:01:00.000-04:00Look who leads the team in victories? The Wookie!...Look who leads the team in victories? The Wookie!paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-16066277917008373512007-07-29T15:13:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:13:00.000-04:00Let us keep in mind Jimbo is also responsible for ...Let us keep in mind Jimbo is also responsible for bringing us no CF at all and togather with LF and RF Nats have the worst OF in Baseball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-75067945807355981282007-07-29T13:58:00.000-04:002007-07-29T13:58:00.000-04:00SBF-We have to look and see how great a job Jim Bo...SBF-<BR/>We have to look and see how great a job Jim Bowden has done this year. Who would have guessed that Joel Harrahan would start in the Majors, that D. Young would be a Comeback Player of the Year, that R. Belliard would be a great asset. Then there is the rotation. The Nats now have a stockpile of starters. They may not have to sign a pitcher this offseason. <BR/>I think that Adam Dunn will be in Washington next year, playing at first till NJ is back to full strength(IF). Then he could move back to LF. Add some player, like a Young or Belliard, and next year the Nats could be contenders. I honstely think JimBo thinks the same thingBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462777724350789672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-40543588958249498572007-07-29T10:58:00.000-04:002007-07-29T10:58:00.000-04:00Have you seen any of the Phillies blogs re: John L...Have you seen any of the Phillies blogs re: John Lannan and Chase Utley?<BR/><BR/>http://www.the700level.com/2007/07/fear-for-your-s.html#comments<BR/><BR/>The Phans have plunged to new depths of disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-31398375943514288622007-07-29T10:51:00.000-04:002007-07-29T10:51:00.000-04:00Great Post as usual SBF!I am so glad we are lookin...Great Post as usual SBF!<BR/><BR/>I am so glad we are looking at things with a bit more critical eye and not just blindly following OUR Nats. I do appreciate the definition of a Fanatic (FAN) but I do not prescribe to the notion that this means blind support.<BR/><BR/>I think rather than Jimbo being so advanced in his thinking we are seeing him be late to the trend that started a few seasons ago with respect to Rent a players. <BR/><BR/>I am ever grateful that others are now seeing what I have seen on FLOP for over a year now. What others are saying now is a far cry from back in the spring when any negative view as seen as having an agenda and being part of a failed ownership group or a fired national employee (that was a truly surreal time in the life of this blog.)<BR/><BR/>I agree with you SBF. They have had a great year and it has been really interesting to watch yet they better not think this means they are close to be putting a good team on the field or that we as fans will be satisfied with something less. <BR/><BR/>We have paid our dues and I expect them to follow through with signing draftees and FA that are true building blocks and an not impressed by the short term bump of Young and Ronnie. I do think they are much better than 85% of what we have now though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-54895651276403914972007-07-29T00:12:00.000-04:002007-07-29T00:12:00.000-04:00I like the signing of Dmitri. Some may say the pri...I like the signing of Dmitri. Some may say the price is too high, but look at it as $10.5M for three years, rather than $10M for two and it makes more sense. There is no reason to think Dmitri won't continue to hit for two more years, maybe not at his current level but still much better than most anyone else we have here now. Nick is a HUGE question mark heading into next year. Will he come back at all, and if he does will he be able to produce as he has in the past? If he can still produce, will he be able to do it for close to 162 games, or will he need frequent relief? If we hadn't re-signed Dmitri, we might well have found ourselves needing to pick up another player like Dmitri next year to fill in for Nick, and either having to overpay for a free agent, trade to get someone, or try to find another reclamation project and hope we get lucky again like we did this year with Dmitri. So why not keep the Dmitri we have already while we have the chance?<BR/><BR/>Likewise, I like the Belliard resigning. He comes to play, and next spring with Guzman back FLop won't be able to last very long if he doesn't get his act together more often than he does now. It will be interesting to see what happens with FLop if he goes to arbitration next winter as is probably likely. He's really not making much of a strong case for himself as he's performed so far this year, is he?<BR/><BR/>And as you point out, SBF, resigning either of these guys does not mean that they can't be traded down the line if a good deal presents itself. Their being locked up also makes it easier to think about trading other players if the opportunity arises. All in all, two smart moves by JimBo. All of this "who will be traded by the trade deadline?" hype every year is really way too overblown, if you ask me. The July 31 trade deadline is almost irrelevant, not nearly the life-changing date the media and most bloggers make it out to be.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.com