Eem wrote:In baseball especially, there seems to be a serious blowback from "lifers" or "baseball men" against actual talent. No one gets mad at Chris Heisey for not running out a fly ball.
Yea, some weird bias against gifted athletes.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Soren » Mon Sep 28, 2015 15:35:15
Yea, some weird bias against gifted athletes.
Olivia Meadows, your "emotional poltergeist"
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Bucky » Mon Sep 28, 2015 16:00:59
stevemc wrote:Phred wrote:Harper wasn't going full speed but he was certainly going fast enough to be able to get to first if the ball had dropped in. He wasn't getting to 2nd on that no matter what.
Might have been a different issue had Ben Revere dropped it.
I LOLed.
But seriously, I despise Harper as much as anybody...but time and time again, the "run hard every ball!" people probably didn't play much baseball. And if they did, they were likely horrible baserunners.
On a play like that, "fake hustle" can easily result in you running yourself into an out. What you need to do there is to be around first base by 10 or so feet when the ball lands. If the ball does happen to not be caught, then you're in a position to watch where the ball kicks to. Nothing like being halfway to second when the SS picks the ball up on one hop and throws to second to get you by 20 feet. But if it kicks far enough away, your momentum will be taking you towards second and you can accelerate to get there if you think you can make it.
THAT being said, I have no idea how hard harper ran and if he was even in the position to do what I described above.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by pacino » Mon Sep 28, 2015 16:04:24
thephan wrote:pacino's posting is one of the more important things revealed in weeks.
Calvinball wrote:Pacino was right.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Brantt » Mon Sep 28, 2015 16:14:18
As much as it pains me to say this, if I'm Rizzo, I hire Charlie Manual right after I fire Williams.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Eem » Mon Sep 28, 2015 16:15:16
Brantt wrote:As much as it pains me to say this, if I'm Rizzo, I hire Charlie Manual right after I fire Williams.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by td11 » Mon Sep 28, 2015 19:13:51
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Shore » Mon Sep 28, 2015 20:57:37
Rain sleet and snow? C'mon, that's dumb. A .1 percenter calling out a .01 percenter on his coddled status is a joke.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Bucky » Mon Sep 28, 2015 20:58:46
Shore wrote:
Rain sleet and snow? C'mon, that's dumb. A .1 percenter calling out a .01 percenter on his coddled status is a joke.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Napalm » Mon Sep 28, 2015 21:09:10
jonathan papelbon, you're fucking out
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Slowhand » Mon Sep 28, 2015 21:09:19
We need to keep in mind the wisdom of the late great Yogi Berra: All pitchers are liars or crybabies
How dare you interrupt my Lime Rickey!
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by thephan » Tue Sep 29, 2015 08:35:01
There are actually people calling into the new radio station to defend Pap and denigrate Harpers 'lack of hustle'. Things like, 'tooko away the closer chance for a win', and 'not how you play the game'. 
If Matt Williams had been at Ford’s Theatre in 1865, he would have loved the play. Did something go wrong? Nope, didn’t see a thing. Nobody said anything, either.
Next year, he and Jonathan Papelbon may be able to get together somewhere — not in Washington — and the reliever can tell him what a great brawl he missed.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Slowhand » Tue Sep 29, 2015 18:43:58
Nats pulled Papelbon jerseys from the team store.
How dare you interrupt my Lime Rickey!
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Werthless » Tue Sep 29, 2015 18:53:43
phillychuck wrote:Papelbon and Harper dust it up:
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit ... ing-092715
Appears Pap was in the right (amazingly...)
All of these quotes supporting Papelbon were evidently NOT in response to the question: Was it wrong for Papelbon to attack and try to choke Harper in the dugout? It's as if people forget the physical assault.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by SK790 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 01:04:48
BigEd76 wrote:
Can I buy 50 of these shirts?
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by thephan » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:43:08
Suspended Nationals closer Papelbon pays $2.9 million for a D.C.-area home - Purchased before he demonstrated what choking literally is...
yawn
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by ReadingPhilly » Wed Sep 30, 2015 15:34:11
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by Bill McNeal » Wed Sep 30, 2015 15:46:51
ReadingPhilly wrote:good read on the nats downfall
First line tells the whole story imo
As July neared its close, and the Washington Nationals tried to cling to their spot atop the National League East, General Manager Mike Rizzo manned his iPhone at all hours.
Only one cell phone? Game was over before it even started nats
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by pacino » Wed Sep 30, 2015 15:55:50
When the pair was separated, Harper walked to the end of the dugout. “I’m done,” he said, and headed back up the tunnel into the home clubhouse. As he did, he strode past two inspirational quotes painted in white on the green wall: “There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time, I owe him my best,” from Joe DiMaggio; and “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence,” from Vince Lombardi. The summer of 2015 was over for the Washington Nationals, one and all.
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Re: Root, root, root for the Natinals
by RichmondPhilsFan » Wed Sep 30, 2015 16:56:20
ReadingPhilly wrote:good read on the nats downfall
Love the story about Werth ripping the lineup card off of the wall and asking Williams "When exactly do you think you lost this team?"
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