McGeary is in camp, but it's minor league camp. I'll catch up with him in the next few days.

That's very sad that this is the last weekend at Dodgertown. I was there the day the announcement was made that Lasorda was voted into the Hall of Fame. Great memories. Is nothing sacred in baseball any more?

Yea, I was wondering if the chat is at 1:00 our time or 1:00 WashPost time?
;)

Ack! It happened again. NOW it shows my real time posted, but AFTER 231's. I'm going home now. I'm WAY too worried about this.

Barry -- is McGeary still coming into camp on the Stanford spring break? Or is he coming into minor league camp?

how do you like me now? possibly worst song ever.

Lasorda is old school, man. He don't need no stinkin' DH!

OK, if not Patterson for opening day, then who? It sure isn't going to be Hill ... I'll wager any amount he starts on the DL.

So that leaves Bergman? Perez? Lannan? Chico? Screech?

Is Weaver really the best option at this point?

If Patterson can't go, I would hope that Bergmann would get the nod.

He has been the face of the organization this off-season,at nearly all of the community events, not to mention he deserves the opportunity more than the rest of the group previously mentioned.

well... it looks like *barry's* timestamp is right. unless he knew annandale was gonna ask that...

Oh, that's interesting logic: the more autographs you sign and the more community events you go to, earns you the right to pitch on Opening Day. Astounding logic. I guess we will be seeing Billy Crystal pitch for the Yanks on opening day since he has been a part of more service projects than any of those guys.

If he remains healthy and keeps improving, I am going to say Patterson gets the Opening Day nod. A Patterson that is "on" can outpitch Bergmann anyday.

I second the support for Bergmann to start the season. That way, JP has nothing to worry about in terms of scheduling changes, and Bergmann gets rewarded for the best spring training among the starters, as well as his under-rated contributions from last season.

sorry, i dont do tinyurls. personal boycot.
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080312&content_id=2420923&vkey=pr_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

anyways, can someone tell me what in the world is going on with the promotions department? please tell me there are write ins at least?

Now it's eating my posts!!!

This is from last thread:

John in Mpls wins above
Due to a Haiku sneaked in
(Read Mpls as one beat)

tee hee.

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Yea, I was wondering if the chat is at 1:00 our time or 1:00 WashPost time?
;)

I want to see the poll on what song NOT to play in the ballpark. And the only available choice in that poll had better be Sweet Caroline.

http://bustedscoreboard.wordpress.com/

wow. you're right, theraph, that's pretty weak. while i like a few of the songs (beautiful day, song 2, shout), i don't think any of them are all that great for baseball. esp the 7th inning stretch (and shout or build me up buttercup? BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP?!?!).

and, imo, the only thing that should be standard is the 7th inning stretch song. otherwise, use a little creativity, eh? of course, i should know better, based on that list.

theraph, what you have against Tin Yurls?

btw, four tries to get my last post through. first three gave me errors due to no name (it was there) or content violations. what's going on with your system here, wapost?

I don't take the release to mean that it's listing ALL of the songs ... that there are others. Although from the selection they have posted, it wouldn't leave one with much confidence that the others will be any better.

Mike O'Connor??? why's he still in ML camp?

Clock problems abound. I predict I will post this exact same message in ONE HOUR!

they didn't give the impression that there would be more songs. at least i didn't read that into it. but i guess it could be interpreted differently. i'm not holding out hope, tho.

There is just no way that I see the opener going to anyone but patterson, barring an injury before then.

nothing really. i just like to see where im going when i click on a link. i guess personal bias is a little too strong. maybe i should have said:

im too lazy to make an aesthetically pleasing visual for those rare individuals that are actually reading my intermittent posts. i am not opposed to the use of such devices, however i refrain in the creation of.

plus, not to mention i was always reading that as "tin yurl" instead of "tiny url" for about 6 months and wondering what a tin yurl was.

I'd like Journey-Don't Stop Believin, but that belongs to the White Sox I suppose.

My vote- Living on a Prayer-Bon Jovi if that doesn't already belong to someone.
Have to do some research, but that one comes to mind first.

Somewhere in game you have to have Glory Days by the Boss.
Put me in Coach- John Fogherty
Maybe some home town flavor-
Dave Matthews Band

I could go on all afternoon, but hope the list to choose from is decent, like theraph said, hope there is a write in column

Is there any other GM in baseball as vocal & opinionated as Bowden?? He's made some border-line dangerous trades/moves, and I hope they work out OK, but he refuses to pick up a solid starting pitcher or two, which is what this team sorely needs.
He knows that pitching wins, that's why he's stockpiling young arms, but this team has NOTHING for starters now. They might as well carry 12 relievers...they'll need 'em!

curious, scmonty... which "solid" starting pitcher has he "refused" to pick up? emphasis on the word "solid."

506, I love it.

Or maybe I loved it an hour ago.

Or maybe I'll love it in an hour.

The folks at the Nationals Journal corporate headquarters have been alerted to all the problems and will try to fix them. Until then, please continue posting -- an hour into the future.

It appears we've all be unstuck in time. Manny Acta is my constant.

Barry, I'm very impressed with how you're able to find fresh and entertaining ways of telling the Nationals's story, even when you're having to repeat the same stories several times over (here, chats, $.35/$.50 edition).

I've been practically breathing down your neck for over a year and it just doesn't get old. There's always some new little nugget that any old writer would just regurgitate, but that you MAKE seem interesting and fun. Another high bar for the new guy to reach.

What the heck, I'll go: the Nats will win 6-2. :)

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The folks at the Nationals Journal corporate headquarters have been alerted to all the problems and will try to fix them. Until then, please continue posting -- an hour into the future.

And P.S. My GAWD man! Were you seriously giving us play-by-play during your chat?!?

Are we not spoiled enough?

The Post.com stole the "en" from my last post. I swear.

It appears we've all be unstuck in time. Manny Acta is my constant.

Posted by: Section 506 (Before moving) | March 12, 2008 02:33 PM
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Ha! I'll tell you what--I'll call you on Christmas Eve in 2004.

LOL! I get your 2:42 post now. It will be hilarious if 6-2 is the final score.

Hm. Wonder what my time stamp will be when I submit. $5 bucks says 2:55.

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WTOP just said that it's 6-2 Nats halfway through the game.

Posted by: natsfan1a | March 12, 2008 03:49 PM

Well evidently Dmitri agrees with #4's post from yesterday (this is from cbssportsline):

"I know some of these guys through my brother," Dmitri says, referring to brother Delmon -- now playing for Minnesota after spending 2007 as Dukes' teammate in Tampa Bay. "He tells me straight up, 'With Milledge and Dukes, you've got nothing to worry about.'

"You've got to look at the situations. There were no veteran black players with the Mets (Milledge) or Devil Rays (Dukes) to show these guys how to be big league players on and off the field."

Barry when you write tomorrow about coming to Florida to catch the Nats, can you please explain how we go about seeing the minor league guys play in their games. Thanks.

"Mike O'Connor??? why's he still in ML camp?
Posted by: Mike O'Connor's mom "

Geez have a little faith Mom. Looks good for AAA depth though.

I believe that it was a tear in the time-space continuum. But I *think* it might be fixed? No wait - mine was right but Bruce is a half-hour ahead of me.

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It appears we've all be unstuck in time.

Uh, now I'm an hour ahead. Never mind.

ok, I'm confused. Just looked at mlb.com's scoeboard and it says the Nats scored one on the 4th and the Dodgers scored two in the first and one in the 4th. But, they have the score Nats 3, Dodgers 2. Now, I only went to Arlington County Public Schools, but I believe that this is wrong.

Also, it shows that O'Connor has pitched 4 innings, allowed ZERO hits, but has given up 2 runs (1 earned). I guess the three walks and one passed ball helped.

WTOP just said that it's 6-2 Nats halfway through the game.

Answer to the 6-2 conundrum: Kearns hit a 3-run HR in the top of the 5th.

As for why the box score shows a run in the bottom of the 4th for LA, I haven't the foggiest.

I predict AK is going to hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 5th.

natsfan1a: 2 things.
1) Since you're an hour ahead, tell everyone there's a new post.

2) where do you keep finding the gameday link. I've been relying on your posts to get it but can't get it on my own.

LOL!!! Now *I'M* ahead an hour. This is CRACKING ME UP.

New post ya'll.

If this time stamp is 2:58, I'm going to pee my pants laughing.

Drat! That didn't work. My first post at 2:54 went in at that time, but the AK prediction, actually made at 2:56, came out as 3:56. Anywho, new post.

Barry will put up a new post in about 45 minutes, or he already has put one up. :)

If this time stamp is 2:58, I'm going to pee my pants laughing.

Posted by: NatsNut | March 12, 2008 03:58 PM

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Whew. That was a close one....

Posting early so I can eat dinner at 8:
the song HAS to be "Curly (W) Shuffle"
Yeah, I know it's been done; means some folks will know the words, is all.
But there's a local angle, there's (several) videos, there's even a dance, sorta. It's got call-and-response, it's upbeat, and it's going to get some one-hit wonder a few bucks in residuals, which beats giving it to Neil Diamond, who shouldn't need it.