The degree of the Nats lack of intensity can be gauged by their last 3 losses, all by shutout. It's embarrassing.
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The degree of the Nats lack of intensity can be gauged by their last 3 losses, all by shutout. It's embarrassing.
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I think that it comes down to the manager as much as the players. It is an insult to fans.
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The degree of the Nats lack of intensity can be gauged by their last 3 losses, all by shutout. It's embarrassing.
You do have to give credit to the pitching. Wheeler has been outstanding for the last couple of months and Vargas has been making good progress.
Very true, Brad. Two of the shutouts were to Nola and Wheeler, both excellent pitchers. The other shutout was to Vargas, a somewhat less than a Cy Young candidate, I think you would agree. It has been a problem all year, the Nats turn a mediocre pitcher into Bob Gibson. Nats have been shutout 14 times this season and are 13-21 in 1-run games. Nats simply go to sleep offensively far too often. -- Al
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Justin Verlander says meal on viral receipt was comped by hotel
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One day after showing off a million-dollar receipt for his lunch for being a "Dodger killer" from The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander revealed that his meal was comped.
The hotel jokingly charged Verlander an extra $1 million since Houston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series last year.
Verlander gets 'killer' $1M lunch in Beverly Hills
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander had lunch in Beverly Hills, and he was charged $1 million by the waiter for "Dodger Killer" after prevailing in the '17 World Series.
The receipt went viral, for many things, including how expensive the items were, such as the $30 pancakes, $42 chicken salad and $10 cranberry juice.
"The manager came over, and we ended up laughing about it," Verlander said. "They actually ended up comping the meal. Everyone was talking about how expensive the pancakes were and the salad. It was comped. It worked out well for both sides."
Verlander (13-8) didn't have his best stuff in his start Saturday night, but he did just enough in his six innings of work to lead the Astros to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One day after showing off a million-dollar receipt for his lunch for being a "Dodger killer" from The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander revealed that his meal was comped.
The hotel jokingly charged Verlander an extra $1 million since Houston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series last year.
Verlander gets 'killer' $1M lunch in Beverly Hills
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander had lunch in Beverly Hills, and he was charged $1 million by the waiter for "Dodger Killer" after prevailing in the '17 World Series.
The receipt went viral, for many things, including how expensive the items were, such as the $30 pancakes, $42 chicken salad and $10 cranberry juice.
"The manager came over, and we ended up laughing about it," Verlander said. "They actually ended up comping the meal. Everyone was talking about how expensive the pancakes were and the salad. It was comped. It worked out well for both sides."
Verlander (13-8) didn't have his best stuff in his start Saturday night, but he did just enough in his six innings of work to lead the Astros to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
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It’s a confluence of the two. The Nats had Wheeler on the ropes yesterday but couldn’t cash in. The Mets announcers (Gary Cohen and Keith) were talking about the Nats and they find it hard to believe that a team with this much talent is in this situation. I can’t believe it either. They were my pick to go all the way.
You can well imagine how the fans in DC feel. We have the same questions everyone else has concerning the Nats, preseason favorite for the WS, loads of talent, both hitting and pitching, yet it all came to naught. The hitters didn't hit, the pitchers (with the notable exception of Mad Max) didn't pitch, and the manager didn't manage. It was a perfect storm of under performance. Just add the 2018 Nats to that long list of MLB failures that riddle baseball history. Maybe next year... -- Al
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That’s why they play the games.
That would be my Nats. 15 runs one day, 0 or 1 the next. Same thing all year. Mets have terrific starting pitchers. Nats just had a good day against the pen. -- Al
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Al:
As you and I have pointed out the Giants and Nats have had similar seasons. Huge payrolls, untimely injuries and inconsistent play have been the hallmarks of both teams.
I give the Nats a slight benefit of the doubt as they are playing under a new manager. The Giants have no such excuse as they are playing under a future HOF manager in Bochy.
-Jason
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I’ve grown steadily tired of Matz although he pitched well enough to win today. However, Sewalt is simply terrible. Great things were expected of him once but he’s mostly poor right now. The bullpen is a project.
The parallel's are just spooky. -- Al
Really sorry to see Murphy go. He was the Nats best hitter the whole time he was here. Maybe not a GG winner, but that bat outweighed any shortcomings. Just too bad the Nats let him go. In his 5 games with the Cubs, he is batting .391, with 2 Hr's and 5 RBI's. Cubs got a winner in Murph. -- Al
The looming big money contract is exactly why the Nats let him go. The Lerners are going to take a run a Harper, so Murph was pushed out of the resigning picture. -- Al
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Yesterday Giants fans continued their season long baffling response to racism/social issues.
Four days ago Giants pitcher Derek Holland drew the ire of the baseball world by performing an Asian caricature alongside Giants massage therapist Haro Ogawa on MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk.” During the interview, Holland made a string of racially insensitive jokes at the expense of Ogawa. Holland pitched for the first time since the incident yesterday and received a standing ovation from the Giants crowd.
As you recall, earlier in season, when Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers pitched at AT&T Park following his racist tweets he was roundly booed by Giants fans.
So it is ok if our guy does it but not ok if someone else does?
Four days ago Giants pitcher Derek Holland drew the ire of the baseball world by performing an Asian caricature alongside Giants massage therapist Haro Ogawa on MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk.” During the interview, Holland made a string of racially insensitive jokes at the expense of Ogawa. Holland pitched for the first time since the incident yesterday and received a standing ovation from the Giants crowd.
As you recall, earlier in season, when Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers pitched at AT&T Park following his racist tweets he was roundly booed by Giants fans.
So it is ok if our guy does it but not ok if someone else does?
Fun facts from MLB history:
The 1927 NYY's used the same 25 players for the whole season, not making a single roster move. They made do with 10 pitchers. The 10th pitcher (and 25th player on the roster) appeared in 1 game for 1 inning.
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941 could have been much longer. After being stopped after 56 games, Joe D picked up right where he left off in game 58, going on a further 17 game hitting streak, for a final tally of hitting in 73 of 74 games in that stretch.
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The 1927 NYY's used the same 25 players for the whole season, not making a single roster move. They made do with 10 pitchers. The 10th pitcher (and 25th player on the roster) appeared in 1 game for 1 inning.
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941 could have been much longer. After being stopped after 56 games, Joe D picked up right where he left off in game 58, going on a further 17 game hitting streak, for a final tally of hitting in 73 of 74 games in that stretch.
-- Al
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people can be more forgiving...or allowing...if it's one of their own...
is it ok?
not really...but it is what it is...
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