The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2010)

[PANatsFan]

He looks like a total tool.

[The Chief]

He looks like a total tool.

I'd look like a tool and dance like one too for 1/56 of what he's getting.

[NatsDad14]

He took your tax dollars and gave them to the White Sox so they could afford Dunn:

We need our resident photoshop experts (you know who you are) to put Mr. Cheap, kid Cheap, and Rizzo in that GIF.

[cmdterps44]

We need our resident photoshop experts (you know who you are) to put Mr. Cheap, kid Cheap, and Rizzo in that GIF.

Same with this image.

[Nathan]

[houston-nat]

Jason Bergmann signed with the Boston Red Sox.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Jason Bergmann signed with the Boston Red Sox.

I am so psyched! he's exactly what we needed!  Theo, you can do no wrong! ya, baby!  now steal peralta!  Time to end the caffeine habit!

[Coladar]

Damn, some awful news. I just read Chad Cordero's three month old passed away. Why do such awful things happen to the best of people? Chad was probably the greatest all around guy this team has had in six seasons. Horrible.

[PANatsFan]

Damn, some awful news. I just read Chad Cordero's three month old passed away. Why do such awful things happen to the best of people? Chad was probably the greatest all around guy this team has had in six seasons. Horrible.

Good Lord, that's just intensely awful. Poor guy

[Lintyfresh85]

That's horrible news. RIP.

[mitlen]

Damn, some awful news. I just read Chad Cordero's three month old passed away. Why do such awful things happen to the best of people? Chad was probably the greatest all around guy this team has had in six seasons. Horrible.

Ya know, I came on here this morning to make a wiseass comment about a former Nat ... Dunn in Chicago.   When I saw this post, that ended.   Wisdom is sometimes defined as knowing when to be quiet ....   This is sad news on so many levels and I hope "Chief" knows there's a lot of us out here who have him in our thoughts.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

My heart goes out to the Cordero family.  Just a horrible tragedy.

[eckseid]

I don't normally check this thread, but that's horrible news.

[PANatsFan]

I couldn't find anything about it on Google or Google News - I pray it's a hoax.

[Coladar]

I couldn't find anything about it on Google or Google News - I pray it's a hoax.

I saw it on Cheryl Nichols Twitter. I know her well, she knows the players, the players families, etc. It's real if she posted it.

[sportsfan882]

Marlins sign Victor Garate

JoeFrisaro:
#Marlins LHP Victor Garate, a non roster signee formerly in LAD system, is worth watching in Spring Training. Could make club

[houston-nat]

Pirates sign Scott Olsen! Another ace free agent starter off the market.

[JMW IV]

Pirates sign Scott Olsen! Another ace free agent starter off the market.

[Sharp]

If he ever does figure it out (which I don't think he will at this point) Olsen could actually be a good pitcher.  He's no Bacsik.

[Vega]

If he ever does figure it out (which I don't think he will at this point) Olsen could actually be a good pitcher.  He's no Bacsik.

He doesn't have the attitude or durability to be a good major league pitcher for any significant amount of time.

[Nathan]

Attitude?

[PANatsFan]

Attitude?

[Vega]

Attitude?

Olsen always struck me as a me-first prick, but that's just my opinion.

[blue911]

Olsen always struck me as a me-first prick, but that's just my opinion.

Probably more of a prick, then a me first prick. Nothing wrong with pitchers that are dickheads as long as it's directed at the opposition.

[Vega]

Probably more of a prick, then a me first prick. Nothing wrong with pitchers that are dickheads as long as it's directed at the opposition.

It also helps if they can pitch effectively for more than four starts before getting injured.