wow is baseball great or what:
Francisco Liriano is the first pitcher in the history of baseball to have the 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 10 K line

Cespedes 1st chance of the year an error. LOL.

Nats depth may be tested here. Ben Revere out of the game in the 4th inning. No word on anything yet. Michael A Taylor in the game....

Harper and Murphy with solo homers so far.

(04-04-2016 04:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats depth may be tested here. Ben Revere out of the game in the 4th inning. No word on anything yet. Michael A Taylor in the game....

Harper and Murphy with solo homers so far.

Referring back to my concern about Baker and stolen bases: Rendon in his first at bat gets a one out hit. Then gets picked off. Then Harper hits it out. I really hope he wasn't looking to steal. I'm not sure anyone should ever look to steal with Harper at bat.

Giants with a nice opening game. Bumgarner still had the flu and it showed. He wasn't sharp, although he somehow managed to K the side in his last inning. Predictability the lineup was relentless (with the caveat that it was against the Brewers in Miller Park). Duffy hit an early HR and then Span, Panik and Posey went back to back to back.

(04-04-2016 05:14 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 04:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats depth may be tested here. Ben Revere out of the game in the 4th inning. No word on anything yet. Michael A Taylor in the game....

Harper and Murphy with solo homers so far.

Referring back to my concern about Baker and stolen bases: Rendon in his first at bat gets a one out hit. Then gets picked off. Then Harper hits it out. I really hope he wasn't looking to steal. I'm not sure anyone should ever look to steal with Harper at bat.

very much agree with that

(04-04-2016 05:14 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 04:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats depth may be tested here. Ben Revere out of the game in the 4th inning. No word on anything yet. Michael A Taylor in the game....

Harper and Murphy with solo homers so far.

Referring back to my concern about Baker and stolen bases: Rendon in his first at bat gets a one out hit. Then gets picked off. Then Harper hits it out. I really hope he wasn't looking to steal. I'm not sure anyone should ever look to steal with Harper at bat.

It was a pick off that looked like it was actually a balk. Was on a lead off and not a steal....

Scherzer pitching well- 2 solo homers in 6 innings.

(04-04-2016 05:15 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  Giants with a nice opening game. Bumgarner still had the flu and it showed. He wasn't sharp, although he somehow managed to K the side in his last inning. Predictability the lineup was relentless (with the caveat that it was against the Brewers in Miller Park). Duffy hit an early HR and then Span, Panik and Posey went back to back to back.

Yeah, small sample sizes and all, but nice start. Your love for Duffy looks well placed. And I see he wasn't batting 3rd as you feared (although I think it would probably be ok). Anyway, with the way you guys were hitting today the order probably wouldn't have mattered.

And the Brewers? How depressing is it when your #1 walks out of opening day with an ERA of 9?

(04-04-2016 05:20 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 05:14 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 04:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats depth may be tested here. Ben Revere out of the game in the 4th inning. No word on anything yet. Michael A Taylor in the game....

Harper and Murphy with solo homers so far.

Referring back to my concern about Baker and stolen bases: Rendon in his first at bat gets a one out hit. Then gets picked off. Then Harper hits it out. I really hope he wasn't looking to steal. I'm not sure anyone should ever look to steal with Harper at bat.

It was a pick off that looked like it was actually a balk. Was on a lead off and not a steal....

OK. I know it was a lead off, but didn't know if he was looking to steal and leaning the wrong way or edging too far out.

45 minutes to Kershaw's first pitch...

ETA: By my clock, not whatever weird time zone csnbbs seems to be in.

Nats just had a dp turned due to the new rules. guy from the Braves slid to try to break up a DP and slid past the bag. umpire called it a dp even though the runner was saf at 1st..

(04-04-2016 05:23 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 05:15 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  Giants with a nice opening game. Bumgarner still had the flu and it showed. He wasn't sharp, although he somehow managed to K the side in his last inning. Predictability the lineup was relentless (with the caveat that it was against the Brewers in Miller Park). Duffy hit an early HR and then Span, Panik and Posey went back to back to back.

Yeah, small sample sizes and all, but nice start. Your love for Duffy looks well placed. And I see he wasn't batting 3rd as you feared (although I think it would probably be ok). Anyway, with the way you guys were hitting today the order probably wouldn't have mattered.

And the Brewers? How depressing is it when your #1 walks out of opening day with an ERA of 9?

Yeah totally. It was just nice to see a good lineup come in and do what they're supposed to do against a bad team in a good hitters park. I gotta give Bumgarner credit for going out there while still recovering from the flu. I had a regular cold a couple weeks ago and I was basically out of it for a few days. These guys are tough.

Trying to watch the Nats game, but unfortunately NC is in a black out area for Nats games. It's such a pain

(04-04-2016 05:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats just had a dp turned due to the new rules. guy from the Braves slid to try to break up a DP and slid past the bag. umpire called it a dp even though the runner was saf at 1st..

slid past, as in to the side of the bag and right at the fielder?

(04-04-2016 05:33 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 05:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats just had a dp turned due to the new rules. guy from the Braves slid to try to break up a DP and slid past the bag. umpire called it a dp even though the runner was saf at 1st..

slid past, as in to the side of the bag and right at the fielder?

yep... 1st one that I've seen so far...

(04-04-2016 05:34 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 05:33 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(04-04-2016 05:30 PM)stever20 Wrote:  Nats just had a dp turned due to the new rules. guy from the Braves slid to try to break up a DP and slid past the bag. umpire called it a dp even though the runner was saf at 1st..

slid past, as in to the side of the bag and right at the fielder?

yep... 1st one that I've seen so far...

that's good. Not only is player safety the most important thing, but the job of a base runner is to run to a base. Breaking up a DP by going after a fielder doesn't really make a lot of sense. Especially when you remember that by the time he goes into his slide he's already out. So basically these fielders were getting taken out by a guy who should no longer even be on the field

Dodgers lineup:
Utley
Seager
Turner
Gonzalez
Puig
Crawford
Pederson
Ellis
Kershaw

Utley as leadoff is a terrible idea. It should be Pederson, but I think they're trying to keep the pressure off after last season's second half and his efforts to correct this spring. I wouldn't want Turner in the 3 hole but since they've got Utley leading off, and his pathetic OBP will throw all the numbers off, it doesn't really matter. When Grandal and Kendrick are back (first homestand) this will change. I'm a little bummed that Roberts is playing this so old school but whatever, play ball.

from the where have you heard this before....
the Nats bullpen just blew a game.

(04-04-2016 06:01 PM)stever20 Wrote:  from the where have you heard this before....
the Nats bullpen just blew a game.

Not yet...

Braves trying to outdo the Nats by blowing a save!

And they do it!!! Now, Rendon, a possible goat from his 1st inning base running blunder, has a chance to be a hero. Nope - flied out.

(04-04-2016 05:55 PM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Dodgers lineup:
Utley
Seager
Turner
Gonzalez
Puig
Crawford
Pederson
Ellis
Kershaw

Utley as leadoff is a terrible idea. It should be Pederson, but I think they're trying to keep the pressure off after last season's second half and his efforts to correct this spring. I wouldn't want Turner in the 3 hole but since they've got Utley leading off, and his pathetic OBP will throw all the numbers off, it doesn't really matter. When Grandal and Kendrick are back (first homestand) this will change. I'm a little bummed that Roberts is playing this so old school but whatever, play ball.

So there you go. Terrible OBP guy Chase Utley goes and hits a double to lead off the year for LA. Seager knocks him in. Ginger Jesus sacrifices him over and Gonzo singles him in. Then Puig strikes out on three pitches. Just like I figured!

ETA: No, I'm not going to do play by play. Just the first at bat, cuz I know swoosh loves him some Dodger Blue.

Daniel Murphy looks really good in a Nats uniform. 2-3 with a homer and a double and 2 rbi.