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PK14 rollin

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:45 PM) If you said this a week ago most people would be like, what are you talking about? I think most people would think "the Knights have a rally going".

Rios telling Dayan how to make sure they don't catch it out there.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:33 PM) Do you actually think it would take both Hudson and Flowers for 1/3 season of Dunn? I think that if I'm the Nats and you're not willing to give up that much, I'm happier holding Dunn. So yeah.

Are our OF's covering the ball really well or do the Nats just have a really funny camera angle?:

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:24 PM) His BABIP is .340. How high do you expect it to get? Really? It was that high? Ok, my mistake, I assumed too much from when he was hitting .220.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:32 PM) Second time around, Nats hitters aren't falling for the offspeed stuff. Freddie's getting stuff up and out over teh plate now though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) Sure, because there is no middle ground. If you don't find 100% agreement with Barack, you are in favor or a 20 year court battle. Seriously don't ever make fun of Kap again. You have lost all rights to the high moral ground. Actually, yes, if you oppose the idea of some sort of escrow account, then you are in favor of a 20+ year court battle. The reasoning is quite simple, it's all about BP's motivations. Hypothetically, let's say that BP wants to minimize the costs of this spill to maximize their long-term profits. If there is no escrow account, then the logical move for BP is to do exactly what Exxon did. Pay enough that you get off the front page, then drag out the court proceeding as long as humanly possible, because people will start dying and the courts will slowly chop away at the settlement, especially if you can control the discovery process as well as Exxon did. Now, basically anything other than an escrow account will have the same response. If you want the government to impose fines, or send them a bill, whatever, the motivation for BP is the same; the longer they drag things out in the courts, the more they make. Now, instead, you put $20 billion in an escrow account. You've totally changed BP's motivations, because you've created a disincentive for them to fight for 20 years a-la Exxon. If the total cost is going to come to $18 billion, then there is a $2 billion reward available for BP to get their bills paid early rather than late. If BP spends their time fighting, then they have to wait longer to get their money back. So yeah, if you think that the escrow account is a horrible shakedown, then you're advocating for the process that Exxon went through. And we saw quite well how easy it was for them to screw over tens of thousands of people with that process. The laws that changed after Exxon actually made something like their court fight even more likely, not less, frankly, if it does go to the courts.

Big smile on that kid's face.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) Freddy has no chance at the plate. If Gavin Floyd can get a hit off of Strasburg, there's always a chance. Just not a good one.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:06 PM) Danks seems to be getting it going lately. Double today. 10 k's in his last 35 at bats. That's actually a slight improvement for him. Some of him heating up was due anyway, simple BABIP regression.

Dayan Viciedo has come to play.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) Maybe the Tigers have someone they think can pitch every 5th game better than Porcello. I don't think the Sox are in that position with 2B, and Beckham. Let's face it, if CJ Retherford went to AAA this year and hit .300, he would have been up. But he sucked and now is back in AA. If they're trying Viciedo out at 3rd, then Vizquel can play 2b for a week or so. And Lillincredible can back him up!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:59 AM) Does anyone enjoy watching baseball for the sake of the game? I know I still really enjoy just watching a game because it's still the best sport out there. I guess the other question would be can you enjoy a game even if the Sox lose? If it's a well played game it still can be fun to watch. If it's a well played game, sure. I can't see how anyone out there would complain about watching the show that Floyd and Strasburg put on, for example. But a comedy of errors or bad pitching performances, who wants to watch that?

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) Fielder would be just what the doctor ordered. But since Boras is his agent he would most likely be a 1.5 rent-a-player. He would most likely cost the most prospects as well. Adam Dunn wouldn't cost as many prospects since this is the final year of his contract. I do agree with your assesment of Berkman. His low average worries me. LaRoche is a very interesting name. . but Im thinking KW wants a guy with a little more power. What you have to remember with Dunn though is that the Nats shouldn't hesitate to offer him arbitration, and he's going to be a type A free agent almost certainly. So, the Nats can probably expect to get a late first round pick and a sandwich pick for him this offseason. Therefore...you need to offer something more valuable than those picks. I don't think Hudson for Dunn alone is enough when you count the draft picks.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) I thought of this too If Dayan sticks around and you can't trade Teahen, he'd essentially make one of Andruw/Kotsay need to be cut if you acquire a power lefty. They won't keep Dayan around if they pick someone else up.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:40 AM) Don't forget that our GM was traveling with the team on this trip... We could be thinking back to this weekend at a later date. Maybe he's just looking over his manager's shoulder to keep his mouth shut.

Man, that graphic suggests Gavin has gotten screwed the last 2 times out.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 10:27 PM) and if we are going to give up 0 runs This pitching staff owes us a few shutouts, given how much we're paying for their salaries.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) Viciedo can't play first? Vizquel can't play second? Kotsay and Beckham are killing the ball.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) Didn't he say something about not wanting to go to a crappy team, just so they could use him for trade bait? He couldn't possibly demand to go straight to the big league team with how much time off he's had. The Nationals on May 31st were a 26-26 team with Strasburg on the way and a 3.5 game deficit in the NL east. They've gone 5-11 since then while the Braves have been hot. The Nats were more in the race than the Sox were until this week.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 08:16 PM) I don't get all the uproar over Viciedo not playing today. Ozzie had to figure with Konerko and Rios sitting that it was likely to be a low scoring game. If Viciedo is as bad at 3b as alot of people claimed, why put him in position to make a key, possibly game-changing error. Go with the defensive guy in Vizquel and let Dayan play another day when the regular lineup is out there. I think it's alot more likely he'd make a key error than go 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBI's. Vizquel made a nice defensive play and scored the only run. Everything worked out fine. This post only makes sense if you accept that it makes sense for Konerko and Rios to both sit on the same day, thus making it so that we have zero people in our lineup with an .800+ OPS.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 07:48 PM) 2 words: Vuvuzela tax I think the 2nd amendment comes into play there somewhere...

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 07:41 PM) Stay hot Danks! Has he cut into the K's at all?

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 07:28 PM) Well then. So much for pulling within 4.5 of the Twins. Bah, I'm going to worry about the Sox winning games for now. It needs to get a lot closer before I can genuinely start caring about the Twins.