tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post791199924998457655..comments2023-10-26T06:27:10.661-04:00Comments on BOTTOMFEEDER BASEBALL BLOG: Bowden & Rizzo Post-Mortem, Part DeuxDave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-18223866049542367212012-12-06T20:13:39.372-05:002012-12-06T20:13:39.372-05:00— Я бы не назвал этого парня панком.— Распадается ...— Я бы не назвал этого парня панком.— Распадается туннельный блок! — послышался возглас одного из техников. — Полная незащищенность наступит максимум через пятнадцать минут! [url=http://www.deadawesome.net/images/111/]sait[/url] <br /> <br />[url=http://erinporvaznika.com/img/Fill/]sait[/url] <br />Сьюзан отказывалась понимать. Не появится? <br />Беккер показал на бутылки, которые смахнул на пол. 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I misinterpreted in t...Thanks for clarifying, Dave. I misinterpreted in that case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-60313376809900924422008-09-24T12:10:00.000-04:002008-09-24T12:10:00.000-04:00i didn't mean to imply that the "all is well" blog...i didn't mean to imply that the "all is well" blogs didn't have a place. they serve just as important function as the critical blogs.<BR/><BR/>more discourse = more information = better educated fans. that's the goal, i think, for all.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-23161407138421501052008-09-24T11:01:00.000-04:002008-09-24T11:01:00.000-04:00Thanks, Dave, for both the background on access an...Thanks, Dave, for both the background on access and your thoughtful response. <BR/><BR/>I agree that both the MSM and the blogs play a role in calling for accountability on the part of the team (my attempted distinction was between calling for accountability on the part of the team and on the part of media). <BR/><BR/>I would agree that the team broadcasters are on a different level (though I also appreciate the penchant of our radio broadcasters for not sugar-coating things ;-)).<BR/><BR/>I would think that there's room in the Natmosphere for all types of fan blogs (be they sunshiney, cloudy, or somewhere in between). But that's just one reader's opinion. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your dedication to taking a constructive approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-64564348710152529312008-09-24T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-24T10:31:00.000-04:001a, thanks for the comment. as you've no doub...1a, thanks for the comment. as you've no doubt realized, i've tried to do both: straight reporting in my game stories, and commentary with my GB&U and other analysis.<BR/><BR/>the problem is that the Nats this year seriously curtailed access to the team from bloggers. in the past, we've had press box access and some pre-game access on the field, but that evaporated this year. many teams in sports are embracing bloggers as part of the new media. the Caps give the good bloggers full access. the Nats, however, limit the access and therefore we have to take what we can get.<BR/><BR/>and while we can disagree, the MSM has to see itself as a partner with the team. when the team does well, there wil be more interest and they'll sell more papers. since the TV is all controlled and all the broadcasters are team employees, that doesn't matter as much anymore. but the papers, and the blogs, are the only place anymore that can call for accountablility.<BR/><BR/>that's why my blog is dedicated to the constructive criticism of the Nats, as it says on the header page of the blog. if good blogs like myself, Fire Jim Bowden, Nationals Enquirer, etc, don't do it, then the fan input in this is limited to sunshiney, favor currying "all is well" type blogs that don't foster discussion or analysis.<BR/><BR/>but since you're coming over here, you've got to be interested in some analytical conversation, and i thank you for it. hope to see you back soon :-)Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-1773820410196298342008-09-24T09:41:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:41:00.000-04:00Interesting take on the role of fan blogs. I've al...Interesting take on the role of fan blogs. I've always read newspaper blogs and articles much more frequently than fan blogs (I appreciate the tradition of applying journalistic ethics and standards, and the tactile experience of reading a print edition with my morning coffee). To me, fan blogs seem to function as team watchdogs more than as media watchdogs.<BR/><BR/>As for the MSM approach, my own perception is not that they are trying to sell the team. On the contrary, there has been and continues to be plenty of negative press about the Nats since they came to town (in articles and columns alike). I don't look to MSM reporters to make projections about future performance, but to report on the present situation and give me enough background and/or inside information to let me to reach my own conclusions. Columnists tend to take a different approach, delving into opinion rather than dealing with facts alone, and my own perception is that many fan blogs seem to fit into the columnist niche more than the reporter niche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-77853615981144496462008-09-23T11:56:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:56:00.000-04:00ABM, i have no doubt that NJ's guess the record ha...ABM, i have no doubt that NJ's guess the record had the Nats around .500. analytical forecasts (BP, Pecota, others) had the Nats significantly lower. not 113-loss pace like the previous year, but certainly not near .500.<BR/><BR/>As for Zimmerman, it's agreed. the team is taking a careful approach to their young advertising tool, uh, i mean third baseman as far as a long-term deal. he has not produced yet on the level thathis agent feels he ought to be paid, and he has several years to prove it. he's just 23, and if he's healthy next year we should expect his number to look more like his rookie eyar or better. <BR/><BR/>the biggest disservice to Zim was Bill Ladson predicting a .325/40/125/25 SB year for him. simply irresponsible sports journalism.Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310191107811609232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-36351838931900964342008-09-23T11:31:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:31:00.000-04:00It's a fairly typical problem of old-school GMs th...<I>It's a fairly typical problem of old-school GMs though, to evaluate and plan based on potential instead of performance.</I><BR/><BR/>Isn't this pretty much what all those many people who are screaming that Ryan Zimmerman absolutely MUST be signed to a long-term contract NOW, no matter the cost, are doing? Namely evaluating on potential instead of performance?An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-47265823337779452832008-09-23T11:18:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:18:00.000-04:00Jim Bowden thought this team was talented enough t...<I>Jim Bowden thought this team was talented enough to go 82-80 out of spring training. As far as talent evaluation goes, that simple statement is grounds for dismissal. So either he's telling the truth and has zero concept about how to evaluate personnel to assemble a winning baseball team or he lied to this fan in public in answering this question.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, in the pre-season "guess the record" polls in places like BPG Forum, Nationals Journal, etc, there were quite a few people who predicted a .500 record or even better. Obviously Bowden isn't alone in thinking that absent injuries the team that came out of spring training was capable of doing that. So your indictment of him on that statement here seems a bit harsh, wouldn't you say?An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-74399596488260601312008-09-22T18:55:00.000-04:002008-09-22T18:55:00.000-04:00Well said, Dave.Well said, Dave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252895705916946248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924449825334187739.post-68757597780498337572008-09-22T17:42:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:42:00.000-04:00"As much as you think you want the team to win, we...<I>"As much as you think you want the team to win, we (the team) want it that much more."</I><BR/><BR/>I'm dry-heaving.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.com