tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post5627165989904699541..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Lack ThereofScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-26565215350150042612010-04-14T12:09:31.434-04:002010-04-14T12:09:31.434-04:00Just noticed your comments about the away uniform ...Just noticed your comments about the away uniform hats in this post. I submitted this comment under the Dunn post from yesterday but it's more appropriate here.<br /><br />I'm with you in advocating a red 'curly W' on the Navy away hat instead of the current white. It would go really well with the new red stockings and sleeves, and would be more in keeping with the travel look.<br /><br />But how about going further and lobby decision makers to also lose the gold trim around the back number and the 'DC' on the left sleeve?<br /><br />The gold looks great on all the other Nats uniform versions but appears drab against the gray travel jerseys. And it's inconsistent with the rest of the trim.<br /><br />Instead, replace it with the same white/navy trim that now appears on the "Washington" script, the front number and the player's name.<br /><br />The new trim would not only make the jersey consistent, numbers and names would really pop!<br /><br />With their red numbers and navy only trim, the current LA Angels' away uniforms model the consistency that would be achieved. But the new Nats grays would trump them being both consistent and brighter, and would be one of the top travel uniforms in baseball.Calle Real N20https://www.blogger.com/profile/17506247508004967982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-68745449157447815272010-04-11T06:38:23.509-04:002010-04-11T06:38:23.509-04:00Do you know why some teams have one logo and other...<i>Do you know why some teams have one logo and other teams have another?</i><br /><br />So that fans who don't attend the first game but do attend other games in the opening homestand feel as if they aren't missing anything.Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-56504922487226451562010-04-10T10:43:51.883-04:002010-04-10T10:43:51.883-04:00My understanding is that "Opening Week" ...My understanding is that "Opening Week" is MLB's Initiative and every team must follow. "Opening Day" would be a local addition that was probably asked for and approved by MLB--but I am just guessing on that.<br /><br />I would prefer "Opening Day" as well.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-61551125590509575542010-04-10T10:33:47.651-04:002010-04-10T10:33:47.651-04:00And now for a...totally side-bar question:
As I w...And now for a...totally side-bar question:<br /><br />As I watched a few of the Openers, it struck me that some teams had "Opening Week" logos printed on their foul-territory grass areas(including the Nats of course) and other teams had "Opening Day."<br /><br />I strongly prefer "Opening Day." Do you know why some teams have one logo and other teams have another?<br /><br />Mr. NATuralMr. NATuralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141821148803701231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-8857313587586814102010-04-10T10:29:30.608-04:002010-04-10T10:29:30.608-04:00Hey 320,
Very good commentary on our pitching. I ...Hey 320,<br /><br />Very good commentary on our pitching. I think we've got some good news and some bad news:<br /><br />The good news is it looks like the Nats are going to react to lousy pitching performances much (MUCH) faster than they did in 2008 or 2009. Remember disaster after disaster last year, sticking with Hanrahan and all the poor performers in the bullpen, with the Nats' leadership just hoping they'd get better somehow?<br /><br />The bad news is I think much of the optimism on pitching, expressed during the off-season, was based on a false comparison:<br /><br />- The Nats compared the prospective performance of our new pitchers relative to the performance of our pitchers LAST YEAR. The measure that should have been used, of course, was the historic performance of all these pitchers in WINNING BASEBALL GAMES.<br /><br />Obviously, a staff could be ten times better than our staff last year, and still lose games every night. This is the problem of the false comparison.<br /><br />Mr. NATuralMr. NATuralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141821148803701231noreply@blogger.com