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[littlefallsmets]

You know that The Madness is setting in when you start reflecting upon how your fantasy team lacks the killer instinct to step on the throat and really close out a week strong.

Because...

You know...

It is an imaginary team made up of people who do not actually play together and do not know me at all.

[pmcd9]

I saw the Astros play this week.  Man, did they stink up the joint.

[littlefallsmets]

Good game, Monkeys...

You sniped some points last moment and made it interesting!

[Nabubrush]

We might as well be playing fantasy pelota at this point. I have no idea what is going on.

Thanks to Josh Johnson, though, for hanging out on the DL for the duration. Fuck you, Josh!

[AugustWest]

DAMMIT!!!

[Carlos del Vaca]

Yeah, that sucks pretty hard. They were talking about it on Baseball Tonight last night, how injuries to the hand/wrist that's on the bottom when you swing can deprive hitters of power.  They gave Derek Lee as an example, someone else, I forget who, but they said it's bad news.  AND, if he can't make it back before the season's out, and prove he's still The Machine, it freaks the hell out of his contract negotiations. If you're not sure he's going to come back the same guy, who's going to want to pay the 47 bazillion dollars he's going to demand?

[Carlos del Vaca]

Crazy times here in Nats Town. They win 11 out of 12 to get a game over .500 and have people seriously talking about the wild card (which is kind of ridiculous, IMO, but fun anyway). Then, immediately after beating the M's 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th for the sweep, the manager resigns because he's pissed that the front office hasn't picked up his option for next season yet.  Who does that?!

[littlefallsmets]

If you can make a winning team out of Ryan Zimmerman and 24 pieces of shit, the league itself should mandate your contract getting picked up.

Absolutely.

If nothing else, he's earned a bench coach position on another team that will most likely pay better than being the manager in Washington.

[Carlos del Vaca]

"24 pieces of shit" is a little strong, there. The team has definitely improved, but there's still a ways to go.  They are ahead of the New York Mets at this moment, so there's that.

Yeah, I'm not happy with either party in this situation. If you're going to send Riggs away at the end of the year and bring in Davey Johnson, then you should at least tell him that. Have a conversation about it instead of stonewalling him.  Even so, I think walking out at this point is shitty. Anxious to see how the team responds this weekend.

[KeithHernandez]

So, in short...sometimes the front office is the problem, not the field personnel.

That whole being competitive for about one month (well two if you count this month) of the teams existence backs that up.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Much truth to that, Ash. But at the same time, if you don't like working under a one-year contract... don't sign a one-year contract.

[AugustWest]

Johnny Paycheck FTW.

[Carlos del Vaca]

The sports pundits are leaning mostly against Riggs, but not entirely. Tim Kurkjian is sympathetic.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=6699591

[Carlos del Vaca]

One of the local writers made a good point: team president Stan Kasten resigned at the end of last year, and his position wasn't filled. If he had been still around (or presumably if someone equally competent had been appointed), this wouldn't have gone down like this. Kasten was an excellent communicator who knew what was going on with pretty much everyone in the organization, so he would have made Rizzo and Riggs get together and work out their issues.

I think they should appoint ME as team president, personally.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Hey Ash!  The racing presidents will be out your way next week! Be sure to tackle Teddy so he can't win.
http://blog.letteddywin.com/2011/06/24/nationals-presidents-race-in-anaheim/