Official Orioles and Nationals Thread 2012

Time off definitely would have been better for the kid, but I'm not going to be pissed. Glad Desmond decided to skip being he has that nagging oblique injury.

So Harper makes the ASG as a replacement for Stanton. Anybody suprised? I might be in the minority amongst fellow Nats fans here, but I think the time off with his family might have served him better. Sure it's exciting that a 19 year old position player that plays for my favorite team is making it (youngest ever position player in history!) but I think this move is more about the hype than the "crazy" stats he's putting up. I'll still be watching but I agree more with Davey Johnson than I do with all my fellow fans that are stoked to see him become an All-Star at 19.

I'm with you too

I'd rather Strasburg be home resting than Harper. But either way, hopefully this is the first of many for both

Halfway point and the Nats have the best record in the NL. Amazing. My Mets and Braves will hopefully catch up. Davey Johnson is doing an amazing job and the fact Zim, Werth and Morse havent really done anything or been healthy is crazy. I think the "quiet" difference makers on this team Desmond with the bat, Espinosa with his defense, and Edwin Jackson. Jackson is an innings eater and imo always an underrated pitcher. I thought that was a great move behind the brillant Gio move in the offseason.

Question, do you shut down Stausburg if your in first place come September? I dont see how you can.

Final thought on the first half, Andrew McCutchen is the MVP and best player in baseball right now. Just think of the attention if he played in a major market, but ya hear nothing about the guy. He is the man.

If it were me I probably would have skipped a couple of Strasburg's starts. Like maybe during interleague play

Nationals should take no chances with Stephen Strasburg’s innings limit - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/nationals-should-take-no-chances-with-stephen-strasburgs-innings-limit/2012/07/05/gJQAbS6TQW_story_1.html)

I say skip starts and see how far they can get. Winning the pennant doesnt happen every year

Ozzie Guillen calls Bryce Harper ‘unprofessional’ after pine tar spat - Nationals Journal - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/ozzie-guillen-calls-bryce-harper-unprofessional-after-pine-tar-spat/2012/07/15/gJQAFKT2mW_blog.html)

Zumbrano is pitching tonight, whats the chances Bryce gets hit?

lucky to win 100 games between both teams. and nice pic grillz

July 18

July 18Haha, for some reason I was recently thinking about this post as well. I still don't know if it will last but this has been one exciting summer!

My dad and I always get the 5 game mini plan at the beginning of the season, but this year we also decided to spring for the 3 game mid-season plan (http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/was/ticketing/midseason.jsp).
It's a pretty good deal: 3 tickets (tix have to be for 1 game in July, 1 in August, & 1 in Sept/Oct) plus a voucher for a hat at the team store. We didn't even realize until we got everything in the mail that you actually get one voucher per ticket instead of just one for the whole transaction.
For the past few seasons we've been avoiding philly games because of their annoying fans, but this time around we purposely picked one. Should be a blast!

What a comeback by Atlanta wow