Author Topic: Anibal Sanchez Appreciation Thread (Read 853 times)

nats2playoffs · « **Topic Start:** October 12, 2019, 12:05:28 AM »

The Atlanta Barves made a huge mistake in not keeping Anibal Sanchez.

They were vanquished by the Cardinals in the NLDS, and Anibal just pitched a one-hitter in NLCS Pennant series Game 1 at St. Louis.

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #1:** October 12, 2019, 12:06:09 AM »

That is correct.

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #2:** October 12, 2019, 12:06:48 AM »

I did not want the Nats to sign Anibal Sanchez.

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

HondoKillebrew · « **Reply #3:** October 12, 2019, 12:08:39 AM »

Gotta credit the Riz for this one.

imref · « **Reply #4:** October 12, 2019, 12:10:15 AM »

One of the more dominating pitching performances in history. Zuckerman notes only one ball was hit harder than 95mph

Air Desmond · « **Reply #5:** October 12, 2019, 12:23:37 AM »

He started off the season a bit rocky. Went on the DL, and has been fantastic ever since.

The Cards had no answer for him in game 1. All they could do was intentionally let pitches hit them.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #6:** October 12, 2019, 12:39:29 AM »

I don't know how you can get that many balls hit in the air, and they were all so catchable and soft that none went out. I don't think there were many on the warning track. goal for hitters now is to hit balls in the air, and Sanchez made these guys look foolish.

bluestreak · « **Reply #7:** October 12, 2019, 12:57:56 AM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on October 12, 2019, 12:39:29 AM

I don't know how you can get that many balls hit in the air, and they were all so catchable and soft that none went out. I don't think there were many on the warning track. goal for hitters now is to hit balls in the air, and Sanchez made these guys look foolish.

Homers are way down in the playoffs. There is rampant speculation that MLB has changed the ball. Plus none of the balls were hit very hard and Busch is a pitchers’ park.

Greg_SRT · « **Reply #8:** October 12, 2019, 01:07:28 AM »

He gave way more then anyone could have ask of any SP.

Lets hope for Cold Weather for now on lol

van lingle mungo · « **Reply #9:** October 12, 2019, 01:35:34 AM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on October 12, 2019, 12:39:29 AM

I don't know how you can get that many balls hit in the air, and they were all so catchable and soft that none went out. I don't think there were many on the warning track. goal for hitters now is to hit balls in the air, and Sanchez made these guys look foolish.

Thank the 40 degree temps for that. They drove 3 balls that might well have gone out on a warm night, but they died instead. I hope the cold continues out there because Scherzer's gopher likes to feed in October. That said, Sanchez was great.

Mathguy · « **Reply #10:** October 12, 2019, 05:24:29 AM »

The weather won't be that cool for the NLCS games at Nats Park. Calling for evening temps in the 50's & 60's

Quote from: Greg_SRT on October 12, 2019, 01:07:28 AM

He gave way more then anyone could have ask of any SP.

Lets hope for Cold Weather for now on lol

DCFan · « **Reply #11:** October 12, 2019, 06:36:47 AM »

https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/1182856039311519745/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1182856039311519745&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fsports%2F2019%2F10%2F11%2Fnationals-cardinals-nlcs-game-one%2F

bluestreak · « **Reply #12:** October 12, 2019, 07:07:50 AM »

Quality Start if I ever saw one.

Game score of 81, which is good when you consider he only stuck out 5.

rileyn · « **Reply #13:** October 12, 2019, 07:17:35 AM »

Sanchez has to be the most underappreciated Nat this year, by far. He has been so steady since returning from the DL, but he has stayed under the radar behind the big 3. He also seems to be the leader in the clubhouse, especially for our non-American players.

Nats Diamond · « **Reply #14:** October 12, 2019, 08:07:19 AM »

Chaps a stud!

vicki4471 · « **Reply #15:** October 12, 2019, 09:37:36 AM »

Without Sanchez and Parra and the non baseball contribution they both bring to the table we wouldnt still be in this thing.

(and his baseball contributions are pretty dang good too. )

Count Walewski · « **Reply #16:** October 12, 2019, 10:22:41 AM »

He's the face of the child literacy program at Arlington Public Libraries. At Arlington Central Library there is a big banner outside with his face on it that says "hit a home run - read a book".

Cards obviously should have read more books.

Slateman · « **Reply #17:** October 12, 2019, 11:14:52 AM »

Sanchez is the only Nats pitcher with an ERA title

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #18:** October 12, 2019, 12:31:57 PM »

Quote from: DCFan on Today at 06:48:33 AM
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birds-bamboozled-sanchez-doolittle-combine-on--hitter-as-nats/article_c251525c-fc4e-5728-be44-a8fd7c0b8e56.html

"In the seventh, Sanchez let free a 66-mph changeup and that butterfly kissed Molina for another hit batter. Molina didn’t budge from first, but the exchange gave Sanchez’s pitching line some poetry.

He hit more batters than batters hit him."

vicki4471 · « **Reply #19:** October 12, 2019, 12:43:24 PM »

How long do we have him?

spidernat · « **Reply #20:** October 12, 2019, 12:44:05 PM »

one more year (club option in '21)

UMDNats · « **Reply #21:** October 12, 2019, 12:48:56 PM »

I was down on his signing but he has been excellent. Rizzo 1 UMDNats 0

Smithian · « **Reply #22:** October 12, 2019, 01:22:06 PM »

I thought he was a smart back of the rotation signing. His regular season was better than expected and he has been elite this postseason.

aspenbubba · « **Reply #23:** October 12, 2019, 02:47:57 PM »

I was speaking with a friend at lunch today and I tried to come up with any Nationals PITCHING performance in the playoffs that could be equal to Sanchezs' last nite. Zimmerman in 2014 ? Scherzer Wednesday nite? Strasburg in 2017? I know this is subjective but feel free to post. Doesn't have to be a win either.

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #24:** October 12, 2019, 02:53:39 PM »

Quote from: aspenbubba on October 12, 2019, 02:47:57 PM

I was speaking with a friend at lunch today and I tried to come up with any Nationals PITCHING performance in the playoffs that could be equal to Sanchezs' last nite. Zimmerman in 2014 ? Scherzer Wednesday nite? Strasburg in 2017? I know this is subjective but feel free to post. Doesn't have to be a win either.

Zimmermann in 2014 would've had my vote prior to last night.