tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post6446545817513710487..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Battleship "DC Nationals"Screech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-38701764831325926172009-08-06T18:36:00.846-04:002009-08-06T18:36:00.846-04:00people still think we should have kept manny acta?...people still think we should have kept manny acta?<br /><br />come on! this is a team that believes!Record diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567481120621896280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-56102767967438552162009-08-06T18:24:42.504-04:002009-08-06T18:24:42.504-04:00John R. Excellent two photos on Zimmerman's gr...John R. Excellent two photos on Zimmerman's great play--thanks for sharing.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-34128460886406520182009-08-06T18:19:10.991-04:002009-08-06T18:19:10.991-04:00Anon #1: I got Zimmerman's play with my camer...Anon #1: I got Zimmerman's play with my camera and posted the shots at Facebook. Hopefully the URL link at my "John R." will take you to the photos. I was on the left field line past the ball girl.<br /><br />SBF: At the rain-delayed July 25 game, David Gregory was bouncing around the stadium with a Nats official before the game in his Number 5 jersey. Then, there he was, the proud father on the field taking photos of his son as he threw out the first ball on his seventh birthday. Later, as the rain delay dragged on, I spotted Gregory trying to round up the other kids in the birthday party group. He was anything but a big NBC new guy that day. He was a DAD!<br /><br />Speaking of that July 25 game -- I wrote to Stan Kasten complaining about the difficulties of having a party of six with 2 youngsters and 2 old folks and being unable to stay for the 10:30 PM start. Kasten quickly replied and he has made things right. IMPRESSIVE! Thank you Stan.John R.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5545&id=1827348028&l=dc79d0c2aanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-48327610765167826322009-08-06T11:10:54.600-04:002009-08-06T11:10:54.600-04:00MacDougal is a "PROVEN" viable closer. H...<i>MacDougal is a "PROVEN" viable closer. He had more saves in April 2004 than guys have in a season. I'm glad to see we have enough faith to throw him out there 4 days in a row.</i><br /><br />That means MacDougal <i>was</i> a proven viable closer - five years ago. That was then, this is now. If he can't start getting the ball over the plate and into the catcher's mitt more often than he's been doing so far, he won't be viable as a closer much longer.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-61057606388777031902009-08-06T08:44:54.281-04:002009-08-06T08:44:54.281-04:00MacDougal is a "PROVEN" viable closer. ...MacDougal is a "PROVEN" viable closer. He had more saves in April 2004 than guys have in a season. I'm glad to see we have enough faith to throw him out there 4 days in a row.<br /><br />As for a nickname, "Mac the Ninth" is what they called him in KC. It seems to fit here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-53186322694731811102009-08-06T08:32:00.640-04:002009-08-06T08:32:00.640-04:00MacDougal's nickname when he first came up wit...MacDougal's nickname when he first came up with KC was "Mac the Ninth."<br /><br />That's about a perfect a nickname as one can have.Chris Needhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455692848328638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-39909963785021073152009-08-06T07:55:54.416-04:002009-08-06T07:55:54.416-04:00But Mike MacDougal--still short a good nickname--c...<i>But Mike MacDougal--still short a good nickname--can be equally as befuddling. He throws 98 MPH Fastballs. He just sometimes doesn't know where those pitches are heading?</i><br /><br />Sounds a lot more like Hanrahan v2.0 than Chief v2.0. Cordero might have made things interesting, but he did it by giving up hits or long fly balls, not by walking guys. Cordero got the ball over the plate. MacDougal often can't seem to find it. In tight spots, walks and wild pitches will kill you. Just ask Joel Hanrahan about that.<br /><br />The jury is still way, way out on MacDougal as a viable closer.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-84158671207304967172009-08-06T07:49:42.633-04:002009-08-06T07:49:42.633-04:00Hugh - Are you sleeping these days?
Posts at 4:31...Hugh - Are you sleeping these days?<br /><br />Posts at 4:31AM after you got home from the park at 1AM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-83544048882342968252009-08-06T07:42:45.527-04:002009-08-06T07:42:45.527-04:00Hugh: Sohna says the same thing. Can't get pa...Hugh: Sohna says the same thing. Can't get past Nicky wearing Marlins colors.<br /><br />Edward J. Cunningham: No it's not time to inaugurate MacDougal as the Nats new "Chief" yet. He has got to lock down a few more save. But he can be downright scary at times. Throws as hard as anyone but he really doesn't know if he knows where it is going.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-11552609415554008032009-08-06T06:59:11.122-04:002009-08-06T06:59:11.122-04:00From SBF=So a trip to The Media Guide refocused us...From SBF=So a trip to The Media Guide refocused us to find out that Marlon Anderson, Chris Snelling and Aaron Boone all have previously worn Jersey Number 8 for DC.<br /><br />---------------------------<br />Not a good sign then for Mr. Padilla. It was nice knowinya in 2009!<br /><br />Now then, if you head 40 minutes North, you may have better luck with that #8 !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-49158302009907146052009-08-06T06:37:26.754-04:002009-08-06T06:37:26.754-04:00Zim had that amazing play with bases loaded flying...Zim had that amazing play with bases loaded flying through the air and seemingly no photog caught that picture. I checked all the AP feeds and the early Getty uploads and found nothing :-(<br /><br />ESPN Baseball Tonight rated it only as their #4 Web Gem. I demand a recount!<br /><br />Great team win!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-42593398517401982302009-08-06T05:20:12.432-04:002009-08-06T05:20:12.432-04:00Is it time to formally inaugurate McDougal as the ...Is it time to formally inaugurate McDougal as the Nats' new "Chief" yet?Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-3076734272772540642009-08-06T04:31:34.022-04:002009-08-06T04:31:34.022-04:00I'm still cryin' everytime I see Nick in a...I'm still cryin' everytime I see Nick in a Fish uniform at Nats Park. It would be like seein' Mickey Vernon in Griffith Stadium playin' 1st Base in a Yankees uniform, blasphemy!hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610159047126369586noreply@blogger.com