Should have waited until after tonight's game to post this. Nats got shellacked 11-0 by the Rays, on 2 whole hits. Now 8-13 with 6 shutouts on the month. Just gets better and better. This team looks completely lost in all aspects of the game right now. That rookie manager better straighten this crap out.
-- AlThe Nats offense has just completely collapsed. Lost again to the Rays today, shutout 1-0 on 3 hits. They have been shutout 7 times in June while going 8-14. Just incredible. To top it off, it was the 3rd time in his last 4 starts that Max Scherzer has been shutout. He has lost 2-0, 2-0, 1-0, and has a ND. I'll sure be glad when this month is over. Nats are currently also-rans in a division they were expected to win. -- AlShould have waited until after tonight's game to post this. Nats got shellacked 11-0 by the Rays, on 2 whole hits. Now 8-13 with 6 shutouts on the month. Just gets better and better. This team looks completely lost in all aspects of the game right now. That rookie manager better straighten this crap out.
Jason, I suppose so but I have been telling myself all season that it is still early, that there is plenty of time for them to get a grip. It is no longer early, almost half-way, and the Nats still have shown no sign of being the team they were predicted to be. I might have to face the fact that they are who they appear to be, an inconsistent, slightly better than .500 team. With their present hitting and SP struggles, they certainly aren't division winners, or even playoff material. Still time to wake up, but it looks more and more like it's just going to be 'one of those years' of unfulfilled potential that Nats fans have been dealing with since 2012. -- Al
Jason, evidently the popular choice in the Bay Area is for SF, and by a wide margin. I see the Giants are averaging 38,581 fans a game, 92% capacity. The poor Athletics are averaging 15,500 fans @ 44.2% capacity. That's a huge difference. -- Al
Jason, are you saying it is a better stadium than the fabled Candlestick? If memory serves me correctly, I believe Stu Miller, a relief pitcher for SF (and later for the O's), was blown off balance in the middle of his windup by a windgust at Candlestick, way back in the 60's. -- Al
If no one is untouchable, I would expect the offers on DeGrom, Syndergaard, Wheeler, and Matz to come pouring in. That's a heck of a good starting rotation and should be kept as a base for rebuilding, if that's what the Mets are going to do. Problem is they are the players that will bring the best returns for the Mets. -- Al
At present, it looks like the 2 wildcard teams could both be 100+ game winners, which will certainly bring on the hand-wringing as one of them will lose the one-game WC contest. Gonna be fun. -- Al