Author Topic: Nationals @ Mets, Game 4 (Read 14030 times)

imref · « **Reply #400 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:18 pm »

Am I detecting a return of swagger?

mitlen · « **Reply #401 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:18 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on May 03, 2015, 04:03:45 pm

Hey. That's where my ladies are workin.

They speak highly of you.

Mathguy · « **Reply #402 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:20 pm »

4 great pitching performances - like we expected - but hitting still needs some work

aussienatsfan · « **Reply #403 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:21 pm »

Never in doubt

mimontero88 · « **Reply #404 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:47 pm »

5-2 week. It may not have all been easy to watch but two big series wins against Atlanta and the Mets tell me we're back on track. It's a long season grind but we've already cut the Mets' division lead in half in 6 days. Nice way to start.

RJ2kWJ · « **Reply #405 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:07:48 pm »

captkirk42 · « **Reply #406 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:08:00 pm »

YES! And SERIES WooooooohhWhhooooo!

skippy1999 · « **Reply #407 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:08:18 pm »

Awesome!!

and back to back shutouts!!

Clever · « **Reply #408 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:09:10 pm »

Play that Journey!@

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #409 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:10:12 pm »

Quote from: Mathguy on May 03, 2015, 04:07:20 pm

4 great pitching performances - like we expected - but hitting still needs some work

The second part of your sentence is very understated.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #410 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:14:53 pm »

Well, for Ronnie Darling, at least Lax won.

Mr Clean · « **Reply #411 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:17:21 pm »

Get zombie boy Werth out of the 3 hole. He's horrible.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #412 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:18:03 pm »

Werth needs to eat some face.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #413 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:20:51 pm »

Quote from: mitlen on May 03, 2015, 04:07:18 pm

They speak highly of you.

I'm firm but kind.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #414 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:20:58 pm »

Quote from: Mr Clean on May 03, 2015, 04:17:21 pm

Get zombie boy Werth out of the 3 hole. He's horrible.

walks are usually wasted in the 3 spot. I'd give Desi a shot.

mitlen · « **Reply #415 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:23:40 pm »

Byron Kerr just called Dougie, "Mister Fister". We are out there.

aussienatsfan · « **Reply #416 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:23:55 pm »

Why not put aim back in the 3 hole, hit harper 4 werthless 6 and desk 5. Hell I'd even hit Ramos and espi ahead of werth right now

whytev · « **Reply #417 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:26:12 pm »

You guys make winning a downer sometimes!

mitlen · « **Reply #418 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:27:38 pm »

Quote from: whytev on May 03, 2015, 04:26:12 pm

You guys make winning a downer sometimes!

Don't let it happen to ya.

welch · « **Reply #419 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm »

Maybe Ramos should hit third. Otherwise, nobody is hitting well enough to earn 3/4/5 spot. Until Rendon returns, whenever that is, the batting order will be shaky. (And next year, minus Desmond and Span???)

mitlen · « **Reply #420 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:32:26 pm »

Quote from: welch on May 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm

Maybe Ramos should hit third. Otherwise, nobody is hitting well enough to earn 3/4/5 spot. Until Rendon returns, whenever that is, the batting order will be shaky. (And next year, minus Desmond and Span???)

My primary concern with Ramos at three is .... s l o w

mimontero88 · « **Reply #421 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:32:28 pm »

Quote from: Mr Clean on May 03, 2015, 04:17:21 pm

Get zombie boy Werth out of the 3 hole. He's horrible.

Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on May 03, 2015, 04:18:03 pm

Werth needs to eat some face.

BABIP is currently sitting at .220 (entering today's game), over .100 below his career average despite a LD% above his career average though down a bit from his last two years. The IF/FB% is the highest it's ever been which is concerning but not significantly higher than it was in his 2012 campaign when the BABIP was .356. Even if Werth isn't quite his old self yet (and I don't think he is) the numbers overwhelmingly predict a regression towards the mean and would indicate strongly that his current struggles are a result of luck and can only be remedied by sample size. There just isn't any explanation that comes close to the deterioration in Werth's BABIP outside of luck.

madj55 · « **Reply #422 on:** May 03, 2015, 04:40:36 pm »

Quote from: mimontero88 on May 03, 2015, 04:32:28 pm

BABIP is currently sitting at .220 (entering today's game), over .100 below his career average despite a LD% above his career average though down a bit from his last two years. The IF/FB% is the highest it's ever been which is concerning but not significantly higher than it was in his 2012 campaign when the BABIP was .356. Even if Werth isn't quite his old self yet (and I don't think he is) the numbers overwhelmingly predict a regression towards the mean and would indicate strongly that his current struggles are a result of luck and can only be remedied by sample size. There just isn't any explanation that comes close to the deterioration in Werth's BABIP outside of luck.

He isn't really hitting the ball that hard right now, though, which is a bigger concern for me. I haven't seen any flashes of power from him and that's extremely troublesome if we're going to keep trotting him out there in the #3 spot.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #423 on:** May 03, 2015, 05:12:03 pm »

Yell and a fist pump in the car for this win. Felt great!

PS I went with my son to the Senators @ Baysox game. Didn't get to watch much baseball but Renda had some killer at bats.

RyanZimsKazoo · « **Reply #424 on:** May 03, 2015, 05:18:47 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on May 03, 2015, 04:07:01 pm

last time we won two 1-0 games in a row?

back when they were the montreal expos. 2003