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They already have five hits and it feels like their biggest explosion in some time.
Donna requires a second viewing to appreciate. She sucked the first time around.
Sheffield, yes, Palmeiro, no.
The last guy is pretty obvious.
Nardole / Strax comparison is pretty good, Nardole has a higher level of intelligence and a much better biting sense of humor instead of straight forward sense of humor, but they both provided a little bit of silliness. I'm not really sure what his role is other than the Doctor needed someone to talk to. It's not like he's going to be the guy who randomly discovers a secret room to the bad guys lair and decides to go into it.
The actor/character is fun to watch though, so I don't mind, just not sure his purpose overall.
Note: I really think that they should consider a 4-6 episode series with Strax, Jenny and Vastra.... there is just so much potential there.
Don't get me wrong, we are happy for the sweep, but it's not an announcement that we are legit competitors for the league, like we as fans want to see. The Cardinals were more or less relagated to second or even third tier status coming into the season, and we want to show that it is not reality, but considering the start they have had, it hasn't really worked out, then you follow a poor start with a weak sweep and it's not really announcing to the world, that "The Cubs have to go through us to win the division!"
Sheffield yes, Palmiero no.
edit: sorry I didn't see post 104 as I was responding to other posts.
yep.
My thing is that I didn't realize that Thome, Bonds and Sheffield all played 22 seasons. I thought Sheffield's career was cut short and that is why he isn't in the hof, he just needed a couple more years, but apparently not.
Did you watch Class this week? I liked it well enough. I don't see any reason it can't at least be on par with Torchwood.
Thome was one of the guys I paid attention to early.... when I was in the Marines, an acquaintance of mine, went to school with him and talked about how he was going to be a great player, this was in 1990/1991. So initially I paid attention to him, and then forgot about him for a while. It was a few years(decade) later that I remembered the conversation, and wondered about that third baseman my buddy talked about.
I've watched every episode of Class already, when I told my gf it was cancelled she was a bit bummed(there is a cliff hanger on the final episode) and then I had to tell her that with it never having been released on bbc America, that it's cancellation talk is premature.
It's a bit mature, in my opinion it really pushes the boundary for no particular reason, and as the show goes on, you might get a bit fed up with what I would call the Klingoning of the shadow kin... Too many science fiction shows like to attach really stupid tribal rules to advance civilizations. Beyond that, I liked it, the characters are more complex, the stories aren't black and white, and Miss Quill is just awesome.... (I want a 15 episode of Vastra/Jenny/Strax/Quill/Ashildr and the Doctor's daughter...with guest appearances from River)
Cardinal announcers are mocking the Brewers defense with Molina up...they are set for Molina to pull the ball.
And Molina hits a line shot directly into the mitt of the RF.
he did go opposite field though....
Harper is now batting .857 (6-for-7) vs. lefties so far this year. Nats as a team are batting .529 (18-for-34) vs. lefties.
Turn Back the Clock to 2015 with your host Bryce Harper!
Curt Gowdy credits the yoga practice that improved Thames' balance and posture.
I kinda assumed that much, but still I felt like making my comment.
Just because I don't doubt there is going to be rumors following him, but wanted to reiterate that what he is doing is not anything different than what happened with Cecil Fielder, and I'm not sure that Cecil had many roid rumors around him (of course it doesn't mean he didn't use, we've already seen fat guys like Ortiz and Manny have roid rumors, so it's not out of the realm of possibility...but still roids do require you put in a workout)
As of right now, Gyorko has a .273 and Carpenter has a .256.... there is a real problem with using numbers this early in the season.. things change in a hurry.
Along those lines a lot of those AAAA hitters who seemed to proliferate during the silly ball era tended to peak late. That makes intuitive sense to me, that the ability to adjust like that takes time and reps.
In Korea... Not Japan, but the rest of the point stands... The Cardinal announcers were talking about that specifically, that he learned to hit the ball down and away, which he was susceptible to. This is a guy who in Korea led the league in hr, batting average and had a 40/40 season.
10 walks in 5.1 innings for Siegrist this year... that's comically bad.
I'm a huge fan of the AAA shuttle for relievers, if you aren't cutting it, get sent down(I'll risk you being claimed off of waivers if necessary) and bring someone else up. If I was a major league manager, my effective roster would be 28-30 players, and I would be shuttling AAAA pitchers left and right, and probably catchers and outfielders also. Not even to punish lack of performance but to keep everyone fresh.
Note: I know being sent down, means I can't recall the player for another ten days(barring a DL) but still, it's worth using it. You have the guys you trust, you have the guys you hope you can trust, and if they fail, you swap them out, and you swap them out quickly.... the bullpen is the most volatile part of this game and the easiest to fix.
Does it say which location ?
Inciarte F8, Braves lose 3-2 and get swept. Nats 32-9 vs. Braves since beginning of 2015 season.
I like a sweep! I had no idea the Nats had dominated the Braves so dominatingly since 2015. That's over 2 years to you and me.
Bonus points for Inciarte absolutely destroying his helmet in the dugout after a Nationals fielder made a magnificent catch to rob him of a hit for the second time tonight. Lots of good defense in this game.
For the record, the ball is flying in Milwaukee tonight.
Peralta has been put on the DL with a respiratory issue that has probably been affecting him for some time.
But I'm pretty certain that Jose Martinez has been the best hitter for the Cardinals in 2017, and I'll take Piscotty right now over Gyorko also.
Not me.
The guys who's bats I like so far among the Cardinals is Martinez, Gyorko, Piscotty, Diaz, and Grichuk....regardless of actual results. (and I'm fine with Garcia and Carpenter, although not happy with them, but don't think they are easy outs)
Fowler, Wong and Molina all look like they are just inches away from being right, but.... then they aren't.
Although, 60 pa for Diaz and 0 walks has to be a concern, he's putting too much pressure on himself. He didn't have a walking problem last year.
Now please someone go on Fangraphs and find out what Gyorko's actual swings-oustide-the-zone pct. is.
Wait, is C.B. Bucknor now calling your game???
Garcia also does not give away ABs. I like watching him in the box.
That is the thing, I'm happy with a majority of the starting lineup in the box so far, they may not be getting the results, but they look like they are doing what you expect them to do... The exceptions is Fowler(regardless of yesterdays game) Piscotty(who I mentioned I like, but he's also a bit over anxious) Wong(who is just clueless) and Molina who feels like he's gone out of his way to put the ball in play no matter what.
The rest of the team seems to be taking the approach that should work for their style, and just not getting the results(except of course Jose Martinez who is godlike right now)
Cecil: 7.94
Oh: 8.10
Socolovich: 9.00
Siegrist: 9.95
Broxton: 12.27
Yep...it's been pretty bad. We go into the late innings with a 1 or 2 run deficit and watch it become bigger very quickly....
Still until we start to show consistent offense, we can't really complain. You can't win games scoring 3-4 runs no matter what(regardless of the previous 3 games...flukes happen)
Our pen was supposed to be our strength... Oh, Cecil, Rosenthal and Bowman should be up there among the best groups out there...add in Siegrist, and Broxton and it should have been a shutdown pen.
If a SMART™ GM sees the value in/need for a deeper bench, he will make the necessary moves. The encouragement should come from a better idea to win, not from Rob Manfred's Consideration Desk.
If the rest of the team was firing on cylinders, you could get away with him, but he is by far the biggest weakest link on the team and needs to be replaced.
Just before he throws a pitch, Scribner steps away and removes a glove hand bangle or bracelet. Looks like a lime green rubber thingy?
He didn't even put it in his back pocket, Scribner just stuffed it down the neck of his shirt.
(Then struck out the next two batters to retire the side.)
Must have been told to remove it. Can't say by whom, but it didn't rattle him.
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