tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post4822058953490723695..comments2012-01-29T19:42:46.115-05:00Mark Zuckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13525315258889435961noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-54026925965918631042012-01-29T19:42:46.115-05:002012-01-29T19:42:46.115-05:00MZ says that Detwiler does not profile well as a reliever...but don&#39;t his stat&#39;s show that he has a very strong BAA the 1st time thru the batting order, which increases exponentially the 2d and 3d times through?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-40665153406142912152012-01-28T23:51:40.399-05:002012-01-28T23:51:40.399-05:00@10:19-- I think you have that backwards. You may have been thinking of 2010, when Clipp &quot;vultured&quot; so many wins. In 2011, Clipp was excellent with men on base, he had a very low percent of inherited runners scoring For whatever reason (adrenalin?), he was not as effective as a closer, starting with clean bases. <br /><br />Storen, OTOH, thrived on closing. I agree Mattheus, when health, was very good. But SCNatsFan is right, he won&#39;t start with the team. There will be injuries--he&#39;ll be up by July.NatsLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-23245273947547470522012-01-28T23:05:16.466-05:002012-01-28T23:05:16.466-05:00Anonymous said... <br />&quot;Does anyone know what happened to NATS320?&quot;<br /><br />Maybe he got a life.N. Cognitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48202448246814874362012-01-28T22:49:42.262-05:002012-01-28T22:49:42.262-05:00Mattheus, with an option, can&#39;t make the team barring an inury or trade - just the business of baseball. We all want the best 25 going north but we can&#39;t give away Detwiler or HRod for nothig, just like we can&#39;t give away a year of Harper. It stinks but its nice the Nats finally have problems like this - like potentially having 2 lights out third basemen.SCNatsFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-26591741933044259182012-01-28T22:19:50.427-05:002012-01-28T22:19:50.427-05:00I suspect Mattheus will make the team in spite of Mark&#39;s &#39;predictions&#39;. Why? When healthy there definitely is another closer to backup Storen. Clippard really isn&#39;t. He isn&#39;t as good with men already on base as he is starting an inning clean. Lidge isn&#39;t a closer anymore. And H-Rod is just way too unpredictable.<br /><br />But Mattheus? He was lights out in Syracuse as the closer. And he was pretty darned good up until he was injured. Another guy returning from Tommy John&#39;s. <br /><br />He&#39;ll make the 25 man coming north. Absolutely must before John Lannan that&#39;s for darned sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-10955488100084203222012-01-28T21:12:41.353-05:002012-01-28T21:12:41.353-05:00WillB - please keep us updated on your shirtsey saga - it is quite entertaining. We all really need you to stand up to &quot;Ignorance of the Nats&quot; syndrome. There may be a cure - I think it&#39;s winning.baseballswaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43852611032403250372012-01-28T20:33:24.706-05:002012-01-28T20:33:24.706-05:00I think thru injuries and players not performing you can&#39;t have too many arms... and somehow I believe if you are on this list and have options then I wouldn&#39;t get an apartment in DC just yet but there is a good chance at some point you&#39;ll see DC this season if you perform.SCNatsFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-16133556894666954322012-01-28T20:15:21.498-05:002012-01-28T20:15:21.498-05:00Will B-- that is too funny. I found the Spring Training packages on the Nats page, though the Nats are NOT on the main MLB page, really. <br /><br />However, I think me and the kitty will drive and sleep in the car if we go... and find a cheap motel with a/c for her to stay in during the games. I am familiar with cheap motels :) ;) [Some here may recall my Chicago adventure.]NatsLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-48827348725814433762012-01-28T20:07:39.208-05:002012-01-28T20:07:39.208-05:00So hilarious update from the world of incompetence...MLB Shop is still &quot;investigating&quot; why they cancelled my order of a Morse shirsey and a Gio shirsey. Reason # 1 was the players weren&#39;t on the roster. I emailed a screenshot of the Nats&#39; 40 man. Reason # 2 was that the numbers were mixed up...according to them, Morse was #47 and Gio was #38. On Gio press conference day, I emailed them pictures of Morse in #38 and Gio holding up #47 with Rizzo. They replied that their &quot;investigation&quot; continues...Will Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-43343141469768992332012-01-28T20:04:48.884-05:002012-01-28T20:04:48.884-05:00Hopin they keep MATTHEUS!..kids gonna be good, he filled in big last year plus Davey likes him..How do you guys feel?Quack Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-42529247129971287642012-01-28T19:49:08.554-05:002012-01-28T19:49:08.554-05:00&quot;Truthfully, the larger concern is extra inning games. Often your last two guys in the bullpen have to pitch innings 12-14, and then 15-17 (or something like that).&quot;<br />===========================<br /><br />Shoulda gone for Wilson Valdez...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-27413189243316269152012-01-28T19:01:30.617-05:002012-01-28T19:01:30.617-05:00NatsJack in Florida said... <br />Where is everybody? <br /><br />...<br /><br />I went on a 6 mile hike on the W&amp;OD trail looking for signs os spring... Saw some deer..not much else...MicheleSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-84490297329393649622012-01-28T18:51:57.187-05:002012-01-28T18:51:57.187-05:00I&#39;m reading Marcus Aurelius&#39; Meditations. In Latin. It&#39;s likely to take awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-7687670300166707102012-01-28T18:42:20.227-05:002012-01-28T18:42:20.227-05:00<i>Where is everybody?<br />January 28, 2012 3:30 PM </i><br /><br />Staring out the window waiting for spring.Sec 3, My Sofahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08891662837668214475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-19751386301257488112012-01-28T18:42:02.634-05:002012-01-28T18:42:02.634-05:00Hey now fibi, we could put three right handed bats in the outfield last year...when Zimmernman and Desmond ran out to left field to catch a ball Nix couldn&#39;t get to...Ambidextrousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-15729069102017329692012-01-28T18:33:08.233-05:002012-01-28T18:33:08.233-05:00Having two left-handed long men isn&#39;t a problem that I can work up any angst about. After all, &quot;long relief&quot; doesn&#39;t really exist anymore. The sixth and seventh guys in the bullpen are really just &quot;early relief.&quot; <br /><br />If the starter makes it through five and the game is close, Davey will use some combination of our top five relievers. Today that looks like: HRod, Lidge, Burnett, Clippard and Storen. Whoever the last two men in the bullpen are, they won&#39;t pitch in a close game in the 6th inning or later. <br /><br />Which means having a righthanded long man would make a difference only when:<br />-The starter gets knocked out before the fifth<br />-The game is close (matchups in mop-up situations aren&#39;t worth losing sleep over)<br />-The other team is weaker against righthanders.<br /><br />That&#39;s right, even when Lannan gets tossed in the 2nd inning for plunking his fourth Phillie, our bullpen makeup isn&#39;t a problem (lefties are *good* against the phillies). <br /><br />Truthfully, the larger concern is extra inning games. Often your last two guys in the bullpen have to pitch innings 12-14, and then 15-17 (or something like that). Again, it just doesn&#39;t happen often enough to risk having a AAAA in the rotation b/c you made a hasty roster move.<br /><br />Now, last year when we couldn&#39;t put three right handed bats in the outfield... that was a different story.fibihttp://fibi.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-68641987276495947562012-01-28T18:12:46.902-05:002012-01-28T18:12:46.902-05:00Noting here without boldface that Mark&#39;s coverage of the Lannan Arbitration (the ONLY Nat doing that this year) hearings is lacking. He&#39;ll likely continue to put a positive spin as if Lannan was still the ace of the staff. <br /><br />Think about it Mark. Livan Hernandez, a way over-the-hill soft-tosser beat Lannan out for ace of the staff ... I think that says it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-13798843050960591512012-01-28T17:38:42.170-05:002012-01-28T17:38:42.170-05:00Does anyone know what happened to NATS320?<br /><br />It is almost like SBF and The Queen disappeared. Just wondering . . . I really enjoyed their work.<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-66433774208605558792012-01-28T17:38:01.264-05:002012-01-28T17:38:01.264-05:00Working -- and waiting for spring training to get here - tick, tock, tick, tock. I like Detweiler a lot , too and I was thinking that he was starting to figure it out. Matheus also seemed to have potential and I have always had a soft spot for Stammen. It will be interesting to see who shows up healthy, in shape and motivated.baseballswaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-90051516833478417132012-01-28T17:33:21.227-05:002012-01-28T17:33:21.227-05:00I was at the SABR chapter meeting, which was quite enjoyable. Just got home. Now, I&#39;m going to rustle up some grub. See. You. Later.<br /><br />NatsJack in Florida said...<br /><br /> Where is everybody?<br /> January 28, 2012 3:30 PMnatsfan1anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-64941558997366021122012-01-28T17:32:28.214-05:002012-01-28T17:32:28.214-05:00Well, I&#39;m at work. Cuts into my posting. :(NatsLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06814911056080758503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-81530675253297959212012-01-28T16:26:25.793-05:002012-01-28T16:26:25.793-05:00I like Detwiller too. I am hopeful he develops into more of a 7-8 inning pitcher. To me that is Lannan&#39;s biggest challenge too. Not state the obvious but being a 5-6 inning pitcher means giving up runs in the 5th and 6th. Detwiller has the physical attributes to be middle of the rotation starter. If he steps up this year as Davey seems to expect, and the young guns are all healthy, this rotation would be AWEsome.whatsanattaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-22029465548670275522012-01-28T16:11:31.717-05:002012-01-28T16:11:31.717-05:00I&#39;m at a Kerr&#39;s Wimg House. What channel on DirecTv?NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-21288523912083659452012-01-28T15:59:49.961-05:002012-01-28T15:59:49.961-05:00Watching Terps b-ball.<br />My second favorite team.dj in Fl.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442809928829881676.post-31974191857357737762012-01-28T15:30:04.208-05:002012-01-28T15:30:04.208-05:00Where is everybody?NatsJack in Floridanoreply@blogger.com