Archive for the 'baseball' Category
Firing Manny Solved All Our Problems
Posted on July 19, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under MASN, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
In case you ever wondered, “What could be worse than watching the Nats fall behind 11-2 in a Sunday afternoon game?” I have discovered the answer: Watching the Nats fall behind 11-2 in a Sunday afternoon home game while listening to MASN announcers Bob Carpenter and Rob Dibble engage in an inning-long discussion of the [...]
Zimmy!
Posted on May 12, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
I have nothing interesting to say, but it’s exciting to see a Nat with a 30-game streak. A very pleasant bright spot on the so far lousy season.
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Opening Day
Posted on April 13, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
Sure, Opening Day was technically last week, but the Washington Nationals’ home opener is at 3:05 this afternoon. I’ll be there.
Will the Nats drop to 0-7 to start the season? Will President Obama change his mind and decide to show up at the stadium to throw out the first pitch, as every president ought to [...]
Not Enough Toolsy Outfielders
Posted on March 1, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Jim Bowden, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
Let it never be said that Jim Bowden left without absurdly blaming the media for his predicament or taking random potshots at players who have never in any way been associated with the Nationals (namely Manny Ramirez). Classy until the end, Jim.
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Hot Stove Deep Thought
Posted on December 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Mark Teixeira, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
I wish the Sox would sign Teixeira already so I could stop reading the misguided hopefulness of Nats fans and start reading about the washed up losers who Uncle Teddy actually plans to sign.
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Rebuilding Begins In Center Field (And Never Goes Anywhere Else)
Posted on December 10, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Jim Bowden, Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
Shocking news from the baseball winter meetings: The Nationals are desperately pursuing low-OPS and speedy center fielders!
For a man who likes to Segway around in leather pants, Trader Jim is incredibly predictable. And, no, I don’t remotely regret trashing my season ticket renewal form. There will be plenty of tickets available on the days of [...]
That’s Not Change We Can Believe In
Posted on November 6, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 2 Comments
Ugliness.
Know Your Market
Posted on November 5, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, DC, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
Which of the DC-native Lerners had the brilliant idea to unveil the Washington Nationals’ new uniforms during the week of a presidential election? Don’t worry, guys, I’m sure everyone in the metropolitan area will immediately drop whatever they’re doing and pay attention to what Lastings Milledge and Elijah Dukes are wearing on Thursday.
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My Baseball Team Sucks Watch
Posted on August 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
In case you have not been paying attention- or, in other words, in case you are much, much smarter than me- the Nats have now dropped 12 in a row.
Tuesday’s loss guaranteed a losing record on the season even with 36 games left to be played. Today, with 35 games remaining, the Nationals positively command [...]
Stan Really Doesn’t Want My Renewal
Posted on July 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
Hey, you know that guy who represented the worst contract in baseball for three of the four years we controlled him? Let’s give him twice as much money as we gave him last time! And, since he fills only half of our middle infield, let’s trade our only reliable guy in the bullpen for a [...]
I Was Quite Content To Take Your Side Until I Remembered How Dumb You Are
Posted on July 17, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, Nationals Park, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
(I meant to post something along these lines this morning and then totally forgot, so better late than never, or something…)
The Washington Post:
Fed up with the Nationals’ failure to pay $3.5 million in rent, eight D.C. Council members proposed legislation this week to capture more revenue another way: increasing the sales tax by 5 percent [...]
Chico’s Poll: Day 5
Posted on July 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
But first, our sponsors bring you the following:
I wanted to give myself some time to cool down following the Post’s report on the Nationals’ ongoing rent dispute before I finished taking the midseason poll. Then I came home from dinner Friday to news of the team’s potential involvement in an FBI investigation. After delaying the [...]
Fuck The Nationals
Posted on July 10, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 4 Comments
Stan, kiss this season ticket holder goodbye.
I can’t really bear the thought of giving up on a second Major League team so soon after the Orioles permanently lost me as a fan, but I fear that may be my only option if the team refuses to back down from this petty effort to take my [...]
Chico’s Poll: Day Four
Posted on July 10, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
Days one, two, and three.
A fun topic today: “Team Management”. Trader Jim is going to love the results.
Chico’s Poll: Day Three
Posted on July 9, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
Chico switches today to a more traditional internet poll multiple choice format to make compiling the results easier, so you can click over to the original post to see how fans are voting. “Injuries and Missteps”, below the jump.
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Chico’s Poll, Day 2
Posted on July 8, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
Today we get questions regarding “Strategy for the Future”. Day one here.
Jump.
Because I Realized We’re Now On Pace For 101 Losses
Posted on July 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
More baseball, thanks to a moronic mailbag (is there any other kind?) from Pravda beat reporter Bill Ladson. Jumped again.
Fan “Satisfaction”
Posted on July 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Nationals Park, Washington Nationals, baseball | 2 Comments
Nats beat writer Chico Harlan is conducting an informal mid-season poll of his readers at Nationals Journal. I thought it might be a worthwhile (ie, time-killing) exercise for me to answer the questions here. Five topics will be covered over the next five days.
Today, we start with “Tickets and Business”. The questions and my answers [...]
Quote Of The Day
Posted on June 26, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Paul Lo Duca, Washington Nationals, baseball | 1 Comment
“This game is not about stats, it’s about going to sleep at night.”
-Paul Lo Duca, the Nationals’ starting catcher back-up catcher starting left fielder utility guy
The context helps the statement make a little bit more sense. But only a little bit.
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My Laugh For The Day
Posted on June 18, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under baseball | Leave a Comment
I could have sworn I just skimmed over a headline about Major League Baseball meeting to discuss the safety of bats.
Yup, there it is:
MLB | League officials to meet regarding safety of bats
You know what? I don’t even want to find out the details of the apparent bat controversy. The hilarity of the headline is [...]
