Author Topic: Hey yo, Chico (Read 5390 times)

KnorrForYourMoney · « **on:** June 15, 2007, 03:45:48 pm »

In his last 8 starts, Matt Chico has a 3.52 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP.

He only has a 1-1 record, but the Nats are 6-2 in those games because he's held games close.

What a great acquisition he was. Props to Chico, and props to our front office for getting this guy (and Mock) for that fat tub of lard.

For comparison, Livo has an ERA well over 4 and the D-Backs are 3-5 in his last 8 starts.

natsfan1a · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2007, 03:56:44 pm »

I do like Chico and am very glad we have him. I was fond of Livo, though, even if he was rather, umm, portly. And he was a workhorse (but props to Chico on going deep into games, too).

kimnat · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:00:39 pm »

portly! cute!! We talked about him eating twinkies all the time around here last year!! We were shocked at his uhem, physique! (Hey Chief, we need a spell check option on the posting toolbar or something here!)

The Chief · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:04:40 pm »

If you use Mozilla Firefox or Opera for your web browser, an inline spell check is built-in

kimnat · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:07:49 pm »

I use IE

The Chief · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:11:13 pm »

Quote from: kimnat on June 15, 2007, 04:07:49 pm

I use IE

I know, you should switch

kimnat · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:14:44 pm »

LOL! Don't tell me, tell Danmitt!

natsfan1a · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:29:25 pm »

You can certainly tell that he's a man who likes a good meal.

Quote from: kimnat on June 15, 2007, 04:00:39 pm

portly! cute!! We talked about him eating twinkies all the time around here last year!! We were shocked at his uhem, physique! (Hey Chief, we need a spell check option on the posting toolbar or something here!)

kimnat · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:30:02 pm »

No question about that one!!!

natsfan1a · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2007, 04:32:42 pm »

I need to switch over, too. I still use Netscape because I like the email component. But I hear good things about the Firefox email component/companion -- Thunderbird, I think?

Quote from: The Chief on June 15, 2007, 04:04:40 pm

If you use Mozilla Firefox or Opera for your web browser, an inline spell check is built-in

spidernat · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:10:22 pm »

Quote from: natsfan1a on June 15, 2007, 04:29:25 pm

You can certainly tell that he's a man who likes a good meal.

May I suggest a slight correction to this post "You can certainly tell that he's a man who LOVES good MEALS!

kimnat · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:16:43 pm »

Good meals? mmm, good Cracker Barrel! Once my tummy is happy and my weight is off, I'll be hitting that place! I miss good ole home cookin' like my momma used to make. Thankfully I still have my grandmother (mom's mom). She's a great cook, but in her early 80's and having to adjust it for my grandfather's health issues. Plus some of her stuff isn't turning out like it used to. age related maybe? But I always loved her bean soup! oh man! Now that sounds good right now!

JMW IV · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:19:30 pm »

Dont diss teh livan, he is da man. I miss that 60 mph curveball

kimnat · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:21:21 pm »

natsfan1a · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:32:19 pm »

Good point. Thanks for the edit!

Quote from: spidernat on June 15, 2007, 05:10:22 pm

May I suggest a slight correction to this post "You can certainly tell that he's a man who LOVES good MEALS!

natsfan1a · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:36:03 pm »

Now that's some country cooking! One of my long term personal projects is to gather a collection of my mom's favorite recipes into a family cookbook for my siblings. If your grandmother cooks like my husband's grandmother, then she doesn't measure ingredients but just works from memory and whether it has the right look or feel.

Quote from: kimnat on June 15, 2007, 05:16:43 pm

Good meals? mmm, good Cracker Barrel! Once my tummy is happy and my weight is off, I'll be hitting that place! I miss good ole home cookin' like my momma used to make. Thankfully I still have my grandmother (mom's mom). She's a great cook, but in her early 80's and having to adjust it for my grandfather's health issues. Plus some of her stuff isn't turning out like it used to. age related maybe? But I always loved her bean soup! oh man! Now that sounds good right now!

UMDNats · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:00:44 pm »

I still like Livan and would welcome him back. The trade was great, though. Chico is awesome. I think it was Air Zimmerman who said after like 3 starts that Chico was never gonna be a major league pitcher.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:06:48 pm »

If Mock can just get healthy, that trade will look even better.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:17:08 pm »

They are the same tools, broken apart. I guess I should say Netscape is a productized offering of the the open-source Mozilla technology, or something like that. What begat what is a difficult sequence to follow.

You can try Seahorse, too, (the open source "suite", a further development of the code that Netscape is based on) if you want the single-launch product. All are at www.mozilla.org.

Quote from: natsfan1a on June 15, 2007, 04:32:42 pm

I need to switch over, too. I still use Netscape because I like the email component. But I hear good things about the Firefox email component/companion -- Thunderbird, I think?

spidernat · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:01:27 pm »

Quote from: kimnat on June 15, 2007, 05:16:43 pm

Good meals? mmm, good Cracker Barrel! Once my tummy is happy and my weight is off, I'll be hitting that place! I miss good ole home cookin' like my momma used to make. Thankfully I still have my grandmother (mom's mom). She's a great cook, but in her early 80's and having to adjust it for my grandfather's health issues. Plus some of her stuff isn't turning out like it used to. age related maybe? But I always loved her bean soup! oh man! Now that sounds good right now!

I've heard a lot of good things about Cracker Barrel's food but I went to one in South Carolina and had a horrible experience with the service so I haven't gone back.

kimnat · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:19:00 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on June 15, 2007, 07:01:27 pm

I've heard a lot of good things about Cracker Barrel's food but I went to one in South Carolina and had a horrible experience with the service so I haven't gone back.

Never had a problem w/the one in Manassas! YUMMY!

Jayman77 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2007, 09:12:02 pm »

Cracker Barrel is awesome. Great food and a cool country store in each one to look around in while you wait for your table. I like to get Stewart's Orange Cream soda and something from their vast variey of candies.

2k6nats · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2007, 10:30:04 pm »

Quote from: JMadisonIV on June 15, 2007, 05:19:30 pm

Dont diss teh livan, he is da man. I miss that 60 mph curveball

I still remember that 55 MPH inside curveball to strike out Dave Roberts. Livan did, however, get shellacked by the Yankees yesterday.

natsfan1a · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2007, 10:31:02 pm »

Thanks, will check them out.

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on June 15, 2007, 06:17:08 pm

They are the same tools, broken apart. I guess I should say Netscape is a productized offering of the the open-source Mozilla technology, or something like that. What begat what is a difficult sequence to follow.

You can try Seahorse, too, (the open source "suite", a further development of the code that Netscape is based on) if you want the single-launch product. All are at www.mozilla.org.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2007, 11:09:28 pm »

Remind me never to start one of these kind of threads again.