The Nats Thread

Pretty sure Dusty wants to win a pennant more than he wants a contract extension. I don't think he's half assing it because he hasn't been extended yet. And I'm not blaming Dusty at all, I said I thought pulling Max was the right thing to do, even if I've seen this scenario play out with this team many times before.

And like I said you can't win when the bats are silent! Unless you're the Cubs I guess. Nats just plain need to score. 1 catastrophic error and they're done. Cubs had 4 god damn errors and still pulled out a win. Nats can't even seem to fuck up even once and recover. SMALL BALL. JUST PLAY SMALL BALL.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
I guess it depends on the bats. Probably have to go Roark in game 5. Gio seems too up and down and I'm not a huge fan of short rest if it's not needed.

Game 5 is Thursday and Gio threw five innings on Saturday. That would be enough rest, right?

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What i meant is if u are cheap u get dusty not maddon …

Just dropping in to see how clenched everybody's asses are….

Hey at least we still have our asses..

Dumbass Dusty still planning on starting Roark on Wed. How are we all liking that idea?

Space wrote:
Dumbass Dusty still planning on starting Roark on Wed. How are we all liking that idea?

It's the mold:

“Yes, and a lot of my team is under the weather with the change of weather and the air conditioning in the hotel and the air conditioning here,” Baker explained. “It’s just this time of the year for mold around Chicago — I think it’s mold. I mean, I have it, too.”

Geez…wtf

For what it's worth, they could still say Stras pitches tonight… At least that's what Rizzo said this morning.

Ass puckered to a dangerous level. Can't see this team going out in 4 games, but DC teams are always surprising me.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Can't see this team going out in 4 games, but DC teams are always surprising me.

At this point, wouldn't "actually winning something" constitute a surprise? Going out in the first round in four games is probably the most-consistent, least-surprising outcome they've had.

He’s attempting to put his balls on the line.

I don’t know, since when does a pussy have balls?

Despite Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg not taking the ball for his team in an elimination game against the Cubs on Wednesday because he’s ill, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo defended the competitiveness of his $175-million ace.
“He is attempting to put his balls on the line,” Rizzo said on 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C. on Wednesday morning ahead of the after Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field. “He went out and threw a bullpen and said to Mike Maddux, our pitching coach, ‘I’m going to give you everything I have, I don’t know how much it is.’ We made the decision that we want a 100 percent Tanner Roark over a depleted Stephen Strasburg.”

Stras now starting.  I love Dusty….

Stras set to start lol

EDIT: as of 11:56am he's back out lol

Done with Stras…the guy is just too "fragile" physically and mentally…so Rendon made ONE error…does Stras pick him up?

hutch wrote:
Done with Stras…the guy is just too "fragile" physically and mentally…so Rendon made ONE error…does Stras pick him up?

He's gonna pitch?

I like to think that as soon as the rain out was called yesterday, Dusty called Stras into his office and asked if he was healthy for the game.  Then when Stras said yes, he called Roarke in and said, I'm given the ball to Stras tomorrow, but the team needs you to be ready for relief or for game 5. 

He then told the team leaders and asked them to keep it a secret so that the ensuing media circus would take the focus (and pressure) off the hitters, which have been the real problem for the playoffs.

But then I remembered that's what Smackie would do, and there's no way Dusty would do that.

Trea Turner did some baseball

Good call resident gm smackie…bats have come alive!!!!