Author Topic: Nationals vs Mariners, Game 2 (Read 31645 times)

tomterp · « **Reply #350 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:51:48 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on June 22, 2011, 08:48:40 pm

Well I'm not watching tonight, but when I have watched I've seen him make all kinds of throws on difficult plays and he seems to make those with strength and confidence. It doesn't look like a guy who's affected by pain.

His motion is all wrong. I watched him closely Sunday vs the Orioles, and he was terrible in warmups trying all these funky motions. He had an easy double play and shot putted the ball over Espinosa's reach into right field, not a Zimmerman throwing motion at all. 100% certain he's avoiding pain with his motion, there's nothing else going on.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #351 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:51:53 pm »

WTF, Riggles the Clown?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #352 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:51:58 pm »

That's twice a questionable ball call has led to a hit in the at-bat.

The Chief · « **Reply #353 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:52:31 pm »

I second everyone else's "why take Lannan out so early?"

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #354 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:52:40 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 22, 2011, 08:51:58 pm

That's twice a questionable ball call has led to a hit in the at-bat.

This ump is all over the place

freaking pitiful

hammondsnats · « **Reply #355 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:52:44 pm »

lol strike on the black but not one right down the middle and under the letters?

aussienatsfan · « **Reply #356 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:52:47 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 22, 2011, 08:51:14 pm

Bring the heat.

I was just thinking that, wow he's throwing hard.. pity a lot of it is right over the plate

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #357 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:52:58 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on June 22, 2011, 08:52:31 pm

I second everyone else's "why take Lannan out so early?"

Hopefully he's not injured *gulp*

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #358 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:53:30 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on June 22, 2011, 08:52:58 pm

Hopefully he's not injured *gulp*

Nah... he looked miffed in the dugout as to why he was taken out.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #359 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:53:30 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on June 22, 2011, 08:52:31 pm

I second everyone else's "why take Lannan out so early?"

So stupid. It is humid as crap outside, or at least it was earlier but he was showing no signs of fatigue from what I could tell.

Smoak who has been on him all night smoked another ball

hammondsnats · « **Reply #360 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:53:44 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on June 22, 2011, 08:52:31 pm

I second everyone else's "why take Lannan out so early?"

cutting the "better man than i'll ever be" schtick ... it's amazing to see how he's progressed to the point where whenever he's on the bump i think we have a chance of winning.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #361 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:53:54 pm »

Quote from: aussienatsfan on June 22, 2011, 08:52:47 pm

I was just thinking that, wow he's throwing hard.. pity a lot of it is right over the plate

That's the only way he can even find the plate. No control.

The Chief · « **Reply #362 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:53:55 pm »

Quote from: KnorrForYourMoney on June 22, 2011, 08:52:58 pm

Hopefully he's not injured *gulp*

Funny how opposite that is to what everyone would've said this time last year

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #363 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:20 pm »

Riggleman just reached under the hood and turned on his brain.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #364 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:24 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on June 22, 2011, 08:53:30 pm

So stupid. It is humid as crap outside, or at least it was earlier but he was showing no signs of fatigue from what I could tell.

Smoak who has been on him all night smoked another ball

3 hits, 2 errors and a walk behind him ... he was fine

PC · « **Reply #365 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:24 pm »

Rodriguez has lost the strike zone.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #366 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:44 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on June 22, 2011, 08:51:48 pm

He had an easy double play and shot putted the ball over Espinosa's reach into right field, not a Zimmerman throwing motion at all.

I saw that play and it's my assertion that proves my point. That looked like a guy "steering" the ball instead of throwing it. Classic indication that missing a target is in his head and not in his abdomen.

tomterp · « **Reply #367 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:52 pm »

Quote from: Morse Code 38 on June 22, 2011, 08:48:51 pm

Didn't Zim learn in Little League that you don't run the guy towards the next base? Throw the ball to the catcher almost immediately and have the runner coming back to 3rd.

(Wow! It seems like I'm picking on Zim with 2 of my first 5ish posts. For the record, I love Zim!)

He's smart enough to leave room to toss to Ramos should Ichiro have kept going, but he (Ichiro) assumed the throw and tried in vain to avoid the tag.

I would't have waited so long, but Zimm played it well.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #368 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:54:57 pm »

whew thank god

Morse Code 38 · « **Reply #369 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:00 pm »

Nice!

mitlen · « **Reply #370 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:05 pm »

Quote from: PC on June 22, 2011, 08:54:24 pm

Rodriguez has lost the strike zone.

The ump lost the strike zone.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #371 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:05 pm »

Zimm wasn't going to let that one get by.

aussienatsfan · « **Reply #372 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:08 pm »

3rd out, that's a relief, now thats have some offense

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #373 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:32 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 22, 2011, 08:53:30 pm

Nah... he looked miffed in the dugout as to why he was taken out.

I don't know how you can even discern that given Lannan's unchanging facial expressions.

Now score more runs.

spidernat · « **Reply #374 on:** June 22, 2011, 08:55:33 pm »

Had Lannan stayed in and gave up the lead people would be nagging about Riggleman leaving him in too long.