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jaa36 · 12-17-2014, 09:56 AM

Casey Stengel has made a big difference so far- the Nationals were a hot 11-14 in June and we are now 25-57 overall. We had the first overall pick in the draft, but the draft is SO BORING so I had Herschel run it for me. He picked a catcher that he intended to turn into an ace closer, but we had no money allocated for the player and couldn't sign him. D'oh!

The two pitchers we got in the Harper deal, Norogumi Chikafuji and Daniel Hudson, must be in opposite world this year, because instead of winning ten games apiece by the all-star break, they have both lost ten games apiece. It's important to remember that pitchers are ultimately responsible for winning or losing games- you can see it on their stat sheet. In a situation where your offense only scored one run, the pitcher is expected to pitch a shutout, and that's not happening with this team. When the team doesn't score any runs, the pitcher isn't expected to allow any either. Of course, when your offense scores seven runs, it's perfectly fine to allow six.

Sadly, at the midpoint of the season, no one on the team has even ten home runs. I hoped to pick up Ryan Howard to give us a boost, but he is still unwilling to negotiate with me- some loyalty from that guy! I probably should have given him a three-year deal the last time around.

July is always the season for trades, so I'm hoping I'll be able to work something out to bolster our bullpen.

12-17-2014, 09:56 AM	#112
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,127	June Casey Stengel has made a big difference so far- the Nationals were a hot 11-14 in June and we are now 25-57 overall. We had the first overall pick in the draft, but the draft is SO BORING so I had Herschel run it for me. He picked a catcher that he intended to turn into an ace closer, but we had no money allocated for the player and couldn't sign him. D'oh! The two pitchers we got in the Harper deal, Norogumi Chikafuji and Daniel Hudson, must be in opposite world this year, because instead of winning ten games apiece by the all-star break, they have both lost ten games apiece. It's important to remember that pitchers are ultimately responsible for winning or losing games- you can see it on their stat sheet. In a situation where your offense only scored one run, the pitcher is expected to pitch a shutout, and that's not happening with this team. When the team doesn't score any runs, the pitcher isn't expected to allow any either. Of course, when your offense scores seven runs, it's perfectly fine to allow six. Sadly, at the midpoint of the season, no one on the team has even ten home runs. I hoped to pick up Ryan Howard to give us a boost, but he is still unwilling to negotiate with me- some loyalty from that guy! I probably should have given him a three-year deal the last time around. July is always the season for trades, so I'm hoping I'll be able to work something out to bolster our bullpen.