tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post5153742689123066810..comments2023-12-21T00:54:01.977-05:00Comments on NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK: Cold, Hard Facts About the OffenseDave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-15554576050548481912011-04-26T13:29:51.350-04:002011-04-26T13:29:51.350-04:00Maddy, thanks. it's tougher some days than ot...Maddy, thanks. it's tougher some days than other :-)Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-54855883123019582852011-04-26T11:35:40.236-04:002011-04-26T11:35:40.236-04:00Anon@11:46, we all know your Peric because you mak...Anon@11:46, we all know your Peric because you make the exact same points on every blog in the Natmoshpere.<br /><br />Sec314, Pitching has been a pleasant surprise so far, but a front-line starter would not have hurt. I think there offense is underachieving. I just don't see how much longer they can win with Livo as their ace. Hopefully J-Zimm keeps it up, him and Stras could be a dynamic Maddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-65803718342176350152011-04-26T11:25:42.712-04:002011-04-26T11:25:42.712-04:00Um... yes, I did. Have to stop paying attention t...Um... yes, I did. Have to stop paying attention to work when I should be thinking about baseball...Sec314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-50052454836694049822011-04-25T23:50:55.243-04:002011-04-25T23:50:55.243-04:00By the way: Crawford is definitely NOT hitting eit...By the way: Crawford is definitely NOT hitting either!! But Corey Patterson is? And then there's Sam Fuld with Tampa Bay ... <br /><br />In any case, Werth is the better player, but older, than is Crawford. You can see that in his attitude, his play ... if the choice were between those two I think Rizzo picked wisely ... <br /><br />Now, a certain writer named Tom Boswell is still very, very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-24321956145931165372011-04-25T23:46:41.510-04:002011-04-25T23:46:41.510-04:00Actually, Sharkadina, Syracuse's best offensiv...Actually, Sharkadina, Syracuse's best offensive player is now on the big club: in the form of one Brian Bixler. "The Shark" and most of the rest of the Syracuse offense are almost an amazing mirror image of the Nats right now!!!! Much of the power has been generated by Seth Bynum ... not Jeff Frazier, Marerro, or Bernadina. In fact Bynum hit a home run today in their 2-1 loss to theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-44023554999903340192011-04-25T20:45:23.876-04:002011-04-25T20:45:23.876-04:00Sec314: thanks for the comment. you probably mean...Sec314: thanks for the comment. you probably mean Carl Crawford, but your point is well taken.<br /><br />Rizzo convinced the Lerners Werth was his guy and HE was supposed to be their offensive answer. he has planty of time to find himself, and he and the team are very fortunate that they haven't lost more games than they have while Werth -- and the entire team -- struggle offensively.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-4739648289755591882011-04-25T18:04:33.689-04:002011-04-25T18:04:33.689-04:00On every board and blog I could find I have been b...On every board and blog I could find I have been beating the "Nats need hitters" drum for over a year. The off season focus on a front line pitcher was misguided, in my opinion. The pitching last year was not great, but the number of games they lost after only scoring 0-2 runs was well into the double digits. They lost more often for lack of runs than lack of pitching. Strasburg was Sec314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-5516348970658427002011-04-25T17:04:05.534-04:002011-04-25T17:04:05.534-04:00222: thanks for the kind words.
yes, i think all ...222: thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />yes, i think all of NatsTown would be ecstatic if the Nats finish at .500. but you can't do that hitting .226/.307/.347 as they currently are.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-3960388512488975012011-04-25T16:51:46.239-04:002011-04-25T16:51:46.239-04:00Excellent post Dave. I especially appreciate the d...Excellent post Dave. I especially appreciate the dismantling of conventional wisdom -- in this case that the Nats' starting pitching is keeping them in the game. <br /><br />I guess all we can do is keep hope alive. Werth, LaRoche and Morse can't stay this cold all year long, can they? Can they?<br /><br />Of course, we'd all be ecstatic if the Nats finish the season in third placeSection 222https://www.blogger.com/profile/17106128453333996193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-57204247273043656112011-04-25T16:05:48.953-04:002011-04-25T16:05:48.953-04:00thanks Sharky. keep beating the drum...thanks Sharky. keep beating the drum...Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850525513629764193.post-54402540597529044352011-04-25T16:02:26.369-04:002011-04-25T16:02:26.369-04:00The Shark had 2 more stolen bases today to make it...The Shark had 2 more stolen bases today to make it 5 on the season. I'm just saying, Bernadina is better than a spark plug, he's a shark plug.Sharkadinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725497462652458346noreply@blogger.com