GDT#4, 4/4/'14: Braves (Hale) @ Nationals (Zimmerman) 1:05 PM

[yeezus]

I honestly don't know if you are one of the people who doesn't mind all the strikeouts?

Huh? He's not a huge K guy.

 

[Murphfan]

If Evan ever stops chasing that hook outside, I'll start looking for the horsemen of the apocalypse.

 

[Dalyn]

Doumit? Okay.

 

[yeezus]

Man that ball ate Uggla up. Are you watching or just following gameday?

Who?

He should have made the play.

 

[Dunit24]

Im getting worried our offense is even more homerun or nothing this year. Depending too much on the pitching as well.

Lets hope that changes soon.

 

[jpx7]

the wonderful jpx

Just wanted to highlight the salient part of your post.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Huh? He's not a huge K guy.

I know. Clearly you value contact from the hitters, yes? I know some people don't mind the feast or famine lineup we have. I prefer a guy who gives the team a chance by putting the ball in play.

 

[Dalyn]

Walden clearly not hurt. Fredi is so weird.

 

[mossy]

 

[Lville21]

Danny Espinosa the dbag.

 

[chopdrew]

I know. Clearly you value contact from the hitters, yes? I know some people don't mind the feast or famine lineup we have. I prefer a guy who gives the team a chance by putting the ball in play.

A know a lot of people think it's a waste to swing at a borderline pitch just to try to "put it in play." You rob yourself of a chance to walk by swinging at a bad ball trying to sneak one through somewhere. I think we lose the objective of a half-inning when we make the mistake of thinking that a strikeout is different than any other sort of out. "Putting one in play" may net you one run with a runner at third, but playing for one run is a suckers bet, particularly early in the game. An out is an out. You only get three an inning. Get mad when they happen, regardless of whether or not contact is involved...

 

[Lville21]

Fredi running through pitchers in what could easily be an extra innings game.

 

[jsebe10]

Danny Espinosa the dbag.

He's such a p*ssy fart. Hate him.

 

[TURBO]

Why the Nats booing?

 

[yeezus]

I know. Clearly you value contact from the hitters, yes? I know some people don't mind the feast or famine lineup we have. I prefer a guy who gives the team a chance by putting the ball in play.

I think our lineup, feast or famine or not, is good and will produce. I appreciate the consistent hard contact CJ makes because that's his version of production. I think Ks are generally focused on too much, and putting the ball in play is overrated because of the bad things that can happen. Strikeouts can be very frustrating, especially with like a man on 2nd or 3rd. DPs suck too.

 

[jsebe10]

Why the Nats booing?

Espinosa.

 

[gilesfan]

Taking out Walden is beyond stupid here. You know with the hole Walden is sick vs. lefties thing.

 

[Tapate50]

Fredi running through pitchers in what could easily be an extra innings game.

I made a great post about that earlier and it fell flat. Don't bother.

I do it for tha thanks.

 

[Dalyn]

Fredi running through pitchers in what could easily be an extra innings game.

But he has to figure out a way to pitch Carpenter in the 8th. It is hard work, getting your 8th-inning guy quality 8th-inning work. You only have 162 8th innings in a season.

 

[mossy]