Author Topic: Escobar named starting center fielder (Read 5597 times)

2k6nats · « **Reply #25 on:** July 11, 2007, 06:06:11 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on July 11, 2007, 05:38:16 pm

Now that's optimism.

No way teams will want Escobar for a "down-the-stretch" player no matter what kind of month he has.

natsfan1a · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2007, 05:03:09 pm »

Okay, so let me get this straight. Escobar's first start will be on Friday the 13th? Should a sacrifice be made to Jobu or some such?

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2007, 06:48:44 pm »

Quote from: natsfan1a on July 12, 2007, 05:03:09 pm

Okay, so let me get this straight. Escobar's first start will be on Friday the 13th? Should a sacrifice be made to Jobu or some such?

Rum and cigars!

JMW IV · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2007, 07:17:03 pm »

Well say goodbye to His Nookness, The Greatest Outfielder in Baseball(TM)

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2007, 09:57:55 pm »

Escobar started in CF for the Columbus Clippers tonight. The Clippers won 11-3 yet Escobar went 0/5 with 2 strikeouts. Escobar also had an error in the outfield. It will be interesting to see if he is indeed starting in Florida tomorrow night.

UMDNats · « **Reply #30 on:** July 12, 2007, 10:24:48 pm »

I'll give him 2 games.

Air Zimmerman · « **Reply #31 on:** July 12, 2007, 10:43:02 pm »

Screw the people that have given up on Nook. I still support him 100%, and the only player i would be in favor of replacing Nook is Andruw Jones (next year).

It also doesn't make sense that Alex would be playing in Columbus tonight when the team is probably boarding for their flight to Florida. I will be surprised to say the least if he is starting for us Friday.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2007, 10:57:32 pm »

I will be upset if nationals.com is no longer a reliable source.

However, players have been known to fly in and play the same day when called up. Columbus to Miami isn't that far. Maybe he wanted one last tuneup (with questionable results)

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2007, 11:49:29 pm »

I'd take Logan over Jones. Seriously.

OK, not that seriously, but Jones is never, ever going to come here.

Quote from: Air Zimmerman on July 12, 2007, 10:43:02 pm

Screw the people that have given up on Nook. I still support him 100%, and the only player i would be in favor of replacing Nook is Andruw Jones (next year).

It also doesn't make sense that Alex would be playing in Columbus tonight when the team is probably boarding for their flight to Florida. I will be surprised to say the least if he is starting for us Friday.

KnorrForYourMoney · « **Reply #34 on:** July 13, 2007, 12:51:52 am »

Quote from: Air Zimmerman on July 12, 2007, 10:43:02 pm

Screw the people that have given up on Nook. I still support him 100%, and the only player i would be in favor of replacing Nook is Andruw Jones (next year).

It also doesn't make sense that Alex would be playing in Columbus tonight when the team is probably boarding for their flight to Florida. I will be surprised to say the least if he is starting for us Friday.

You support Nook 100 % even though he's, far and away, the worst player we've had play at least 50 games at one of the 8 starting positions?

Okay. Continue to drive that lonely bandwagon, for whatever reason. I'll be laughing when Nook leaves this team off waivers.

Oh, wait, that would imply that another team would actually want his sorry ass. I hope he likes Columbus in the summer.

shoeshineboy · « **Reply #35 on:** July 13, 2007, 08:34:38 am »

Quote from: ACTAvation Energy on July 13, 2007, 12:51:52 am

You support Nook 100 % even though he's, far and away, the worst player we've had play at least 50 games at one of the 8 starting positions?

Okay. Continue to drive that lonely bandwagon, for whatever reason. I'll be laughing when Nook leaves this team off waivers.

Oh, wait, that would imply that another team would actually want his sorry ass. I hope he likes Columbus in the summer.

I'd like to be able to put Nook through wiavers and get him to Columbus and then have the rest of the year and Winter Ball to play every day and bat exclusively right-handed. After that, it should be detemined what value he can add beyond the minor-league levels.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 13, 2007, 10:38:38 am »

Well, it looks like Escobar still needs a few more ABs in Columbus before he is ready to come up here.

Quote

MIAMI -- Outfielder Alex Escobar is expected to play a few games for Triple-A Columbus before being called up to the big leagues. Manager Manny Acta said there is nothing wrong with Escobar's health.

Escobar started in center field against Charlotte on Thursday and went 0-for-5 in his first game for Columbus. Escobar has already played five games for Double-A Harrisburg and was 3-for-16 (.188) with an RBI.

According to Acta, Escobar will most likely be in left field once he returns to the big-league club, while Ryan Church will move over to center. Church did a good job in center when Nook Logan missed more than a month because of a left foot injury.

In fact, the team feels, according to general manager Jim Bowden, that Escobar needs more at-bats before he is called up.

Escobar's presence also means that the Logan/Ryan Langerhans platoon will be over. Escobar has yet to play a Major League game this season because of shoulder and ankle problems.

JMW IV · « **Reply #37 on:** July 13, 2007, 11:44:46 am »

It isnt a matter of "giving up" on His Nookness. I told people he was not the answer from the get go. When will people realize that speed is not the ONLY thing that matters in the outfield? This is the third year in a row of this.

UMDNats · « **Reply #38 on:** July 13, 2007, 12:48:26 pm »

And whoever said Andruw Jones would be a better option is smoking something. Jones is a strikeout machine.

2k6nats · « **Reply #39 on:** July 13, 2007, 02:02:17 pm »

Quote from: Nats19 on July 13, 2007, 12:48:26 pm

And whoever said Andruw Jones would be a better option is smoking something. Jones is a strikeout machine.

If you think that Andruw Jones is worse than Nook Logan, you're smoking EVERYTHING. Now, when the money comes into play, I agree, he isn't worth it.

Selecter · « **Reply #40 on:** July 13, 2007, 02:27:58 pm »

eh, I like Nook. I have a hard feeling if the team blows him away, they're gonna regret it soon enough. Nook's not a great playa, he only thing he brings is speed, but he's won games with that speed on the bases.

UMDNats · « **Reply #41 on:** July 13, 2007, 02:37:47 pm »

Quote from: 2k6nats on July 13, 2007, 02:02:17 pm

If you think that Andruw Jones is worse than Nook Logan, you're smoking EVERYTHING. Now, when the money comes into play, I agree, he isn't worth it.

Jones is better than Logan. But, yea, Jones has top-dollar. Logan is getting a small salary, so it's ok. I like Nook and like watching him run. It's just too bad he can't hit.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #42 on:** July 13, 2007, 02:51:10 pm »

To make everyone happy, I vote we keep Logan on the payroll (cheap) and during games have him NOT on the field but behind the outfield wall on a raised platform running on a giant hamster wheel.

That way we keep him out of the lineup but continue to have people enjoy watching him run.

hammondsnats · « **Reply #43 on:** July 13, 2007, 02:55:18 pm »

looks like escobar may not be called up tonight.

i would like to keep logan as a late innings pinch runner or defensive replacement and give him one or two starts every 10-12 games. but i also kinda like langerhans. it's tough...

Kenz aFan · « **Reply #44 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:26:04 pm »

Quote from: JMadisonIV on July 13, 2007, 11:44:46 am

It isnt a matter of "giving up" on His Nookness. I told people he was not the answer from the get go. When will people realize that speed is not the ONLY thing that matters in the outfield? This is the third year in a row of this.

Third year in a row? You mean third year in a row in Washington, but then maybe what happened with this team before it moved to Washington doesn't count. Truth is, this team hasn't had a real center fielder since Marquis Grissom played the position in 1994, and that was 14 years ago.

I sure hope NOTLD doesn't get too upset with me for bringing up the team's past, AGAIN.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #45 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:42:58 pm »

Quote from: Kenz aFan on July 13, 2007, 04:26:04 pm

Third year in a row? You mean third year in a row in Washington, but then maybe what happened with this team before it moved to Washington doesn't count. Truth is, this team hasn't had a real center fielder since Marquis Grissom played the position in 1994, and that was 14 years ago.

I sure hope NOTLD doesn't get too upset with me for bringing up the team's past, AGAIN.

Its okay, Ken. I understand.

Dave B · « **Reply #46 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:45:44 pm »

Quote from: 2k6nats on July 13, 2007, 02:02:17 pm

If you think that Andruw Jones is worse than Nook Logan, you're smoking EVERYTHING. Now, when the money comes into play, I agree, he isn't worth it.

We dont even know what jones is gonna get paid with the season he is having

JMW IV · « **Reply #47 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:54:23 pm »

Sorry ken but i did not follow the expos. And i do not feel obligated to use a "in washington" disclaimer every time i say something about the nationals.

Kenz aFan · « **Reply #48 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:56:09 pm »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on July 13, 2007, 04:42:58 pm

Its okay, Ken. I understand.

Yea, I cant help myself... Those 36 years were a large part of my life, and I cant turn my back on them.

The difference between Canadians and other countries, we embrace our neighbors, not make fun of them

UMDNats · « **Reply #49 on:** July 13, 2007, 04:57:22 pm »

Quote from: Dave B on July 13, 2007, 04:45:44 pm

We dont even know what jones is gonna get paid with the season he is having

I think it'll be less that what we all expected at the beginning of the year, but still too high.

Author Topic: Escobar named starting center fielder (Read 5597 times)

natsfan1a

Selecter