Comments on: Michael Morse does a bit of mime work

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:08:13 +0000

Cur- your analysis was spot on. Morse should have gone all in on the recreation.

I didn’t catch wind of this until now and reviewed the play. Morse had no idea what to do. As he retraced his steps to first base, he pointed at home as if to say, “do I have to go back to the batters box?”. Then, as he approached home plate, he swung his hands as if asking, “do I have to swing too?”

Surreal. Along with the blue jays’ Jenkins’ line drive catch, (while imitating Charlie brown, except his clothes didn’t fly off), it’s possible to see something new everyday. And I’ve been watching baseball for more than 40 years.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:25:24 +0000

Seriously? A grown man has to stand up there and play “lets pretend” and if he DARES inject a bit of humour into it, its a bad move? Well dang that noise to heck. Not only should he have “called the shot”, he should have “flipped the bat”, “pimped it” & gone full cadillac as he admired the flight. Lets get real (ish): it was a farcical situation. Give the crowd a show.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:04:10 +0000

So Craig was right about Nats fans being pretty close to humorless?

By: 4cornersfan

4cornersfan — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:53:04 +0000

The real question in all of this is why Morse did not point to the outfield and call his shot like Babe Ruth. Another great opportunity in the history of mime squandered.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:12:58 +0000

That wouldn’t be a very useful concept then….would it?

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:46:40 +0000

Um, dude, every human IS insane.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:42:29 +0000

It was OK for Morse to take the fake swing. After all, per Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post. Yadier Molina encouraged him.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals-vs-cardinals-kurt-suzukis-10th-inning-double-lifts-washington-magic-number-down-to-1/2012/09/29/e57854ec-0a6d-11e2-933e-28d53c6ac092_story_1.html

Some Cards fans booed, which was understandable, not knowing what was going on at the plate. Props to Yadi and the Cards for understanding how ridiculous the situation was. However, if Morse had done the 1932 Babe Ruth impersonation, I suspect the Cards would have been really ticked. Justifiably so, IMHO.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:27:10 +0000

That is a definition, but not a very good one. By that definition, every human is insane. Examples abound…just stand in front of a broken elevator, or listen to someone complain about their problems (which are typically a result of doing the same thing over and over and the problem getting worse and worse, whether it is with respect to work, relationships, choices, whatever).

By: bcjim

bcjim — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:24:41 +0000

Gotta hand it to the Braves, they just havent laid down, but looks like they are out of time.

By: westcoastredbird

westcoastredbird — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:55:58 +0000

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Apparently Matheny hasn’t figured out that Salas keeps giving up game winning homers and has 0 saves. I would sure like to see Jose Oquendo in the dugout and Matheny doing a windmill impersonation at third.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:47:28 +0000

First player to hit one without a bat.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:26:39 +0000

Oh, man, that would have been priceless. If he had done that, he would have instantly become my favorite baseball player.

By: koufaxmitzvah

koufaxmitzvah — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:49:06 +0000

Not so sure about that, but the Nats will earn some respect from me with a win today for their division championship.

Je me souviens les Expos. Especially in ’94.

By: jayscarpa

jayscarpa — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:46:33 +0000

The play-by-play guy was on the ball.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:38:58 +0000

Shoulda called his shot, too.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:37:17 +0000

I don’t know about the national baseball stage rooting for the Nationals. There seems to be a schadenfreude faction of pundits who will enjoy yelling “I told you shutting doing Strasburg was a mistake! I told you so! But you wouldn’t listen, would ya!” if the Nats fail.

By: indaburg

indaburg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:29:12 +0000

That was the most absurdly sublime thing I have ever seen on a baseball field. While he does appear naturally gifted in the art of mime, he looked like he mimicked a weak grounder to third. Come on, Morse, put a little muscle in that fake swing.

By: natslady

natslady — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:16:10 +0000

natstowngreg==> Don’t you know the Nats have a great hitting coach?

By: clydeserra

clydeserra — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 07:58:17 +0000

in 75 games he was hitting 218/250/286 for an OPS+of 50. following a seasons of OPS+ 65, 89, and 83. Prior to signing his extension he was around 100 for three years (like he is for the nats in 39 games.

Thats why.

By: tomtravis76

tomtravis76 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:02:43 +0000

Morse is a great character for baseball, he brought back the “low tens” this season. The national baseball stage is going to enjoy rooting for this Nats team in the post season.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:40:31 +0000

First player in MLB history to hit two grand slams in one at bat. FACT!

By: Brian Donohue

Brian Donohue — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:22:04 +0000

Vin showed the highlight of the “phantom GS” and concluded: “never in all my years…”

Now: if Vin Scully has never seen it before, you know it’s a unique moment in beisbol history.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:07:25 +0000

Awesome. Next, can we get him to mimic sliding into 2nd to break up the DP? Young fella’s got a gift.

By: dcfan4life

dcfan4life — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 03:06:52 +0000

That was great. Every baseball analyst saying they have never seen that. Every player saying they have never seen that. i think I have already heard or read like 300 years of baseball experience all saying the same thing, that they have never seen a play like this. Now we all have haha.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:59:15 +0000

Nats blew the lead provided by Morse’s grand slam, then got 2 in th 10th. Magic number for the NL East is now one.

Dodgers 2, Rockies 0, bottom 6. Switched to it to hear me a little Vin Scully.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:54:51 +0000

Especially to one of the MLB leaders in strikeouts.

BTW, someone is going to have to explain why the A’s gave away Kurt Suzuki for almost nothing.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:50:44 +0000

That’s ok. TLR never learned that IBB were bad ideas…..Matheny hasn’t figured it out yet either.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:25:26 +0000

After more than a half-century of watching MLB games, I hesitate to say it was the weirdest play I’ve seen. It was the weirdest play I’ve seen.

Meanwhile, Drew Storen blew the save. Tied at 4 after 9.

By: dl3mk3

dl3mk3 — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:23:08 +0000

That was fun.