2012/13 Offseason Discussion Thread

[houston-nat]

We were so bad back then that I remember thinking, comparatively, that Jason Bergmann was good.

[DPMOmaha]

Here's your Nats fan litmus test: Shairon Martis

Level 2: Levale Speigner.

[spidernat]

True dat.  I had to explain to someone the greatness of Robert Fick and Austin Kearns a couple of weeks ago.

  Didn't we have a thread called "Robert Fick flies out softly"?

[spidernat]

We were so bad back then that I remember thinking, comparatively, that Jason Bergmann was good.

Someone suggested him to represent the Nats in the ASG once.

Here's your Nats fan litmus test: Shairon Martis

Level 2: Levale Speigner.

wow 

Don't forget Jerome Williams. 

[Boss Dealwiler]

Don't forget Jerome Williams. 

Who started for the Angels this year, right?

[lastobjective]

Here's your Nats fan litmus test: Shairon Martis

Level 2: Levale Speigner.

Failed. Where do I hand my fandom?

[Boss Dealwiler]

Failed. Where do I hand my fandom?

You're cool strictly because of that badass hat you knitted.

[lastobjective]

You're cool strictly because of that badass hat you knitted.

Immunity! I like it.

[DPMOmaha]

You're cool strictly because of that badass hat you knitted.

And the sending me my NL East champs tshirt.

[spidernat]

Who started for the Angels this year, right?

The very same. He missed 3 seasons and came back to pitch for the angels in 2011 and 2012.

[lastobjective]

And the sending me my NL East champs tshirt.

  hope it got there quickly man.

[houston-nat]

And the sending me my NL East champs tshirt.

...you shouldn't have told me about this.

[zimm_da_kid]

These band wagan fans don't even remember the glory days back when nook logan roamed the outfield.

[Vega]

Here's your Nats fan litmus test: Shairon Martis

Level 2: Levale Speigner.

I know about Speigner, but I never saw him play. I remember thinking that Martis could be good. Woody Paige thought he could be RotY in '09.

[Boss Dealwiler]

These band wagan fans don't even remember the glory days back when nook logan roamed the outfield.

Let us not forget the man, the myth, the legend Tony Batista.

[spidernat]

These band wagan fans don't even remember the glory days back when nook logan roamed the outfield.

  Which year was it when Nook Logan hurt himself on opening day?

[spidernat]

Woody Paige thought he could be RotY in '09.

  That's all that needs to be said about Woody Paige and all those jokers from Around the Horn or First Take. Most of the crap they say comes from cheat sheets their crack staff puts together for them anyway.

[DPMOmaha]

...you shouldn't have told me about this.

Hey man, I put a request out there, she obliged. 

[Mattionals]

Franchise Fandom - Remember Miguel Batista - THE FIRST TIME?  Before he was 30?

Ted Lilly?

Mike Maddux?

Guillermo Mota and Carl Pavano when they were REALLY young?

I feel a huge hole inside me right now for all the pain I have swallowed over the years....

[DPMOmaha]

I know about Speigner, but I never saw him play. I remember thinking that Martis could be good. Woody Paige thought he could be RotY in '09.

In fairness, Martis' first 6 games or so were pretty good.  Fell off the face of the earth pretty quick after that, though...

[zimm_da_kid]

I know about Speigner, but I never saw him play. I remember thinking that Martis could be good. Woody Paige thought he could be RotY in '09.

Martis was the crap that year.  He started 5-0 and nats fans thought he was a freaking god. 

[Boss Dealwiler]

Martis was the crap that year.  He started 5-0 and nats fans thought he was a freaking god. 

Didn't some dumbass that used to post here buy an authentic Martis jersey?

[Lintyfresh85]

Anyone that looked at Martis's numbers knew the wins wouldn't keep coming.

Level 3 - Berkman swung

[zimm_da_kid]

Level 3 - Berkman swung

don't get me started on that! 

We were owed the check swing by Freese in the 9th in game 5 for how bad that call was.

[Vega]

Here's a question: is there any franchise today that is run as poorly as the Nats were in the first few years? Not even the Marlins, Mets, Royals, or Indians are quite on the level of the old Nats. Minnesota had equally awful pitching this year, but their lineup is solid. Colorado is the closest I can think of, but even they have good players like Tulo, Cargo, Rosario, Fowler, and guys who emerged over the season like Pacheco and Colvin.