$15.1 million dollars and 15.1 million reasons why Mike Rizzo and Jim Riggleman are complete morons.
9.02.2010
Stephen Strasburg Hindsight is 20/20
9.01.2010
Nyjer Morgan Will Charge Your Mound
Nyjer Morgan does not take kindly to getting hit by a pitch. Or having fastballs whizzing behind him.
The Washington Nationals leadoff hitter charged the mound Wednesday after a Chris Volstad pitch sailed behind him, igniting a bench-clearing brawl during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 victory.
Morgan has had a hell of a week. It all started Tuesday night, when he separated Florida catcher Brett Hayes' shoulder during a 10th inning collision at home plate. Slow down there, Pete Rose.
Then in the fourth inning of Wednesday night's contest, Volstad nailed him with a pitch. Nyjer then stole second and third with his team trailing 14-3. Two innings later, Volstad let his first pitch sail behind Morgan, who promptly charged the mound. That's about when the shit hit the fan.
"I saw him running out," said Volstad. "Obviously he’s not coming out there to talk."
Morgan swung and missed at the pitcher’s face before Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez clothes-lined him (awesome move) knocking off his helmet as he fell to the ground. Benches cleared as both managers yelled at each other during the melee.
Morgan, who is currently appealing a seven-game suspension for throwing a ball at a fan in the stands in Philadelphia on Aug. 21, also tried to crush St. Louis Cardinals catcher Bryan Anderson during a collision at the plate last Saturday.
Is he a loose cannon, or just a ballplayer who doesn't mind doing things like getting physical in order to score a run? We want your vote: is Nyjer Morgan a passionate baseball player or a crazyperson? Either way, he's been pretty entertaining lately.
[Deadspin] | [NESW]
8.27.2010
National(s) Day Of Mourning
Did you hear that? It was the sound of all 68 of the Nationals' fans along with the 70 bajillion heartbroken Stephen Strasburg fans collectively yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The 22-year-old rookie phenom underwent a second MRI which revealed he has a "significant tear" in his right elbow. The tear will most likely require Tommy John surgery, and then about 12 - 18 months of extensive rehab.
For the two months Strasburg got to play, he showed that he was worth every ounce of the hype surrounding the record deal he signed with the Nats. In his big league debut in June, he won our hearts with 14 strikeouts. He then continued his badassery by amassing a total of 92 strikeouts over 68 innings. He went 5-3 on the season with a 2.91 ERA. With only 12 starts, he leads his team in strikeouts. Impressive.
At least next year Bryce Harper and Wilson Ramos will try to pick up where Strasburg left off in making people excited to watch a Nationals game. Get well soon, little Stevie. We'll miss you.
[Washington Post] | [Federal Baseball] | [We Love D.C.]
8.26.2010
Way to Go, Albert Pujols!
Albert Pujols crushed his 400th career home run Thursday night at Nationals Park.
The St. Louis Cardinals All-Star first baseman launched an 0-1 fastball from over the right-field wall in the fourth inning of his team's extra innings loss to one of the crappiest teams in baseball: the sad, beat-down Washington Nationals.
And then, he twisted his ankle in the 10th inning trying to climb a rolled-up tarp while reaching for a foul ball near the first base dugout. Not the dumbest way ever to get hurt, but close.
Pujols, batting .321 with 34 homers and 93 RBI on the season, became the 47th big leaguer to hit the 400 Club milestone in all, but also the third-youngest behind Alex Roidriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. Stopping to admire his work before being mobbed by teammates at home plate, Prince Albert had this to say:
It's a special milestone, but I don't play for numbers.Whatever. Way to go, buddy!
[Yahoo! News] | [FanHouse] | [Viva El Birdos]
8.25.2010
Hank Aaron: "Bud Selig is My Hero"
We just wanted to relay that glorious quote in all of its ridiculousness.
[USA Today]
8.24.2010
Jose Bautista is an Animal
Jose Bautista homered not once, but twice in his team's 3-2 win over the New York Yankees Monday night.
Count 'em: that's a big league-leading 40 bombs on the year for the Toronto Blue Jays slugger.
This game was pretty intense to begin with. In the sixth inning, both benches and bullpens cleared after Yankees rookie Ivan Nova, making his first ever big league start, fired a pitch just over the head of catcher Francisco Cervelli.
Then Nova accidentally threw a head-high pitch at Bautista, who took several steps toward the mound to have words with the kid, who probably almost wet his pants. During his next at-bat in the eighth, Bautista cranked a solo shot over the left field wall off David Robertson to break the 2-2 tie, taking almost 30 seconds to round the bases before a lengthy curtain call.
But I guess you can take however long you want to circle the bags when you're a complete badass. Bautista had this to say regarding his retribution:Given what transpired earlier, I enjoyed it pretty good.
Now with six multi-homer games on the season, Bautista is the first Toronto player to hit 40 taters since Carlos Delgado nailed 42 back in 2003. And no, he's not on steroids.
[Toronto Sun] | [Bluebird Banter] | [Blue Jays Rant] | [The Flagrant Fan]
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