09/06 CUBS (Germano) @ Washington (Zimmermann) 6:05 CDT, CSN

[El Duderino]

didn't see any of it, nor do I want to, but the whole situation sounded pretty pathetic, like most baseball brawl antics.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is Vitters reaching historically bad proportions now? I can't ever recall an offensive player looking so inept.

 

When the games matter, and a player has been as bad as Vitters, they don't continue to get regular, if any playing time. However, in Vitters case, there's really no reason not to just let it play out if for no other reason, on the job training and to let him get as many reps vs. big league pitching as possible. My guess is that regardless of what happens betwen now and opening day 2013, Stewart will be our starting 3B with Vitters in Iowa.

[Andy]

The Nats color guy was ripping on the Cubs during the brawl and resulting aftermath. At one point he mentioned how classy it was for the Cubs to throw at "a teenager" (Harper). Then he was talking about how the Cubs got their butts beat in all week (true) and responded by throwing at hitters and mentioned several times how this was an embarrassment for the entire Cubs organization. He was also appalled that Castillo was allowed to remain in the game and how unfair it was that their pitchers couldn't throw at a Cub now (because warnings were issued). There was more...much of it he was trying to mention Cubs futility as much as possible (51-85, 3 wins in 22 road games since the ASB, etc). If u check out the video on MLB.com, the whole thing is there.

I saw that video too. I couldn't really disagree with any of the Nats' color guy's bellyaching but thought it was funny that he referred to us throwing at a teenager as if Bryce Harper is a 15-year-old girl and not a major league baseball player in better shape than almost anyone else on the field.

[cubweiser03]

Up by 5 runs in the 5th is not a 'lock' W. swinging 3-0 is not a big deal.

[OleMissCub]

Nats third base coach most definitely should have been tossed when Quirk was.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Nats third base coach most definitely should have been tossed when Quirk was.

I've always given Bo a lot of slack because he played football at Iowa, but he should have been tossed before Quirk.