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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Barry's Back!

He's chatting at two.

Feel free to start peppering him with questions.

-- Why does Guzman stink?
-- How many double plays can one right-handed hitting platoon outfielder hit into?
-- How many doubles can one right-handed hitting platoon outfielder create with bad defense?
-- How's Vinny's knee/foot/shin?
-- Was Brendan Harris behind his injury(ies)?
-- Does Frank know what a double switch is?

Be Creative!

47 Comments:

I'm up to at least 20 questions to Svrluga, we'll see how many actually make it.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:45 PM
And I thought that I needed a hobby ;)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:46 PM
very slow day at work today

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:47 PM
I know the feeling allll too well! :)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:47 PM
There was a Tonya Harding-related question submitted.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:48 PM
Mention Panera... the chance of inclusion go up astronomically

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:49 PM
No TV again tonight ... correct?

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:52 PM
No TV til Friday.

There are rumors that tomorrow's will be an ESPN day game, but I haven't seen anything.

I'll be there anyway.

For the most part, UPN's only running weekend games.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:53 PM
Slowes/Shea tonight it is. I'm at the day game tomorrow

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:56 PM
It's not officially baseball season until you blow off your first day of work or class!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:56 PM
You're in what section again? I'm in 417 (just to the first base side of home)

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 1:58 PM
403. On the foul side of the RF pole

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 1:58 PM
If you have a cell ... email it to me ... there have been open seats at every game so far.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:00 PM
I'm one of the 4 or 5 people under the age of 70 w/o a cell. And your email isn't listed anywhere anyway ;)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:02 PM
417 row 3 ... stop by

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:03 PM
[reading the chat] Bowden's obsession with getting a frontline closer boggles my mind. In terms of importance, that is clearly not a need by a nice-to-have

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:04 PM
I can understand the sentiment... but in a cost/benefit analysis, the bat or the starter are more sorely needed.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:05 PM
[chat comment] How many times are people going to comment about the new look to the sports section?

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:09 PM
For as long as it allows them to plug how wonderful they all are in the chat!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:09 PM
so far ... 2 questions

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:12 PM
I was just about to ask if you were from Rossyln! ;)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:13 PM
I think he's optimistic on the TV deal. I'd be shocked if Comcast folded before the end of the season. They've got little incentive to put MASN on. Not THAT many people would switch to DTV.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:15 PM
ding ding

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:15 PM
[chat comment]Can you let someone at RFK know that the sound system is dramatically too loud? It makes sitting through a game unpleasant.

He has nothing to do with this you nimrod.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:17 PM
Come on... it's St. Barry. He just has to wave his magical reporter's notebook and it will be so!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:18 PM
the obligatory Baltimore versus Washington DC question followed by an inane mascot question ... waste of time

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:22 PM
I bet the entire Sports Dept has got to be sick of the Nats-only crowd. I know I'm getting sick of them.

Who cares that the orioles get coverage? We're getting great coverage by both the Post and Times.

I hate that sorta mentality.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:22 PM
up to 4 now

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:23 PM
My problem with the mascot is that it's pretty top heavy. As a result, it's not really capable of doing anything cheer-leading wise. And it can't really do funny dances like the Phanatic.

It's just a meet-n-greeter that'd fit in with most receptions I've been to on the Hill.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:23 PM
No credit on that one! It's Jeff Stone now, not Gillooly. ;)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:24 PM
Agree with you on the mascot but I think it's only purpose is for the kids.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:24 PM
I know but I'm guessing Barry would have missed the reference

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:25 PM
The Phanatic and the Bird are for kids too. But they can also get the crowd going. Oh well.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:25 PM
Frank's politics?

My response: Midwest, go f&^% yourself this is a baseball chat

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:27 PM
It's loud, we get the point

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 2:27 PM
I'm guessing he's either an Avowed Socialist or a nmember of the John Birch Society

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:27 PM
Someone's cranky! ;)

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:28 PM
You've gotta start using weird place names!

Kamloops, BC
Gardiner, MT
Saco, ME

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 2:33 PM
next time Chris

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 3:11 PM
Brian 17. Me 0!

I asked a question about Guzman not talking to the media. He didn't answer mine, but he addressed the issue.

It's a moral victory!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 3:12 PM
he has used practically every one of my questions ... I asked a few in a couple different ways ... there are only so many questions you can ask so early

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 3:13 PM
The number of cretins doing that that on Monday was far lower than Thursday or Sunday.

I'm up for something more along the lines of forced castration.

Or maybe that person has to stand in the beer and hotdog lines?

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 3:41 PM
By the way, Frank double-switched last night.

I gave you props, yo.

I'll be in Section 543, Row 3, seats 1&2 at the "businessman's special" tomorrow. Stop by if you'd like the pleasure of meeting a real-life Nats blogger ;)

By Anonymous, at 4/20/2005 3:42 PM
It's two nights in a row he's used the faux double switch, where he's just shuffled around pinch-hitters into the appropriate spot in the lineup.

I want to see one where he comes out to make a pitching change mid-inning when the pitcher's due to hit in the bottom half -- the traiditional DS. I'm still waiting!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 3:44 PM
I think we have better odds of Cristian hitting for the cycle.

By Brian, at 4/20/2005 3:54 PM
He's already hit for the Guzman cycle -- grounder to third, grounder to second, grounder to first, grounder to short.

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 3:57 PM
I thought about making a thread, but no one was around, I thought!

By Chris Needham, at 4/20/2005 8:21 PM

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