Author Topic: Nationals @ Cubs, Game 2 (Read 14522 times)

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #50 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:40:14 pm »

Quote from: welch on August 20, 2013, 08:39:17 pm

I can't see the game or hear the radio. So: please explain why neither Hairston nor Haren could bunt Moore home from 3B?

They didn't try to bunt. They both had pathetic at bats.

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #51 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:40:16 pm »

Quote from: welch on August 20, 2013, 08:39:17 pm

I can't see the game or hear the radio. So: please explain why neither Hairston nor Haren could bunt Moore home from 3B?

Hairston could easily have done so. They kept the infield back and shifted them such that the first baseman was playing halfway between first and second.

spidernat · « **Reply #52 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:40:59 pm »

It's not looking good for noble. He needs the Nats to go undefeated the rest of the way to win our wager.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #53 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:41:09 pm »

Donnie Murphy is on the juice

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #54 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:41:12 pm »

Hairston's throw sucked as bad as his at bat.

welch · « **Reply #55 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:41:13 pm »

Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on August 20, 2013, 08:39:27 pm

If I was the owner of that team, I would fold the rest of the season. Is the owner allowed to do that?

It would be considered ungentlemanly, and the owners are all swell chaps etc.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:41:19 pm »

how much you want to bet HE scores this inning?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:43:12 pm »

Donnie Murphy is slugging .822. His career SLG PCT is .403.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #58 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:43:14 pm »

I can't believe it. How bad this team is. Every night I sit down and figure they're bound to snap out of it and start playing like we all know they should. It just never happens, they seem to get worse every game.

monkeyhit · « **Reply #59 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:44:03 pm »

That was another horribly managed inning by Johnson. With Sluggo at first, 3-2 on rendon, he should have called hit and run, and if he had, Sluggo could have scored. But he didn't, and then, just hoped for a hit instead of trying a squeeze with two horrible batters. 3-homer Johnson at his best.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #60 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:44:06 pm »

still advances the runner. Productive out.

spidernat · « **Reply #61 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:44:23 pm »

Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on August 20, 2013, 08:43:14 pm

I can't believe it. How bad this team is. Every night I sit down and figure they're bound to snap out of it and start playing like we all know they should. It just never happens, they seem to get worse every game.

Let's face it, last year was a fluke. It was our chance and it got flushed down the toilet by the likes of Gio, Davey and Storen.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #62 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:44:57 pm »

Quote from: monkeyhit on August 20, 2013, 08:44:03 pm

That was another horribly managed inning by Johnson. With Sluggo at first, 3-2 on rendon, he should have called hit and run, and if he had, Sluggo could have scored. But he didn't, and then, just hoped for a hit instead of trying a squeeze with two horrible batters. 3-homer Johnson at his best.

Well a sac fly would've done it. How many sac flies we have this year? 3?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #63 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:45:41 pm »

Quote from: monkeyhit on August 20, 2013, 08:44:03 pm

That was another horribly managed inning by Johnson. With Sluggo at first, 3-2 on rendon, he should have called hit and run, and if he had, Sluggo could have scored. But he didn't, and then, just hoped for a hit instead of trying a squeeze with two horrible batters. 3-homer Johnson at his best.

He always waits for them to come through with a hit with runner on third and less than two outs. And it never, ever happens.

Refuses to tell the crappy #8 hitter to bunt with the whole right side of the infield open.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #64 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:45:57 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on August 20, 2013, 08:44:23 pm

Let's face it, last year was a fluke. It was our chance and it got flushed down the toilet by the likes of Gio, Davey and Storen.

I don't think we're this bad though. I mean come on...

TigerFan · « **Reply #65 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:46:12 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on August 20, 2013, 08:44:23 pm

Let's face it, last year was a fluke. It was our chance and it got flushed down the toilet by the likes of Gio, Davey and Storen.

Early prediction that no one will hold you to Spider. Nats wins in 2014 = _____

tomterp · « **Reply #66 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:46:58 pm »

Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on August 20, 2013, 08:44:57 pm

Well a sac fly would've done it. How many sac flies we have this year? 3?

Not a skill set we have, hitting flies out of the infield that is.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #67 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:47:09 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on August 20, 2013, 08:44:23 pm

Let's face it, last year was a fluke. It was our chance and it got flushed down the toilet by the likes of Gio, Davey and Storen.

Sad but very true.

What can we expect next season? More of this crap?

I mean obviously this team cannot hit and they will not magically start hitting with runners on again next season. That's disappointing.

TigerFan · « **Reply #68 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:47:11 pm »

Quote from: RobDibblesGhost on August 20, 2013, 08:26:07 pm

I checked. Dodgers have the best caught stealing percentage at 45%. We are at the bottom of all MLB with 13%. Next worst is Detroit with 19%.

My two teams are #1 and #2 at something!

UMDNats · « **Reply #69 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:47:16 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on August 20, 2013, 08:44:23 pm

Let's face it, last year was a fluke. It was our chance and it got flushed down the toilet by the likes of Gio, Davey and Storen.

We had a golden opportunity to win the World Series and blew it. We will most likely never have so much go right for us in one season like we did last year.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #70 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:47:26 pm »

Starlin Castro batting 8th

what a turd

lastobjective · « **Reply #71 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:48:57 pm »

Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on August 20, 2013, 08:41:19 pm

how much you want to bet HE scores this inning?

So close..

spidernat · « **Reply #72 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:48:58 pm »

Quote from: TigerFan on August 20, 2013, 08:46:12 pm

Early prediction that no one will hold you to Spider. Nats wins in 2014 = _____

It's tough to say because I have to hope something can be done to improve this crap but barring major upgrades I will say 85 wins and

I lowballed them by 10 wins.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #73 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:49:23 pm »

I think we're going to be much better next year.

spidernat · « **Reply #74 on:** August 20, 2013, 08:49:44 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 20, 2013, 08:47:16 pm

We had a golden opportunity to win the World Series and blew it. We will most likely never have so much go right for us in one season like we did last year.

I feel the Nats could've beaten SF in the NLCS although I'm not sure they beat the Tigers. What do you think?