Author Topic: Nationals vs Pirates, Game 3 (Read 23275 times)

houston-nat · « **Reply #125 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:29:09 pm »

Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on May 03, 2008, 02:27:36 pm

Yes, its sort of like when Dukes comes back and is hitting close to the Mendoza line, you'll still be here with your tongue up his butt continuing to be a deceiving fraud.

Sad and depressing.

Yep.

I will apparently get to see this "Freak of Nature" in Houston (if lover boy is right). Perhaps my skepticism will fade. Or not.

spidernat · « **Reply #126 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:29:34 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on May 03, 2008, 02:28:45 pm

Correct. Forgot about AK's horrible error.

2 ER. That first run was earned.

2k6nats · « **Reply #127 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:29:36 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:27:39 pm

He said "instead" not in sequence. had he given up a walk INSTEAD of a bomb he would've gotten out of that innings unscathed.

Oh, I see. He must have been referring to Chico needing to throw strikes, and that he would rather see Chico get hit than walk batters. However, that's a little extreme of a statement

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #128 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:30:31 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:29:34 pm

2 ER. That first run was earned.

You sure?

spidernat · « **Reply #129 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:31:04 pm »

Quote from: 2k6nats on May 03, 2008, 02:29:36 pm

Oh, I see. He must have been referring to Chico needing to throw strikes, and that he would rather see Chico get hit than walk batters. However, that's a little extreme of a statement

Yeah that was my bad. I wrote "then" when I meant "than".

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #130 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:31:32 pm »

Oh God, has the anemic offense returned?

spidernat · « **Reply #131 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:31:38 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on May 03, 2008, 02:30:31 pm

You sure?

No not sure but I it depends on the official scorer. I would've scored it an earned run but I'm not the official scorer

We'll have to check later. If the official scorer saw it like you did and that Zimmerman could've held the runner at 3rd then unearned. If he saw it like me then earned.

houston-nat · « **Reply #132 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:31:57 pm »

Gameday says 1 ER.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #133 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:31:59 pm »

When you have a big lead throwing strikes is most important. You just want to "put the ball on a tee" and let them hit it as opposed to giving them a free pass. Even when they make contact you have a 60-70+% chance of recording an out.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #134 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:33:06 pm »

We let Maholm off the hook big time today. He should have been knocked out of the game by now.

spidernat · « **Reply #135 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:33:51 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on May 03, 2008, 02:31:57 pm

Gameday says 1 ER.

Then the official scorer believed that at least one of the grounders would've prevented the runner from advancing.

Nat of the Living Dead · « **Reply #136 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:35:08 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on May 03, 2008, 02:33:06 pm

We let Maholm off the hook big time today. He should have been knocked out of the game by now.

We couldn't even knock a long reliever starter out of the game much less get a win against him yesterday. No way we were going to knock this guy out of the game although we have knocked him around a bit.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #137 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:35:48 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:33:51 pm

Then the official scorer believed that at least one of the grounders would've prevented the runner from advancing.

I agree with that scorer. Both of those balls were hit to the left side too.

spidernat · « **Reply #138 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:38:17 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on May 03, 2008, 02:35:48 pm

I agree with that scorer. Both of those balls were hit to the left side too.

I can see the first one maybe holding the runner. I guess Chico will take it.

spidernat · « **Reply #139 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:38:45 pm »

We need to get Chico the freak out of Washington.

houston-nat · « **Reply #140 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:38:48 pm »

Zimmerman is the only hitless National today.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #141 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:39:09 pm »

crap. It'd be nice to see the freaking play. F Debbie

spidernat · « **Reply #142 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:39:20 pm »

Debbi Taylor was almost pushing the man to say the woman in question could play

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #143 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:39:56 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:38:45 pm

We need to get Chico the freak out of Washington.

Fine with me. He needs to go down to AAA to work out his issues. Who replaces him though?

spidernat · « **Reply #144 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:40:00 pm »

The problem is that we have no one ready to come up to fill in.

daveb32 · « **Reply #145 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:40:06 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:29:34 pm

2 ER. That first run was earned.

Not according to MLB.com

Air Zimmerman · « **Reply #146 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:40:34 pm »

Quote

Yes, its sort of like when Dukes comes back and is hitting close to the Mendoza line, you'll still be here with your tongue up his butt continuing to be a deceiving fraud.

Sad and depressing.

OR

in dukes first month as a national he's batting .280, 6 homers, 20 RBI, and 5 stolen bases!

FREAKISH AND AMAZING!

spidernat · « **Reply #147 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:40:51 pm »

Realistically, Bergmann is next in line but he is going to need at least a couple more starts to show he deserves it.

houston-nat · « **Reply #148 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:41:02 pm »

Quote from: sportsfan882 on May 03, 2008, 02:39:56 pm

Fine with me. He needs to go down to AAA to work out his issues. Who replaces him though?

Levale Speigner.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #149 on:** May 03, 2008, 02:41:13 pm »

Quote from: spidernat on May 03, 2008, 02:40:00 pm

The problem is that we have no one ready to come up to fill in.

Right. Despite what some people think, Balester is not ready unless you want to see him come up here and walk 4-5 batters and only last 4 innings.