Comments on: Bryce Harper replaces Giancarlo Stanton in All-Star Game

By: themuddychicken

themuddychicken — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:18:57 +0000

Well, all the Nats fans I know here in DC continue to make fun of Natitude. Personally, I enjoy it, as it gives me a reason to laugh at the beginning of every game I go to.

“Alright fans, it’s time to IGNITE YOUR NATITUDE!!”

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:16:25 +0000

It’s clever, but I’m not a fan. Each of my (half) season tickets says, “Ignite Your Natitude.” Sat what?

“Natitude” is this year’s advertising slogan, intended to sell tickets and gets us to cheer when they want us to cheer. I cheer when warranted. Fortunately, the Nats have done a lot to warrant cheering.

Seems “Natitude” is catching on and may last beyond this season. I have mixed feelings about that.

By: kjt929

kjt929 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:58:05 +0000

He called harper stanton

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:47:32 +0000

Never! I really like this team, but I hate that word.

By: brewcitybummer

brewcitybummer — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:33:05 +0000

Some people are describing the new luxury tax penalties as strong enough to make the luxury tax essentially a salary cap. When you consider the increase in tv revenues for some other large market teams I think you could at least argue that MLB has a soft cap similar to the NBA’s, albeit with no hard cap above it. Moving forward I could see 5 or more teams operating right around the $189 million number.

By: pinkfloydprism

pinkfloydprism — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:22:13 +0000

Did you read the post or just the comments?

“Stanton is also the fifth rookie on the roster, joining Mike Trout, Yu Darvish, Ryan Cook and Wade Miley. That’s another All-Star record.”

Shouldn’t that read Harper instead?

By: tomtravis76

tomtravis76 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:33:34 +0000

First 300 million dollar contract, try a bit higher Mr. Lerner. If things keep going this way for Bryce, which is a good thing, his contract in 2018 is going to break all kinds of records. Baseball is going to have to get a salary cap, players can’t get contracts bigger than the value of other MLB franchises.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:19:24 +0000

The Nats have the best record in the NL…is it time to stop making fun of Natitude?

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:18:49 +0000

In WAR, CFers are compared only to CFers and LFers and compared only to LFers….so even though you can sort by all OFers, they are not all standardized to the same level of performance. LFers, as a group, are horrible fielders, so if a guy isn’t a butcher in LF, he’ll rate very well. For example, Gardner is a good OF, but WAR made him look better than he really was in LF because it compared him to a bunch of guys that can barely field at all.

Pence’s actual home/road splits are irrelevant. I know it seems counter intuitive, but it is true. If you hit crappy in a hitter friendly stadium, that doesn’t mean the stadium didn’t help you….if it wasn’t hitter friendly, you would have hit even crappier. So Pence’s home numbers would be even worse if he had been hitting in DC instead of Philly.

By: stercuilus65

stercuilus65 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:16:48 +0000

What a joke.

By: rooney24

rooney24 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:01:01 +0000

Did someone say he was?

By: pinkfloydprism

pinkfloydprism — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 02:52:30 +0000

Stanton is not a rookie.

By: buffbaker1216

buffbaker1216 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:42:11 +0000

Pence has twice the homers and twice the rbi’s plus the same average he would’ve been a much better choice.

By: ezthinking

ezthinking — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:57:37 +0000

Except Pence’s numbers are better on the road.310 .366 .517 .883 than at home .256 .333 .450 .783.

Fowler is red hot right now and not sure on your Fowler D argument. Everyone’s favorite ‘stat’ WAR says Alfonso Soriano in the 4th best defensive outfielder in the NL behind the Atlanta 3. So…. there’s that.

That said, without Harper, the media will kill us on him not being in the game. Fans want him, put him in.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:27:45 +0000

Holliday is already on the team.

Fowler is a Coors creation, horrible defender, no real case.

Pence’s numbers are pretty much the same as Harpers, but Harper plays in a pitchers park and is a better defender.

Kubel’s numbers are also greatly inflated by his home park (Arizona and Coors are easily the best hitters parks).

Heyward has been better and should be on the team…..Prado also has a great argument because of his combo of solid offense and plus defense.

By: jjschiller

jjschiller — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:17:19 +0000

Or Martin Prado: .321 .381 .457 .838

By: tsi4431

tsi4431 — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:06:17 +0000

I am sorry but those are not all star numbers. This year, so many undeserving players are making it on name only. So many players with better numbers in the OF position.

Dexter Fowler
Matt Holliday
Kubel
Heyward
Pence.

By: nothanksimdriving123

nothanksimdriving123 — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:40:36 +0000

Very cool for Bryce and for baseball fans. He doesn’t need a few days off. He can rest in November.