Author Topic: Nationals @ Braves, Game 2 (Read 26134 times)

spidernat · « **on:** September 08, 2007, 07:03:14 pm »

Lineups

Nationals

Logan CF
Lopez SS
Zimmerman 3B
Young 1B
Kearns RF
Peña LF
Belliard 2B
Flores C
Chico P

Braves

Escobar 2B
Renteria SS
Jones 3B
Texeria 1B
Francoeur RF
Jones CF
McCann C
Diaz LF
James P

Wow no one is here for the game thread tonight. I should be around a bit later on so I'll start the thread.

Air Zimmerman · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:14:38 pm »

I'm just making a brief appearance to say this:

Those hideous Nike Shox cleats that Zimmerman is wearing are def not helping his cause. Those are terrible. He needs to go back to wearing Jordan cleats or regular Nikes.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:23:23 pm »

man freak Lopez.. he sucks

spidernat · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:23:27 pm »

Quote from: Air Zimmerman on September 08, 2007, 07:14:38 pm

I'm just making a brief appearance to say this:

Those hideous Nike Shox cleats that Zimmerman is wearing are def not helping his cause. Those are terrible. He needs to go back to wearing Jordan cleats or regular Nikes.

Doesn't matter what he's wearing dude. You're like a chick worrying about the players' fashion statements. I'm more concerned with the fact that they have become unwatchable whether people are willing to admit it or not.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:26:06 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on September 08, 2007, 07:23:27 pm

Doesn't matter what he's wearing dude. You're like a chick worrying about the players' fashion statements. I'm more concerned with the fact that they have become unwatchable whether people are willing to admit it or not.

me too. The carelessness is just sickening. I'm sure the mediocre James will shut us down tonight.

UMDNats · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:27:13 pm »

looks like the team has packed it in for the rest of the season...
hopefully we get a couple runs

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:32:33 pm »

Another easy inning for James..

UMDNats · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:32:39 pm »

wow...not a very energetic game thread..

spidernat · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:36:54 pm »

Quote from: Nats19 on September 08, 2007, 07:32:39 pm

wow...not a very energetic game thread..

Last night's game left a bad taste in people's mouth. Personally I'm counting the hours for tomorrow. I'll be at Fed Ex by 10 drinking a cold one with steaks on the grill.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:39:26 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on September 08, 2007, 07:36:54 pm

Last night's game left a bad taste in people's mouth. Personally I'm counting the hours for tomorrow. I'll be at Fed Ex by 10 drinking a cold one with steaks on the grill.

I too can't wait until 1:00 tomorrow. I'm not going to the game but I'll be watching in my basement with my family on our 50 inch plasma. Nothing better than NFL sundays. Games on from 1 PM until like midnight.

spidernat · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:39:31 pm »

Tonight's game thread will probably set a record.

spidernat · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:40:28 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 07:39:26 pm

I too can't wait until 1:00 tomorrow. I'm not going to the game but I'll be watching in my basement with my family on our 50 inch plasma. Nothing better than NFL sundays. Games on from 1 PM until like midnight.

I hope it's not as hot as it was today because I'll be under the sun all game long.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:41:45 pm »

good pitching by Matt.. Escobar took 3 straight right down the middle fastballs for some reason

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:47:58 pm »

Felipe is just a complete headcase. He has some talent but he is lacking a lot upstairs. I'd just assume that we let him go after this year.

spidernat · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:51:46 pm »

Depends on who we get to replace him.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:53:49 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on September 08, 2007, 07:51:46 pm

Depends on who we get to replace him.

At this point I'd even go with a Guzman-Belliard middle infield opposed to anything with Lopez in it. Unless he has a drastic change in the way he approaches the game I would not want him back. I think Felipe can be a good second basemen for us but if he is going to continue to play like this than no thanks.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #16 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:55:05 pm »

How the hell do you know this?

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 07:47:58 pm

Felipe is just a complete headcase. He has some talent but he is lacking a lot upstairs. I'd just assume that we let him go after this year.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:56:53 pm »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on September 08, 2007, 07:55:05 pm

How the hell do you know this?

From watching him play in every game this year and half of last year. Even the Nats front office is pissed off with Felipe.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #18 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:57:00 pm »

I left after listening to sportsfan bust Manny. Getting sick of it. I don't like when they lose, but I really don't like the nagging about it.

Quote from: Nats19 on September 08, 2007, 07:32:39 pm

wow...not a very energetic game thread..

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:57:26 pm »

Bullcrap.

Quote from: sportsfan882 on September 08, 2007, 07:56:53 pm

From watching him play in every game this year and half of last year. Even the Nats front office is pissed off with Felipe.

spidernat · « **Reply #20 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:57:32 pm »

I can't say I KNOW for a fact that he is anymore that you can say for CERTAIN that he isn't but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he is a bit weird up top.

spidernat · « **Reply #21 on:** September 08, 2007, 07:58:44 pm »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on September 08, 2007, 07:57:00 pm

I left after listening to sportsfan bust Manny. Getting sick of it. I don't like when they lose, but I really don't like the nagging about it.

I guess this will never cease since some people insist on nagging about the nagging. Maybe both are as annoying.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #22 on:** September 08, 2007, 08:00:10 pm »

Until someone tells me they know someone in the front office and talks to them regularly, it's all bullcrap. These guys just aren't that good. It isn't Manny, it isn't any individual player. It the composite of all of them.

Quote from: spidernat on September 08, 2007, 07:57:32 pm

I can't say I KNOW for a fact that he is anymore that you can say for CERTAIN that he isn't but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he is a bit weird up top.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 08, 2007, 08:01:07 pm »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on September 08, 2007, 07:57:26 pm

Bullcrap.

nope... Barry does in fact know people in the front office and I'm sure he wouldn't lie.

Quote

Not sure exactly what's going on, but I do know that there are some people within the organization who are frustrated by what they see as inconsistent effort. He (Lopez) gets credit for not publicly complaining about all the position switching he's done this year, but that doesn't mean he busts it every night.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/08/30/DI2007083001076.html

spidernat · « **Reply #24 on:** September 08, 2007, 08:02:37 pm »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on September 08, 2007, 08:00:10 pm

Until someone tells me they know someone in the front office and talks to them regularly, it's all bullcrap. These guys just aren't that good. It isn't Manny, it isn't any individual player. It the composite of all of them.

I agree but comments don't have to be about the whole. They can be analyzed individually and I tend to agree that there is something about Lopez that makes me lean towards believing he spaces out from time to time. There is a reason why it has been said about Lopez that he doesn't care or that he has the attitude of someone who doesn't care. But I definitely don't blame Acta for the players' inadequacies. This game is about the players.