Over on the Nationals Journal blog on WaPo, there is a recurring meme that Ronnie Belliard is a) to blame for everything that goes wrong with the Nats and b) if we bash him then the Nats will win. Obviously some good material there to work with. I posted this and immediately got newposted, and [...]
Posted to WaPo Baseball Insider during today’s Nats – Jays game. Gimme Some Glavine So the Braves can find no use for Glavine? Guess they think he’s all broke down and spavined. That a man of such stature Would be put out to pasture Is a shame – but I’d sure love to have him!
Posted to Nationals Journal this morning after the Nationals took the Yankees series 2 out of 3. Hubris If you were to Google “Closer Mike MacDougal” You’ll find the hits are pretty frugal If you try your search again with “Yankee Joba Chamberlain” Amazing how the hits roll in Now go ahead and slam in [...]
Cartaldo of Nationals Journal posted the following on this Acta-firing-watch thread on the eve of an interleague series against the Yankees: We are going to sweep the yankees, win 40 games in a row to get above 500..make it to and win the world series, and then they will make a blockbuster movie about the [...]
This post to Nationals Journal on 5/28 did not win POTD, but it did get a couple “thank yous”. I’d generally like my posts to be funnier, but this one I felt was pithy and clever and though somewhat melancholy it had merit. Manny Cannot Manage Manny cannot manage Til the Man with all the [...]
This won Post of the Day on Nationals Journal earlier today… Fire Acta! Manny Acta should be fired cuz the slump in which we’re mired will quickly be retired once he’s canned All the pitchers would get smarter and they’d throw a whole lot harder if only Gary Carter were The Man Gary would show [...]
Grading the Nationals Front Office, the continuation of the Model Franchises theme. If Ned gets back to me I’ll repost with his thoughts… Degree of current success: 1 The Nationals are coming off a 102-loss season in which they were the worst in the majors in many respects: record, runs scored, home runs, games lost [...]
Feel free to imagine Gordon Lightfoot singing this homage to his fellow Canuckian. The Ballad of Shawn Hill A young pitcher born in Saskatchewan came down To the Montreal Expos encampment Where he took the ball and threw it right by them all With a blend pure stuff and enchantment. On his first turn at [...]
These cheers appeared on mlb.com in response to some Ladson posts on Jesus Colome and Shairon Martis. I want to have a sign at the ballpark saying “Jesus K’s You” to hold up when Colome strikes somebody out. Jesus Colome Flores and Colome, The Magic Jesus Twins Working every eighth means the Nats are gonna [...]
Geordie: Let’s hope the Lerner’s don’t get any wrong ideas from the fact that the Rays, a team with a player payroll of $44mm, made the World Series while the Nats, a team with a player payroll of $56mm (though only $23mm in active players at years end) finished last in the league. The Rays [...]
