Nats Lose Again, 7-0
The Washington Nationals lost in Toronto today, 7-0. The Nats offense managed four base hits.
End of game review.
In most of our homes, their is a closet where all of our important "stuff" is carefully piled deep into its bowels. We open the door, throw something new in, and slam the door. As we walk away, we think to ourselves, "Something bad is going to happen one of these days."
For the last two weeks, the Washington Nationals have been winning, creating distance between themselves and the .500 mark. Each game, the team would get five or six hits, but excellent pitching would win the day for the team. After each game, most of us would say, "Something bad is going to happen one of these days."
"Something bad" has happened the last two days. The offense, missing starters due to injury and having several others struggling to find their swing, have continued to put up anemic numbers. However, the pitching staff is now mortal again. The result? Over the past two games, the Nats have been outscored 13 - 1. There is no hope in sight.
Brad Wilkerson is reverting back to that .255 hitter who strikes out 160 a season. Jose Guillen just can't drive the ball with that pulled ribcage muscle. Vidro is still out. Christian Guzman seems to need the astroturf surface of the Humphrey Dome to keep his average around the league average. Castilla is doing OK. Schneider is sinking. Carroll is doing all he can. Ryan Church can't decide if he's going to be a solid major leaguer or not. Nick Johnson? Well, he's Superman.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not getting down on the team, I am, however, restating what I've said all year long: This team is too thin to survive both injuries and a couple of off years. Something needs to happen soon, a trade, a return of a key player, a breakout of a slump, or the fragile nature of the team may begin to take its toll.
End of game review.
In most of our homes, their is a closet where all of our important "stuff" is carefully piled deep into its bowels. We open the door, throw something new in, and slam the door. As we walk away, we think to ourselves, "Something bad is going to happen one of these days."
For the last two weeks, the Washington Nationals have been winning, creating distance between themselves and the .500 mark. Each game, the team would get five or six hits, but excellent pitching would win the day for the team. After each game, most of us would say, "Something bad is going to happen one of these days."
"Something bad" has happened the last two days. The offense, missing starters due to injury and having several others struggling to find their swing, have continued to put up anemic numbers. However, the pitching staff is now mortal again. The result? Over the past two games, the Nats have been outscored 13 - 1. There is no hope in sight.
Brad Wilkerson is reverting back to that .255 hitter who strikes out 160 a season. Jose Guillen just can't drive the ball with that pulled ribcage muscle. Vidro is still out. Christian Guzman seems to need the astroturf surface of the Humphrey Dome to keep his average around the league average. Castilla is doing OK. Schneider is sinking. Carroll is doing all he can. Ryan Church can't decide if he's going to be a solid major leaguer or not. Nick Johnson? Well, he's Superman.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not getting down on the team, I am, however, restating what I've said all year long: This team is too thin to survive both injuries and a couple of off years. Something needs to happen soon, a trade, a return of a key player, a breakout of a slump, or the fragile nature of the team may begin to take its toll.
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I'll delay the panic button until after today's game. I remember their first road trip, where they got bombed out in consecutive games by the Marlins and Braves, I think. They then got right back to competitive ball, and wound up with a decent road trip, arriving at RFK for the home opener with a winning record. Let's see what today looks like. I'm predicting a convincing win.
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