What to do with Morgan

[imref]

well?

[tomterp]

All of the above?   

[Frau Mau]

Plunking a Phillies fan should be worth something!

[Lintyfresh85]

Well, obviously he'll be suspended by MLB for at least 14 games (7 for Philly, 7 or more for Marlins series)

I selected 'release him' but I meant it as in non-tender him this winter.

[blue911]

Trade him. The Nats don't have the depth to simply write off MLB players.

[raleighnat]

He's not the answer....we can do better....trade him if you can, release him if you have to.  His brain must be scrambled right now.  You don't drill two defenseless catchers within about a weeks time that aren't making a play.  That's just being an ass.  And this faux compliance of deferring to the manager to make the right moves and respecting Riggleman's decisions while following that up with comments about how he knows he should be hitting lead off and the manager's making a mistake....I'm like just shut up and play the role you're assigned.  Act like a professional.  He's smarter than this non-sense.  Combine his antics with poor play and there's no point in putting up with him.

[HalfSmokes]

Shouldn't make him a backup be a choice?

[NatsAddict]

If he gets suspended for 2 weeks, Loria would be open for a trade since Morgan wouldn't be paid for those two weeks.  That's even better than paying the league minimum!   Woo Hoo!

[wpa2629]

If he gets suspended for 2 weeks, Loria would be open for a trade since Morgan wouldn't be paid for those two weeks.  That's even better than paying the league minimum!   Woo Hoo!

LOL

[KyleScha]

If he gets suspended for 2 weeks, Loria would be open for a trade since Morgan wouldn't be paid for those two weeks.  That's even better than paying the league minimum!   Woo Hoo!

I'm sure he'd have a warm reception as a new member of the Marlins clubhouse

[tomterp]

You don't drill two defenseless catchers within about a weeks time that aren't making a play.  

What games are you watching?

He veered off the basepath to bump the Cards catcher, a stupid play that cost us a run, but to say he "drilled" the guy is laughable.  He bumped him, the guy wasn't hurt, didn't fall down.

The Marlin catcher was blocking the plate, and he WAS making a play.  If he doesn't want to get drilled, he should get out of the way.  Any catcher blocking the plate knows the risk.  

[NatsAddict]

What games are you watching?

He veered off the basepath to bump the Cards catcher, a stupid play that cost us a run, but to say he "drilled" the guy is laughable.  He bumped him, the guy wasn't hurt, didn't fall down.

The Marlin catcher was blocking the plate, and he WAS making a play.  If he doesn't want to get drilled, he should get out of the way.  Any catcher blocking the plate knows the risk.  

I've seen a lot of catchers walk away from harder collisions than the one where Hayes was injured.  If he hadn't been hurt, would anybody be disputing whether it was a clean hit, or only just another stupid play? 

[Obed_Marsh]

There should progressively more severe series of clear consequences for unacceptable behavior. As frustrated as I am with Morgan's nonsense, Riggleman has not benched him for a few days. It seems a little dysfunctional to suspend him or release him without an incremental correction.

[Vega]

Bench him and release him after the season.

[Potomac Cannons]

Trade him. The Nats don't have the depth to simply write off MLB players.

He's not a MLB player at this point.

[spidernat]

If he hadn't been hurt, would anybody be disputing whether it was a clean hit, or only just another stupid play?  

Only by Nats fans who have come to despise Morgan because he drops F bombs and doesn't conduct himself like a role model.

[ghostface]

he's a late inning defensive replacement at best and we've asked him to be the leadoff hitter and catalyst for the offense.  he's not worth the headache and probably the tension he causes in the locker room.

see ya nyjer - i hope you've saved your money or invested wisely.

[OldNatsFan]

What games are you watching?

He veered off the basepath to bump the Cards catcher, a stupid play that cost us a run, but to say he "drilled" the guy is laughable.  He bumped him, the guy wasn't hurt, didn't fall down.

The Marlin catcher was blocking the plate, and he WAS making a play.  If he doesn't want to get drilled, he should get out of the way.  Any catcher blocking the plate knows the risk. 

When I hear the term blocking the plate, it means to me the runner has no other alternative but to go through the catcher. In this case there was a portion of the plate that was available to touch if he had slid in feet first. He didn't need to knock the catcher down like he did. I voted for suspension by the way.

[NatsDad14]

When I hear the term blocking the plate, it means to me the runner has no other alternative but to go through the catcher. In this case there was a portion of the plate that was available to touch if he had slid in feet first. He didn't need to knock the catcher down like he did. I voted for suspension by the way.

If the catcher is stepping on the plate, he deserves to get drilled. What happens if Morgan slides but misses the plate because there is only little space of the plate that is actually available?

[blue911]

When I hear the term blocking the plate, it means to me the runner has no other alternative but to go through the catcher. In this case there was a portion of the plate that was available to touch if he had slid in feet first. He didn't need to knock the catcher down like he did. I voted for suspension by the way.

Morgan can't slide feet first.

[Potomac Cannons]

Morgan can't slide feet first.

Which is extraordinary itself for a MLB "speed" guy.

[blue911]

Which is extraordinary itself for a MLB "speed" guy.

Little League makes players slide feet first.

[tomterp]

When I hear the term blocking the plate, it means to me the runner has no other alternative but to go through the catcher. In this case there was a portion of the plate that was available to touch if he had slid in feet first. He didn't need to knock the catcher down like he did. I voted for suspension by the way.

It is a common technique for catchers to show some plate to entice the slide, then slide over and block it while applying the tag.

And I'm not sure he really had time to slide, if measured from the point the ball arrived to the catcher.  He was 10 ft away by then and really motoring. And sliding into a catcher's leg has its own set of risks to both parties.

[Ray D]

Morgan can't slide feet first.

Which begs the question what is he doing in the majors, but I'll leave that aside.  Home plate is the one base that begs "slide by", since you can, literally, slide by it. Kids are taught this technique beginning at 14 these days: basically the only part of the entire body that comes close to the plate is your hand, and you touch the plate as you slide by.  Nobody gets hurt. His chances of scoring if he had done that would have been 100%.

[Potomac Cannons]

Which begs the question what is he doing in the majors, but I'll leave that aside.  Home plate is the one base that begs "slide by", since you can, literally, slide by it. Kids are taught this technique beginning at 14 these days: basically the only part of the entire body that comes close to the plate is your hand, and you touch the plate as you slide by.  Nobody gets hurt. His chances of scoring if he had done that would have been 100%.

Yep...the good ole hook slide.  Pretty sure Corky from Life Goes On can do it but Nyjer can't.