Author Topic: Nationals @ Braves, Game 2 (Read 23270 times)

Jayman77 · « **Reply #50:** September 08, 2007, 08:47:05 PM »

I'm back from a week-long trip to Ocean City, and the boards are still the same :-D

LOL!!!!

PC · « **Reply #51:** September 08, 2007, 08:53:25 PM »

Manny should make a public request that that first base umpire not be in the crew tomorrow. And by public, I mean PUBLIC!

Make a huge stink about it in his press conference after the game.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #52:** September 08, 2007, 08:55:01 PM »

Quote from: PC on September 08, 2007, 08:53:25 PM

Manny should make a public request that that first base umpire not be in the crew tomorrow. And by public, I mean PUBLIC!

Make a huge stink about it in his press conference after the game.

He's going to be behind the plate tomorrow calling balls and strikes.

PC · « **Reply #53:** September 08, 2007, 08:55:49 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 08:55:01 PM

He's going to be behind the plate tomorrow calling balls and strikes.

That's why he should make the request tonight.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #54:** September 08, 2007, 08:56:49 PM »

Nook is pathetic.. Can't even make contact

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #55:** September 08, 2007, 08:58:44 PM »

How dumb can you be, Felipe... 3-1 count and instead of trying to get the tying run to the plate he is swinging

Jayman77 · « **Reply #56:** September 08, 2007, 09:02:46 PM »

Sportsfan, I thought you said you were done with this team.

PC · « **Reply #57:** September 08, 2007, 09:03:27 PM »

leadoff walk...

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #58:** September 08, 2007, 09:05:00 PM »

Quote from: PC on September 08, 2007, 09:03:27 PM

leadoff walk...

that's Saul's M.O

spidernat · « **Reply #59:** September 08, 2007, 09:05:12 PM »

This team is looking like junk.

PC · « **Reply #60:** September 08, 2007, 09:07:04 PM »

Another walk...

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #61:** September 08, 2007, 09:07:27 PM »

Doesn't Rivera see how many times an opposing hitter swings and misses at one of his pitches in the zone? There is no need for him to not throw strikes with as good as stuff as he has.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #62:** September 08, 2007, 09:08:54 PM »

and another run scores.. No wonder Saul is rusty when he hasn't pitched in a week.

PC · « **Reply #63:** September 08, 2007, 09:09:04 PM »

Way to go Saul...

PC · « **Reply #64:** September 08, 2007, 09:10:29 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on September 08, 2007, 09:05:12 PM

This team is looking like junk.

Maybe it's playing in Atlanta. Bob just mentioned it and I was thinking about it in the 5th inning.

This team has had two of the worst series of the year, in Atlanta.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #65:** September 08, 2007, 09:10:32 PM »

Saul walks Francoeur.. lmao.

PC · « **Reply #66:** September 08, 2007, 09:10:38 PM »

Walk #3, this inning.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #67:** September 08, 2007, 09:12:17 PM »

Quote from: PC on September 08, 2007, 09:10:29 PM

Maybe it's playing in Atlanta. Bob just mentioned it and I was thinking about it in the 5th inning.

This team has had two of the worst series of the year, in Atlanta.

The only teams that we can beat are teams even worse than us like Florida, Cincinnati, S.F., and Houston. Counting this loss tonight, we have lost 11 straight games against teams with a record above .500. At worst we should have won 3-4 of those 11 games.

PC · « **Reply #68:** September 08, 2007, 09:12:38 PM »

It's too late to give pitchers "time off" now if they've been used too much in a season.

We have to get more innings out of our starters next year!

PC · « **Reply #69:** September 08, 2007, 09:15:38 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 09:12:17 PM

The only teams that we can beat are teams even worse than us like Florida, Cincinnati, S.F., and Houston. Counting this loss tonight, we have lost 11 straight games against teams with a record above .500. At worst we should have won 3-4 of those 11 games.

We won both series against St. Louis, the home series against Milwaukee.

Hell, we won 3 of 4, in a series, against Atlanta at RFK!

...we've been particularly awful in Atlanta this year.

Jayman77 · « **Reply #70:** September 08, 2007, 09:15:42 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 09:12:17 PM

The only teams that we can beat are teams even worse than us like Florida, Cincinnati, S.F., and Houston. Counting this loss tonight, we have lost 11 straight games against teams with a record above .500.

And besides the upcoming series in Florida, the Nats finish with the top teams in the NL East. Yay!

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #71:** September 08, 2007, 09:18:46 PM »

4th walk this inning.. outstanding

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #72:** September 08, 2007, 09:22:23 PM »

Quote from: PC on September 08, 2007, 09:15:38 PM

We won both series against St. Louis, the home series against Milwaukee.

Hell, we won 3 of 4, in a series, against Atlanta at RFK!

...we've been particularly awful in Atlanta this year.

We have had a few glimpses of success against good teams but overall we are horrible against good teams:

VS Atlanta: 5-8 (counting tonight's disaster)
VS Philadelphia: 4-7
VS New York: 4-8

Overall 13-23 (.361) against the Braves/Phillies/Mets

PC · « **Reply #73:** September 08, 2007, 09:24:38 PM »

This game...games like this is the most disappointing part of this season. There have been too many games, this season, where we haven't even been competitive and there's no excuse for that. They don't have to be as good as the other team to be competitive.

I'll bet the Nationals have the highest number of non-competitive losses as a percent of total losses than any team in the major leagues.

And non-competitiveness is a manager/coach issue.

ronnynat · « **Reply #74:** September 08, 2007, 09:24:46 PM »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 09:22:23 PM

We have had a few glimpses of success against good teams but overall we are horrible against good teams:

VS Atlanta: 5-8 (counting tonight's disaster)
VS Philadelphia: 4-7
VS New York: 4-8

Overall 13-23 (.361) against the Braves/Phillies/Mets

and that's how it should be right now.