The Washington Nationals 2005 Season Thread

[El Mudo]

Well, why the heck not?

Let's see. Its been an interesting off season...we've signed Vinny Cash-Stilla and tried to go after other guys like Odalis Perez but to no avail...I think Loaiza might be able to put it back together here....some guys just can't pitch in NY...but I did think they overpaid a lil for Cristian Guzman...Bowden worked with Jose Guillen before, but that guy seems too much like Raul Mondesi for me to trust him as a player...the proverbial million dollar talent and ten cent head...


I haven't heard anything new on the Sammy Sosa front...last I heard the Nats wanted the Cubs to pay almost his entire salary for this season, which i think the Cubswon't go for

We have locked up Vidro and Wilkerson for the time being thank God...

The auction of the team should be coming up soon, which should be interesting as hell....

I think we can be competitive at least, I don't expect us to do really anything for at least a few years...we're really an expansion team if you think about it...

I'm just glad baseball is back...




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[Kevin]

Loiza did show some signs for us during the end of the year and did pitch Ok in the Playoffs.

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[El Mudo]

But for the most part he turned back into a pumpkin....

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[Kevin]

yea basicly.

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[Snoogans]

have they even said if they are definately staying there or whats goin on with the money they didnt have all of a sudden.

and they are the expos forever, in my eyes

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[Kevin]

Yea Snoogs they fixed that Stadium prob that they had. Thats why they were allowed to re start baseball opperations.

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[Snoogans]

oh, well then YAY washington EXPOS

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[TheMojoPin]

Fuck this noise.

There's more fucking Cubs fans here than for THIS horseshit bush league.

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[Kevin]

Your just mad beacuse you lost the juiced wonder.

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[Snoogans]

it wasnt juice, it was flac seed oil

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[Kevin]

And a pain relieving balm.

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[curtoid]

Huzzah!

My new favorite thread - finally something that will be Mojo-free!

Transplants...pffffffffffffffffffft!





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[El Mudo]

Fuck this noise.

There's more fucking Cubs fans here than for THIS horseshit bush league.



When's the last time the Cubs won a world series again?



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[fluffernutter]

Yeah if all the original Senators fans were to have stayed true they would have followed to Minnesota or uh, Texas.

It's nice that there is another pro team close and a team that I guarantee will finish higher than my lovely Phillies. We really set the world on fire with our signings of Jon Leiber and Kenny Lofton. Oh, can't forget Jose Offerman.

Your Nationals have a nice team and have seemingly some desire to win.

Good luck and enjoy baseball back in DC. I know I will be coming to more games down there than I will in Philadelphia. I'll watch and root fo the Phils but until there is a change in the Front office, I won't be giving them any more of my money.

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[Kevin]

Do not knock Leiber Fluff. We made a HUGE Mistake letting him go. He was our best sp down the stretch and had a very good playoffs. He will be very good in the NL it usualy takes a tommy John pitcher a year to get right. He works fast and throws strikes. A very good signing for you

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Jimmy Fallon kissing Drew Barrymore -- on the field, on live TV -- right after the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years. In fact, they were shown in a closeup within 60 seconds of the final out. And every Red Sox fan is determined to pretend that this never happened, and that it didn't taint the moment even a little bit ... so it wasn't a huge deal.

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[curtoid]

Fluff - let us know when you coming down. Some of us are already making plans to get a block of tickets for some of the games - including the Phillies & Mets.



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[Snoogans]

i would go

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[TheMojoPin]

Fuck this noise.

There's more fucking Cubs fans here than for THIS horseshit bush league.



When's the last time the Cubs won a world series again?

When was the last time DC had some loyal fans again?

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[curtoid]

When was the last time DC had some loyal fans again?

Typical transplant - those of us who have grown up around here and have waited our entire lives should be penalized forever because of shady deals, poor managment and outright lies that happened over 30 years ago - excellent reason why the 7th largest market, and the Nation's Capital, shouldn't have America's past time

I'd take the 16,000 people who snapped up full season tickets within the first week they were available over a Steven Bartman.



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[fluffernutter]

I can only hope that Leiber gives us some good outings. We just tend to always go after the pitcher/player over the hill gang and it's getting a little tired. You mean to tell me witht he money that is being printed at our new ballpark we couldn't have afforded a real centerfielder in Beltran and maybe a better starter in Pedro?

Sorry to derail here, just had to get that off my chest.

And yeah, I will let you guys down there know when I will be down. It's within striking distance for me to get down there.

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[TheMojoPin]

When was the last time DC had some loyal fans again?

Typical transplant - those of us who have grown up around here and have waited our entire lives should be penalized forever because of shady deals, poor managment and outright lies that happened over 30 years ago - excellent reason why the 7th largest market, and the Nation's Capital, shouldn't have America's past time

I'd take the 16,000 people who snapped up full season tickets within the first week they were available over a Steven Bartman.

Wow, A Bartman shot.

The creativity...stunning.

DC will be without baseball again within a decade.

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[Snoogans]

deal with it mojo, there is a team there. and i bet they win the series before the cubs

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[TheMojoPin]

Whoopedy-doo.

The Cubs are the Cubs, with or without a series. A series doesn't buy you instant class, tradition or history.

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[A.J.]

When was the last time DC had some loyal fans again?

When Ron and Fez came to town.

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[Freakshow]

When was the last time DC had some loyal fans again?

I can't hear you, i'm cheering too loudly for my beloved Wizzers. Let's go Wizzers!

Also i'm too busy to respond, because i'm filling out my application for a redskins mastercard, now the only way I can buy a season ticket. Yay!

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[Snoogans]

yo you guys should cheer for the fuckin Wizards cause they have been on fire. alot better then they were supposed to be, so how bout you fuckers buy some tickets, maybe you'll get even better

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[curtoid]

Hey - don't dis the Mystics (4 time WNBA attendance champs) or the United, both with rabid (if very different) local fan bases.

And, as far as the Nats (N-A-T-S! NATS! NATS! NATS!), there is a whole generation of local people who have never felt comfortable cheering on the Orioles, and are out of their minds they are so excited. A few weeks ago, during a drizzly, grey weekend afternoon, I stopped by the inconveniently located Nationals team store at RFK, and the place was packed.

I really think there will be a 10 year honeymoon with the local fans - between the newness of having a team, and in 3 years when there is a new stadium.

Also, they will pull many of the tourists who will be looking for something to do in the summer when the Smithsonian museums close down at 5:30, and will even schedule their DC vacations around when their teams are in town.



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[El Mudo]

The Bullets are selling out like every night Snoogs...

But who cares about them now...

ITS SPRING TRAINING TIME!!!


Its so great to see pics of our very own team in the papers, and not any dopes in orange and black...makes me smile every time I see em...

Boswell wrote a great column in the Post to-day about how the Nats will have basically three honeymoons....

And I love this picture(Bob Short was our crooked owner in the late 60's early 70's)



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[El Mudo]

Also: over 20,000 full season ticket packages sold already...could be up to 25 or 30k even before the season starts...

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[El Mudo]

Boswell wrote a GREAT column in the Post the other day about the Nats...

Heres the link but you need to register...ugh..

here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2510-2005Mar2.html)

Man is it great to have a baseball team!!

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[Snoogans]

to be honest i hope you guys do well. i always felt bad for the expos. if it wasnt for the strike they might be a powerhouse.

most people dont remember, they had a HUGE lead over atlanta and were tearing it up, selling out games, everyone loved them, then the strike came, they couldnt afford to keep alotta guys, and they went into the tank. goddamn shame

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[TheMojoPin]

No it isn't.

Fuck Canada. Baseball is international, but the MLB is OUR league.

I hope an earthquake swallows the Blue Jays.

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[fluffernutter]

most people dont remember, they had a HUGE lead over atlanta and were tearing it up, selling out games, everyone loved them, then the strike came, they couldnt afford to keep alotta guys, and they went into the tank. goddamn shame


That 94 team was just crazy.

1994 Expos: What might have been (http://z.lee28.tripod.com/sbnsforgottenintime/id4.html)

AND how they got dicked out of a new Ballpark. That was the final nail in Le Coffin.

What was, the Expos new ballpark. (http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/monbpk.htm)

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It probably could have been a Yankees-Expos World Series in '94.

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[Snoogans]

not many people remeber that on august 12th, when they decided to strike, matt williams had like 51 homers, and probably woulda have easily hit 62.

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[Kevin]

He had 43. Next was junior with 40

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[curtoid]

March 12th: Single-game tickets for all games except for Opening Night go on sale at 12 noon via Ticketmaster and www.nationals.com

March 26th: Any remaining Opening Night tickets will go on sale at this time via Ticketmaster and www.nationals.com. As before, the only way to guarantee the ability to attend Opening Night is to purchase a partial season plan (20/41 games).

[TheMojoPin]

I already got tickets to all three games here in DC against the Cubs.

It's gonna be sweeeeeeeet.

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[El Mudo]

Im gonna try to get out to a few games with my dad...

We've never had a home team to go see play together...

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[El Mudo]

So....

Does anyone else still think we won't support the Nats?

Nats expected to earn 100 million in local revenue (http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050322-121618-3958r.htm)



The Nationals have sold more than 22,000 season tickets and more than 75,000 single-game tickets, producing more than $44 million in gate revenue.
Attendance at home games this season is projected by Nationals President Tony Tavares and industry analysts to reach 2.5 million. With an average ticket price of about $24, that would mean another $17 million in gate revenue.



In other news:

-We need a leadoff hitter....Chavez is good with the glove, but he can't hit his weight...I think he's hitting somewhere in the high 1's or low 2's...

-The pitching has been going pretty well. Loaiza, "And he shall be" Livan Hernandez and Tomo Ohka of all people have been pretty unhittable...Day killed the Marlins last week but he got pasted his last start

I think we'll have a pretty good ball club this year, but I don't think we'll win the East...there are a lot of better teams in front of us, namely the Braves and the Fish....but give us a couple years and a couple free-agent periods...



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[El Mudo]

Also, I have not been able to find the DC batting practice hats anywhere. Anybody know a good place?

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[curtoid]

I've got tickets to 6 games so far - inlcuding the Cubs, the May 1st night game with the Mets, the July 4th Mets game and the second home game. This Saturday, any remaining tickets for the home opener finally go on sale - going to try and get some for that one.

Also, I have not been able to find the DC batting practice hats anywhere. Anybody know a good place?

Modells for the "DC" hat - Sports Authority for that sweet red "DC" jersey. Modells also had a sale on the regular white jersey - $49.00. Make your way out to Springfield Mall and you got both stores right there, plus "Lids" which has the "W" hat in all sorts of designs and colors.

Springfield Mall is such an awesome mall, even Princess Diana visited it 20 years ago!

[El Mudo]

Well, ive got my old Senators hat I bought a few years ago...Its the blue one with the red stripes on it and the red curly "W", ive been to a bunch of Modells and haven't found the DC hat..just gotta keep going to different places I guess..

I'm not really sure I wanna buy a jersey yet, cause I don't want to buy one and have a new owner change the Uni on me...

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[El Mudo]

<P>We have a TV deal! Hooray!</P>From DCRTV<BR>
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<P><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Almost Done Deal: Nats To 5 &amp; 20, New Cable Net</FONT> - 3/30 - <IMG src="http://www.dcrtv.com/wttg.jpg" align=right border=0>DC Examiner sports media columnist Jim Williams tells DCRTV that the Nationals will almost definitely appear this season on Rupert Murdoch's Channel 5/WTTG and Channel 20/WDCA. The word is the same from Thomas Heath in the </STRONG><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12853-2005Mar30.html" target=_new><STRONG>DC Post</STRONG></A><STRONG>. Rumors of an impending contract were fueled this morning by an article in the Post. Look for the Nats' 4/4 debut outing on Channel 5, and many evening games on Channel 20. According to Heath, under the tentative agreement, the Orioles and Major League Baseball would share ownership of a newly created regional sports network to be called Mid-Atlantic Sports, which would produce the Nationals games and distribute them through the Fox-owned stations as well as via satellite and cable.....</STRONG></P><BR><BR><IMG src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border=0> <BR>
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[El Mudo]

<p>Grr....our TV deal sucks.... I live up by B'Mo unfortunately so i dont get WDCA....ugh...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In any case, tonight's game wasn't on TV...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Which means not only did i not see the Nats win their first game, I missed Brad Wilkerson hit for the Cycle....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wallbash.gif" border="0" /></p>

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<p>Yo Yo Yo!!</p><p>Look at my Nats!!!!!!!</p><p>Its early I know, but 2 out of three from the Braves and 2 out of three from the Phils is pretty big....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And Jose is on FIRE...5 homers and 8 ribbies..</p><p>The Braves really need to start worrying about that 'Pen...</p>

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[fluffernutter]

<p><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">Look at my Nats!!!!!!!</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look at Brad &quot;fucking&quot; Wilkerson. I have always loved that guy.</p><p>I
can't help but being happy for the team since they finally have a home
and I am really happy for the fans in DC cause they have someone to
root for. I frequenbtly stay down there at my relatives who live right
out MD214 in Bowie about a half hour from the stadium. I look more
forward to going to some Nats games this yeare than I do my own
Phillies. Not a grudge against the Phillies team per se just at the
management and their ineptitude to spend the money in the right spot. I
am quietly rooting for the Nats andhope they do indeed have a good
season. Not too good though cause I would like to believe the bullshit
hype that the Phillies have a shot of some sort.<br />
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[PapaBear]

Dumb-ass WRC channel 4 amazed me tonight. In the two hours that I had the news on tonight (from 4-6), they had about 10 stories about the Nationals, but not ONE mention of their win against the Braves today!!! It's looking like all they care about is the business of having a team, and not the actual performance of the team. I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I've thought about taking my kid to some games. One thing channel 4 did for me though, was change my mind about going. One of the stories they had tonight told me I'd be paying about 4 bucks for a coke, and I can't bring a half decent camera.

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[El Mudo]

<p>Well...the home opener is in the books...</p><p>Looks like itll be completely overshadowed by that tool Sox fan and Sheffield...</p><p>I was driving home from work during the opening ceremonies and the first pitch and I literally had chills going up and down the ol' spine...I got tix today for the August 2 game against the Dodgers..can't wait to go..</p><p>That's tough Vinny got robbed of the Cycle like that....but Livan sure pitched a heck of a game..</p>

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[curtoid]

<p>The game / the experience was incredible...time to &quot;ramble&quot;...</p><p>I was able to get four, crummy $7.00 tickets way out, above center field; got there really early to see Diamondbacks batting practice, and oggle Tracy Neal from Channel 9; took tons of pictures (none of these are mine, btw!); stood in a merchandise line too long to buy crap I'm sure I don't need; made the hike to the seats - big fucking football stadium! Ugh! Was able to get my $4.75 soda without waiting in any line - the trick was arriving VERY early.</p><p>Later in the game, lines for hot dogs, sausages and pizza were 45 - 60 minutes long. One friend that went with me had a nightmare experience trying to get food late into the game. I think most people understood that this being THE first baseball game with a brand new staff, that things like that would not run smoothly. Maybe the biggest fuster-cluck at the stadium was when we left, and everyone received a special &quot;coin.&quot; SO unorganized! It was a mini-riot. Of course - they are now all over e-bay!</p><p><img height="218" src="http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/dc/dc/f8_1_b.JPG" width="218" border="0" /><a href="http://i11.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/dc/dc/f8_1_b.JPG"></a></p><p>Other free stuff - inflatable clappers when we walked in and outside someone was handing out &quot;No Taxation&quot; t-shirts made up just for this day.</p><p>I saw a lot of Sentors jackets and shirts; I also saw a number of Expos hats and jerseys; a few Orioles fans came out to see the National League play; and I did see one older guy wearing his Homestead Grays hat and shirt. Very cool! There were kids there, but not as many as you would normally see at a game, but there were a lot of old timers there with their (adult) children and grandchildren. For the most part, the weather was perfect, and everyone had big, goofy grins on their faces everywhere you looked. </p><p><img height="235" src="http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/images/2005/04/15/jXjofSEo.jpg" width="275" border="0" /><a href="http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/images/2005/04/15/jXjofSEo.jpg"></a></p><p>The always classy Kathleen from the Bronx and her fancy husband, Brian, showed up about 6pm, and we drank and laughed and watched a kickin' high school marching band before the game; I got to see the &quot;White Chairs&quot; in the upper decks, marked for when the old Senators like Frank Howard would slam a home run up there back in the 60s; some people boo-ed the President, but there were more cheers; it was very cool that that first pitch was the very same ball used for the last pitch 34 years ago; the fireworks were fun, as were the fly over, although at that point I thought it might be a BIT much! Security was everywhere - snipers! Snipers! Everywhere! It's funny, though - leading up to the game, in a stadium just blocks from the Capital Building, no scuttle about &quot;Terrorist Threat.&quot; Hmmmmm...the skeptic in me wonders if this was LAST year, and the President was coming to this, if it had been different. Anyway, Bud Selig was booed, but Linda Cropp got the biggest boo, which (in hindsight) is unfair, considering the money she ultimately saved the city.</p><p>One of my favorite moments, though, was when all of the old Senators went out onto the field into their old positions, and then handed off the gloves to the new Nationals. All of these years, living in relative obscurity, even in the town they once played for, now being honored alongside these new kids, who just last year divided their home games between Montreal and Puerto Rico, and never had a home crowd this size. VERY COOL!</p><p>Then it was time for the enormous flag; singing &quot;God Bless America&quot; and the National Anthem; during the 7th Inning Stretch, Go Go legend, <strong>Chuck Brown</strong>, sang &quot;Take Me Out To The Ball Game&quot; which was just amazing!</p><p>Ahhhh...then the game, which was all even better than all of the stuff going on around it. THE STADIUM SHOOK! It was like the old Redskins games. How ironic will it be if DC becomes known as the rowdy/lou

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<p>Great story curtoid...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I had a buddy there who was at the last game in 71, and was at the game the other day....Said he was bawling like a baby...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ill always remember the chills I got driving home from work...it was just an unbelieveable feeling...</p>

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<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><p>Great story curtoid...</p><p> </p><p>I had a buddy there who was at the last game in 71, and was at the game the other day....Said he was bawling like a baby...</p><p> </p><p>Ill always remember the chills I got driving home from work...it was just an unbelieveable feeling...</p>

Thanks.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am with
you 100% - you must get down to the games, though. Tonight's game gave
a good indication of how most games will feel; mostly real baseball
fans, all just loopy from baseball being in town.</p><p>I am so
concerned about our relief pitching, and just concerned that we are one
injury away from things going in the other direction - right now,
really don't care!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Wow...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From what I read, in 3 games we got 1/7 of the attendance&nbsp;of what the Expos did in 162....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And here come the damn Marlins and Dontrelle again....</p>

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<p>They are on pace to get close to 3 million (!) people at RFK this
season! If only they didn't have such a goofy/lame new mascot! Ugh!</p><p>On
an unrelated note, I alternated my baseball watching between the Nats,
the O's and my god son, who is a starting pictcher for his college
baseball team. They had a big tournament and they won it in extra
innings yesterday, after being down 9-1 as late as the 7th inning. very
exciting game, even if I got sun burned, and they even brought my god
kid in for relief pitching when things were really looking dicey. When
the new polls come out, they might be in the top 10 in the country!</p><p>I
don't think I've ever been into baseball this much this soon into the
season; usually I'm still all about the Hockey, and don't even look up
until mid-late May. Incredible all the way around - DC is getting VERY
spoiled! haha!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[TheMojoPin]

<p>Wow, two whole fans.</p><p>Man, locking my Cubs thread because &quot;there aren't enough fans of them&nbsp;on the board&quot; sure makes a whole lot of goddamn sense now.</p><p>...</p><p>I'm bitter.</p>

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<p>Haha...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Its basically become an extended conversation with me and Curtoid...</p>

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<p>I wish I was back home so I could go to some games.&nbsp; I saw some clips from Opening Day at RFK and it looks like they did a great job with the place.</p>

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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote:</font><font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana"> </font>No it isn't. Fuck Canada. Baseball is international, but the MLB is OUR league. I hope an earthquake swallows the Blue Jays. <p>&nbsp;<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin" border="0" /> </p><p>1979 &lt;&lt; On the streets of your town... &gt;&gt; &quot;You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad...&quot;</p><p>You mother fucker!&nbsp; Dare I bring up 1992 and 1993?&nbsp; It may be &quot;our&quot; league, but the cubs seem to be missing in action.&nbsp; If anything swallows here it's the Cubs.&nbsp; Nice catch Mr. Prior, nice catch!&nbsp; </p><img src="http://members.aol.com/dxixrxt/spoon2.jpg" border="0" /> Get your balls out of your purse and step up to flavor! With whale cancer! F yeah!

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[El Mudo]

<p>I think its funny that when our mascot, Screech the Eagle(who my pops insists on calling a giant chicken), flaps his wings, it looks like he's flipping people off...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img height="500" src="http://photos5.flickr.com/9706476_3136aa7988.jpg?v=0" width="377" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And how tight is the NL East right now? The Phillies are in last place, and only 3.5 games out....</p>

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<p>I like the mascot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The NL East race is giving me ulcers.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The game wasn't on TV tonight Bama..What was up with Furcal? Did he get hurt?</p><p>And how do you feel about the whole Mondesi situation? I mean, the guy wasn't hitting his weight, and i hear this Kelly Johnson guy is supposed to be really good, but I don't even think&nbsp;he's got a hit yet...</p><p>And that Kyle Davies guy looked really good the other day...I think he could be a star one day</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[El Mudo]

<p>And my quest to buy as much Nats merchandise as possible continues....Today I bought a replica Brad &quot;All he does is hit doubles&quot; Wilkerson jersey, and window clings for my truck to go along with my antenna flag, license plate, and bumperstickers...</p><p>On the ownership front, some news today on the bidding, i think its about to begin between the nine ownership groups, the Ledecky group got a huge boost today by adding George Soros to their team(yes that George Soros)</p>

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<p>Furcal was in the dugout laughing and joking around. I don't know
maybe it was just a day off. (update: sore right shoulder - day to day) Betemit did awesome in his place. </p><p> </p><p>From
what I hear Mondesi is done and I'm not sorry. I think they are gonna stick with Kelly
Johnson and Langerhans. Just heard that they might call up Francouer
who is the top outfield prospect in the farm system. One of them
is probably gonna be dealt for some help in the bullpen.</p><p> </p><p>I went and saw that Davies kid's first home game. Good times. Hope he works out.<br />
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<p>Do you think Mondesi could help the Nats any? I've thought on it and I don't think he can, we've already got a pretty solid outfield with The Wilk, Guillen and Terrmel Sledge/Ryan Church/Marlon Byrd combo(although Terrmel's probably going be out the year)...You guys want to take Zach Day off our hands in exchange?</p><p>The Nats radio guys interviewed Bobby Cox t'other day and he remarked that they were really high on Kelly Johnson, and they were going to make him their everday leftfielder...They also asked him about the homer that was taken away and he said he hadn't seen anything like that in 40 years of baseball...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He seemed very nice...he always looked to me like an old curmudgeon&nbsp;in the dugout, but he had very positive things to say&nbsp;about the District and how things have improved from the days of the Senators..and Mazzone's interview today was pretty good too...&nbsp;</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[Bama]

<p>Are you talking about Brian Jordan's homerun? That was rediculous. They really need to fix that foul pole situation. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'd
be willing to trade any outfielder outside of Andruw for pitching.
They've got Johnson (who's 0-12) and the Langerhans/Jordan platoon.
Like I said earlier they've got to bring up Francouer eventually. Also
Andy Marte is due to come up as well. He could play outfield I've
heard. He's at third right now but I never ever want to see Chipper in
the outfield ever again.<br />
</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Basically it's time to get the young guys in there. I think that's Bobby's thinking. <br />
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I think Chipper in the outfield would be good just for the entertainment value....

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<p>entertainment value of what, Chipper played left field for about a
year and a half in the late 90's/early 00's, and he actually played it
pretty well in the time he was out there.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the only
reason id say keep him at 3rd and not LF is that this langerhans kid
looks like he might be something, so they should let him play a bit
more&nbsp;</p>

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[curtoid]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>And my quest to buy as much Nats merchandise as possible continues....Today I bought a replica Brad &quot;All he does is hit doubles&quot; Wilkerson jersey, and window clings for my truck to go along with my antenna flag, license plate, and bumperstickers... <p>Last Friday the game of &quot;How Many Nats Shirts/Jerseys Does Curtoid Own?&quot; was played - the magic number was five. I am a mental patient when it comes to just handing over my money to anything Nationals right now.</p><p>I hate the mascot, btw. Looks like a big, galloping, queer as a 3 dollar bill fat pigeon. I was really hoping they would have brought down&nbsp;Youppi, or do something really wacky and not have one at all. <br /></p><p><img height="500" src="http://i20.ebayimg.com/03/i/04/16/10/3b_12_sb.JPG" width="424" border="0" /></p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Actually, there was some talk about Youppi! being adopted by the Canadiens, but i think that deal fell through....</p><p>I agree with ya about the merchandise though...yikes....Ive got 3 shirts, two sweaters, two jerseys, two hats, plus assorted pennants and keychains and the aforementioned window clings and bumperstickers...</p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>Has a sinkerballer ever worked as a closer? I know of none other than Lowe..</p><p>WTF happened to Kolb? He was lights out in Milwaukee....</p>

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<p>Lowe shoulda stayed a closer. i know he pitched some huge games, but he was really good back there. </p><p> </p><p>hey
Bama, give us kolb and that gryboski guy that has a sub 2 ERA and you
can have Foulke and any other reliver of your choice....PLEASE choose
allen Embre </p>

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<p>Florida papers were reporting a 3 way deal where the Nats would get Juan Encarnacion, the Fish would get Danny Graves, and the Reds would get Zach Day..but it fell through when Day got hurt, and the Reds found out they would have to pay Graves 500k if they traded him...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Graves was officially released to-day I think...</p>

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<p>Hey hey! The one-run wonders(as Mel Proctor calls them) win again! Our seventh 3-2 game of the year!</p><p>Unbelievable....we didnt get a hit after the 4th inning(the game went 11)</p><p>And we did it without Brad &quot;All he does is hit doubles&quot; Wilkerson(bad hand), Jose Vidro, and although we still unfortunately have&nbsp;Cristian Guzman and Nick Johnson has some bad acid reflux, still came out on top </p><p>I really love this team....they never give up...</p>

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<p>Half game out!</p><p>It is easy to love these guys.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>It's a damn shame the NL is so loaded at 1B....Nick Johnson should be an All-Star...and I bet the Yankees are sorry they let him go....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Phillies are on a roll...they rained out tonight, but theyve won like 7 of their last 10....</p><p>And Ron Darling may be the WORST color analyst in the history of baseball...good lord....</p><p>Proctor's okay, but I really like the radio guys...Charley Slows and Dave Shay...</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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<p>Well....let's start the Marlon Byrd suspension pool...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&nbsp;say he gets 10 games....</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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What went down?

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<p>He was at the plate,&nbsp;check swing on a&nbsp;3-2 count, and after the pitch began to go to first, but then Lo Duca appealed it and the 1st base ump called him out...</p><p>So Byrd went and argued and all seemed well...</p><p>But as the Nats came out the next inning, Byrd was heading to left, yelled some more at the 1B ump, who proceeded to eject him.</p><p>Byrd goes tearing over towards first base, and runs over the ump at 2B who tried to stop him, i mean knocked the guy flat and pushed him out of the way&nbsp;and kept running to go over to argue with the other Ump...he was okay..they had the trainers look at him..</p>

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<p>Here's the story</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250604120">http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250604120</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img height="382" src="http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/RFK10506050311.jpeg" width="512" border="0" /></p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[curtoid]

<p><strong>FIRST PLACE!</strong><br />
</p><p>They took 3 of 4 games from Atlanta, and they've swept the Marlins.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/curtoid/nats.jpg" border="0" />&nbsp;</p><p>First time a Washington baseball team has been first place this far into a season since <strong>1933</strong>!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br />
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[spoon]

<p>Do you think it has ever happened before (in June) that if one team wins or losses&nbsp;both games of a doubleheader, it's the difference between ending up in a tie for first or alone in last in the division?&nbsp; </p><p>To me that's fucking crazy!&nbsp; However, this is what will transpire if the Mets do one or the other today.&nbsp; I'll post this in the Mets thread too.</p>

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<p>I think Kurkjian said last night its been like 11 years since a Division race has been this close with everybody over .500.....</p><p>That being said....I am</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.swr3.de/__pix/cover/500x435/2433.jpg" border="0" /></p>

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<p>this is a weird area. all these fans just jumped on a bandwagon of a
team im sure they gave 0 shit about last year. but since it moved
there, i guess its cool to be a fan, but at the same time its weird
seeing people from DC gettin that excited about a team that wasnt an
expansion team there. just seems strange.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and to anyone who gives a damn about baseball, they are the Washington Expos&nbsp;</p>

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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><p>this is a weird area. all these fans just jumped on a bandwagon of a team im sure they gave 0 shit about last year. but since it moved there, i guess its cool to be a fan, but at the same time its weird seeing people from DC gettin that excited about a team that wasnt an expansion team there. just seems strange.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whats so strange about it? They're our HOMETOWN TEAM and we've been waiting for years to have one again.&nbsp; There's been no baseball here for 33 freakin years...What &quot;bandwagon&quot; are we jumping on? We had none to jump off of..</p><p>Do you think people in B'Mo gave a shit about the Browns before they moved there? Are you gonna call them the Baltimore Browns?</p><p>Do you think people in St. Louis gave a shit about the Rams before they moved there from LA?</p><p>Do you think people in Milwaukee gave a shit about the Pilots before they moved there from Seattle?</p><p>Do you think people in DC gave a shit about the Redskins before they moved there from Boston?</p><p>Do you think people in Phoenix gave a shit about the Coyotes before they moved from Winnepeg?</p><p>Do you think people in Calgary gave a shit about the Flames before they moved from Atlanta?</p><p>Do you think people in Oakland gave a shit about the A's before they moved from Philly?</p><p>Do you think people in LA gave a shit about the Dodgers before they moved from Brooklyn?</p><p>Or do you think people in SF gave a shit about the Giants before they moved from NY?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>and to anyone who gives a damn about baseball, they are the Washington Expos&nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>And on that note, maybe we should keep calling the Brewers the Milwaukee Pilots, or the Twins the Minnesota Senators, or the Yankees the Orioles, since they were originally in B'Mo..</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You're a tool....away with your trolling in our thread....</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[spoon]

<p>I finally saw the incident with Byrd and I think his suspension will definately be less then 10 days.&nbsp; Probably a game or two, yet I not with MLB. </p><p>And Snoogans, what are you talking about?&nbsp; I have a lot of respect for these Nats fans, and more so the team.&nbsp; If you're a true fan of your team it shows through.&nbsp; I've met plenty of fake Yankee/Red Sox fans just in it for the aura/winning.&nbsp; What's the reason for bandwagon Nats fans?&nbsp; One day of first place in June (so far)?</p>

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[curtoid]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><p>this is a weird area. all these fans just jumped on a bandwagon of a
team im sure they gave 0 shit about last year. but since it moved
there, i guess its cool to be a fan, but at the same time its weird
seeing people from DC gettin that excited about a team that wasnt an
expansion team there. just seems strange.</p><p> </p><p>and to anyone who gives a damn about baseball, they are the <strong>Washington Expos</strong> </p><br />&quot;All
these fans&quot; - that doesn't explain the 20,000 season ticket sales that
happened before the season began, or the people all over the country,
at away ballparks, who have been showing up all season wearing &quot;Nats&quot;
hats and jerseys - people with either a connection to Washington, or
people who just like this team. As the weather gets better, and the
word gets out that it's easy to get in and out of the games, and the
team plays better, and there is more marketing on the team, of course
more people will come out. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>You're talking about this area as if
people are retards where it comes to baseball. We haven't had a team,
we haven't been in a cave. Pretty much anyone over 40 who has lived
here forever never accepted the Orioles, and even those kids that were
raised on the &quot;O's&quot; are finding room for a National league team to root
for. I have friends who are transplants, with ties to the Yankees or
Boston, who have been to more Nationals games than I have. It's been a
long, long time but DC fans have a baseball team of their own to follow
in the summer, and what's even better (and what's even unexpected) is
how fun the NL East turned out to be this season.</p><p>I'm just happy I can burn my <strong>Texas Senators</strong> jersey.&nbsp;</p>

[Snoogans]

<p>here is why its weird:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>the fact that a team moved
to Washington, for the most part, didnt make baseball fans. all these
hardcore fans of the Nats obviously were already baseball fans. I KNOW
they werent Expos fans, so what is strange to me is that they could up
and stop rooting for whoever their favorite team was and switch. </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>i
dont care if a team moved to NJ, im a Sox fan, and would never change.
Now, i would definately go see the games when they were close, im not
knocking people goin to see them. All i dont understand is how you
abondoned the teams you had. Once i have a team, i have a team for
life. I may at times root for another team, but they arent my favorite,
its situational.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="1" face="verdana" color="black">You're talking about this area as if people are retards where it comes to baseball</font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Like
i said, its not that you can root for the team, its that people stopped
rooting for their favorite team. i just dont get how its that easy to
turn and go aight fuck this team, this is my new team </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Now El Mudo, before you call me a tool and tell me to get out of
YOUR thread, how bout you actually think about things. All of you, you
think people who didnt like baseball do now just cause a team is there?
thats nuts, meaning MOST of the people already liked someone&nbsp;</p>


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and relax, the Washington Expos thing was just put there to do exactly what it did<br />


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and Spoon, jumping the bandwagon doesnt happen just cause a team is
good. Any time you have a favorite team and change, you jumped the
bandwagon, doesnt matter why<br />


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[TheMojoPin]

<p>the fact that a team moved to Washington, for the most part, didnt make baseball fans. all these hardcore fans of the Nats obviously were already baseball fans. I KNOW they werent Expos fans, so what is strange to me is that they could up and stop rooting for whoever their favorite team was and switch. </p><p>Most of them were Orioles' fans by default simply because they were closest...but the idea of having a hometown team was always more appealing.</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p>still once you're a fan, i dont get the switchin</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LE EXPO!!&nbsp;</p>

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[Bama]

Anybody who doesn't root for the hometown team is a douchebag of the highest order. <br />


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<p><font size="1">Anybody who doesn't root for the hometown team is a douchebag of the highest order. </font></p><p>Die.&nbsp; Now that I'm in NY, I'm sure as hell not switching my allegiance to the Mets or *shudder* Yankees.</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p>what if you have mixed home town teams?</p><p>i lived in NH till i
was almost 5, then moved to NJ. From family, and buckner heart ache,
family influence made me a sox fan. but i was in NJ by the time i
started watchin other sports, so those are knicks, Giants, and
Devils</p><p>because
of this i hate the Bruins and Celtics, but i dont really care about the
Pats cause they dont matter much to the giants. and because of the sox
thing, i hate the yankees and the mets though the new mets are kind of
growin on me in the way that, even if i dont like them, they are still
fun to watch and so i still check out their games from time to
time&nbsp;</p>

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[Bama]

<p>If you were born on a space shuttle you should root for the Astros.
Houston is the hometown of NASA. I supposed you could technically root
for some Florida team since they launch from somewhere over there I
think. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br />
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[TheMojoPin]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><p>still once you're a fan, i dont get the switchin</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LE EXPO!!&nbsp;</p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=Snoogans194" border="0" /> GO SAWX!!!!! Hassan Eats Dick!!! Snoogans 1, Monitor 0 GIMMIE MY FUCKIN CHANGE, I AINT PLAYIN WIT YOU <p>The Orioles still have plenty of fans...a ton of Nats fans simply didn't root for ANY team in particular since the Senators left, or grew up without really pulling hard for one single team.&nbsp; DC was pretty adrift when it came to baseball, SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FUCKING TEAM FOR SEVERAL DECADES.&nbsp; Now that there is a team, WHEN THERE WAS NONE BEFORE, people are excited and happy to have a hometown team to root for.</p><p>A lot of people here weren't fans for ANYONE since there wasn't a team.&nbsp; This IS possible.&nbsp; Just because the Sox's best player LOOKS like a retarded caveman doesn't mean you have to BE a retarded caveman.</p><p>Stop trying on purpose to not understand this, and get ready to get pounded up the ass with Sammy's old corked bat when your boys limp into Wrigley this weekend.</p><p><br />&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin" border="0" />&nbsp;</p><p>1979 &lt;&lt; On the streets of your town... &gt;&gt; &quot;You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad...&quot;</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">DC was pretty adrift when
it came to baseball, SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FUCKING TEAM FOR SEVERAL
DECADES. Now that there is a team, WHEN THERE WAS NONE BEFORE, people
are excited and happy to have a hometown team to root for.</font><p>&nbsp;</p><p> </p><p>dont
have a stroke. and my point was, if you are a baseball fan, a real fan,
you had a team. even if it wasnt as tight as some home town teams, you
had one, and you shouldnt be switching. im not sayin dont support the
team and dont buy stuff and go to games, im just sayin they shouldnt be
alot of peoples favorite team </p>

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[TheMojoPin]

<p>Have you grown up somewhere where you had a team, and then they were taken away, and not replaced?</p><p>Or grew up without a nearby team AT ALL, period?</p><p>That's what happened to my brother...my parents and I are all from Chicago, and are all Cubs fans.&nbsp; He was born out here, never lived in Chicago, and never really felt any allegiance to them.&nbsp; He rooted for the Orioles simply because they were closest, but never really with any real passion because he wasn't from there, either, and was more a fan of Ripken himself than anyone else.&nbsp; Who was he supposed to root for?&nbsp; WHY should he root for anyone else?&nbsp; He loved playing baseball, but honestly wasn't that into watching or rooting for pro baseball because he never felt like he had a team.&nbsp; Now he does, and he's going nuts over them.&nbsp; I think he's indicative of mos tof the Nats&nbsp;fans here now.</p><p>Who do you think the old Expos fans...what few are left...should root for?&nbsp; Or baseball fans who are born and grow up in Montreal from here on out?</p><p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin" border="0" /> </p><p>1979 &lt;&lt; On the streets of your town... &gt;&gt; &quot;You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad...&quot;</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">Who do you think the old
Expos fans...what few are left...should root for? Or baseball fans who
are born and grow up in Montreal from here on out?</font><p>&nbsp;</p><p>what
the fuck are you talkin about? how does that have anything to do with
me giving shit to the people who changed their favorite team to the nats cause
they moved there. IM SAYIN DONT SWITCH YOUR FAVORITE. Old expos fans
should root for the Nats, its still the same team. New fans can vote
for whoever, but once they pick one, dont be switching. THATS what im
sayin. </p>

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[TheMojoPin]

<p>So old Dodgers fans can't root for the Yankees or Mets now?</p><p>What if Montreal gets a new team?&nbsp; Anyone who was a fan of the Expos is supposed to root for the Nats, but NOT the new team?</p><p>What about old fans of the Senators?&nbsp; They're supposed to root for whoever they went off and became, and NOT the Nats?</p><p>Baltimore Colts fans can't root for the Ravens?</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p>you're gettin a little crazy goin back 50 something years, but i
still think dodger fans who were fans when they were here should still
be dodger fans.</p><p> </p><p>and CAN YOU READ YOU BLIND BITCH. i
said you can support the team and go to games and if you want them to
win fine, im just sayin they shouldnt become your new favorite. ive
heard a bunch of people who i knew had a favorite team not the
Expos/Nats refer to it as my team or us or our. i dont wanna see them
replace favorite teams, you can root for other teams. i always rooted
for atlanta growing up cause i hated the mets and yankees and had no
one else to watch. but it never changed that my favorite team was
boston. then as technology and my age improved, now i can watch the
sox games all the time, and so now i dont really talk about or watch
atlanta much. but i still hope they do well. </p>

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[TheMojoPin]

<p>I can read just fine, hippie.&nbsp; I'm telling you flat-out you're wrong, and your insane theory should be firebombed and tossed in a lake.</p><p>I gave you my brother as a perfect example.&nbsp; He rooted halfheatedly for the Orioles at times during his life, but ultimately wasn't that into MLB because he didn't have a hometown team.&nbsp; He loves baseball, has played it his entire life, but didn't feel the urge to root for teams he had zero personal links to or reasons to root for.&nbsp; You can't force someone to just randomly root for a team just so it fits into Snoogans' insane definition of a &quot;fan.&quot;&nbsp; Quit saying people aren't &quot;real fans&quot; or &quot;good fans&quot; or are &quot;bandwagon jumpers&quot; when they HAVEN'T HAD A TEAM TO FUCKING ROOT FOR FOR DECADES.</p><p>Most of them ARE fans of baseball...but why did they HAVE to root for any one team year after year when they have zero reason to?&nbsp; I'm sure they picked favorites in a series, or maybe for a season, but why the fuck should the root for a team for LIFE if they have zero connection to them?</p><p>Sports Nazi.</p>

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[Snoogans]

<p><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">but ultimately wasn't that into MLB</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>then
he didnt have a team. im not talkin about people who like baseball and
didnt really follow pro baseball. originially, i was specifically
talkin to a couple people. If someone&nbsp; had already had a favorite
team, not like your brother, who you said didnt care that much, they
shouldnt switch. period.you didnt switch&nbsp;</p>

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[TheMojoPin]

<p>Says who?!?</p><p>What if they were rooting fr that other team ONLY because they didn't have a hometown team, as I'm sure is the case with at least 90+% of Nats fans?</p>

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[Snoogans]

that doesnt matter, they should stick with the team they came up with.
if you just rooted for a team cause you didnt have one, after a few
years, i dont see how you could just dismiss that team<br />


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So by default, you're basically saying that teams like the Diamondbacks, Marlins and Rockies could ONLY have &quot;real fans&quot; that were born AFTER those teams were formed.

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[Snoogans]

or people who werent really that into MLB until the team came, like
your brother. people who, if you asked what their fave team was before
the nats, and gave you an answer, should not switch. Any fan of the
dbacks, marlins etc who would have said another team before them jumped
the bandwagon of that team. its ok i guess, alot of people do it, i
just dont see how they can just ditch teams<br />


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[TheMojoPin]

<p>Because they were rooting for that team ONLY because they didn't have a hometown team to root for.</p>

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[Snoogans]

so what, you root for a team for a couple years, how could you not feel alliance?<br />


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<p>Why can't you just admit your definition of &quot;bandwagoner&quot; is flawed? It doesn't make any sense..</p><p>I rooted for Boston because there was no team here...but now there's a team here...I still like Boston, but I don't live and die with them any more, and if they play, I'm rooting for the Nats....</p><p>Under your rules, I must still root for Boston, but If i don't root for my hometown team, I'm a bandwagoner...there's no way to not be a bandwagoner under your definition of the term..</p>

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[Snoogans]

like i said, band wagon isnt always cause a team is good. you can jump
for alot of reasons, that team is good, this team just came, my team
sucks, my favorite player just got traded there, etc.<br />


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<p><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">Under your rules, I must
still root for Boston, but If i don't root for my hometown team, I'm a
bandwagoner...there's no way to not be a bandwagoner under your
definition of the term..</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>when
did i say not rooting for a hometown team makes you a bandwagoner? im
sitting here tellin people not to switch to their hometown team if it
wasnt there first team. &nbsp;</p>

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all bandwagoning is is jumping teams. No matter why, if you change your favorite team, you jumped the bandwagon<br />


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<p>But one of the general definitions of bandwagoning is not rooting for your hometown team...thats what I meant to say....</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> </p><strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[El Mudo]

<p>Grrrrr...Enough of this...feel like im talking to a wall...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Back to the Nats...</p><p>Nats roll tonight 7-2....And Bulldog Eischen is about to start his rehab assignment...and we might be getting Hammonds back in the next couple weeks too....</p>

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<p>There are people in the DC area who will always love the Orioles -
growing up, some of my favorite memories were making the trek up to
Balmer and seeing games at Memorial Stadium. I grew up in an era of
Eddie Murray, Earl Weaver and Jim Palmer - what was not to love about
that? When they won the World Series in the 1980s I was in North Carolina at boarding school,
and me and a teacher from Ohio were hooting it up, thrilled for them. </p><p>Still
- the Orioles were not a home town team, and once I got into college, I
pretty much followed what was on television, because I wasn't in the DC
market. </p><p>Around 1994 I began seeing someone who was a huge
baseball fan - a transplant, who got me to go with her to Orioles
games. I also began taking my godson to games - they were &quot;his&quot; team
even though he lives further south in Virginia than I do. Cal Ripken
made it exciting, as did the fact that for a few years there the team
didnt suck. Camden Yards and the inner harbor also made it fun,
and for awhile I tried to believe that the Orioles were a Washington
baseball team. </p><p>Every summer since then me and the god boy have
gone there (he's now a starting pitcher for his nationally ranked
college baseball team), and I will always, always, always love that
franchise. However, the aspestos like stench of Peter Angelos has
soured my support for the Orioles, going long before the Nats came to
town. And while I'm happy for fans (like my godson &amp; Mikeyboy) who
are loving their current success, and from what I've seen they have a
good team on the field, I fell for the Nats from the moment it was
announced - much more than I ever thought I would. If it's Snoogin's
definition of &quot;bandwagon&quot; jumping, I'm comfortable with it. To me, it
just feels like things have finally been made right and I no longer
have to settle rooting for someone else's team.<br />
</p><p>About three months I was digging through a box of old childhood
shit to see if I could get rid of anything, and was stunned to come
across a Washington Senator's baseball hat that belonged to me when I
was maybe four or five years old (the same color and logo as the Nat's
hat, btw), which would have been around the time they left. </p><p>********</p><p>I
am just so proud of our guys right now! 7 games over 500 / still in 1st
place, with the Phillies in 2nd! Holy fuck!? A fun, hot summer!</p><p>Supposedly the NY Times ran a picture in the sports section on Monday of some Nats and said, <em>&quot;First in War...First in Peace...and First in the National League East.&quot; </em><strong>Wish our hometown paper had thought to do that!</strong><br />
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[spoon]

<p>&quot;You're talking about this area as if people are retards where it comes to baseball.&quot;</p><p>Nah, you've cornered that market in radio!&nbsp; You guys actually like Don and fucking Mike!&nbsp; Radio Retard at its finest.&nbsp; </p>

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<p>&quot;aight&quot;</p><p>Leave it to Snoogans to be the first person (at least white person) to ever type &quot;aight&quot;!</p>

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<p>&quot;my age improved&quot;</p><p>Snoogans, is this a surgery?&nbsp; How does one go about getting their age improved?&nbsp; You wacky bastard!</p>

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<p>If you were born on a space shuttle you should root for the Astros. Houston is the hometown of NASA. I supposed you could technically root for some Florida team since they launch from somewhere over there I think. </p><p>Or any of the Califonia teams because the shuttle lands at Edwards Air Force Base.</p>

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<p>You've got a good point. I think that we can all agree that space shuttle boy has many options. He's a lucky little boy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>P.S.&nbsp;</p><p>I've been meaning to type &quot;aight&quot; for weeks now but I&quot;m never sure how to spell it.&nbsp;</p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>Saw this morning Jamey Carroll was hurt...thats a bummer...so we'll have to go with Baerga at 2B for a while...</p><p>That really sucks about the schedule of games on WDCA...theyre only on like 3 days out of every week(I finally am able to see them now, I brought some Rabbitt Ears)...I wish I had DirecTV</p>

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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>Saw this morning Jamey Carroll was hurt...thats a bummer...so we'll have to go with Baerga at 2B for a while... <p>That really sucks about the schedule of games on WDCA...theyre only on like 3 days out of every week(I finally am able to see them now, I brought some Rabbitt Ears)...I wish I had DirecTV </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The only thing to do is go to every home game, and go to a good sports bar!<br /></p>

[Snoogans]

<p><font size="1" face="verdana" color="black">Leave it to Snoogans to be the first person (at least white person) to ever type &quot;aight&quot;!</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>wow man, i've only typed &quot;aight&quot; about 4 THOUSAND times on this board in the past. and alotta other whitey's say aight&nbsp;</p><p><font size="1" face="verdana" color="black">Snoogans, is this a surgery?&nbsp; How does one go about getting their age improved?&nbsp; You wacky bastard!</font>&nbsp;</p><p>i
saw that after i posted it, and realized it looked kind of stupid, but
in the spirit of fun and ball busting, unless i just misspelled a word,
i dont edit what i say if i fuck something up. That and it pisses me
off to no end when i make a funny joke about someones mistake and then
they edit it and now i went from funny to lookin like a damn
retard.&nbsp;</p>

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[HBox]

<font color="Navy"><font size="2">You guys just traded Tomo Ohka to the Brewers for
Junior Spivey. Too lazy to put up link, go to ESPN
yourself.</font><br />


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[El Mudo]

<p>Yeah i heard that at the hospital today....I think its a good deal, Ohka was unhappy, Sunny Kim has been pitching very very well out of the BP, and Cristian Guzman sucks so bad, I can't think of a strong enough negative term to characterize his play...</p><p>Carroll's hurt right now, and its obvious Baerga can do nothing but hit at this point...</p><p>I wonder if they'll put him at short when Vidro gets back?&nbsp; Maybe theyll platoon him with Guzman since Spivey's hitting .308 off of lefties....</p><p>*EDIT* We also picked up Ryan Drese off of waivers from Texas(he was their opening day starter but has since crapped the bed and subsequently was designated for assignment) and some schmo from Baltimore ive never heard of..</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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[El Mudo]

<p>9 in a row....whoo...</p><p>Although I sense some of it may be due to the Ewing Theory, I don't care...</p>

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<p>Un-be-weev-able...10 straight...11-1 on the homestand..yikes...</p><p>Tough series coming up though, first with LA, then Texas and then Pittsburgh..</p><p>Here's something that put a smile on my face...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; The team topped 1 million spectators Saturday night, and Sunday's crowd made for the largest season total attendance in D.C. baseball history. </p>

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[Bama]

I want to cry.<br />


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[El Mudo]

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[spoon]

<p>Hats off to your boys, they played a great series.&nbsp; I should say pitched a great series.&nbsp; Livan is out of his mind this year.&nbsp; Our only win came from one of our rookie starters.&nbsp; The Jays didn't have an extra base hit until the third game for crying out loud.&nbsp; Thank god for the O dog!&nbsp; Yet, congrats.&nbsp; The Nats look way better than I could ever imagined only one year removed from the Puerto Rico experiment.&nbsp; Now they need a good owner and get out of MLB's pocket.&nbsp; If they aren't sold before July 1st, don't expect them to make any roster moves since the league would have to pay.&nbsp; They need to sell that team yesterday.&nbsp; If&nbsp;MLB fucks up the Expo/Nat franchise's&nbsp;second chance in 20 years to&nbsp;contend,&nbsp;it would be a travesty.&nbsp; </p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>Nick Johnson's going to be out a week..another freakin injury...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Did you hear what happened t'other day spoon? someone broke into the player's parking lot and stole a bunch of stuff, broke into vehicles and stole Marlon Byrd's Escalade...</p><p>I love my District!!</p>

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[spoon]

I met MB with the Red Barons a few years back, and I have to say he's an asshole.&nbsp; Let's just say he may have had this coming to him.&nbsp; It might not even be as random as the authorities think.&nbsp; He does have great talent though.&nbsp; Will he actually use it?

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[El Mudo]

If Livan Hernandez and Chad Cordero don't make the All-Star team, its a crime against humanity...

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[spoon]

Just thank God they're pitchers bc if not they wouldn't have a chance in hell.&nbsp; Have you seen some of the players going to this game?&nbsp; The Jays will probably only send one, Halladay bc he's a pitcher as well.&nbsp;

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[TheMojoPin]

<p>GodDAMMIT, man.</p><p>Good game by the Nats, taking the Cubs in a close 4-3 win.</p><p>Hernandez allows TEN FUCKING HITS and all the Cubs can muster are 3 runs...their lineup is getting absurd!&nbsp; Derrek Lee never has ANYONE on base when he comes up at #3, and today just drove it home (unfortunately not literally) how devastating that is since he blasted a solo HR in the 6th with nobody on...and they lost by one fucking run.&nbsp; If only hack Corey &quot;K-Pat&quot; Patterson could stop dicking around and act like the a fucking leadoff hitter!&nbsp; Neifi Perez is only hitting around .280 in the second spot, but that combined with his stellar defense and he's done his job: holding the SS position for the injured Nomar.&nbsp; He wasn't supposed to be anything more then defensive/offesnive relief this year, so he's more than come through.&nbsp; Patterson is the REAL mess...they need to put the consistent Todd Walker up there, or at #2, and let Patterson bat further down around #8...his defense is still too good and the Cubs' outfield backup too light to actually bench him.</p><p>It's just such a letdown when a guy like Prior pulls of a great game, only allowing 6 hits and 3 runs and 7 K's and the offense can't come through(The pen had 12 K's all night!).&nbsp; The Cubs have the power, and they need to utilize it.</p>

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[Bama]

<p>I am sick and tired of this crap.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All the idiots who talk about sports for a living are saying that the Nats will fold. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SO FOLD ALREADY.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They've got to be right once in their lives. <br />
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[spoon]

<p>Yah yah yah.</p><p>Go TIDE!!!!</p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>I was talking about this with my Dad last night...We are really beginning to worry about some of Frank Robinson's managerial decisions...</p><p>*Sending John Patterson back out to pitch after a 2 hour rain delay</p><p>*Sending John Patterson back out to pitch when he had already thrown 108 times</p><p>*I know Livan is a workhorse, but he shouldn't be throwing 140 pitches in May</p><p>There's a couple other things I can't remember off the top of my head, but its something that really makes me feel uncomfortable, cause I like Big Frank...</p><p>I just can't shake the feeling it might cost us a play off series...</p>

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And Jamey Carroll should be playing every day....even when Guzman comes back...

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[HBox]

you guys traded for Preston Wilson.<br />


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[AppleBoy]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>All the idiots who talk about sports for a living are saying that the Nats will fold. <p>SO FOLD ALREADY.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They're still the Expos and there's still a little less than half a seson for them to fold in.&nbsp; Patience.</p><br />

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[WindowSill]

<p>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2107378</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Zach Day and J.J. Davis for Preston Wilson.</p><p>Dont know if they really needed him with Guillen, Church, and Sledge in the outfield, but hey, cant hurt...&nbsp;</p>


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[El Mudo]

<p>Well, Sledge isn't coming back this year....and Wilson's a FA after this year...Church is a lil banged up right now, but Wilson's another bat, and we needed one of those. Hell, we can put Wilkerson at First Base for a while until Nick Johnson comes back</p>

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<p>They're still the Expos and there's still a little less than half a seson for them to fold in.&nbsp; Patience.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This has been discussed and argued&nbsp;already...please stop calling them the Expos</p>

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We also signed Mike Stanton

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[AppleBoy]

<p><font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font></p>This has been discussed and argued&nbsp;already...please stop calling them the Expos <p>&nbsp;</p><p>It's just that I went and saw them play the Phillies this past Sunday and as much as I saw the Washington uniforms and wanted to believe that they're a different team, they still brought about the same sleep inducing disinterest that the Expos did.</p><p>I'm going to see a few Natspos games in DC later this month anyway.&nbsp; Maybe that will change things.</p><br />

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<p>but Wilson's another bat, </p><p>now if you could only move your home games to Coors Field he would be worth having.&nbsp; he is batting .224 on the road with 13 RBI...compared to .281 and 34 RBI at home.&nbsp; and he is due to get injured again any day now.&nbsp; not to mention how useless he is to me now in fantasy baseball.&nbsp; i didn't mind platooning him when he was home, but i had to cut him now.</p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>Well, he hit a HR to-day at least...still lost though..</p><p>Thank God the Mets beat the Braves despite the awfulness of Kris Benson...</p>

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<p>Wow...un be weev able...</p><p>They called balk...on Stanton..to end the game...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To end...the game...HE DIDN'T EVEN THROW A PITCH</p><p>And it was pretty obvious he didnt balk....he just threw to first, and they called a balk...I'm actually more stunned than angry....</p>

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[HBox]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">To end...the game...HE DIDN'T EVEN THROW A PITCH</font><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">Trust me. With Stanton, that's just a technicality. The result would have been the same if he had pitched.</font></font></p><p><font color="Navy"><font size="2">What
the hell is going on with Livan Hernandez? He was talking about
retiring after tonight's game. And not at the end of the season, he
meant NOW. EDIT: I read that wrong. He wants to have season ending knee surgery.</font></font><br />
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<font color=black>This message was edited by HBox on 7-21-05 @ 3:08 AM</font>

[El Mudo]

<p>I hear he was real pissed at being pulled from the game...Can't believe he hit 4 people...yikes...</p><p>And he did tweak his knee really badly against Milwaukee when he slipped on the mound....He could barely move out there...</p>

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<p>Here's the article</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2113602">http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2113602</a></p>

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<p>Well, I would assume today starts probably the most important series of the season...3 against the Braves...We should have Nick Johnson back tonight, which helps immensely, since we went in the toilet right when he got hurt and he was so clutch for us, but unfortunatley now have to deal with&nbsp;a banged up Jose Guillen...We really need a 3B...its obvious Vinny is too crippled to play every day any more, he can barely move out there</p><p>And how great has John Patterson been? Wow....its too bad he's got like 10 no-decisions....</p>

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[curtoid]

<font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><p>Well,
I would assume today starts probably the most important series of the
season...3 against the Braves...We should have Nick Johnson back
tonight, which helps immensely, since we went in the toilet right when
he got hurt and he was so clutch for us, but unfortunatley now have to
deal with a banged up Jose Guillen...We really need a 3B...its obvious
Vinny is too crippled to play every day any more, he can barely move
out there</p><p>And how great has John Patterson been? Wow....its too bad he's got like 10 no-decisions....</p>



<strong>....W</strong>Yeah - that is no
understatement about the importance of this series. As bad as July has
been, thank God we had that cushion, and thank God Atlanta has lost
when they did.&nbsp; STILL in first place, after two month - not too
shabby. But with two months to go, a roster that just won't heal, and
the Mets &amp; Phillies turning it up (and I can't count out the
Marlins just yet), I'm just really hoping we get a second wind and our
pitchers get the run support. That was just a crime what happened to
Patterson on Sunday, and this season. <br />


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[TheMojoPin]

<p>Well, given the NL WC standings, the thing that would help the Cubs most (4 games out)&nbsp;would be for the Braves to sweep the Nats...push Atlanta out of the race and DC 3 games down the charts...I really appreciate how well the Nats have done this year, but they seem to be on a slide down and out at this point, so teams behind in the WC would have a better shot against them in the race as opposed to the Braves.</p><p>But hey, as long as the NL East beats up on each other, I'm happy.&nbsp; Four of the five&nbsp;teams ahead of the Cubs (Braves, Nats, Mets and Phillies) are from that division.</p>

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[Snoogans]

LE EXPO!<br />


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[El Mudo]

<p>*sigh*</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well...we got swept...</p><p>But I'm not ready to panic just yet....for many reasons...</p><p>1) the most obvious, is that there is still two months of baseball left, and we play these douchebags nine more times I believe</p><p>2) most of these games were very close, one run games that were either decided by dumb errors we made, like Castilla's bad throw, or terrible Umpiring calls, like in the first game, where Luis Ayala clearly threw Andruw Jones a strike, and when&nbsp;Cristian Guzman beat out Wilson Betemit's throw...its tough enough to beat 9 guys, much less when they have two extra guys (the umpires) helping them out</p><p>I see our biggest problem is not as that tool Larry Bowa put it &quot;they were reading about how good they were&quot;, but as <strong>we have no one in the top of our line up that can get on base consistently</strong>. Wilkie strikes out way too much, i believe he leads the NL or is tied with Adam Dunn for the lead, Cristian Guzman is...well Cristian Guzman, and Endy Chavez couldn't hack it, so he was shipped out of town. If guys like Vidro and Nick Johnson and Guillen and Castilla are coming up with nobody on, big deal if they hit a double....</p><p>Our pitching has been superb lately, Livan, Loaiza, and John F. Patterson have all been unhittable lately, but if the offence is only putting up 2 runs a game, its just a waste, and its really putting too much heat on the bull pen, I really think Gary &quot;George Pickett&quot; Majewski might be running on empty, and the Bulldog Joey Eischen has really been scuffling as of late too...</p><p>Make us some good deals Bowden....This team deserves not to be fodder for more &quot;Why the Nats are Struggling&quot; stories....</p>

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<font color=black>This message was edited by El Mudo on 7-28-05 @ 10:52 PM</font>

[El Mudo]

Well of course the Expos never won after the break, but they don't exist any more

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<p>i am, in all cases</p><p>i was born in NH and lived there til i was
around 5. up there it was all red sox then, so all i really got into
was baseball and the sox. When i was either late 4/early 5 i moved to
Jersey and since i hadnt been into other sports yet, i ended up with
the giants, knicks (unfortunately), and Devils. </p><p>Plus my mom was from here, so she was a mets fan and liked the 3 other teams. so that helped with those 3</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Edit, why did you edit your question</p><p>&nbsp;</p>


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[El Mudo]

Meh...cause i thought of the second thing right after&nbsp;and thought it made the first thing irrelevant...

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<p>Well I finally made it out to a Nats game last night, with my Dad...</p><p>What can I say...it was awesome...Highlights:</p><p>-Our seats were awesome, Section 516, they were up high, but directly behind home plate, so we could see everything</p><p>-The heat...oh wow..the heat....when you combine the District in August with the concrete box that is Robert F. Kennedy Memorial....yikes....I baked like a Christmas Turkey</p><p>-Speaking of the heat, it also led to 4 Dodger home runs, the last of which caused me to heckle Hector Carrasco unmercifully</p><p>-Cesar Izturis made a great diving/falling catch on line drive at Short...</p><p>-Getting out of there was a pain in the ass, cause every shmo took the metro like we did, so it took us about 30 minutes just to get into the terminal</p><p>-Lot of hot chicks at the ball park, including one on the train back to West Greenbelt that was especially stunning</p><p>Overall, I had a heck of a good time, it was a fabulous game, The Nats made a furious comeback, but came up just a lil short...but i think its something ill remember for a long long time</p><p>-</p>

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they should do 1 dollar hot dog night like THEY used to do in Montreal<br />


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They're not in Montreal any more

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<p>they're playin like it</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Well...</p><p>-They have no one at the top of the line up that can get on base consistently</p><p>-Vinny Castilla is playing on one leg</p><p>-Cristian Guzman sucks</p><p>-And they have no owner</p><p>And in spite of all this, are still in contention</p>

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<p>Uh oh...its getting interesting at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial...</p><p>Teams have hit 7 home runs the last two games...</p>

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<p>Tonight's line for John Patterson</p><p>9 Innings</p><p>4 Hits</p><p>0 Runs</p><p>0 Walks</p><p>13 Strikeouts...</p><p>Woooooooooooo</p><p>Plus the Nats put up SEVEN RUNS....SEVEN RUNS....</p><p>If JP had any kind of run support with the way he's pitched this year, he'd have at least 12 wins...and no one is talking about him...</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/elm_sig.gif" border="0" /> <strong>....We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone!!

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<p>I was there! I was there! I was there!</p><p>The secret to Nats game - that place is so huge, that even with 35,000 people there, you can still get decent $7.00 tickets and move anywhere.</p><p>FIRST <strike>SEASON</strike> <strong>SERIES</strong> WIN SINCE ALL STAR BREAK!</p><p>FIRST GRAND SLAM HOME RUN FOR NATS!</p><p>John Patterson would easily have 12 wins if even half of those no decisions had gone his way. He's the bes - I love our pitching. It's our hitting once we get past the middle of the line-up that always bugs me (although, Guzmon finally came through, both offense and defense).&nbsp;</p><p>Glad it was on tv so more people could see it - all of them should be.</p><p>And FUCK the local DC news media for putting Redskins training camp as the lead story tonight! Both 4 and 7.&nbsp; I knew it was going to happen once football season came around, but come on - tonight of all nights, and you don't lead with the Nationals?!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/curtoid/surf.jpg" border="0" />

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<p><font size="0" face="verdana" color="black">FIRST SEASON WIN SINCE ALL STAR BREAK!</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>are you fuckin kidding?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>LE EXPO!!!!&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He meant first series win...</p><p>I love the place Curtoid, My seats were up in the 500's t'other night, but were so great, I didnt even need to move...</p><p></p><p>And FUCK the local DC news media for putting Redskins training camp as the lead story tonight! Both 4 and 7.&nbsp; I knew it was going to happen once football season came around, but come on - tonight of all nights, and you don't lead with the Nationals?!</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unfortunately, this is a football town, and everything will ALWAYS be second place to the Redskins...No matter how special...</p><p>But I think if we can put&nbsp;a winner out on the field, maybe people will start getting tired of having to pay 75$ for an obstructed view seat with 90,000 other dopes.</p>

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<p>And FUCK the local DC news media for putting Redskins training camp as the lead story tonight! Both 4 and 7.&nbsp; I knew it was going to happen once football season came around, but come on - tonight of all nights, and you don't lead with the Nationals?!</p><p>That's why I hate the Redskins.&nbsp; Did George and Sonny lead with the status of Joe Gibbs' bowels?&nbsp; Is he getting enough fiber? And how will that impact the team?</p>

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I love how Sonny picks the Redskins to win EVERY WEEK....

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<p>Big, Big win tonight for the Nats....beat Houston 6-5, led 6-1, almost gave it away...</p><p>It was ugly, but a win is a win...the streak of one run losses (13) is dead</p><p>I really like this Brandon Watson kid...a double and a homer tonight in his MLB debut. This lineup really needed a spark, and someone with speed, I look forward to seeing what he can do up here...he was hitting like .370 in New Orleans..Hopefully he can become the leadoff hitter that Endy Chavez and Brad Wilkerson couldn't be</p><p>1 game back of the Asstros for ye olde wild card...with Livan going to-morrow and then Ryan Drese...Livan has been scuffling lately, I think that knee is really killing him, and I'm not sure Ryan Drese is a National League pitcher. The guy is a sinkerballer who has good stuff, but he needs a lot of run support, which he isn't going to get from this team..although he did pretty well in his last start...</p><p>Guess we'll just have to wait and see...</p>

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<p>Back to within a game of Houston for the wild card after sweeping the Rockies....tied with Philadelphia, who we play in a 4-game series this week, followed by the Mets and Reds...who are really hot right now</p><p>Houston is slipping a lil bit....looks like their Offence is falling away again...got shut out by Pittsburgh to-day 8-0..and the Fish are a game back of us and the Phils...</p><p>This race is going right down to the wire..</p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=BigCoop" border="0" /><br />Powered by <a href="http://www.cgispy.com/">CGISpy.com</a> <strong>.... We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone And Fallon

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<p>Well...we went through a tough stretch there for a while...but the Nats are making their run...just took two out of three from the Phillies and looks like we are going to beat the Marlins to-day...</p><p>Our draft pick Ryan Zimmerman looks really good....and Marlon Byrd has been tearing it up since he got back...and as I write...he just hit a three run double...</p>

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<p>Chad Cordero&nbsp;is close to setting&nbsp;the club record for Saves...(44)...</p><p>He HAS to be considered for the Cy Young Award....He has NO shot of winning it, and he shouldn't....but he should at least be considered...</p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=BigCoop" border="0" /><br />Powered by <a href="http://www.cgispy.com/">CGISpy.com</a> <strong>.... We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone And Fallon

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I would say its more Chickenhawkish....

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<p>Damn!!</p><p>The boys will not go away....2.5 back after pullin' out the broom on the Mets...with certainly beatable San Diego comin' up....!!!!!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once upon a time<br />Not so long ago<br /><br />Tommy used to work on the docks<br />Union&rsquo;s been on strike<br />He&rsquo;s down on his luck...it&rsquo;s tough, so tough<br />Gina works the diner all day<br />Working for her man, she brings home her pay<br />For love - for love<br /><br />She says we&rsquo;ve got to hold on to what we&rsquo;ve got<br />&rsquo;cause it doesn&rsquo;t make a difference<br />If we make it or not<br />We&rsquo;ve got each other and that&rsquo;s a lot<br />For love - we&rsquo;ll give it a shot<br /><br />Whooah, we&rsquo;re half way there<br />Livin&rsquo; on a prayer<br />Take my hand and we&rsquo;ll make it - I swear<br />Livin&rsquo; on a prayer<br /><br />Tommy&rsquo;s got his six string in hock<br />Now he&rsquo;s holding in what he used<br />To make it talk - so tough, it&rsquo;s tough<br />Gina dreams of running away<br />When she cries in the night<br />Tommy whispers baby it&rsquo;s okay, someday<br /><br />We&rsquo;ve got to hold on to what we&rsquo;ve got<br />&rsquo;cause it doesn&rsquo;t make a difference<br />If we make it or not<br />We&rsquo;ve got each other and that&rsquo;s a lot<br />For love - we&rsquo;ll give it a shot<br /><br /><br /><br />We&rsquo;ve got to hold on ready or not<br />You live for the fight when it&rsquo;s all that you&rsquo;ve got</p>

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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>The boys will not go away....2.5 back after pullin' out the broom on the Mets...with certainly beatable San Diego comin' up....!!!!!!!! However this falls, this has been a great season with all the earmarks of an exciting finish.<br />

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<p>Well...its been a hell of a run...but it looks like the season is over...The duct tape and glue couldn't hold out forever...injuries killed this team...bottom line...between Livan's bad knee, Castilla's horrible knee, Guillen's bad shoulder, ankle and hamstring, Patterson's viruses and arm problems, Luis Ayala's messed up shoulder, Ryan Church's concussions(he was never the same after destroying himself on that wall in Pittsburgh)&nbsp;and Nick Johnson's heel, we just couldn't keep it up...The bullpen got worn out (way way way way way too many innings from Majewski and Ayala who, thank God, are still pretty young) and eventually we were down to a rotation of Hernandez, Loaiza, Patterson and Pray for Rain..hell we even had Hector Carrasco of all people starting games down the stretch...</p><p>I think the future looks bright...Ryan Zimmerman has shown he can play big league ball, and should platoon with Vinny next year as they phase him out...Maybe Ian Desmond will have a big spring and supplant Cristian Guzman at short...I'd love to see Brandon Watson develop into the leadoff hitter we never had(which really really really killed us in the long run BTW...we had absolutely no leadoff hitter, therefore no one to get on for Vidro, Guillen, Wilkerson, Johnson etc to drive in...getting someone like Ichiro, while probably impossible, would have been a great addition)...and our bullpen is still really young...Majewski is a rookie, Cordero is in second year i believe, and Ayala is in his third..</p><p>With a new owner, and the money we gain by losing Preston Wilson and maybe some other dead weight...I think we might be able to make a run next year...and make it...</p><p>Just to bring this up....I read an interesting little discussion question in George Solomon's sunday column in the Post a few weeks back...where exactly is all the money the Nats made this year going? Would(or should?)&nbsp;MLB ever open up the books and tell us who is getting what? That's a pretty intruiging subject I don't know we'll ever get the answer to....</p><img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=BigCoop" border="0" /><br />Powered by <a href="http://www.cgispy.com/">CGISpy.com</a> <strong>.... We haven't seen the sun since '71</strong>Thanks Monsterone And Fallon

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<p>They entertained us quite well this year.&nbsp; If only there were more stories like this, and the ending came out a little better.&nbsp; In the end it looks like the same old shit in MLB (Atlanta, NYY, Boston, LAA).&nbsp; It sure as hell isn't the NFL, but then again, George doesn't run that league.</p><p>Here's to next year for both our young teams!&nbsp; </p>

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[curtoid]

It's been a lot of fun. I am so happy for this team - for the city. Everywhere, from &quot;the hood,&quot; to the malls in the suburbs, you see pride for this team. Of course there should have been a better end to things, but when you do look at the injuries, and the NL East, it's amazing they held on until one week before the end of the season. I hope in the off season that they can bring in some training staff that can work on getting the guys in better condition to withstand the injuries.&nbsp;

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I got to see two Nats games vs. Houston at the end of July and I have to say that the team is in a much better situation than they were in in Montreal.&nbsp; The fans were great and supported the team well.&nbsp; Hopefully this will keep up after the novelty of having a team back in DC wears off.&nbsp; That being said, I'm looking forward to coming back down and seeing a few games once the new stadium gets built.

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<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2251887" target="_blank">Congratulations Nationals. You just got Alfonso Soriano!</a><br />

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Well, somebody had to be dumb enough to take him off the Rangers' hands.

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<p>
With <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3666">Jose Vidro</a> already entrenched at second base, it's believed the Nationals will move Soriano to left field.</p><p>Hmmm. Didn't the Yanks want him to play the outfield?</p><p>And the Rangers? And that was one of the reasons why they traded him?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I haven't seen him everyday since his Yankee days. But I always remember one thing about Soriano.</p><p>Slider, low and away. &nbsp;</p>

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[El Mudo]

<p>Shouldn't this have been in the off season moves thread? <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/rolleyes.gif" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But the whole deal rests on them getting Soriano to play the outfield, which he has been reluctant to do in the past....</p><p>The
only saving grace is that the guy is a hell of a hitter, and they
really didn't give up that much for him...Wilkerson is pretty good, but
the fact he strikes out as much or even more as Soriano does makes the
deal on that front a wash...&quot;Percy&quot; Sledge is coming off a torn
hamstring...and who cares about a Class A pitcher? (We've got better
pitching prospects anyway)</p><p>Soriano, Vidro, Guillen in the middle
of that lineup sounds really good....We still need a leadoff
hitter...(maybe Brandon Watson can find his stroke again but who
knows...or maybe its time to begin the Ian Desmond experiment, since
apparently the Ryan Zimmerman experiment is already in full swing)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And we still need an Owner...DC Council vote on the stadium lease deal is Dec 20...&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He ain't getting 30 HR next year while they are at RFK.</p>


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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><p>Shouldn't this have been in the off season moves thread? <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/rolleyes.gif" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>yeh but unfortunately at least for me whenever i go to that thread it's not working</p><p>but i don't think he will do well at rfk maybe the new stadium will be better for him </p>

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<p>Buster Olney was saying on his Insider Blog today that Vidro may get shipped out to Kansas City...</p><p>For
who...God only knows...he was reporting that Allard Baird was saying he
was &quot;close to getting a high profile second baseman&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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