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vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread November 03, 2015 at 10:51 PM UTC #
hutch wrote:
i'm not sure why dusty is considered such a horrible manager… won some division titles, made it to a world series…won manager of the year once three times… nearly 20 years experience managing in the NL

he's a little past his prime and also has a reputation for mishandling pitchers (blowing out their arms)..that is about all I know




That time, in the 2002 World Series, where he gave the game ball to the starting pitcher in the 7th inning with a 5-0 lead, thinking he had done enough to win them the World Series?
hutch
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Re: The Nats Thread November 03, 2015 at 11:20 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
hutch wrote:
i'm not sure why dusty is considered such a horrible manager… won some division titles, made it to a world series…won manager of the year once three times… nearly 20 years experience managing in the NL

he's a little past his prime and also has a reputation for mishandling pitchers (blowing out their arms)..that is about all I know




That time, in the 2002 World Series, where he gave the game ball to the starting pitcher in the 7th inning with a 5-0 lead, thinking he had done enough to win them the World Series?


yeah well…lots of people do that.. at least they were in the world series…and I hope he has learned..


i'm getting more and more behind this choice….
hutch
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Re: The Nats Thread November 04, 2015 at 09:52 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
#Nationals have lost a court battle with #Orioles re TV rights fees. Click to read up on the ruling & what it means: http://bit.ly/1iDuQf0

https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/662002743704338432


i don't want to know.. it can't be good…
kmdobrz
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Re: The Nats Thread November 10, 2015 at 06:14 PM UTC #
The Nats 2016 calendar


And the hits just keep on coming.
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 09, 2015 at 01:17 AM UTC #
Carlos wrote:
Bwahahahaha. Dusty Baker. Good God.


Day Two of the Winter Meetings and I'm reminded how much I miss guys like Dusty Baker:

ESPN.com's SweetSpot ‏@espn_sweet_spot

Dusty Baker's comments a reminder baseball has a long way to go on domestic violence es.pn/1PWUcTZ
grateful
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Re: The Nats Thread December 09, 2015 at 08:33 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
Get on this:

The @Nationals are looking for people to fill its Racing Presidents costumes. Here's the job description
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/674658580021276673/photo/1


oooooooooh!
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 10, 2015 at 08:56 PM UTC #
Nationals acquire P Trevor Gott from Anaheim for IF Yunel Escobar

That .314 last season was a blip, right?  I shouldn't expect that….
jrpa
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Re: The Nats Thread December 10, 2015 at 09:16 PM UTC #
jaded wrote:
vansmack wrote:
Get on this:

The @Nationals are looking for people to fill its Racing Presidents costumes. Here's the job description
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/674658580021276673/photo/1


oooooooooh!
If we tune in and there's a new President Chipotle mascot, we'll know jaded won.
grateful
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Re: The Nats Thread December 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM UTC #
President Chipotle would always win cause he's got the mad runs.
grateful
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Re: The Nats Thread December 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM UTC #
See what I did there?
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 18, 2015 at 03:36 AM UTC #
2B  Brandon Phillips to the Nats, if he waives his no trade clause.
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 19, 2015 at 06:53 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
2B  Brandon Phillips to the Nats, if he waives his no trade clause.


He would not.  Nats are moving on…

Apparently he asked the Nats to extend his deal beyond the last two years in exchange for waiving his no trade clause.  The Nats wisely declined.
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 24, 2015 at 10:29 PM UTC #
Nats sign Daniel Murphy to 3 year deal
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread December 27, 2015 at 03:18 AM UTC #
Nats Ryan Zimmerman named in PED Report from AL Jazeera.
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: The Nats Thread December 28, 2015 at 04:34 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
Nats Ryan Zimmerman named in PED Report from AL Jazeera.

Isn't this the 2nd time he's been linked to PEDs? Or am I remembering that incorrectly…
hutch
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Re: The Nats Thread December 28, 2015 at 06:44 PM UTC #
the amazing thing about Zim is he is only 31!! But his body is so broken down… unless things change he needs to start considering retirement..
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: The Nats Thread December 28, 2015 at 08:01 PM UTC #
Thought he was pretty good after he came back from his wrist a couple seasons ago. He got that cortisone shot and went nuts. Thought moving to first base was good for him. You could definitely see he was struggling at 3rd though. Line-up is going to look a wee bit different this year.

Also, Ian Desmond still hasn't been signed? Dang. I'm pretty surprised by that.
vansmack
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Re: The Nats Thread January 08, 2016 at 11:26 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
The Marlins experiment is fascinating to me.  I think Jennings fails miserably, but don't confuse that with me hoping he succeeds.  I just don't think he will…


Nats Hire Marlins Ex-Manager/GM Jennings to Help Rizzo

This probably goes better for Jennings.
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