Author Topic: Nationals vs Marlins, Game 3 (Read 2641 times)

imref · « **Reply #25 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:32:09 pm »

gameday shows 5 balls to Fox so far.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #26 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:33:32 pm »

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:33:52 pm »

So. Much. TOOTBLAN.

imref · « **Reply #28 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:41:54 pm »

5.2 is fine Davey, get him out of there.

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #29 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:43:01 pm »

6 works, too.

welch · « **Reply #30 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:43:29 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on April 28, 2022, 02:16:40 pm

thinking like this is how we ended up with Mike Rizzo deciding that Alcides Escobar should be our everyday shortstop.

Until the Nats have someone better for SS and 3B, who should play?

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #31 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:45:53 pm »

My goodness. Was Soto a flash in the pan?

NatsAllThe Way · « **Reply #32 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:47:45 pm »

On the plus side, Corbin back to being an ace?

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #33 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:51:03 pm »

And another squandered opportunity to score some runs.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #34 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:53:14 pm »

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #35 on:** April 28, 2022, 02:57:14 pm »

So, over/under on a three-run homer and Corbin getting tagged with a loss?

welch · « **Reply #36 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:00:36 pm »

Small victories. Nats were tied into the 7th inning.

KV · « **Reply #37 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:02:36 pm »

Do the Nats lead the majors in hitting batters in the head?

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #38 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:03:06 pm »

Or 3 errors

Quote from: Dave in Fairfax on April 28, 2022, 02:57:14 pm

So, over/under on a three-run homer and Corbin getting tagged with a loss?

UMDNats · « **Reply #39 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:03:19 pm »

Quote from: welch on April 28, 2022, 02:43:29 pm

Until the Nats have someone better for SS and 3B, who should play?

Escobar has a 3 OPS+ - yes, 3 - and there were countless available shortstops this winter. Rizzo chose to plan for Escobar to play 100+ games at shortstop despite a mountain of evidence that Escobar's decent run last year was fluky. Mike Rizzo intentionally slotted in Escobar as our everyday shortstop and is was such poor management that I would love to hear his explanation (fortunately the nats media corps is basically just people who exist to tweet lineups).

He sucks, is at best a bench player, and a 100-loss team could at least play a young player who is clearly wasting everyone's time in AAA.

Franco has been fine for 77 at-bats but let's not pencil him into the 2023 lineup maybe.

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #40 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:04:26 pm »

There's no rule that every breaking pitch must be in the dirt...

Quote from: welch on April 28, 2022, 02:43:29 pm

Until the Nats have someone better for SS and 3B, who should play?

I believe the point was that Escobar being terrible was predictable (it was) and that getting someone better in the offseason would have been easy (it would have been).

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #41 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:04:26 pm »

If you can't beat 'em, hit 'em

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #42 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:06:01 pm »

Of course, after Bob and Kevin and Dan touted the bullpen in the pregame show and during the game, this inevitably follows.

RyanZimsKazoo · « **Reply #43 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:14:03 pm »

Corbin is a disaster. Idk if he or stras was a worse contract

Air Desmond · « **Reply #44 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:14:46 pm »

Quote from: welch on April 28, 2022, 02:43:29 pm

Until the Nats have someone better for SS and 3B, who should play?

Luis Garcia.

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #45 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:18:32 pm »

Voth. Yay.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #46 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:19:57 pm »

Bob sounds sick?

Elvir Ovcina · « **Reply #47 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:20:13 pm »

Quote from: RyanZimsKazoo on April 28, 2022, 03:14:03 pm

Corbin is a disaster. Idk if he or stras was a worse contract

Martinez left him in too long, but Corbin was pretty good today.

And the answer is Strasburg; more money per year for more years with even less contribution. Remember, Corbin was really good in the first year of a six year deal and they won the WS. Strasburg is in the third year of a seven year for much more money per year and has pitched less than 30 innings.

Smithian · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:21:34 pm »

Quote from: UMDNats on April 28, 2022, 02:16:40 pm

thinking like this is how we ended up with Mike Rizzo deciding that Alcides Escobar should be our everyday shortstop.

Bringing back Franco for $1 or $2 million as a backup corner infielder isn't bad. I don't think Escobar was brought back to start. He was brought back as a backup who could start in a pinch. And Luis Garcia didn't earn the job out of camp.

But if Franco has an OPS over .700 at the deadline, he is gone.

Smithian · « **Reply #49 on:** April 28, 2022, 03:22:38 pm »

Quote from: welch on April 28, 2022, 02:43:29 pm

Until the Nats have someone better for SS and 3B, who should play?

I wish Fox would get a couple weeks of starts. I don't think he is a starter, but he may earn the backup spot behind Luis Garcia over Escobar.