Mr. Sinister Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Gotta maximize every opportunity on DeGrom day. That inning when Trea struck out on a ball 4 and Robles got caught in No Man's Land was a killer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Â Enjoy your new home Mr Harper...lol 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) the less I have to hear Davey talk, the better  Edited March 28, 2019 by StillUnknown 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'm gonna try not to dump on Davey until some more time into the season. So... about game 2. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Me when they ruined a runner on 1st and 3rd with 0 outs for the 2nd time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Turner 3 for 3 in steals. I like it. Soto looked BAD on a couple swings.  Great weather, had a blast with my daughter, and made it home in plenty of time for the Caps!!!   4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 We will be looking for a new manager, and possibly GM, by November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I'll give it a couple weeks. It is disheartening though, hearing all winter how they were going to focus on being a better situationally adept team, and literally in the first game, they collectively blow chunks at it.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Chris Sale throwing HR Derby bp to Seattle. Baseball is weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Mr. Sinister said: Gotta maximize every opportunity on DeGrom day. That inning when Trea struck out on a ball 4 and Robles got caught in No Man's Land was a killer.  That was the ballgame. That and Zimm's smash not getting through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:  That was the ballgame. That and Zimm's smash not getting through.  I'm still miffed about it--but everything is magnified because it was opening day. I worry about this team, though. They manifested the same issues as last year: inability to do the little things to turn these games into wins, Davey making the emotional choice (sending Max out to bat for himself in the 7th), and questionable--Miller instead of Rosenthal or Barraclough in the top of the 8th. But at least the defense was solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said:  I'm still miffed about it--but everything is magnified because it was opening day. I worry about this team, though. They manifested the same issues as last year: inability to do the little things to turn these games into wins, Davey making the emotional choice (sending Max out to bat for himself in the 7th), and questionable--Miller instead of Rosenthal or Barraclough in the top of the 8th. But at least the defense was solid.  That diving catch Robles made on the line drive... neither Eaton or Harper in CF last year have a prayer of catching that.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr. Sinister said: I'll give it a couple weeks. It is disheartening though, hearing all winter how they were going to focus on being a better situationally adept team, and literally in the first game, they collectively blow chunks at it.    Out of 162.  I'll be at the stadium this Tuesday and if feel embarrassed, I might have some words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said:  I'm still miffed about it--but everything is magnified because it was opening day. I worry about this team, though. They manifested the same issues as last year: inability to do the little things to turn these games into wins, Davey making the emotional choice (sending Max out to bat for himself in the 7th), and questionable--Miller instead of Rosenthal or Barraclough in the top of the 8th. But at least the defense was solid.  It’s one game. The big screw up was by a rookie. Max gave up the winning run in the first.  #breathe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superozman Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 3:48 PM, Popeman38 said: Well, constructive/fun convo works when your team isn't very good. We know, we had a few years of that not that long ago. Just interesting you only show up after Bryce signs in Philly. Kinda like another Philly fan who only shows up on this board when his team is winning...  Actually I've shown up in the past, and been told "This isn't really a rivalry, the nats suck" and "This isn't really a rivalry, the phillies suck".  So, i'll just let this slide and wait for some good discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Might rain Tuesday which is Harper's return to DC day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The Ultimate Guide to Eating and Drinking Around Nationals Park  https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/03/28/the-ultimate-guide-to-eating-and-drinking-around-nationals-park/  Helpful. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 After chewing on this for 24 hours, I've decided I'm worried for this team. This isn't a one game overreaction, it's a culmination of over a year of a disturbing trend.  What am I most worried about? Max Scherzer. Scherzer is going to be 35 in July. While he operates on a level beyond what typical humans are capable of, at some point, eventually, father time will catch up to him.  The combination of this team's bullpen and this team's manager have the potential to run Scherzer straight into the ground. Make a Kerry Wood out of him (albeit later in his career). Ideally you'd want to be getting really creative to limit stress on Scherzer, get him out of the games by 95 pitches every time, reduce the wear on him over the course of a season. Davey went out yesterday, had a perfectly good chance to remove him at 93 pitches and pinch hit for him, and kept him out there for about 15% more pitches after that. 15% more wear on the golden arm.  Look, I actually fully expect that leaving Scherzer in gave us the best chance to win. But it's goddamn opening day. You don't need your $200m pitcher in his age 35 season throwing 108 pitches on opening day.  This concern may very well prove to be needless, but I am legitimately worried our overuse of Scherzer last year and this year is going to end up taking years off his career, and in turn taking the Nats current window and slamming it shut in our face. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: After chewing on this for 24 hours, I've decided I'm worried for this team. This isn't a one game overreaction, it's a culmination of over a year of a disturbing trend.  Thank you. This + the lack of capitalizing when runners are in scoring position will have me frustrated all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: After chewing on this for 24 hours, I've decided I'm worried for this team. Â Â And the fresh hope that arises in the hearts of baseball fans each spring lasted exactly [checks calendar] one day. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 It's not just yesterday, it's the same refrain from last year. Yes it's one game, but the mistakes are the same. Â We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 man if they lose tomorrow yall really gonna be depressed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, StillUnknown said: man if they lose tomorrow yall really gonna be depressed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 The Red Sox lost by 8 runs yesterday and are losing again today after being terrible all preseason.  Guess they should wrap it up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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