Riggo#44 Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, ixcuincle said: I'll never forget Grant questioning why Rendon bat where he did in the batting order and Dusty Baker educating him in public. Then Grant cried about why nobody was giving him respect. Because you publicly tried to call out a MLB manager and got owned. Grant seems like the fat kid that would hang around the stereotypical jocks in HS and get shoved in lockers. I remember that--Loverro RIPPED him for it. Straight up called him unprofessional. I actually called in and demonstrated why it was a pointless debate because the minimal difference it makes over the course of the year. I got hung up on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Grant is gonna be this generation's John Feinstein. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, skinsfan_1215 said: Huge signing by the Nats. Really puts us over the top this year. Thank you Nats and **** you MASN. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 35 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: Grant is gonna be this generation's John Feinstein. the problem with junior ("John Feinstein") and grant is that they try to act so smart when they're not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Anyway back on normal topic I got an email today from the Nats saying that all the SPH would be able to choose their seats next week for the April games. Maybe more seats get opened up soon but right now it is just for STH. It sounds like you would be able to sell the tickets to people too, I need to figure out what's going on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 15 hours ago, Warhead36 said: Grant is gonna be this generation's John Feinstein. Without the best-sellers (as much as I hate Feinstein, he is a successful writer)/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 17 hours ago, Riggo#44 said: Grant seems like the fat kid that would hang around the stereotypical jocks in HS and get shoved in lockers. I remember that--Loverro RIPPED him for it. Straight up called him unprofessional. I actually called in and demonstrated why it was a pointless debate because the minimal difference it makes over the course of the year. I got hung up on. Yeah, lineup optimization is an okay topic to share thoughts and full time. But its effect throughout the season is so minimal. I’m glad they actually talk baseball on the radio, but that period of time was so cringeworthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ball Security said: Yeah, lineup optimization is an okay topic to share thoughts and full time. But its effect throughout the season is so minimal. I’m glad they actually talk baseball on the radio, but that period of time was so cringeworthy. Yes, I'm glad they talk baseball. But they are not smart discussions, mostly, they're I-read-fangraphs-and-think-I'm-smart arrogant, the number of times those clowns have said "You can think that, I'll just go on being right" is awful. Danny Rouhier is an idiot. Edited March 17, 2021 by Riggo#44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Great article on Robles, arguably our most important position player not named Soto or Turner: https://theathletic.com/2444651/2021/03/17/nationals-victor-robles-tried-to-become-a-player-he-was-not-now-hes-found-himself-again/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 46 minutes ago, Riggo#44 said: Great article on Robles, arguably our most important position player not named Soto or Turner: https://theathletic.com/2444651/2021/03/17/nationals-victor-robles-tried-to-become-a-player-he-was-not-now-hes-found-himself-again/ I still remember when Robles was THE Five-Tool, Can't-Miss Kid and Juan Soto was just another promising guy. It feels like the team's offensive success this season will be predicated on how well Robles does as a lead-off batter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Dan T. said: I still remember when Robles was THE Five-Tool, Can't-Miss Kid and Juan Soto was just another promising guy. It feels like the team's offensive success this season will be predicated on how well Robles does as a lead-off batter. Robles in the leadoff, and Bell hitting 30-35 homers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Nats "Guaranteed to be better," from MLB, but not exactly a glowing endorsement. 2020 Record: 26-34 (.433) 2021 Equivalent: 70-92 The Nationals have Juan Soto, so right there the idea that they’d go 70-92 with him in the lineup -- not to mention Max Scherzer, Trea Turner and Stephen Strasburg on the roster -- is a little bit silly. The Nationals are coming up on a bit of a transitional period, with some young stars, some hopeful prospects who haven’t shown much yet and a few older stars who have some gas left in the tank -- but maybe only some. If they somehow fall below 70 wins, we could see a rebuilding phase here pretty soon. It’s more likely they bob around .500 all year and don’t provide any clear answers. But 70 wins would seem extremely unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Item giveaways announced for April. https://www.mlb.com/nationals/tickets/promotions Edited March 19, 2021 by ixcuincle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Leesh on Kieboom getting shorter and shorter. Struggles with the bat has continued this spring. Castro starting today's game at 3B, with Garcia at 2B. Davey starting to explore other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Season ticket holders are jacking up the prices on Stubhub 🤨 My day is tomorrow I'll see what's left over if anything is. Not sure on opening day cause a lot of full plan holders snatched those tix right up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) It's hard for me to sit Garcia....he played like a starter last season with a promising future Edited March 24, 2021 by Barry.Randolphe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Looks like Opening Day is completely unavailable. Other games in April available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I ended up getting 3 tickets. Saturday, Wednesday and another Wednesday. Opening Day sold out so fast largely because full season planholders snatched them up and put them on stubhub for 300 dollars At first it's pretty irritating that someone would do that **** leaving the rest of us who actually want to go out in the cold, but whatever. Baseball is back and we can attend games responsibly again. I am just glad to be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 10:34 AM, CRobi21 said: Leesh on Kieboom getting shorter and shorter. Struggles with the bat has continued this spring. Castro starting today's game at 3B, with Garcia at 2B. Davey starting to explore other options. To be fair, Keiboom is only 23 & Juan Soto is only batting .182 this spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CRobi21 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Castro-Turner-Garcia-Bell infield looking more and more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Edited March 27, 2021 by CRobi21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Does Carter Keiboom ever live up to his potential? He's still only 23, but nothing seems to click for him at the major league level. And yet the contrast between his performance in the majors and the minors is stark. I hope he's not destined to have a "AAAA" career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Dan T. said: Does Carter Keiboom ever live up to his potential? He's still only 23, but nothing seems to click for him at the major league level. And yet the contrast between his performance in the majors and the minors is stark. I hope he's not destined to have a "AAAA" career. I'm becoming less confident. He seems like one of Rizzo's rare whiffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Ahhhhhh good ol masn technical difficulties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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