Author Topic: The "Former Nat Watch" Thread (2011) (Read 44574 times)

spidernat · « **Reply #550:** August 12, 2011, 03:04:16 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on August 12, 2011, 02:03:19 PM

The yawn is to the haterz on the thread.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #551:** August 12, 2011, 04:17:21 PM »

Quote from: imref on August 12, 2011, 01:41:13 PM

Indians designate Austin Kearns for assignment. he's batting .200 / .302 / .287 this year.

Maybe we could sign him to improve our leadoff production?

would have worked three weeks ago, now ankiel's doing well so the joke is no more.

houston-nat · « **Reply #552:** August 13, 2011, 05:33:33 AM »

The Klej contributed to a 10-inning 3-hit shutout of the Astros and lowered his season ERA to 2.08.

houston-nat · « **Reply #553:** August 13, 2011, 05:37:02 AM »

Quote from: houston-nat on August 13, 2011, 05:33:33 AM

The Klej contributed to a 10-inning 3-hit shutout of the Astros and lowered his season ERA to 2.08.

This was the Astros' lineup:

J.B. Shuck, RF
Jose Altuve, 2B
Jason Bourgeois, CF
Carlos Lee, 1B
J.D. Martinez, LF
Jimmy Paredes, 3B
Clint Barmes, SS
Carlos Corporan, C
Bud Norris, SP

Combined major-league games for the #1, 2, 5, 6 hitters in the lineup: 52

PANatsFan · « **Reply #554:** August 13, 2011, 09:11:32 AM »

Quote from: houston-nat on August 13, 2011, 05:33:33 AM

The Klej contributed to a 10-inning 3-hit shutout of the Astros and lowered his season ERA to 2.08.

Shoulda kept the Klej

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #555:** August 13, 2011, 11:51:35 AM »

Quote from: houston-nat on August 13, 2011, 05:37:02 AM

This was the Astros' lineup:

J.B. Shuck, RF
Jose Altuve, 2B
Jason Bourgeois, CF
Carlos Lee, 1B
J.D. Martinez, LF
Jimmy Paredes, 3B
Clint Barmes, SS
Carlos Corporan, C
Bud Norris, SP

Combined major-league games for the #1, 2, 5, 6 hitters in the lineup: 52

I vaguely know of Bourgeois, know Lee, know Barmes, and know Norris. That's pretty sad.

mitlen · « **Reply #556:** August 14, 2011, 10:30:21 AM »

After the Nats' fiasco last night, I was surfing and found Boston at Seattle. The batter ... Wily Mo Pena ... and the Mariners' fans had a chant up for him.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #557:** August 14, 2011, 12:08:43 PM »

Wonderful piece on Wily Mo today by Dan Shaughnessy, who is on probation from my Shaughnessy / Wilbon list:

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SEATTLE - Forgive me if there are any typographical errors in this column. I just shook hands with Wily Mo Pena and I’m now soaking my right mitt in a bucket of ice, hoping the feeling returns by the middle innings.

Wily Mo was called back up to the bigs last night by the Mariners and batted in the No. 5 spot against Josh Beckett at Safeco Field.

Wily Mo Pena was our very own John Coffey at Fenway Park in 2006 and for part of the 2007 season. He was all homers and strikeouts and smiles in the clubhouse.

He’s the guy who hit a 451-foot shot for the Red Sox in Kansas City. There was another one at Fenway that careened off the back wall of the Monster Seats and almost rolled all the way back to shortstop.

Wily Mo is also the guy who was acquired, straight up, for Bronson Arroyo, one of the worst deals Theo Epstein ever made.

The Sox gave Wily Mo a championship ring for his 73 games of service in 2007. He keeps it with him wherever he goes, and he goes a lot of places. Since the Sox traded him to the Nationals in 2007 (Chris Carter, thank you very much), Pena has been released by the Nats, the Mets, and the Diamondbacks. The Padres also let him go. Now he’s a reclamation project for the Mariners.

[discussion of longest homers, clubhouse greetings snipped; see the link above]

With Boston, Pena struck out 148 times in 432 at-bats, hitting 16 homers and batting .271. He could not hit the breaking stuff, and no team has stayed with Pena as long as the Sox since 2007.

“I’m happy for the opportunity,’’ Pena said yesterday after shaking hands with everybody (ouch!) in the Mariners clubhouse. “Here I plan to help the team win and do my stuff.

“I’m getting older and I’m hitting like I’ve never hit in my life [.363 at Reno, .333 at Tacoma]. I just need to keep doing it up here. I need to recognize pitches and make contact.’’

Safeco Field is a notoriously bad park for home run hitters.

“If I make contact, something will happen,’’ said Pena.

Amen.

spidernat · « **Reply #558:** August 14, 2011, 08:50:00 PM »

Broken fibula for Jason Marquis.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/6861730/arizona-rhp-jason-marquis-comes-start-vs-mets

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #559:** August 14, 2011, 10:44:59 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on August 14, 2011, 08:50:00 PM

Broken fibula for Jason Marquis.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/6861730/arizona-rhp-jason-marquis-comes-start-vs-mets

being discussed at length in the trade thread

imref · « **Reply #560:** August 15, 2011, 02:05:47 PM »

brian bruney released, he was DFA'd by the White Sox last week.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #561:** August 15, 2011, 02:08:16 PM »

Quote from: imref on August 15, 2011, 02:05:47 PM

brian bruney released, he was DFA'd by the White Sox last week.

Thankfully, it's the White Sox and not EdStroud releasing Bruney.

EdStroud · « **Reply #562:** August 15, 2011, 09:51:43 PM »

Matt Capps update 15 for 22 in saves this year

W L W-L% ERA G GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP
2011 3 6 .333 4.41 50 30 15 49.0 49 24 24 8 8 24 1.163

PANatsFan · « **Reply #563:** August 15, 2011, 10:21:57 PM »

Quote from: EdStroud on August 15, 2011, 09:51:43 PM

Matt Capps update 15 for 22 in saves this year

W L W-L% ERA G GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP
2011 3 6 .333 4.41 50 30 15 49.0 49 24 24 8 8 24 1.163

Too bad about the homers, the rest of his numbers are very good.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #564:** August 15, 2011, 10:25:33 PM »

youch, that's a ton.

Tyler Durden · « **Reply #565:** August 15, 2011, 10:31:41 PM »

We should bring him back in the offseason if he can't find a closer gig. The homers are probably fluky.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #566:** August 15, 2011, 10:52:58 PM »

Checked his numbers... this season looks a lot like his 09 season, in which he sucked... BB rate is down but K rate is unacceptable. Really low BABIP may cancel out the HR regression...

Kevrock · « **Reply #567:** August 16, 2011, 09:48:56 AM »

Willingham still projected as Type A, but he's close to the cut off.

Josh Willingham   Oakland   A   75.1515151515151   OF

.
   Kevin Youkilis   Boston   A   74.7368421052632   1B

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   Billy Butler   Kansas City   A   74.2105263157895   1B

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   Delmon Young   Detroit   B   73.6363636363636   OF

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   Jacoby Ellsbury   Boston   B   72.1212121212121   OF

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   Jason Kubel   Minnesota   B   72.1212121212121   OF

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #568:** August 16, 2011, 11:14:48 AM »

How important is the millionth place there?

They need sig figs

tomterp · « **Reply #569:** August 17, 2011, 06:22:27 PM »

Keith Law retweeted that the Angels are calling up Jerome Williams.

Maybe we gave up on him too soon?

EdStroud · « **Reply #570:** August 17, 2011, 10:12:49 PM »

Quote from: tomterp on August 17, 2011, 06:22:27 PM

Keith Law retweeted that the Angels are calling up Jerome Williams.

Maybe we gave up on him too soon?

Is he even 30 years old yet?

EdStroud · « **Reply #571:** August 17, 2011, 11:28:34 PM »

Jerry Hairston Jr big 2 RBI single in 6th inning breaks up 0-0 game as Brewers defeat Dodgers 3-1

PC · « **Reply #572:** August 17, 2011, 11:31:54 PM »

Quote from: EdStroud on August 17, 2011, 11:28:34 PM

Jerry Hairston Jr big 2 RBI single in 6th inning breaks up 0-0 game as Brewers defeat Dodgers 3-1

Too bad we couldn't pinch hit him for Wilson Ramos tonight.

Tyler Durden · « **Reply #573:** August 18, 2011, 12:26:47 PM »

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/18/the-tribe-releases-austin-kearns/

Kearns released by Cleveland.

EdStroud · « **Reply #574:** August 18, 2011, 01:56:39 PM »

I missed him in the ex-Nats in NL post, he gets the fill-in start again today vs Dodgers

Marco Estrada Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP
27 3 7 .300 4.46 33 5 9 0 0 0 70.2 63 38 35 8 23 66 1.217