{"id":21533,"date":"2013-06-06T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=21533"},"modified":"2013-06-06T12:14:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T16:14:31","slug":"nats-2013-window-is-closing-but-there-is-still-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/nats-2013-window-is-closing-but-there-is-still-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats 2013 window is closing, but there is still time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The smoke from Frager&#8217;s Hardware hung omniously behind Nationals Park last night as the Washington Nationals feel to the New York Mets 8-1. Dan Haren gave up 3 home runs. When he&#8217;s bad, he&#8217;s bad and last night he was bad. A splitter that stayed high erased the earlier DC lead and a 10-1 followed.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like a typical series for the Nats of late has been a win in a game one and then a pair of losses &#8212; one close one and one blowout, not necessarily in that order. Tonight, we&#8217;ll find out how it concludes. If the Nats can win, it will be their first series win in a few weeks. Some troubling observations:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Nats\">#Nats<\/a> won back-to-back games vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23SFGiants\">#SFGiants<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Phillies\">#Phillies<\/a> two weeks ago, but there was an off-day in between those wins.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Drugan (@TheNatsBlogJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNatsBlogJoe\/status\/342615155240230914\">June 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Last time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Nats\">#Nats<\/a> won back-to-back games on back-to-back days: May 16-17 vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Padres\">#Padres<\/a>. That&#8217;s 3 weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Drugan (@TheNatsBlogJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNatsBlogJoe\/status\/342614950797250560\">June 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Injuries (DL trips for Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper and now Stephen Strasburg) have played a part in this season of mediocrity (or worse), but the bigger issues are a lack of hitting, particularly with runners in scoring position and inattention to details. It took until June 4 to have a walk-off win or come back after the 6th inning. In a lot of ways, the Nats are lucky to be a mere game under .500.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule gets seemingly more favorable for a long stretch, but 8 games back, they have a long road ahead. I&#8217;m sure the Nats have a few 7 game winning streaks and maybe 10 of 12 run in them, but when it happens, will they be too far back? On a more positive note:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Nats\">#Nats<\/a> now need to bank about 4 games over .500 each month til the end of the season. June is already slipping away. Runs &amp; wins now.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BallWonk (@ballwonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ballwonk\/status\/342622898361606145\">June 6, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, a run is completely doable in theory, but either way 2013 is a lot less fun than 2012 so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The smoke from Frager&#8217;s Hardware hung omniously behind Nationals Park last night as the Washington Nationals feel to the New York Mets 8-1. Dan Haren gave up 3 home runs. When he&#8217;s bad, he&#8217;s bad and last night he was bad. A splitter that stayed high erased the earlier DC lead and a 10-1 followed. 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