Comments on: How ’bout those Nationals?

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:39:59 +0000

Nor does MLB in general.

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:13:07 +0000

I remember when I worked at a restaurant about 7 years ago one of the young girls up front (a hostess) was cleaning out stuff kept in the cabinets up front. She stumbled upon a urinal cake, looked at me and said “Hey these smell good. We should hang these around the restaurant.” I looked at her in complete shock, burst out laughing and ran to the back to tell everyone what she did. Having fun at the expense of a 17-year old girl rules. Or at least it did when I was still close to that age.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:32:51 +0000

Careful. Have you met the Plexiglass Principle?

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:11:13 +0000

You forgot Jason Michaels.

Irony aside, Ladson is addressing the point that Davey wants more offense from his bench. Rizzo will sign a bunch of guys to compete for bench jobs. And yes, as Craig noted earlier, this is a very slow news time.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:04:40 +0000

Matthew knows what he is doing.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:00:29 +0000

Not necessarily. Werth was a statement; the Nats are prepared to spend money. They don’t have to prove that anymore.

However, the rumors of the Nats throwing big money at overpriced free agents were overblown. There are still opportunities to add talent before Spring Training. No need to panic.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:48:37 +0000

Alas, the Nats have no place for Hideki.

By: dcfan4life

dcfan4life — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:22:47 +0000

The Nationals won 80 games this year. Thats EIGHTY. Thats 13 more games than the year before. And they did that with Strasburg gone for most of the year, Ryan Zimmerman hurt half the year, Jason Werth having an off year (which is not too shocking with no on like Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins protecting him in the lineup) and little offense. Core young players like Ian Desmond, Danny Espinosa, Tyler Clippard, Drew Storen, Michael Morse, Wilson Ramos, Jordan Zimmerman, and people forget Ryan Zimmermans only what, 27. It would be nice to add a couple more bats, but Adam Laroche is coming back, Harper could see the majors this year, and Ryan Zimmermans healthy. Thats 3 good bats as it is. Rizzo knows what he is doing, and the rest of you dont.

By: woodenulykteneau

woodenulykteneau — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:59:53 +0000

Oh, look: The second-string blogger is making fun of the Nationals and is blissfully unaware of the irony.

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:02:52 +0000

were you aware that many women have never even seen a urinal cake?

By: muckthefets23

muckthefets23 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:43:40 +0000

Come on now the urinal cakes alone are more than fair, you may get less if Scott boras shows up with his Jedi mind trick that seems to be pretty effective on Mr. Rizzo

By: natsattack

natsattack — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:38:55 +0000

We wouldn’t accept that trade

By: humanexcrement

humanexcrement — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:38:09 +0000

I bet the Yankees would trade ARod for Ryan Zimmerman and a full season’s supply of urinal cakes.

By: xmatt0926x

xmatt0926x — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:02:40 +0000

What happened to the Nats big plans to add big pieces in anticipation of the Strasburg/Harper era? That Jason Werth disaster must have really scared them off.

By: dwishinsky

dwishinsky — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:58:52 +0000

Hideki Matsui patiently waits to be signed…