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- How does one define the word “cheap?” The textbook definition is pretty inclusive: “Costing very little; inexpensive;” or “stingy, miserly.” Some Nats fans seem to be applying that latter definition to club ownership recently, and for one specific reason.
- Perception is reality
- There’s a 3-word phrase that’s a standard part of virtually every pitching coaches’ verbal repertoire whenever he visits the mound: “Trust your stuff.”
- The last time the Nationals were in San Francisco, they split a four game series against the Giants. They also ended up on the front page of every newspaper in North America.
- Nationals’ fans can only hope that NL All-Star skipper Clint Hurdle finds a way to get shortstop Cristian Guzman into tonight’s game at Yankee Stadium in some meaningful way. Guzman leads the league in hits with 126, and is second overall in Major League Baseball. Plus, he was originally a Yankee product, traded away to Minnesota for Chuck Knoblauch in 1998. One would hope he’d get more than just a token at-bat.
- When the Nationals came out of spring training I looked at their roster and figured if they stayed healthy they’d win 75-76 games.
- Interleague play — save for a Pirates-Yankees makeup game — has concluded for the 2008 season. You’ll pardon my lack of grief over this situation.
- When the Nationals acquired Wily Mo Pena from the Red Sox last August, there was an assumption that he’d provide the additional power that was missing from the everyday lineup. Sure, he was less than Gold Glove caliber in the outfield, but he usually caught whatever he could get to, and it was hard to overlook his 2004 season with Cincinnati, when he homered 26 times in just 336 at-bats. Bringing him back to the National League looked like a recipe for success.
- On the heels of the Nats’ three-game sweep of the Mariners in Seattle, it’s time to discuss one inevitable conclusion:
- As dreadfully as the Nationals have played as of late — and there’s no way to sugarcoat it, the offense has been nearly invisible — it seems that criticism of Washington’s attendance is as prevalent as their play on the field.
- A 2-4 road trip isn’t what the Nationals had in mind when they headed west last week. At this point their record is only a game better than a year ago at this time, a shade past the one-third point of the season. Last year they were 16 games under .500 at the end of June, and played .500 baseball from that point on. This year they started 5-15, and have played .500 since, with a shocking lack of offense, much better starting pitching than expected and an extensive disabled list.
- The vultures have started circling over New York Mets manager Willie Randolph.
- I hesitate only slightly in saying this, but every time I look at Lastings Milledge, I see Mike Devereaux.
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