Author Topic: Nationals vs Phillies, Game 1 (Read 5943 times)

IanRubbish · « **Reply #150 on:** March 27, 2025, 07:27:44 pm »

How on earth did the bullpen manage to throw 100 pitches in 4 innings?

SkinsNatFan21RIP · « **Reply #151 on:** March 27, 2025, 07:29:56 pm »

With the MASN issue out of the way Mark has no excuse to hold this team hostage anymore. Sell it and let someone that actually cares take over. Its time.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #152 on:** March 27, 2025, 07:35:15 pm »

Quote from: IanRubbish on March 27, 2025, 07:06:40 pm

I know Hickey doesn't like the "analytics stuff", but the pen walking 6 in 4 innings is inexcusable.

That was a bad thing before analytics.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #153 on:** March 27, 2025, 07:35:39 pm »

Quote from: SkinsNatFan21RIP on March 27, 2025, 07:29:56 pm

With the MASN issue out of the way Mark has no excuse to hold this team hostage anymore. Sell it and let someone that actually cares take over. Its time.

Yes please. It’s time.

IanRubbish · « **Reply #154 on:** March 27, 2025, 07:35:43 pm »

Quote from: SkinsNatFan21RIP on March 27, 2025, 07:29:56 pm

With the MASN issue out of the way Mark has no excuse to hold this team hostage anymore. Sell it and let someone that actually cares take over. Its time.

His name is Mini Me, and his excuse is he needs higher comps before he can sell. The $1.7 billion Oriole deal convinced him of that. There might be a 2-3 year window when everything aligns before Wood and Crews become Phillies, but Lerner Jr. has never had to be successful, and never been successful on his own, so this will continue.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #155 on:** March 27, 2025, 08:36:16 pm »

What a drag

welch · « **Reply #156 on:** March 27, 2025, 09:12:19 pm »

Why is Poche on the team?

varoadking · « **Reply #157 on:** March 27, 2025, 09:32:07 pm »

On the bright side...only 90 more of these to go...

imref · « **Reply #158 on:** March 27, 2025, 10:08:50 pm »

The white Sox have a better record than the Nats.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #159 on:** March 28, 2025, 09:11:19 am »

Quote from: welch on March 27, 2025, 09:12:19 pm

Why is Poche on the team?

Poche at least has a track record of success. He was released primarily because he was too expensive for TB, not that he was bad. I'll blame Davey for letting him pitch to Bohm, a righty, with Salazar warm in the bullpen. My target is Sims, who also stunk. He has no such track record and just is a wild arm who throws hard.

imref · « **Reply #160 on:** March 28, 2025, 10:58:51 am »

The Good:
- Gore
- Ruiz
- Uniforms are much improved from last year
- Speed on the base paths (Crews, Garcia Jr. with SBs)
- The crowd

The Bad:
- Facing Wheeler
- Clutch hitting (2-11 with RISP)
- Abrams 0-5, 2Ks
- Bell 0-4, K
- DeJong 0-4 4Ks

The Ugly:
- Sims, Ferrer, Poche combined to allow 7R (6ER) in 2.2 with 3BBs and 5H.
- Salazar allowed both inherited runners to score

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #161 on:** March 28, 2025, 11:12:31 am »

In fairness to Sally, Crews needs to make that catch. He gets out with no damage if Crews doesn't drop it.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #162 on:** March 28, 2025, 11:34:30 am »

Wheeler is a great pitcher and the time of the game and the Sun/shadows played a role. Some of the Phillies players noted that with Gore. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the scoring came after the shadows were gone even though the bullpens were weak. Jordan Romano looked terrible.

nobleisthyname · « **Reply #163 on:** March 28, 2025, 11:44:43 am »

As I said in the bullpen thread you can't overreact to one game, but I don't have a great feeling about either Bell or DeJong.

OfftheBat · « **Reply #164 on:** March 28, 2025, 01:02:00 pm »

Missed the game cos of work, Gore looked phenomenal! Ruiz looked good too. Too bad the Lerners didn't want to sign any solid bullpen arms this past Winter

OfftheBat · « **Reply #165 on:** March 28, 2025, 01:02:59 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 27, 2025, 04:04:39 pm

Did not like Abrams saying he was in 8th grade when the Nats came to DC.

Why didn't you like it? What did he say exactly?

imref · « **Reply #166 on:** March 28, 2025, 02:15:17 pm »

Quote from: OfftheBat on March 28, 2025, 01:02:59 pm

Why didn't you like it? What did he say exactly?

makes me feel old. He said he was in 8th grade when the Nats moved to DC.

tomterp · « **Reply #167 on:** March 28, 2025, 02:27:42 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on March 28, 2025, 11:34:30 am

Wheeler is a great pitcher and the time of the game and the Sun/shadows played a role. Some of the Phillies players noted that with Gore. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the scoring came after the shadows were gone even though the bullpens were weak. Jordan Romano looked terrible.

Yes. The sun/shade lines were extreme on such a clear day, they made both starters look better than they really were. Mindfact.

varoadking · « **Reply #168 on:** March 28, 2025, 02:48:29 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 28, 2025, 02:15:17 pm

makes me feel old. He said he was in 8th grade when the Nats moved to DC.

Wait ..CJ is 33?

KV · « **Reply #169 on:** March 28, 2025, 03:27:55 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on March 28, 2025, 02:48:29 pm

Wait ..CJ is 33?

Yeah…that math doesn’t work…

Dave in Fairfax · « **Reply #170 on:** March 28, 2025, 03:46:31 pm »

October 2000, so he shouldn't have even started kindergarten until late in the 2005 season.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #171 on:** March 28, 2025, 03:48:27 pm »

Quote from: Dave in Fairfax on March 28, 2025, 03:46:31 pm

October 2000, so he shouldn't have even started kindergarten until late in the 2005 season.

guessing he meant 8 when the Park opened and something got garbled.

imref · « **Reply #172 on:** March 28, 2025, 03:57:32 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 28, 2025, 03:48:27 pm

guessing he meant 8 when the Park opened and something got garbled.

not sure math is his strong point.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #173 on:** March 28, 2025, 04:29:15 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 28, 2025, 03:57:32 pm

not sure math is his strong point.

you swing and miss at the first pitch and the following one. The next pitch is far enough outside the strike zone for even you not to swing. What is your count?

imref · « **Reply #174 on:** March 28, 2025, 04:42:19 pm »

Struck out on the third pitch outside the zone