tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post6056124417707356940..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Good Story by Chico in the PostUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-40235344849599290292010-02-22T11:30:20.246-05:002010-02-22T11:30:20.246-05:00I see the nasty arbitration process so discouraged...I see the nasty arbitration process so discouraged and deflated Brian Bruney that he was the first one there today at 7 a.m. "working out and busting his tail." (Storen quote in NJ post) Looks like the team really screwed itself with that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-88718405664719179982010-02-22T08:33:08.341-05:002010-02-22T08:33:08.341-05:00Will,
I don't dispute that the Nationals are ...Will,<br /><br />I don't dispute that the Nationals are bad. All I was referring to is my original point - that there is good information on this blog that is ultimately tainted by his grudge against the front office. So, the arbitration numbers might be relevant, but I hardly think it's one of the topics of the spring, worth being written about repeatedly. <br /><br />Consider it a suggestion for blog improvement: more informational posts, fewer unintentionally hilarious complaints that Riggleman doesn't force his pitching staff to take involuntary x-rays every 36 hours. Steven is a charlatan and deserves being called out for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-91767589234693558012010-02-21T19:07:18.270-05:002010-02-21T19:07:18.270-05:00Anonymous,
The Nationals record since 2005 is 343...Anonymous,<br /><br />The Nationals record since 2005 is 343-466 (.424 W%). If you have information that would otherwise suggest this franchise is <i>not</i> a failure, I'd be happy to hear it.<br /><br />In the meantime, I'm very content reading Steven's posts that don't inaccurately portray the Nationals as a good franchise.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902355704452340677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-22238668805786426152010-02-21T18:10:55.338-05:002010-02-21T18:10:55.338-05:00Your point seems to be that if they're too har...Your point seems to be that if they're too hard on the poor players by taking them to arbitration hearings, they're a failure as an organization. But if they're not hard on the players outside of arbitration, they're a failure as an organization. We get it. They're a failure as an organization, and you never post <i>anything</i> that doesn't support that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-159113127538136592010-02-21T16:13:58.433-05:002010-02-21T16:13:58.433-05:00You post this as if it somehow contrasts with my p...You post this as if it somehow contrasts with my point. It doesn't. <br /><br />Again, you can think Bruney is the spawn of satan. That doesn't change my point. It's the manager's job to get good innings out of the spawn of satan. It's a hard job. That's why they make the big bucks.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-12485907420683349282010-02-21T16:11:06.667-05:002010-02-21T16:11:06.667-05:00Here's some evidence that Bruney may just be a...Here's some evidence that Bruney may just be an outlier at best, or a whiner at worst:<br /><br /><i>VIERA, Fla. -- A day after losing his arbitration case, Nationals reliever Sean Burnett didn't express any bitterness over the process.<br /><br />Burnett expected the team to say a lot of negative things about him, but -- to his surprise -- it didn't.<br /><br />"I lost. That's pretty much the gist of it," Burnett said Saturday. "You know it's going to be rough. It's going to be uncomfortable for two, three hours or whatever it's going to be. It's not the end of the world. It didn't get as ugly as I thought it would. I've heard stories where the players had nightmares. I didn't win. That's the bottom line."<br /><br />Burnett will make $775,000 in '10 instead of the $925,000 he requested.<br /><br />Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-46006299025092810502010-02-21T10:31:16.020-05:002010-02-21T10:31:16.020-05:00If you don't like the schtick Anonymous, there...If you don't like the schtick Anonymous, there are plenty of other blogs to read.Mr. Mustachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289732934601585172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-27098589008851797432010-02-21T08:54:40.538-05:002010-02-21T08:54:40.538-05:00Why are we wasting time talking about topical issu...Why are we wasting time talking about topical issues, aren't we due for an Aaron Crow post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-32481352663287389392010-02-21T08:53:32.868-05:002010-02-21T08:53:32.868-05:00Mr. Anonymous, find where I used the words "o...<i>Mr. Anonymous, find where I used the words "organization is failing." You won't, because I haven't. So if you want to fight with a strawman, go find one. I'm not it.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com