Trouble with charging the mound is that 7 Braves plus the catcher are already on the field. Nats are in the dugout. It would be Harper against five or six guys.
Principle with Simmons is that the Braves only "depth" at SS and 2B is Janisch and some minor-leaguers. They can't replace him, and they suffered last season when he was hurt in June or thereabouts.
Message from Strasburg: I can throw 99 mph, and, unlike the departed HRod, I can hit any spot I choose. Got it, Braves? I could have put those pitches at the back of Simmons head. Therefore, cut the crap.
