Comments on: Don’t look now, but here come your Washington Nationals, roaring toward .500 http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/ In-your-face baseball commentary Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SpankyBarlow http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/comment-page-1/#comment-52875 SpankyBarlow Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:58:04 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1169#comment-52875 Good thing they don't face the Diamond Backs again cause Arizona beat them BIG in 6 of 7 games. Good thing they don’t face the Diamond Backs again cause Arizona beat them BIG in 6 of 7 games.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/comment-page-1/#comment-52874 Coley Ward Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:35:50 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1169#comment-52874 Here's what Yahoo! Sports writer Jeff Passan had to say about the Nationals' pitching staff before the start of the 2007 season: Their projected starting rotation was 2-13 last season. Oh, no, not their No. 5 starter. Their entire rotation. John Patterson was hurt and went 1-2. Shawn Hill spent most of the season at Double-A and went 1-3 in the major leagues. Matt Chico split the season between Class A and Double-A and will make his big-league debut this year. Jerome Williams went 0-2. Tim Redding went 0-6. The quintet pitched 120 1/3 big-league innings, or less than Jered Weaver, who wasn't called up for good until July. And that does not including Jason Simontacchi, who had won a rotation spot before getting injured. Simontacchi spent last season in the independent Atlantic League, which is about as far from the big leagues as Chico's Bail Bonds. Here’s what Yahoo! Sports writer Jeff Passan had to say about the Nationals’ pitching staff before the start of the 2007 season:

Their projected starting rotation was 2-13 last season. Oh, no, not their No. 5 starter. Their entire rotation.

John Patterson was hurt and went 1-2. Shawn Hill spent most of the season at Double-A and went 1-3 in the major leagues. Matt Chico split the season between Class A and Double-A and will make his big-league debut this year. Jerome Williams went 0-2. Tim Redding went 0-6. The quintet pitched 120 1/3 big-league innings, or less than Jered Weaver, who wasn’t called up for good until July.

And that does not including Jason Simontacchi, who had won a rotation spot before getting injured. Simontacchi spent last season in the independent Atlantic League, which is about as far from the big leagues as Chico’s Bail Bonds.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/comment-page-1/#comment-52873 Paul Moro Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:45:16 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1169#comment-52873 He's been healthy... Two years ago... I just don't understand it. He has "successful" right forearm surgery in 2006 which was supposed to have him back during that season. Never happened. And come 2007, he gets rocked to the tune of a 7.47 ERA over seven starts and goes on the DL with a "sore bicep". Dude, I've had sore biceps before. Especially the day after I do ten push-ups (once a year). It doesn't take me three months to recover. He’s been healthy… Two years ago…

I just don’t understand it. He has “successful” right forearm surgery in 2006 which was supposed to have him back during that season. Never happened. And come 2007, he gets rocked to the tune of a 7.47 ERA over seven starts and goes on the DL with a “sore bicep”. Dude, I’ve had sore biceps before. Especially the day after I do ten push-ups (once a year). It doesn’t take me three months to recover.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/comment-page-1/#comment-52877 Nick Kapur Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:05:59 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1169#comment-52877 Yeah, but when is John Patterson ever healthy? Yeah, but when is John Patterson ever healthy?

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/08/08/dont-look-now-but-here-come-your-washington-nationals-roaring-toward-500/comment-page-1/#comment-52876 Paul Moro Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:13:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=1169#comment-52876 Let's not forget John Patterson. When healthy, he can be a pretty good #2 or #3 starter. The Nationals pitchers just need to trust that they can afford to make mistakes because of their home park. Limit your waks and they'll be OK. Let’s not forget John Patterson. When healthy, he can be a pretty good #2 or #3 starter. The Nationals pitchers just need to trust that they can afford to make mistakes because of their home park. Limit your waks and they’ll be OK.

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