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all 162 count so all are important - the ones toward the end of the season can seemingly mean more because it's an indication of how the team looks after some in-season tinkering, playoff push, withstanding the grind, etc
as for the nats, they'll probably not have a great record this year - but they are building a good team - they have some good potential with starting arms and they continue to have some live bat potential on that team ..... the pen is a big question mark
they don't have enough top line talent to compete in a very tough NL east - however, if things break their way I could see them win 70+ games
TVSG, my question to you in this thread is as follows: when was the last time a team's record in April decided the season for them?
It did for the Phillies for a few seasons pre-2007 before they became a playoff team....the Phils always had bad Aprils, and then would finish just a couple of games out of the playoffs. No matter what some may say, early season games are just as important as September games.
Watch some Nationals games. They always play to win. They always have. Like I said, in 2005 they were nearly 20 games over .500 and were in first place at the All-Star break. They are a team with a lot of limitations, but that doesn't mean they haven't been trying all along.
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They're doing pretty well so far. There's not really a team in the NL that's really standing out right now, so as long as that happens, the Nats can get in the thick of things. They've also got a GM who knows what he's doing, and from what I've seen, he's creating excitement among the fans.
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My point is they are now playing to WIN!!!!
Buddy, it's not like they didn't play to win in recent years. They have good, young talent that's going to come around. And the starting pitching is going to be better than most people think.
They're doing pretty well so far. There's not really a team in the NL that's really standing out right now, so as long as that happens, the Nats can get in the thick of things. They've also got a GM who knows what he's doing, and from what I've seen, he's creating excitement among the fans.
Buddy, it's not like they didn't play to win in recent years. They have good, young talent that's going to come around. And the starting pitching is going to be better than most people think.
It' hard for me to say they played to win when they lost a 100 games. a 100 losses means they were out there laughing
It' hard for me to say they played to win when they lost a 100 games. a 100 losses means they were out there laughing
You are an entertaining poster. I really do mean that. You probably generate more response than anyone else here, and that keeps the forum active and interesting. But a lot of the time I have to wonder if you actually watch any games. That's not meant to be an insult. People get their sports information in a lot of different ways in this day and age. But just reading that this team won or that team lost, or just looking at a box score; it doesn't tell the whole story.
Bad teams lose to good teams. Bad teams lose to other bad teams because in every game someone has to lose. That makes it hard for a bad team to compete. Over a small sample of games you will see things break from that format, but sooner or later water seeks and finds its own level again. Bad teams try just as hard as good teams. They're just not talented enough to win enough games during the course of a season to compete. To say they're not trying or they're out there laughing is just 100% incorrect.
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How Washington fares later in the year will also depend on how the other teams in the division do. Atlanta and Philly will contend, as will the Marlins, but still, you never know as time goes on. I can't really count on the Mets being in the thick of things this year, so the Nats have to take advantage of that. It is something.
How Washington fares later in the year will also depend on how the other teams in the division do. Atlanta and Philly will contend, as will the Marlins, but still, you never know as time goes on. I can't really count on the Mets being in the thick of things this year, so the Nats have to take advantage of that. It is something.
And if Wang can join them and be close to what he was for the Yankees when he was healthy, that will be a huge upgrade.
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