I am glad that Ovie did not win the MVP last night. It would have rang a little hollow after our terrible playoff performance. Double for Mike Green as he turned in his 2nd stinker of a post-season.
I am glad that Theodore won the Masterton trophy. Nothing can make up for what he’s been through, but at least he was honored by everyone associated in the NHL for his courage in dealing with a situation that as a parent is something I cannot fathom.
I do think it’s cool that Ovie won the Lindsay/Pearson trophy. It’s hard to say that anyone in the game is better than him and to get the award from his peers for the 3rd year in a row, something only done previously by Gretsky and LaFleur, is pretty sweet.
Frankly though, as a Caps fan, I’m sick of the individual awards – I want a parade and from here forward, it will be interesting to see what GMGM and Leonsis do to improve the team so that next year, none of us will give a damn about the NHL awards because we will still be drunk off our Stanley Cup victory champagne.
Double vision: Strasburg was masterful again yesterday and it wasn’t even his best day. I will say that it was amazing how many hits the Royals got off of him with an 0-2 or 1-2 count. It makes me think that Strasburg should make some of these hitters go fishing for some bad pitches when he is so far ahead in the count.
All the same, the Nats had two great opportunities to tie the game up or get ahead and blew it.
Inexcusable.
Our bats are absolutely dead. What the hell is going on?
Somebody who knows a lot more about baseball than me has to do something about the lineup because when all these guys come up, everyone has good stats on t.v. Zimmerman, Dunn and Willingham are a very good 3 through 5. Nyjer Morgan is supposed to be a good lead off man and Guzman is a perfect 2nd spot in the lineup. Rodriguez has been very efficient with his swing and is batting a high percentage while Desmond has been clutch and Bernadina’s average has been rising for 2 weeks.
Yet still no runs.
What gives?
It’s nice to see good crowds at the park even when Strasburg is not pitching. It’s amazing how one man is making everyone pay more attention.
The Nats have not quit, nor has anyone quit on them. Maybe someone can sacrifice a chicken or something to resurrect our bats.
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