Nationals @ Brewers, Game 1

[Air Zimmerman]

Bench Young's out of shape butt and start Ronnie at 1B tomorrow Manny!

[Senators2005]

Hi guys...I'm in a hotel room in Harrisburg, just got back from watching the Senators playing New Britain.  I see our Nats haven't improved tonight eh?   

[GburgNatsFan]

If I wasn't a Redskins fan, I'd be outraged. As it is, I've seen  a team with a fantastic payroll perform terribly, too. That hurts even more.

[nats2playoffs]

Sutton's a good analyst.  Capuano had a 3-1 strike-ball ratio.  Young K's, Schneider flies out.

GAME OVER!  2 hours, 5 minutes...
An excellent game by Chico with, once again, ZERO offense.

 

[Senators2005]

I love that GIF.   

[GburgNatsFan]

That's disgusting!  I draw the line at eyeballs flying out.

Sutton's a good analyst.  Capuano had a 3-1 strike-ball ratio.  Young K's, Schneider flies out.

GAME OVER!  2 hours, 5 minutes...
An excellent game by Chico with, once again, ZERO offense.

[sportsfan882]

Nats now 0-6 in May.  They have lost those 6 games by an average of 2.5 runs per game.  Young needs to be benched permanently.  Lopez has been awful lately and Schneider needs to sit against LH starters. 

[GburgNatsFan]

You're twisted, too. 

I love that GIF.   

[GburgNatsFan]

Agree, but who's better offensively that can field at first? Can Belliard play first?

Nats now 0-6 in May.  They have lost those 6 games by an average of 2.5 runs per game.  Young needs to be benched permanently.  Lopez has been awful lately and Schneider needs to sit against LH starters. 

[sportsfan882]

Agree, but who's better offensively that can field at first? Can Belliard play first?

Not sure but Young has to go. If Belliard can play 1st, I'd put him there in a heart beat.  If not, then I'd start Fick. 

[nats2playoffs]

Agree, but who's better offensively that can field at first? Can Belliard play first?

You want first basemen to be tall and left-handed.  Belliard is 5' 8" and right-handed. 

[LetsGoNats]

Call Broadway up and give him a chance.  Can't be any worse than fat boy Dmitri did swinging at those last 2 pitches in the dirt.

Hell, put Nick in.  He couldn't do any worse, either, even with one leg.

[Air Zimmerman]

Agree, but who's better offensively that can field at first? Can Belliard play first?

I think just about anyone can play 1B. I know you have to scoop and stretch for balls but for the most part, the requirements to play 1B aren't very difficult.

I know Manny wont put Ronnie @ first though, so it's not even worth talking about.

[spidernat]

You want first basemen to be tall and left-handed.  Belliard is 5' 8" and right-handed. 

Steve Garvey was smaller than that and he was right handed.

[nats2playoffs]

I think just about anyone can play 1B. I know you have to scoop and stretch for balls but for the most part, the requirements to play 1B aren't very difficult.

I know Manny wont put Ronnie @ first though, so it's not even worth talking about.

Young is 6' 2" and throws right.  That's a 6-inch reach advantage over Belliard, and I don't know if Belliard has ever even played the position.  Nick Johnson is 6' 3 " and left-handed (which gives a better reach than a righty, for some of those throws.)  Belliard is mostly a singles hitter, and he finally gives us an effective bench player.  (The Brewers have somebody on the bench hitting .346.)  That's going to turn one of our no-offense losses into a win soon.  Flores is hitting .280 and should be getting a lot more play too.  Do you think the Yankees want to bench Posada?


Mr. Belliard