Ladies and gentlemen, Felipe Lopez

yay for felipe!!

So MASN gives MLB.com video footage of the Beltran homerun, but declines to give footage for the Lopez homerun. What's up with that?

Can we keep Willy Nieves?

I mean, has he given us ANY reason not to keep him?

I am perfectly OK with the Lerners paying Lo Duca 5 million to leave.

Estrada can still do backup.

Nice to see that O'Connor is in position for the win in his first game back.

Boy, he is skinny, though! I'm envious.

Baseball is a funny game. Put me on the Lopez bandwagon.

Nice to see someone else making errors tonight. We sure could use a lucky stretch.

What did you do with my team????

Maybe its the euphoria of a 10-4 lead and the 6 RBI by Lopez, and the Wiz kicking butt, but it is crazy to suggest the Nats should resign both Guzman and Lopez? Just a thought....

from mlb.com:
Thumb infection hospitalizes Schneider

Hope he gets better! Supposedly a trip to a DL is possible.

Of course I had to go last night's game instead of tonight. Must be nice sitting there tonight with all the sullen quiet Mets fans.

I don't think Ray becomes a free agent if he refuses to report to Columbus. If I read Barry's summary of Bowden's comments, Ray consented to the option when he signed his contract. I think his choice is report or go on a restricted list. So, perhaps there is more than 72 hours to cut a deal. Dunno.

As far as deals, there are plenty of teams in the AL who might want a LOOGY. One guy to watch might be Joe Thurston, who was recently designated for assignment by the Red Sox. They might want more of pure LOOGY than Javier Lopez. While he's done nothing on his call ups, he's had a .785 and .792 OPS his past two years at AAA, can play OF, 2d and 3d. The Nats actually signed him in November 2006 but rreturned him the Phillies (Rule 5?). Had a good spring. I'm not sure if he can hold a major league roster spot, though.

Also, a repost:
During the 7th inning stretch - a quick thought / topic: with Chico's new high leg kick, can he really pitch out of the bullpen? If he's brought in mid-inning, he goes straight to the stretch. So if he's banished, does he only come in to start innings?

What the hell? They are PULLING THE BALL! I told them to hit it the other way no matter what! Why won't they listen to me?

I don't think it's terribly crazy unless you can trade for or sign someone better for a longterm deal to see either or both sign for 2 year deals. Early odds give Guzman the better shot with his hot start and play from last year when he was healthy. NotFLop though may force his way into their plans (But don't ever forget who his agent is!)

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Maybe its the euphoria of a 10-4 lead and the 6 RBI by Lopez, and the Wiz kicking butt, but it is crazy to suggest the Nats should resign both Guzman and Lopez? Just a thought....

Posted by: joNAThan | April 24, 2008 9:51 PM

Dang. I had planned to hit the rack early tonight, and then they go and pull this crap...

I prefer FeLo (pronounced Fey-Low) for Felipe. It is nice to be yelling it with excitement rather than disappointment, too.

Hey - I just heard that it was Elijah in the Teddy suit last night as part of his rehab. Anyway, that's just what I heard...

I'm also on the wil Nieves bandwagon. Love the energy and the game calling. And he's actually hitting. Please, Nats, keep him around.

Hey - I just heard that it was Elijah in the Teddy suit last night as part of his rehab. Anyway, that's just what I heard...

Of course I had to go last night's game instead of tonight. Must be nice sitting there tonight with all the sullen quiet Mets fans.

Posted by: DkNatsFan | April 24, 2008 9:54 PM
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that's what we've been saying all night too. glad to have a kindred soul along for the ride.

jooo-see, jose, jose, jooo-see, jose, jose...

just guessing but I think the right field fence is reachable.

I am glad that I did not have time to post in the early innings because I would have said uggh, the song remains the same. But this is better, a key hit, a homer no less, from a guy we really need to come around. Go Felipe, go WMP. Atta boyz.

I'm not sure I'd ever seen Felipe smile before tonight. It was nice to see. Also, he looked hot. (But he also looks hot pouting, brooding, spacing out...) :)

C'mon Big Jon!

yeah, dem bums!

I'm on my feet cheering!

SCHWEEET!

Bang, zoom go the fireworks!

Bang! Zoom! (so good to hear!)

Call me superstitous - but I want Nieves and Harris in the line-up all weekend.

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Yes! An outbreak of hitting for the Nats - hope that it's contagious and chronic. Attaboy, Felipe! AttaNats! (I'm on board with keeping Nieves, too.)

Hubba hubba!

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I'm not sure I'd ever seen Felipe smile before tonight. It was nice to see. Also, he looked hot. (But he also looks hot pouting, brooding, spacing out...) :)

He's a total dreamboat.

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Hubba hubba!

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I'm not sure I'd ever seen Felipe smile before tonight. It was nice to see. Also, he looked hot. (But he also looks hot pouting, brooding, spacing out...) :)