Riggo#44 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: How's the Maikel Franco era treating you guys? He's one of our better offensive players, which should tell you all you need to know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Forehead said: My feeling is, we got the World Series and he was a big part of it, regardless of how much his contract hamstrings us going forward. He'll always be a good one in my eyes even if he never throws another pitch for us.  1000% agree.  Will always be a hero for 2019.  That team doesn't win without every inning he pitches.  It's all gravy from here.  I'd love him to be good again, and I'm sure he wants it too.  But if it doesn't happen, so be it.  2019 was magic.  It wasn't just a WS championship - that was the most joyous, lovable, delightful team I've ever rooted for, in any sport.  Love them forever. Edited June 14, 2022 by bcl05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  How are you defining polarizing here?  I wouldn't say polarizing, I'd say heartbreaking...what could have been if he had stayed healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 47 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  How are you defining polarizing here?   I think a lot of people think he was a bust given the hype surrounding his drafting, and I also think a lot of people think he was great overall. I think a lot of people think he was basically always injured, even though he has pitched almost 1500 innings. I think people have VERY strong feelings on his being shut down during the 2012 playoff run and there is no middle ground between "I can't believe they did that" and "it probably saved his career and he went on to be the ****ing WS MVP." I think it makes some people mad that he signed a 7 year $245 million extension (when they probably could of signed Rendon instead) and he basically hasn't pitched since he signed it.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 12 years ago on June 8th. I was at a client in Compton & left early to sit in a bar in Manhattan Beach to watch it. I was basically alone at the bar watching when a local DA came in to get a beer. He was a big baseball fan (Reds). We sat there and watched the entire game in awe....   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) It's a lose lose situation...there's no way to have the hindsight to forsee this when we had to choose between him and Rendon.  Picking Stras was the right move, if for any reason Rendon hasn't been the same player and had injury issues as well after he left (BA has gone down every year in LA and he has yet to play at least 60 games in a season there).  A lot of people look for blame in situations like this, thus I get the polarizing comment. But who really coulda seen Stras career damn near being over not even halfway through his extension?  I give the front office a lot of crap sometimes, but I can't on this one. Snake eyes... Edited June 14, 2022 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said: 12 years ago on June 8th. I was at a client in Compton & left early to sit in a bar in Manhattan Beach to watch it. I was basically alone at the bar watching when a local DA came in to get a beer. He was a big baseball fan (Reds). We sat there and watched the entire game in awe.... I remember seeing one of his AAA starts on TV, and laughing my ass off at the absurd flailing attempts to hit his curveball mixed with his then high-90s gas.  Playoff Stras was something else. I remember Kyle Schwarber talking about Game 4 in 2017--how they were "hunting fastballs, just hunt the fastball" as their apporach. 16-pitch 2 K 1st inning, guys where shaking their heads "we can't tell the difference..." 7 IP 3 H 0 R 12 K night for Stras. That series in total: 14 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 22 K. He was better in 2017 than he was in '19. If only he had been healthy in 2016. If only he had a modicum of health throughout his career. If only... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said:  I think a lot of people think he was a bust given the hype surrounding his drafting, and I also think a lot of people think he was great overall. I think a lot of people think he was basically always injured, even though he has pitched almost 1500 innings. I think people have VERY strong feelings on his being shut down during the 2012 playoff run and there is no middle ground between "I can't believe they did that" and "it probably saved his career and he went on to be the ****ing WS MVP." I think it makes some people mad that he signed a 7 year $245 million extension (when they probably could of signed Rendon instead) and he basically hasn't pitched since he signed it.   I've not heard anyone call him a bust. I think some people might think he didn't live up to expectations, but that's all been due to injuries.   My recollection of the 2012 situation was that it was a team that wasn't expected to be in the playoff hunt, yet they were. And they were going to shutdown Strasburg no matter what, hell or highwater. In hindsight, they should have rested him in the first half of the season and had him ready for the second half and post season. But IIRC, no one had projected that team to be that good that year.   He is a Nats legend, a postseason stud, World Series Champion and a World Series MVP. I don't see how anyone could really view him as a bust, even if he didn't log as many innings and win as many games as they wanted him to. That team doesn't win that World Series if it's not for him, no one can say otherwise.  In regards to the 7/245, that was a cringeworthy extension simply because of his durability issues. But after that performance, I felt that there was no way the Nats couldn't make him an offer. The Nats were between a rock and a hard place; coming off a WS win and a WS MVP, they almost HAD to make him an offer. Fans would have been pissed if they didn't. Sure, it sucked losing Rendon but there was an attachment to Strasburg that no one else on the team really had. So fans can't really be mad at the Nats for making that offer, even if people thought it was doomed from the start. They'd have been mad if the Nats let him walk.  Here's hoping he can rebound and have another 3-4 years of good pitching ahead. H  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Luis Garcia hit a homer, so there’s that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Tonight's telecast, with tons of guests from Nats history for Zim's weekend, is making me teary repeatedly. Â If you get a chance, check it out. Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Need to get a good return this deadline for Josh Bell. He's having a great season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 J Worth is just pounding beer after beer, after telling some fun Zim stories and teasing Kolko. Â Great TV, barely paying attention to the game. Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 (edited) I'm glad Soto at least the walk, because one of those swings was all I needed to know on why he's only hitting .216 Â Whooaaa nelly!!!!! Edited June 18, 2022 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinswillwin06 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Our fielder isn't allowed to try for the ball? Wtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 My man...Davey is damn near daring them to throw him out, respect that passion even in a done for season like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 That’s a incredibly stupid bad call.  The ump show never fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 The worst part about that call is Hoskins never should have been on base... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 The errors are infuriating. I don't listen to any post game pressers. But if it's not the first and last think talked out, then everyone is missing something that could be fixed before an offseason.  Yeah, some guys are out of position. Yes, talent in spots is questionable. But if there is anything they can practice in season. This is one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 Everyone on the field is wearing Employee #11 shirts    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 This should wins some awards. Tremendous. Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Dear Jason Wright, Â THAT is how you retire an icon's number. What an amazing experience. Congratulations Zimm on a magnificent career. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Hello!  I just wanted to wish you guys luck over these next two games. I hope we have a spirited and tough competition between our two teams.  Rest assured, I still think of each and every one of you as former Orioles fans who jumped ship as soon as a shiny new object came along. Or a bandwagoning fan that suddenly cared about baseball as soon as the home team got good.  Buena suerte! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 50 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Hello!  I just wanted to wish you guys luck over these next two games. I hope we have a spirited and tough competition between our two teams.  Rest assured, I still think of each and every one of you as former Orioles fans who jumped ship as soon as a shiny new object came along. Or a bandwagoning fan that suddenly cared about baseball as soon as the home team got good.  Buena suerte! Man, a fan of both Snyder AND Angelos?  It's okay Spiff. They probably wont **** up Rutschman. Probably. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Man, a fan of both Snyder AND Angelos?  It's okay Spiff. They probably wont **** up Rutschman. Probably.  We'll **** up Rutschman alright. Just as much as you'll **** up keeping Soto in DC.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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