Author Topic: Sunshine Squad 2017 - Who Needs a Closer Anyway? (Read 2181 times)

imref · « **Topic Start:** February 23, 2017, 12:37:40 PM »

Ten reasons to be optimistic:

1. A full season of Trea Turner
2. Harper is due to bounce back
3. Maybe the best CF in Nats history in Eaton
4. Still the best starting rotation in the NL
5. We have to break the odd-year curse eventually
6. Werth's last year, he'll do everything he can to win one this season
7. Rendon healthy for a whole year
8. Zimmerman: .353 / .450 / .471 in the playoffs last year
9. Lind > Clint
10. Weiters should be solid behind the dish, and maybe the best #8 hitter in the NL

And a bonus #11. Espinosa won't be striking out for us

varoadking · « **Reply #1:** February 23, 2017, 03:21:11 PM »

Quote from: imref on February 23, 2017, 12:37:40 PM

Ten reasons to be optimistic:

1. A full season of Trea Turner
2. Harper is due to bounce back
3. Maybe the best CF in Nats history in Eaton
4. Still the best starting rotation in the NL
5. We have to break the odd-year curse eventually
6. Werth's last year, he'll do everything he can to win one this season
7. Rendon healthy for a whole year
8. Zimmerman: .353 / .450 / .471 in the playoffs last year
9. Lind > Clint
10. Weiters should be solid behind the dish, and maybe the best #8 hitter in the NL

And a bonus #11. Espinosa won't be striking out for us

You had me at #11...

skippy1999 · « **Reply #2:** February 23, 2017, 03:24:14 PM »

Quote from: imref on February 23, 2017, 12:37:40 PM

Ten reasons to be optimistic:

1. A full season of Trea Turner
2. Harper is due to bounce back
3. Maybe the best CF in Nats history in Eaton
4. Still the best starting rotation in the NL
5. We have to break the odd-year curse eventually
6. Werth's last year, he'll do everything he can to win one this season
7. Rendon healthy for a whole year
8. Zimmerman: .353 / .450 / .471 in the playoffs last year
9. Lind > Clint
10. Weiters should be solid behind the dish, and maybe the best #8 hitter in the NL

And a bonus #11. Espinosa won't be striking out for us

And the bonus is the best part of all

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #3:** February 23, 2017, 03:28:26 PM »

You could be VaRK.

Quote from: skippy1999 on February 23, 2017, 03:24:14 PM

And the bonus is the best part of all

skippy1999 · « **Reply #4:** February 23, 2017, 03:30:52 PM »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on February 23, 2017, 03:28:26 PM

You could be VaRK.

haha great minds think alike right VaRK?

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #5:** February 23, 2017, 04:37:35 PM »

Werth is going to out perform given he wants to land and AL DH contract next year.

varoadking · « **Reply #6:** February 23, 2017, 08:10:28 PM »

Quote from: skippy1999 on February 23, 2017, 03:30:52 PM

haha great minds think alike right VaRK?

mitlen · « **Reply #7:** February 23, 2017, 08:15:18 PM »

Quote from: skippy1999 on February 23, 2017, 03:30:52 PM

haha great minds think alike right VaRK?

Quote from: varoadking on February 23, 2017, 08:10:28 PM

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerist e.

dracnal · « **Reply #8:** February 23, 2017, 11:13:07 PM »

Quote from: mitlen on February 23, 2017, 08:15:18 PM

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeriste.

I like trying to guess how much alcohol mitlen has consumed by estimating the number of e's in Keeeriste.

mitlen · « **Reply #9:** February 24, 2017, 10:45:26 AM »

Quote from: dracnal on February 23, 2017, 11:13:07 PM

I like trying to guess how much alcohol mitlen has consumed by estimating the number of e's in Keeeriste.

Haven't had a drink since the Steelers lost to NE.

dracnal · « **Reply #10:** February 24, 2017, 10:58:11 AM »

Quote from: mitlen on February 24, 2017, 10:45:26 AM

Haven't had a drink since the Steelers lost to NE.

So when it becomes Kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrist! I'll know you're back in bottle land

mitlen · « **Reply #11:** February 24, 2017, 11:12:41 AM »

Quote from: dracnal on February 24, 2017, 10:58:11 AM

So when it becomes Kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrist! I'll know you're back in bottle land

I've always preferred the "e" at the end to signify a long "i" pronunciation. Kerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrris t would sound too much like the ex-governor of Florida. As a matter of fact, I prefer a two syllable pronunciation as in "key-riste".

Optics · « **Reply #12:** February 25, 2017, 12:47:03 PM »

Werth ends his D.C. career with a ring. Nobody shows up to the White House.

GuyFromCO · « **Reply #13:** February 25, 2017, 12:54:29 PM »

Quote from: Optics on February 25, 2017, 12:47:03 PM

Werth ends his D.C. career with a ring. Nobody shows up to the White House.

I bet Roarke would be there. Whoops... Wrong thread!

imref · « **Reply #14:** February 25, 2017, 02:02:14 PM »

Harper homers in his first spring AB.

Ray D · « **Reply #15:** February 25, 2017, 04:10:28 PM »

Quote from: Optics on February 25, 2017, 12:47:03 PM

Werth ends his D.C. career with a ring. Nobody shows up to the White House.

Depends on who's president by then. Whoops... Wrong thread!

Smithian · « **Reply #16:** April 20, 2017, 09:55:38 AM »

Mathguy · « **Reply #17:** April 20, 2017, 11:20:49 PM »

Nothing wrong with using a little more time to determine this

Smithian · « **Reply #18:** April 22, 2017, 12:10:05 PM »

I was thinking 92 wins preseason. Probably low balled it.

MorseTheHorse · « **Reply #19:** April 22, 2017, 07:55:59 PM »

On track for roughly 114 wins

varoadking · « **Reply #20:** April 22, 2017, 08:55:44 PM »

Quote from: MorseTheHorse on April 22, 2017, 07:55:59 PM

On track for roughly 114 wins

Pretty sure anyone not the NLEast will have something to say about that...

Optics · « **Reply #21:** April 22, 2017, 09:44:08 PM »

Bullpen might not be so bad. We're gonna win the pennant.

imref · « **Reply #22:** April 23, 2017, 11:32:07 PM »

Best record in baseball at 13-5

bluestreak · « **Reply #23:** April 23, 2017, 11:47:23 PM »

Quote from: imref on April 23, 2017, 11:32:07 PM

Best record in baseball at 13-5

And that includes one or two games that they flat out gave away with the bullpen mess early on.

Optics · « **Reply #24:** April 23, 2017, 11:49:18 PM »

We've got a top 3 offense and top 3 starting rotation(throw out the Guthrie start).