@DCGoldPants Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Unless they have zero history of being able to pitch, I generally don't pay attention to hits vs strike outs in the spring because these guys aren't throwing this stuff they are most comfortable with. It's what they are working on and pitches that are considered situational but don't actually match the count. I did read that Sanchez was working on adding another new pitch to his bag of tricks. That would be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Put him in the bullpen and be done with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-9- Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 nats playing golf on off day ... see Zim, Suzuki and Corbin ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Trea too My team is trash 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Or they could golf with Biden who says “poor kids are just as bright as white kids.” 🤦🏾♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Jokes aside, they may wanna get tested for corona 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, StillUnknown said: Trea too My team is trash Hahaha... you are so not the 1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Who gives an eff...I root for them as a baseball team I don't care for their political beliefs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 That's disappointing they didn't learn from last time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I'm going back to the coronavirus thread where the mood is a little more upbeat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 13 hours ago, Warhead36 said: Who gives an eff...I root for them as a baseball team I don't care for their political beliefs Only political post on this topic. Yes, Trump is nuts. You know who else is? Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. They all lie. They are all hypocritical, two-faced, narcissists. None of them give two ****s about you. GO NATS!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Only political post on this topic. Yes, Trump is nuts. You know who else is? Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. They all lie. They are all hypocritical, two-faced, narcissists. None of them give two ****s about you. GO NATS!! Only sports post on this topic. Yes, Houston cheats. You know who else does? The Nationals, the Orioles, and the Redskins. They all cheat. They are all hypocritical, two-faced cheaters. None of them give two ****s about you. (In other words, get that both-sides **** outta here.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, Dan T. said: Only sports post on this topic. Yes, Houston cheats. You know who else does? The Nationals, the Orioles, and the Redskins. They all cheat. They are all hypocritical, two-faced cheaters. None of them give two ****s about you. (In other words, get that both-sides **** outta here.) That made no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Riggo#44 said: That made no sense. Exactly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, Dan T. said: Exactly. Well done then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Just got back from our annual visit to West Palm Beach. A couple of quick thoughts on the trip. We were apparently bad luck for the boys this year. Not that spring game results matter, but they went 0-3-1 in games we attended. They were crushed 11-0 by the Cards and 7-3 by the Mets, tied at the Marlins 2-2, then got beat by the Tigers 7-5. So they were outscored 27 to 10 in four games. Hoo boy. Other random observations: - Lots of new "World Champions" signage both inside the stadium and out. Hooray! - Stephen Strasburg can HIT. He was raking in batting practice, including a couple shots over the left field fence. After one shot, one of the fans called out "Hey Stephen, can you play third?" He smiled. He was smiling a lot. I guess a ring, a World Series MVP, and $245 million will do that. - I was expecting an upsurge in attendance at practices and games over previous years as reigning champs. But I honestly didn't notice too much of an uptick. (Though we were there earlier this year, and weather for two games wasn't great.) There was a noticeable drop in Astros fans attending practice though. - Asdrubal Cabrera was the last player off the practice field one day late last week, fielding grounder after grounder at third base. That may be evidence of where the team mindset is as to who will be on third opening day, given Carter Keiboom's struggles. - The team has taken Coronavirus precautions at camp. No autographs after practices. Instead, in order to minimize person-to-person contact, players sign a bunch of stuff ahead of time and those things get handed out to people by staff. - Any time I had trash to toss during games, I banged loudly twice on the trash can then threw the trash away. Mostly got startled looks followed by knowing smiles and chuckles. - The Ballpark continues to have a really good beer selection, especially at the concourse bar down the left field line. - It was fun to see a blast from the past - Jordan Zimmermann started Sunday for the Tigers against the Nats and looked like his old self - 1 hit, no runs over 4 innings. - Luis Garcia looks manly. - Juan Soto is in mid-season form. He was hitting over .400 middle of last week. He's "down" to .353 now. It seemed like every kid 10 and under attending practices or games was rocking Soto gear. He will inherit the crown of Mr. National from Ryan Zimmerman. - Kurt Suzuki works his ass off on defense. Their pitching machines can be set to throw breaking stuff. They set one up to shoot pitches into the dirt, and Zuke practiced blocking pitch after pitch for several minutes. He worked on angling his chest toward the ground to deaden the ball in front of him. We saw him doing the same thing last spring pregame at Roger Dean Stadium before a Cards game. Edited March 11, 2020 by Dan T. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 One other note: I've never seen such diligent hand-washing in a stadium men's room as what I witnessed in West Palm. Dudes looked like they were scrubbing for surgery. The lines for the sinks were as long as the lines for the urinals. Yay Corona virus! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 I thought we didn't care? I was told by several Phillies fans that we don't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I’m going opening day. Tickets will be expensive but I gotta see the banner reveal in person 🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 3 hours ago, -JB- said: I’m going opening day. Tickets will be expensive but I gotta see the banner reveal in person 🏆 I'll be going to the ring ceremony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 MORE MEAN TWEETS! This time the Nats Twitter account trolls dumb-assed Best-Record-Since-May-24th Braves fans. ****ing wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 “So much gets made of everything that we’ve done, and I’ve said all along, too, I got a chance to golf with George W. Bush over the all-star break last year. I’ve caught the first pitch from President [Barack] Obama and shook his hand and talked with him for 10 or 15 minutes,” Zimmerman explained. “For me, I love my country. We live in the greatest country in the world, and I honestly don’t think it’s close.” “As a kid, to be able to play golf with the president of the United States, or be able to meet the presidents, like I’ve had a chance to through baseball, I would have never, ever thought I would have that opportunity,” he continued. “So no matter who the president is, if they ask me to play golf, I’m going to play golf, whether you support the guy, don’t support the guy.” I can't fault this line of thinking. And I'm not here for the "blame on both sides" nonsense either. No. 45 is a narcissistic scumbag but hey, if your career allows you to meet the President, go for it. Also when will you get that type of access to share your opinions as well. There was that one NBA player I think in the 80s who gave Reagan a list of ways he could treat people of color better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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@DCGoldPants Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Heard Joe Ross on 106.7 this AM. Sounded good. Confident. Of course, he says he's healthy. Would like to see him lock down that 5th spot and then figure out if Fedde/Voth can be a true long reliever. That's a tough gig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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