5/5 Dusty Baker's Nats (Ross) @ Cubs (Hendricks) 7:05 PM CDT CSN

[halplm]

I hate umps

[17 Seconds]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

harper's awesome throw did

[Ski]

I irrationally hate it when other teams are good against us.

 

I can't imagine how much other teams hate us.

[BigSlick]

Bummer, though I remain impressed with Addy's approach at the plate

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I irrationally hate it when other teams are good against us.

 

I can't imagine how much other teams hate us.

the vast majority of 29 fan bases absolutely hate this team, and that makes me smile

[BigSlick]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

 

They've lucked out in hitting really hard on some draft picks and Daniel Murphy deciding he's gonna be magnificent at age 31 all of a sudden.

Edited May 6, 2016 by BigSlick

[Little Slide Rooter]

I irrationally hate it when other teams are good against us.

 

You must have killed people between 2010-2014.

[Ski]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

Short-sighted executives who want to make a splash.

[17 Seconds]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

 

i was recently shocked when i found out he's 36. i thought he was like 31.

[David]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

harper's awesome throw did

awesome throw that wasn't actually in time

[ScrubMD]

Coomer...you give the basic information first (safe/out, ball/strike, etc.) and THEN you can give your long-winded, rambling explanation.

[mul21]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

I'm not sure why you're so upset. That was ridiculously close and like somebody else already said, I don't think they'd have changed the call on the field if they'd called him safe to begin with. Simmer down.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Really good start for Hendricks, when we probably needed one the most. Two AAA retreads in the lineup. Dexter thrown out. Going up against another good starter.

[Cubswin11]

Hendricks should pitch on 10 days rest every start

[Ding Dong Johnson]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

I'm not sure why you're so upset. That was ridiculously close and like somebody else already said, I don't think they'd have changed the call on the field if they'd called him safe to begin with. Simmer down.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/1502756/he-s-an-angry-elf-o.gif

[Little Slide Rooter]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

 

It actually made sense from a PR standpoint; at the time, the Nats had a great farm system, but nothing on the big league field, and nobody in the stands. Paying big money for Werth, who was having a great run with the Phillies, and signing him away was the first sign since the move from Montreal that they were ready to win.

[David]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

Short-sighted executives who want to make a splash.

 

$/WAR is not perfect, but Werth has been worth $94.7M so far in his time with the Nats (despite a few major injuries). He'll have been paid $101M when he finishes this year.

 

Yeah, they'll probably end up with some negative value out of this year and next, but it's not even close to being some colossal disaster.

[David]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

I'm not sure why you're so upset. That was ridiculously close and like somebody else already said, I don't think they'd have changed the call on the field if they'd called him safe to begin with. Simmer down.

 

I don't think it was close at all. You can clearly see when the glove makes impact and it's after the foot hits the bag...to me, it's hovering over Rizzo's leg before that. That's obviously my interpretation, but I'm kinda surprised that people even think it's close.

 

I'm not upset. We're winning 2-0 and we're 20-6. I do, however, hate that call.

Edited May 6, 2016 by David

[David]

HEYRIDE TIME

[fallacy]

I thought that got him in the head for a second

[fallacy]

This would be a great time to stop being bad offensively Heyward

[mul21]

such a joke...drastically changes the inning.

 

I'm not sure why you're so upset. That was ridiculously close and like somebody else already said, I don't think they'd have changed the call on the field if they'd called him safe to begin with. Simmer down.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/1502756/he-s-an-angry-elf-o.gif

 

Ha! That's a phrase I actually use quite often.

[17 Seconds]

holy crap, i missed that fowler bat flip. totally worth the ejection.

[Ski]

I'm just afraid that, if we keep doing this well, we'll become spoiled and expect everything to go our way. There hasn't been much to pout about so far.

[chuckywang]

Jayson Werth was such a colossally dumb signing, like, it boggles my mind why any professional paid to run a baseball team would do that

 

They've lucked out in hitting really hard on some draft picks and Daniel Murphy deciding he's gonna be magnificent at age 31 all of a sudden.

 

I guess Murphy "decided" to work hard and practice.