8/13 - Nationals vs Orioles

[Roy Firestone]

This team is 2 good pitchers, a crummy 3-4-5 in the rotation, a terrible bullpen, weak defense, and a very up and down offense..this is not a team for the post season...unless we get G-rod and Coulombe back and pitching well...and Westburg back and hitting well...

[EddeeEddee]

2 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

I’m not sure that’s true, but why would this team want to deliberately get a guy? Who’s no better than number five, and who has had decreased velocity for the last three years? It doesn’t make sense if this is really who they wanted, then it is valid to ask why the hell they wanted him?

I'm guessing because they decided to target only pitchers who were not rentals but were not willing to make a monster splash for a guy like Skubal.  

[MDK02]

When Grayson comes back, move Rogers to long man out of the BP and keep Suarez in the rotation. Rogers is not good, at all. 

[LookitsPuck]

Just now, eddie83 said:

It’s the 6th inning of a 4-2 game. When else are you pitching Baker?

When it’s 14-2

[Yossarian]

Doesn't Chaparro know that you can't hit in your first game, or even 10 games, in the bigs?  You're supposed to go 0-fer with 50% of the at bats strikeouts.

[baltfan]

Everytime you see James Wood remember we took Conner Norby instead.  And Wood is from Rockville. 

[LookitsPuck]

Just now, MDK02 said:

When Grayson comes back, move Rogers to long man out of the BP and keep Suarez in the rotation. Rogers is not good, at all. 

Think Rogers need to be sent down. Even his start against Toronto he was a bit lucky in. 

[gshepherd7]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Sigh, the only pitcher who might be worse the Rogers, Baker.   I just don't think 2024 is the O's year. 

I would argue Soto and Kimbrel are up there.  

[HowAboutThat]

By the way, I guess everybody is really rooting for the White Sox again tonight, huh? Because we’re not doing the job we have to hope that the worst team in baseball history will. That’s pretty sobering.

[dtk9119]

Just utter trash

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, LookitsPuck said:

When it’s 14-2

May be there soon. 

[slakattack]

This is a National embarrassment.

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, LookitsPuck said:

Mateo is amazing at 2B. Losing Mateo and Westy crippled this defense.

It's bad when you're pining for Mateo... Hate to blame injuries but this team hasn't felt the same since Grayson and Westburg went down. That is a lot to overcome.

[Wavetrapper]

Another lost cause with our AA/AAA pitchers.   Depressing 

[dystopia]

Usual 6th inning meltdown.