Author Topic: Nationals vs Rays, Game 1 (Read 26972 times)

mitlen · « **Reply #625 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:23:07 pm »

Quote from: PowerBoater69 on June 19, 2012, 10:19:20 pm

Great win tonight! Just tuned in so I don't have the score yet but it's great watching the fans celebrate on their way out.

First thing that came to my mind is those are the folks who go behind the scoreboard on the concourse and do nothing but drink ... Yuppieville.

lastobjective · « **Reply #626 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:23:09 pm »

Quote from: MorseTheHorse on June 19, 2012, 10:21:44 pm

This game could be a blessing in disguise if Detweiler is the starting pitcher Sunday night for us.

Davey pleaseeee.

tomterp · « **Reply #627 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:23:13 pm »

Quote from: PC on June 19, 2012, 10:16:40 pm

No. If everyone loses then it's not damaging, by definition.

It's a 162 game season, the objective is to win more than the other guy over the course of the entire season. Please explain how the order in which you win them matters.

houston-nat · « **Reply #628 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:23:36 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on June 19, 2012, 10:11:22 pm

Yeah, Dave interviewed him pregame and he said Rizzo was in the middle of a brawl with the Phillies in 1982. Said Rizzo was a hardnosed player.

Joe Maddon got his first coaching job before turning 30. Crazy

MorseTheHorse · « **Reply #629 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:23:56 pm »

btw I'm surprised that MLB doesn't randomly check player's bats/gloves/hats. I would think there would be a way to do it in between innings so as to not really slow things up at all.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #630 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:24:33 pm »

Quote from: MorseTheHorse on June 19, 2012, 10:23:56 pm

btw I'm surprised that MLB doesn't randomly check player's bats/gloves/hats. I would think there would be a way to do it in between innings so as to not really slow things up at all.

I doubt they want to find anything

tomterp · « **Reply #631 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:24:50 pm »

Quote from: Kevrock on June 19, 2012, 10:17:26 pm

I'm getting pretty tired reading about how losses matter/don't matter based on what other teams do. It might be okay if it wasn't June.

Who said losses don't matter? Of course they do. But what matters is how many you win over the course of the full season, period.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #632 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:24:51 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 19, 2012, 10:22:13 pm

Here are two things that would get some of these donk to come back to reality:

- another sweep
- Zimmmm hits the DL
- Harper falls off the ledge
- Wang/Detmaya/Jackson have a couple of bad starts

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #633 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:24:54 pm »

Quote from: MorseTheHorse on June 19, 2012, 10:23:56 pm

btw I'm surprised that MLB doesn't randomly check player's bats/gloves/hats. I would think there would be a way to do it in between innings so as to not really slow things up at all.

This isn't lacrosse.

mitlen · « **Reply #634 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:25:03 pm »

Davey said it was a "rumor" about the pine tar.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #635 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:25:13 pm »

Davey confirms it was pine tar

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #636 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:26:05 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 19, 2012, 10:23:06 pm

Ankiel. Pudge.

Oh yeah, Pudge lovers always make me laugh. Dude was a dedicated beast but his best years were fueled by the juice.

tomterp · « **Reply #637 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:26:45 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 19, 2012, 10:23:06 pm

Ankiel. Pudge.

Wilkerson widely suspected too.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #638 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:27:55 pm »

Kilgore is highlighting the relationship between Peralta and Jewett.

PC · « **Reply #639 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:27:56 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on June 19, 2012, 10:23:13 pm

It's a 162 game season, the objective is to win more than the other guy over the course of the entire season. Please explain how the order in which you win them matters.

The team that's in front is only "damaged" if the teams behind them catch them. The only way to catch them is to win when they lose. If every one loses, the team in front can not be caught and that's the case from game 2 through game 162.

The objective of the Nationals, therefore, is to win every game or have everyone lose.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #640 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:28:24 pm »

Quote from: PC on June 19, 2012, 10:27:56 pm

The team that's in front is only "damaged" if the teams behind them catch them. The only way to catch them is to win when they lose. If every one loses, the team in front can not be caught and that's the case from game 2 through game 162.

Wish you would catch a hot one.

tomterp · « **Reply #641 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:32:04 pm »

Quote from: PC on June 19, 2012, 10:27:56 pm

The team that's in front is only "damaged" if the teams behind them catch them. The only way to catch them is to win when they lose. If every one loses, the team in front can not be caught and that's the case from game 2 through game 162.

The objective of the Nationals, therefore, is to win every game or have everyone lose.

I realize it's fun to look at the standings and see progress, or not fun to see regress, but again all that is meaningless during the season. It's only where they are at the end of the season that matters. Of course it's the objective to win, and we hope the other teams in our division lose, but syncronizing our wins with their losses or whatever is completely meaningless.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #642 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:33:20 pm »

Kevrock · « **Reply #643 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:34:49 pm »

Quote from: tomterp on June 19, 2012, 10:24:50 pm

Who said losses don't matter? Of course they do. But what matters is how many you win over the course of the full season, period.

Exactly.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #644 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:34:56 pm »

Quote from: PC on June 19, 2012, 10:27:56 pm

The team that's in front is only "damaged" if the teams behind them catch them. The only way to catch them is to win when they lose. If every one loses, the team in front can not be caught and that's the case from game 2 through game 162.

The objective of the Nationals, therefore, is to win every game or have everyone lose.

Even if you accept that, what about potential wild card threats?

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #645 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:35:36 pm »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on June 19, 2012, 10:34:56 pm

Even if you accept that, what about potential wild card threats?

Someone remind me - it's still June right?

lastobjective · « **Reply #646 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:36:56 pm »

So the two pitchers that could replace CMW would be Detwiler and Lannan. Is there anyone else who could take the spot? Obviously Detwiler did fantastic today and I hope that's taken into consideration, just wondering what options Davey has here.

spidernat · « **Reply #647 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:37:58 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on June 19, 2012, 10:22:29 pm

I'm just not following Linty. I'm just not following his definition of "cheating". Unless its "eatin' ain't cheatin'"

It's just a platitude that I thoroughly disagree with.

Quote from: HalfSmokes on June 19, 2012, 10:21:50 pm

Whoever ratted out peralta held their tongue when he was here

That's a good point. Peralta must do this every outing.

Perhaps Zimmerman could get back to form if he could find his chemist's phone number.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #648 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:39:22 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on June 19, 2012, 10:23:06 pm

Ankiel. Pudge.

Patterson

spidernat · « **Reply #649 on:** June 19, 2012, 10:39:47 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on June 19, 2012, 10:27:55 pm

Kilgore is highlighting the relationship between Peralta and Jewett.

He better be careful or PANatsFan.... nevermind, the post I quoted is from PANatsFan.