OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, DC United, Navy, Gtown, etc., 2018-2019

[Jacoby4HOF66]

The Nats should of traded him last year and they had a deal in place with HOU. They should of pulled the trigger. Would of been better than what actually happened. Letting him walk for nothing.

 

[John Price]

The distaste for Neil Greenberg is disturbing. Always been a big fan. I thought @hockeykicker was alone in his distrust of Greenberg (once called him "the worst", forget Mike Wise?) but apparently he is not too popular. Meh.

Unpleasant Wizards rumor: Buckhantz gone? https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...dcaster-steve-buckhantzs-future-is-uncertain/

 

[usiel]

The distaste for Neil Greenberg is disturbing. Always been a big fan. I thought @hockeykicker was alone in his distrust of Greenberg (once called him "the worst", forget Mike Wise?) but apparently he is not too popular. Meh.

Unpleasant Wizards rumor: Buckhantz gone? https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...dcaster-steve-buckhantzs-future-is-uncertain/

Completely not surprised at Buckhantz probably not coming back. He seemed to have been slipping a bit anyways the past few years but being paired with Lawson made it more obvious though I do think the pairing are better this year than last.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I love Buckhantz, that would be a bummer.

 

[Sam Spade]

Not sure where this belongs this seems like the best place. This is harsh.

A Mount Rushmore that never was: What happened in Washington?

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

Not sure where this belongs this seems like the best place. This is harsh.

A Mount Rushmore that never was: What happened in Washington?

Perfectly sums up the malaise this town has been in sports wise, accept for the Caps, since the early 90's.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Also just goes to show again how much we should appreciate Sir Alexander Ovechkin. He has been the one consistent shining beacon of light in the past 30 years of DC sports. It will be a dark day in DC when he hangs up the skates for the last time.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I don’t even want to acknowledge that last post....not ready to think about it. There’s a lot more joy to experience before that comes...

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

 

[BLONG7]

I think the Nats dodged a bullit by the Superstar going to the Phillies.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Honestly can't blame him, at least on the money part. Why would anyone want their salary payouts dragged out until they were 65 where the sole beneficiary of that structure is their employer?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Honestly can't blame him, at least on the money part. Why would anyone want their salary payouts dragged out until they were 65 where the sole beneficiary of that structure is their employer?

I bet Jose Canseco would take $100 mil at 65, or Lennie Dykstra, etc....lol....

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I bet Jose Canseco would take $100 mil at 65, or Lennie Dykstra, etc....lol....

Yeah, that's fair. If you need to take your shoes off to count past 10 and you don't understand that spending more than you make is bad then an annuity program probably makes sense.

 

[Silky mitts]

 

[Brian23]

I think losing Bryce Harper has been the littlest I've cared about losing a "big name" player in Washington history. I mean I cared more when they Cut RGIII then I did Bryce going to Philly. I think he's just never seemed like a guy that's "bought in" to the team or the city in any way shape or form. Even if 99% of that buy in is just good PR by the players, it at least means something that they try. I fully believe John Wall loves this town, I fully believe that Ovechkin loves this town, and I even fully believed that RGIII loved this town but I always just knew Bryce was just here because we drafted him. That he was a glorified merc.

Hell, at least it ain't the Yankees. I at least know he'll get boo'd his fair share in Philly.

 

[Ajax1995]

First of all all $100 mil wasn’t deferred until he was 65, the deferred payments ended when he was 65, $4 mil a year starting at age 40.

But regardless, if he actually had wanted to stay he could have instructed Boras to negotiate after the Nats offer came in. He didn’t, there were crickets coming from his side from day 1 and that never changed. He clearly didn’t care about staying, and I’m very thankful for that.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yeah, that's fair. If you need to take your shoes off to count past 10 and you don't understand that spending more than you make is bad then an annuity program probably makes sense.

You KNOW there are tons of guys like that. Harper not so much.

 

[Calicaps]

 

[g00n]

As an Always Sunny fan, that is hilarious.

Also don't blame him for turning down that much deferred money. Take the money NOW. Who knows what the real value will be later and you can't put money to work for you if you don't have it. It's basically an 40 year IOU from Nats ownership.

 

[Jacoby4HOF66]

That changeup being available after the all-star break is the issue with Strasburg.

 

[usiel]

Looks like Taylor is out for a while. Robles the CF job is yours.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Bryce Harper Limps Off After Taking A 96-MPH Fastball To The Ankle, Shit Shit Shit — Deadspin

 

[Calicaps]

Bryce Harper Limps Off After Taking A 96-MPH Fastball To The Ankle, **** **** **** — Deadspin

Ouch

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Five reasons $430M man Mike Trout can win a World Series with Angels

Sources: Angels, Trout near new $430M deal

Suck it Harper.