Natinals vs. Dodger$

[54thMA]

Does Harold Reynolds ever shut up?

I'd ask him for you, but I can't get a word in edgewise.

 

[Papelbon's Poutine]

Why, again, didn't we resign Rich Hill last year?

Seriously?

 

[staz]

Seriously?

Yeah. Seriously.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Because he was super injury prone. He didn't even start for the Dodgers until late August or early September.

80 innings of near-ace is not as valuable as 200 innings of slightly above league-average starter.

Somewhere, twibnotes is stirring...

 

[nvalvo]

Why, again, didn't we resign Rich Hill last year?

New rule: team options on Bannister's reclamation projects.

 

[nvalvo]

This is hard. I ordinarily root against the Dodgers, but I'm indifferent to the Nats and I really like Hill.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

poor ass throw there.

 

[Ale Xander]

Nice slide Murphy

 

[nvalvo]

Zimmerman really can't throw. He floated that over there.

 

[Ale Xander]

Why, again, didn't we resign Rich Hill last year?

Why didn't we sign Scherzer?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

that grounder right at'em was about as unlucky as Mookie's on Monday

 

[nvalvo]

Man, WTF is with all of this presidential assassination BS. Does no one else find that super disturbing?

 

[E5 Yaz]

Man, WTF is with all of this presidential assassination BS. Does no one else find that super disturbing?

Not watching the game. What are you referring to?

 

[nvalvo]

Not watching the game. What are you referring to?

An advertisement for a TV movie about the Reagan shooting. But I also have Bill O'Reilly's pseudo-history books in mind.

 

[E5 Yaz]

An advertisement for a TV movie about the Reagan shooting. But I also have Bill O'Reilly's pseudo-history books in mind.

Ah. And there's Jack Bauer becoming president after a terror attack

 

[Al Zarilla]

Nats n Cubs. Cubs n Nats. That ALCS matchup. If the Dodgers lose tonight, there goes the last team I could really pull for.

 

[Rough Carrigan]

I don't really get why Roberts feels he has to take out Rich Hill right now.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Playoff Roberts?

 

[staz]

Because he was super injury prone. He didn't even start for the Dodgers until late August or early September.

80 innings of near-ace is not as valuable as 200 innings of slightly above league-average starter.

Somewhere, twibnotes is stirring...

If a torn labrum, TJS and a blister in 11 years is injury prone, then a lot of pitchers are injury prone. Above average history for sure, but 36 k in 29 IP for the Sox in 2015 should have at least earned him a shot for this year.

I get it... Ben signed him, but DD wanted to go in different directions.

 

[Ale Xander]

If this goes 13 innings, Roberts looks screwed. Especially since PH is probably where LA has one of its largest advantages.

 

[Ale Xander]

If a torn labrum, TJS and a blister in 11 years is injury prone, then a lot of pitchers are injury prone. Above average history for sure, but 36 k in 29 IP for the Sox in 2015 should have at least earned him a shot for this year.

I get it... Ben signed him, but DD wanted to go in different directions.

DD wanted to give him a ml contract IIRC which Hill obviously refused.

 

[Ale Xander]

big out

 

[Lowrielicious]

If a torn labrum, TJS and a blister in 11 years is injury prone, then a lot of pitchers are injury prone. Above average history for sure, but 36 k in 29 IP for the Sox in 2015 should have at least earned him a shot for this year.

I get it... Ben signed him, but DD wanted to go in different directions.

How about only throwing over 80 innings (combined at any level) in any one year once in 8 years (prior to this year). And that was a grand total of 103 IP in 2010 (across two organisations - 4IP in MLB).

Never above 60 IP in MLB since 2007...

 

[E5 Yaz]

How about only throwing over 80 innings (combined at any level) in any one year once in 8 years (prior to this year). And that was a grand total of 103 IP in 2010 (across two organisations - 4IP in MLB).

Never above 60 IP in MLB since 2007...

He needed his rest

 

[DeadlySplitter]

that type of AB could really have an impact in this game

 

[Ale Xander]

WTF is HR smoking?

 

[Al Zarilla]

WTF is HR smoking?

Stupid grass

 

[soxhop411]

WTF is HR smoking?

Nothing. This is his normal behavior.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Grandal sure looked like a bunt candidate.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Toles swinging through two pitches like JBJ but then comes through.

 

[staz]

No review?

 

[Ale Xander]

Ethier is going to hit a granny.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Dodgers 0 fo7 with bases loaded brings back a bad memory.

 

[MuzzyField]

Dodgers 0 fo7 with bases loaded brings back a bad memory.

For me too!

 

[Ale Xander]

or not

 

[Bergs]

Ethier didn't see a strike that entire ab.

 

[staz]

I have no faith in Chutley here

 

[E5 Yaz]

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad to see Joe Blanton out of this game

 

[Ale Xander]

Nails

 

[MuzzyField]

That was an impressive rally kill by Max.

 

[shawnrbu]

Hulk Hogan joined the nWo a month before this kid was born.

 

[shawnrbu]

Where's Jimy to tell the ump about the illegal pickoff move?

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

How is that not a balk?

 

[Ale Xander]

these throws to first are balks

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Is it a balk?

 

[Bigpupp]

Even Wade Miley thinks that move is a balk

 

[Ale Xander]

Petitte wouldn't need HGH if he could do that

 

[Brand Name]

Who's got a more egregious balk masquerading as a pickoff move, Urias or Carter Capps? Jesus.

 

[Jordu]

Please add me to the "Balk!" chorus.

 

[AB in DC]

Even Wade Miley thinks that move is a balk

Even Harold Reynolds thinks it's a balk.