Wow, they really have a hell of a team on paper. Even better than last year when they had the best team on paper. No excuses in 2015. At least the Giants probably won't make the playoffs this year
Fukkers have taken 2 Tigers pitchers in the last 2 years.
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jjgold
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#5
Bearing any injuries Washington nationals are basically a lock to get to the World Series
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ZetaPsi808
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#6
their offense gets shutdown in the postseason tho every year
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Fidel_CashFlow
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#7
Originally posted by ZetaPsi808
their offense gets shutdown in the postseason tho every year
their offense mayonly have to put up 3 runs a game if the playoff starters go like this ...
Game 1. Strasburg
Game 2 Scherzer
Game 3. Zimmerman
Game 4. Gonzalez
Game 5. Strasburg
Game 6. Scherzer
Game 7. Zimmerman
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No coincidences
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#8
Originally posted by ZetaPsi808
their offense gets shutdown in the postseason tho every year
This.
A bunch of white-trash losers on this team.
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NYSportsGuy210
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11-07-09
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#9
Marlins and Jose Fernandez will challenge them as a wild card.
If the Mets were smart enough to get Dee Gordon ( F U Alderson) then they would be the team to challenge them.
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ZetaPsi808
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09-18-08
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#10
Originally posted by Fidel_CashFlow
their offense mayonly have to put up 3 runs a game if the playoff starters go like this ...
Game 1. Strasburg
Game 2 Scherzer
Game 3. Zimmerman
Game 4. Gonzalez
Game 5. Strasburg
Game 6. Scherzer
Game 7. Zimmerman
the giants shut them down 2 years in a row. a few games in those series the nats scored 1 run. lmao
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smitch124
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05-19-08
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#11
7 Years, is this thing $200 million?
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d2bets
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#12
Should be a near-lock for the division but anything beyond that is a crapshoot.
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jjgold
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#13
Why even watch the season?
I don't watch baseball until late September
It has to be the worst professional sport right now to watch
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pinnerpsk
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#14
Nats lost Laroche this offseason. Gonna be a big loss.
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EaglesPhan36
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#15
Originally posted by jjgold
Why even watch the season?
I don't watch baseball until late September
It has to be the worst professional sport right now to watch
NBA has that locked up and has had that locked up for at least a decade.
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Mr KLC
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#16
Zimmerman, or Fister will probably get traded by the trade deadline. Both have one year left on their contracts, and the Nationals will want to get something in return. Scherzer is just insurance for when they lose one, or both of them.
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daneblazer
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#17
They'll be in the Phillies situation in a few years. In the mean time they'll be pretty good
if its +750 in March when i get out to Vegas i may take the Nationals.
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Big Bear
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#22
Originally posted by broadway6
Nats are trading zimmerman
for who and why?
I say trade Strasburg before trading Zimmerman. Or hell even trade Gio before trading Zimmerman.
I love Zimmerman he is the most consistent pitcher they have!
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broadway6
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#23
Originally posted by Big Bear
for who and why?
I say trade Strasburg before trading Zimmerman. Or hell even trade Gio before trading Zimmerman.
I love Zimmerman he is the most consistent pitcher they have!
nats can't afford all those contracts. Stras and Harper will be getting fat contracts soon. I believe their shortstop will too.
Side note I rather have a younger Zimmerman than pay scherzer
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d2bets
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#24
Originally posted by broadway6
nats can't afford all those contracts. Stras and Harper will be getting fat contracts soon. I believe their shortstop will too.
Side note I rather have a younger Zimmerman than pay scherzer
Yeah, but they can probably get a nice haul for Zimmerman.
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broadway6
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#25
Originally posted by d2bets
Yeah, but they can probably get a nice haul for Zimmerman.
100% would love to see the Cards trade for him, but they won't.
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TheLock
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#26
Originally posted by NYSportsGuy210
Marlins and Jose Fernandez will challenge them as a wild card.
If the Mets were smart enough to get Dee Gordon ( F U Alderson) then they would be the team to challenge them.
The Mets need way more than Dee Gordon to help their offense.
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No coincidences
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#27
Originally posted by broadway6
wow. What's wrong with you?
Stras and Harper are choke artists.
Like you said, Zimmerman's better anyway, yet they'll trade him. This is a loser franchise that didn't get better with this acquisition. Should deal SS, but they won't because he's the "star," even though in reality he's a No. 3.
$180 million for a guy with one career complete game. Yeah, good luck with that.
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broadway6
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#28
Originally posted by No coincidences
Stras and Harper are choke artists.
Like you said, Zimmerman's better anyway, yet they'll trade him. This is a loser franchise that didn't get better with this acquisition. Should deal SS, but they won't because he's the "star," even though in reality he's a No. 3.
$180 million for a guy with one career complete game. Yeah, good luck with that.
i don't know if you can call them a losing franchise. They just haven't learned how to win in the post season.....but you can say the same about most franchises..
i'm not a huge SS fan myself...i would trade him as well.
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Big Bear
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#29
Originally posted by No coincidences
Stras and Harper are choke artists.
Like you said, Zimmerman's better anyway, yet they'll trade him. This is a loser franchise that didn't get better with this acquisition. Should deal SS, but they won't because he's the "star," even though in reality he's a No. 3.
$180 million for a guy with one career complete game. Yeah, good luck with that.
how dare you say Bryce Harper is a choke artist???!
go back and watch the playoff series against San Francisco.
dude was ballin hard... he is a clutch player!
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No coincidences
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#30
Originally posted by Big Bear
how dare you say Bryce Harper is a choke artist???!
go back and watch the playoff series against San Francisco.
dude was ballin hard... he is a clutch player!
Even with that series, he's a .200 career postseason hitter with a .238 slugging %. And overall, his numbers just aren't very good. Overhyped. Harper and Stras both.
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packerd_00
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#31
The offense is still rubbish though,they couldn't get anything done against SF.
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broadway6
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#32
Originally posted by packerd_00
The offense is still rubbish though,they couldn't get anything done against SF.
i didn't see any team "get anything done" against the giants in the playoffs..
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packerd_00
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#33
Originally posted by broadway6
i didn't see any team "get anything done" against the giants in the playoffs..
Alot more was expected from the Nationals,the pitching wasn't the problem last year.
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lyon804
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11-02-09
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#34
I read the deal is 7 yr 210M 14 yrs paid at 15M. That is a lot of deferred money to be paying a guy later on especially if he breaks down and no ring is won. Imagine paying 15M for 7 yrs after the guy has moved on to other things.
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stealthyburrito
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05-12-09
21562
#35
Basically assures Zimmermann is gone.
They knew he was leaving anyway (wants to go home), perhaps trade him now and get something in return.