Plan "B"

[sportsfan882]

You crack me up, SF.

Why is that?

OK, hammondsnats is keeping it real. ronnynat shaved off the lion's mane for the holidays and will regain his patience once it grows back which coincides with when pitchers and catchers report.

Haha. Remember when ronnynat first came here and we (or me) ripped on ronnynat for having "I will wait for as long as it takes" in his avatar?

[spidernat]

Haha. Remember when ronnynat first came here and we (or me) ripped on ronnynat for having "I will wait for as long as it takes" in his avatar?

Yeah I sort of recall that. I'd like to find those posts to see if we told him that it would be a while. 

[hammondsnats]

haha thanks for throwing me under the bus ronny.

i took off the blinders after losing 102 games.  i'm sorry i just don't have a lot of faith in this organization.  i get tired of typing yeah if it weren't for injuries we would've been a bit better, but we still would've been one of the worst teams in baseball.

i love nats baseball, they are a close second behind maryland basketball as favorite teams go, but we suck and have done nothing other than pick up willingham/olsen (and maybe the d-cab signing) to get better from last year.  i know it's early, but we'll see if we make move(s) to get better.

[ronnynat]

Why is that?

Because according to you, 90% of the players in the league are bums, including about half of the stars.

Haha. Remember when ronnynat first came here and we (or me) ripped on ronnynat for having "I will wait for as long as it takes" in his avatar?

I don't remember that at all. That would've been quite a few posts ago, though.

Yeah I sort of recall that. I'd like to find those posts to see if we told him that it would be a while. 

I probably said that myself. I doubt I would've put that quote up there if I thought we'd be in contention soon.

[hammondsnats]

by the way, i don't mind our pen.  rivera/mock/shell/hinckley/hanrahan (at times) isn't too shabby.  and maybe add in shawn hill if he's healthy and if the think tank wants to convert him to a relief pitcher.

[Nat of the Living Dead]

i'm sorry i just don't have a lot of faith in this organization. 

Wasn't this same exact thing posted on the OH about a week ago?

[hammondsnats]

Wasn't this same exact thing posted on the OH about a week ago?

nope.  12 years ago.

[zoom]

how many of you folks were Expos fans?  i ask because i think the Expos fans got used to rooting for the prospects and standing pat.  half the reason for watching was to see progress.  we never signed anyone. 

[spidernat]

how many of you folks were Expos fans?  i ask because i think the Expos fans got used to rooting for the prospects and standing pat.  half the reason for watching was to see progress.  we never signed anyone. 

We have very few of those dinosaurs. We used to have a couple that posted more regularly but they are increasingly becoming extinct.

[sportsfan882]

Yeah I sort of recall that. I'd like to find those posts to see if we told him that it would be a while. 

I found a few of the posts:

I have all of the patience in the world for this team. I could take (but, of course, don't want) some down seasons. It'll happen...eventually.

I'm proud of our guys for this series, but as far as your statement: I demand a winner.  If you don't demand a winner, then you won't get one.  The Nats, as a major league team, have to field a major league product.  I'm not saying they will, or don't, but IMO that attitude gets you nowhere.

hey ronnynat what does your motto mean?

For the Nats to become "the team" plus that's kind of what it looks like my lion would say in the pic.

[spidernat]

  who said that?

I'm proud of our guys for this series, but as far as your statement: I demand a winner.  If you don't demand a winner, then you won't get one.  The Nats, as a major league team, have to field a major league product.  I'm not saying they will, or don't, but IMO that attitude gets you nowhere.

[zoom]

We have very few of those dinosaurs. We used to have a couple that posted more regularly but they are increasingly becoming extinct.

dinosaur?  ouch!!

That's how i became a Nats fan and i think it's makes for a whole different perspective. 

[spidernat]

dinosaur?  ouch!!

That's how i became a Nats fan and i think it's makes for a whole different perspective. 

I didn't mean it in a derogatory way. I just meant that they were around before us. And I agree with your statement. One of the old expos fan who used to post here brought that angle to the discussion but he hasn't been around in a while.

[sportsfan882]

  who said that?

2k6nats. Where's he been? Same with kenza? 

[Obed_Marsh]

how many of you folks were Expos fans? 

I could be convinced if Youppi! would come for a visit and whack Screech & Clint.

[ronnynat]

2k6nats. Where's he been? Same with kenza? 

You mean the "mods"?

[spidernat]

You mean the "mods"?

Good point.    Well now that we have "uncensored" plus we don't have as many people whining about content they can take more time off. tomterp is handling his business though.

I could be convinced if Youppi! would come for a visit and whack Screech & Clint.

Speaking of Screech and Clint, the Lerners are so cheap I wouldn't be surprised if they have those two on loan at the Purdue farm to bring home a couple extra paychecks during the offseason. 

[Nat of the Living Dead]

Good point.    Well now that we have "uncensored" plus we don't have as many people whining about content they can take more time off. tomterp is handling his business though.

Speaking of Screech and Clint, the Lerners are so cheap I wouldn't be surprised if they have those two on loan at the Purdue farm to bring home a couple extra paychecks during the offseason. 

I almost feel as if Uncensored is unnecessary now. I mean, the two people that fought so hard to "puritanize" the board don't even post here anymore and only three threads are consistently posted in there anyways.

[xposbrad]

how many of you folks were Expos fans?  i ask because i think the Expos fans got used to rooting for the prospects and standing pat.  half the reason for watching was to see progress.  we never signed anyone. 

Ya but the Expos developped and scouted very good players. Although we ended up trading most of them, it was surprising to see how many good players came through the organization. Too bad, if we would have had a huge payroll, there are some years we would have been the best in the majors with who we traded away due to just cutting payroll.

[PatsNats28]

I almost feel as if Uncensored is unnecessary now. I mean, the two people that fought so hard to "puritanize" the board don't even post here anymore and only three threads are consistently posted in there anyways.

kimnat and who else?

[cmdterps44]

Because according to you, 90% of the players in the league are bums, including about half of the stars.

Was about to post something like this as well

Im hoping for a "New Years Resolution" and trade for Adrian Gonzalez. How these two things fit, I dont know

[Air Zimmerman]

how many of you folks were Expos fans?  i ask because i think the Expos fans got used to rooting for the prospects and standing pat.  half the reason for watching was to see progress.  we never signed anyone. 

ME. i don't think many people are aware of that. i became an an avid Expos Fan around 2000 (i was attracted to them for some reason) and then I made the natural transition to becoming a Nationals fanatic.

[BerkeleyNat]

Good point.    Well now that we have "uncensored" plus we don't have as many people whining about content they can take more time off. tomterp is handling his business though.

Tom keeps a watchful eye on us over on the BW thread. No wardrobe malfunctions allowed over there.

[DCFan]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers30-2008dec30,0,3667842.story

Today's LA Times has Colletti saying that Manny is the Dodgers first choice but he wouldn't speculate as to who their Plan B is since those talks are stalled. The writer says it's Abreu or Dunn.

[Minty Fresh]

Ok sign Manny. Thank you for looking up the splits and not just resisting a Dunn signing because he's ugly or has bad shoes like you did before.

Unlike AZ, I reserve judgement on players regardless of looks, spikes or pimp status and look at what he/she can do for a team.  Dunn just sucks.