BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Max Sherzer is starting Saturday in the spring training opener. He insisted on it... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Preseason schedule All TV channels: https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/washington-nationals-team-schedule MASN TV schedule with radio broadcast channels: https://www.masnsports.com/masn-news-information/2020/02/washington-nationals-announce-2020-spring-training-broadcast-schedule.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Went to a job fair yesterday at Nats park, got the job before i even Made it out!! Guest experience staff. I’ll be seeing some of you at the ballpark this season! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superozman Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Congrats @Cooleyfan1993! while my red and blue will be different, and hated, at least i know it's not @Riggo#44 in charge of my guest experience. I'll be out on the street in no time! LOL GL this seasons as always. Although not until the end of may when the Nats come to Philly will this division rivalry kick off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Looks like they're experimenting with having Victor Robles lead off and Trea Turner batting third. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thames been this big since he's been back in the show, so I'm not worried about him testing positive. But looks like we're switching to matte red batting helmets! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Watch this and smile. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hope new contracts for Rizzo & Davey are announced before spring training ends.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, CRobi21 said: Hope new contracts for Rizzo & Davey are announced before spring training ends.. Probably not. The Lerners are notoriously slow with this, but it will get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 If the goal is to repeat as champs, I probably would have pulled the trigger on that Bryant deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: If the goal is to repeat as champs, I probably would have pulled the trigger on that Bryant deal. On paper, it looks like a steal. However, when was the last time Rizzo was wrong about a prospect? He's given up talented guys, sure, but the best 2 are Giolito (who has one good year, but was wildly inconsistent) and Luzardo who has major injury concerns. Always take notice when Rizzo holds onto a prospect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Want some fun? Go back to about page 700 and start reading. The frustration from weak contact and **** calls, to Howie's clang, to Eatons insurance runs to the final out elation. It's amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Kieboom and Garcia for a couple years of Bryant? I dunno, man. Maybe. If the goal is youth and to save money, going that route would have been pointless. Just sign Rendon. Robles for two seasons of Bryant would have been a horrible move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Want some fun? Go back to about page 700 and start reading. The frustration from weak contact and **** calls, to Howie's clang, to Eatons insurance runs to the final out elation. It's amazing. Turning the game off in frustration somewhere around the 5th inning and turning it back on once we had the lead is still one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I don't get the happy feeling I should hearing that clang. I just kind of feel guilty and bad. Lesson learned. On the other hand, Soto scoring off Osuna and Hudson throwing his glove? That gives me the warm fuzzies. That final out might always be the best sports moment of my life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I'm just sayin.... I hope Thames' piss bottle guy is ready to rock and roll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: On paper, it looks like a steal. However, when was the last time Rizzo was wrong about a prospect? He's given up talented guys, sure, but the best 2 are Giolito (who has one good year, but was wildly inconsistent) and Luzardo who has major injury concerns. Always take notice when Rizzo holds onto a prospect. On the other hand, Rizzo has not had much success drafting pitchers as of late. Who's the last one we drafted who fulfilled their promise for us? Edited February 21, 2020 by StillUnknown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 minute ago, StillUnknown said: On the other hand, Rizzo has not had much success drafting pitchers as of late. Yeah, but supposedly Rutledge is the real deal--they did not expect to get him last year and jumped on him when he was available at 17. I am hoping Romero gets his head out of his ass. Denaburg I have less hope for (1st round HS right handers have a horrible track record) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Yeah, but supposedly Rutledge is the real deal--they did not expect to get him last year and jumped on him when he was available at 17. I am hoping Romero gets his head out of his ass. Denaburg I have less hope for (1st round HS right handers have a horrible track record) There is considerable logic to keeping them all. I dont even think turning down the trade was "wrong". It just signals to me they are not pushing their cards to go all-in this year. I legitimately think Bryant is the difference between us repeating as champs and struggling to make the playoffs. I make the deal, but i understand why Rizzo didnt Maybe i'm just not as attached to prospects as I used to get. Sometimes their best value is simply being a prospect. I didnt like the giolito deal even tho i had largely given up on him, but it netted us a crucial piece to our world series run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yeah--we shall see. I am not overly optimistic about this season. I'm thinking about ~85 wins. But Ive been wrong before...a lot. As for going all-in--I am never a fan of pushing it all in for 1 year. It rarely works. Get multiple bites at the apple. Eventually, you get to say WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) If you think Soto and Robles are perennial all-stars, you don't gamble it all on them in their early 20s. And I think our pitching is so elite that we can compete without adding much offensively. In fact, I think Rizzo achieved his yearly goal of putting together a potential 90 win roster. Most outlets and betting books place us between 88 and 90 wins. This team is more seasoned, has tons of confidence in its manager, and has some of the best pitching and fielding in the sport. It will be on other teams to figure out how to score on us, not the other way around. Barring injury, we will almost certainly start off faster than last year and I expect greater consistency overall. Now, what I see happening down the road is for this team to slowly evolve into a higher scoring roster with pitching as the weak point. Right now, we're building around Max and Stras, but soon our strongest assets will be in the outfield and it will be up to Rizzo to land some stud pitching prospects that will allow us to re-sign Soto, Robles, Turner, etc. Edited February 21, 2020 by Bacon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Riggo#44 said: On paper, it looks like a steal. However, when was the last time Rizzo was wrong about a prospect? He's given up talented guys, sure, but the best 2 are Giolito (who has one good year, but was wildly inconsistent) and Luzardo who has major injury concerns. Always take notice when Rizzo holds onto a prospect. Yea, Rizzo is obviously high on Kieboom and also Garcia/Rutledge and for good reason. He drafted them. Have to think if you give all 3 guys up for Bryant then your farm system is completely bare. Gotta trust the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Bacon said: Turning the game off in frustration somewhere around the 5th inning and turning it back on once we had the lead is still one of the biggest mistakes of my life. I don't get the happy feeling I should hearing that clang. I just kind of feel guilty and bad. Lesson learned. On the other hand, Soto scoring off Osuna and Hudson throwing his glove? That gives me the warm fuzzies. That final out might always be the best sports moment of my life. That is crazy to turn it off when we were only down 2-0 in the 5th inning! Bonehead move of the century to miss Howie’s shot! I honestly never doubted. When they pulled Grienke and didn’t insert Cole I was happy & for good reason. Such an awesome moment knowing that as soon as that ball hit Howie’s bat it was doing big damage down the line!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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