The Nats Thread

vansmack wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
does richards really have that potential?

i picked him up last week in my keeper league.

Yes.  When they asked all the Angels pitchers who had the nastiest stuff, it was unanimous: Garrett Richards.

He's had command issues, but part of that was the Angels doing.  They kept moving him around from starter to the pen, but finally decided last August that it was time to keep him in the rotation for good.

He had a great spring, has given up one extra base hit all season and that led to one bad inning against Oakland.  I've been very impressed at what he's done since they've decided to keep him in the rotation.

walks aside, another impressive outting…

hutch wrote:
Exactly.

Bryce Harper seems like such an a-hole..

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/21/bryce-harper-accused-of-begging-out-of-a-game-to-avoid-jose-fernandez-to-preserve-a-hitting-streak/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

of course everyone loves him…. makes you think..

such different standards…

bos continuing to be the best sports reporter at the wapo, by a long shot.

stevewizzle wrote:
walks aside, another impressive outting…

Yep.  Only one hard hit ball against him, and he was thrown out stretching it to two.  But boy when he lost his release point in the 4th it was ugly.  Really ugly.  He can thank Pujols for getting him out of it with only one run given up.

By the time I wake, someone needs to answer why there were three lefties in the pen and Clippard faced Ibanez.

vansmack wrote:
By the time I wake, someone needs to answer why there were three lefties in the pen and Clippard faced Ibanez.

I read somewhere, might have been from post game conference, that Clip was their "8th inning guy". smh.

Supposed to be headed out to the park tonight, heard it's supposed to be raining though.

vansmack wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
walks aside, another impressive outting…

Yep.  Only one hard hit ball against him, and he was thrown out stretching it to two.  But boy when he lost his release point in the 4th it was ugly.  Really ugly.  He can thank Pujols for getting him out of it with only one run given up.

is it too early to claim pujols is back?  sure seems like it. did he have a legit stolen base last night, or was that a free pass?

sadly i haven't been able to watch any baseball so i rely on what i read… the west coast time and lack of TV is killing me. 

i'm cancelling cable after the world cup

i just got a bill from verizon fios for $212!!!!!!!!!!!! my "valued customer" shit ran out and now i being jacked.. i called direct tv and they flat out lied to me about the cost….i can't do comcast cause everyone hates them so see no options

all we need is a phone and internet.

stevewizzle wrote:

is it too early to claim pujols is back?  sure seems like it. did he have a legit stolen base last night, or was that a free pass?

sadly i haven't been able to watch any baseball so i rely on what i read… the west coast time and lack of TV is killing me. 

Yes, it's too early, but he's looking damn good.  And so was Hamilton before he dove into first base.  The stolen base was a smart play - after three straight pitches without being checked by the pitcher, Pujols got a great jump and legitimately stole it, beating the throw. I call that a veteran stolen base.

I listen to a lot of baseball on the "radio" since I moved back to the west coast, and really have enjoyed it.  In the car, on public transportation, sitting in the park - reminds me of being a kid before every game was on TV.  My MLB.TV subscription is equal parts streaking video and streaming radio.

Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

hutch wrote:
i'm cancelling cable after the world cup

i just got a bill from verizon fios for $212!!!!!!!!!!!! my "valued customer" shit ran out and now i being jacked.. i called direct tv and they flat out lied to me about the cost….i can't do comcast cause everyone hates them so see no options

all we need is a phone and internet.

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

Yes my bill right now is under 100 bucks for fios internet, a dvr, another hd box, and pretty much everything besides hbo showtime etc.

I call a few times a year to reduce services or cancel, and they ALWAYS giving me a discount or something for free.

I just did this again a few weeks ago.  I was going to quit for good this time, no tv but keep the internet, but the tv stuff ended up costing only like 10 or 20 bucks above what I'd be paying for internet alone, so i kept it.

Don't tell my wife this. Cable would only add incentive to have the tv on more, which I don't want. Of course lacking cable, she also goes and buys the programs (e.g. Mad Men) and watches them the next day, instead of waiting for them to come to Netflix. So we may not be saving any money anyway. Not only does she lack cable, she lacks patience. But she insists that she "needs to be part of the cultural zeitgeist". Whatever the hell that is.

Also, how do I get my daughter to have a different favorite player other than Bryce Harper?

chaz wrote:

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

Yes my bill right now is under 100 bucks for fios internet, a dvr, another hd box, and pretty much everything besides hbo showtime etc.

I call a few times a year to reduce services or cancel, and they ALWAYS giving me a discount or something for free.

I just did this again a few weeks ago.  I was going to quit for good this time, no tv but keep the internet, but the tv stuff ended up costing only like 10 or 20 bucks above what I'd be paying for internet alone, so i kept it.

James wrote:
Don't tell my wife this. Cable would only add incentive to have the tv on more, which I don't want. Of course lacking cable, she also goes and buys the programs (e.g. Mad Men) and watches them the next day, instead of waiting for them to come to Netflix. So we may not be saving any money anyway. Not only does she lack cable, she lacks patience. But she insists that she "needs to be part of the cultural zeitgeist". Whatever the hell that is.

Also, how do I get my daughter to have a different favorite player other than Bryce Harper?

chaz wrote:

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

Yes my bill right now is under 100 bucks for fios internet, a dvr, another hd box, and pretty much everything besides hbo showtime etc.

I call a few times a year to reduce services or cancel, and they ALWAYS giving me a discount or something for free.

I just did this again a few weeks ago.  I was going to quit for good this time, no tv but keep the internet, but the tv stuff ended up costing only like 10 or 20 bucks above what I'd be paying for internet alone, so i kept it.

She actually says the zeitgeist thing and watches Mad Men? Oh, God, I think I could be friends with Celeste. What is happening to me??!

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

We swithced from DirecTV to Cox and DirecTV offered us a lower price AND premium movie channels so we switched back. Although somehow we lost NBC Sports which sucks because they have hockey games on there. Outside of that it was fine. I still watch almost all of my TV on my laptop.

I know Hoya was there for that moment of history.  Anyone else?

vansmack wrote:
I know Hoya was there for that moment of history.  Anyone else?

i'll never forget where i was when i received my mobile alert

Julian, wrote:

James wrote:
Sorry to further hijack the thread, but let me ask…

My wife is always saying we could be getting cable on top of phone and internet for less than we pay for phone and internet. I'm guessing you have to agree to a certain amount of time (and no less) and at some point (during or thereafter?) your rates go sky high, right?

Call your provider up and tell them you'd like to cancel because your bill got so high. In my experience, your price will go right back to what it was. TV/Internet/Phone prices are entirely negotiable.

that is what happened..i called again tonight threatening to cancel and i did pretty good in the end..

Didn't go to the game. Glad I didn't. I got to the bar in the top of the 1st with 1 out and it was already 3-0. Didn't seem to work out the rest of the game.

Maybe this is the real Nationals?

Starting to feel like last season.  Pretty decent start out of the gate, soon an inability to compete with actual contenders is revealed.  Sprinkle in the occasional meltdown blowout loss….

They have more injuries than at this point than last year, and the bullpen has been better.  The starters, and the gloves, not so much.

Don't whine too much. Could be worse. Like being an O's fan.