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DMV: Too Late for Nyjer to Win the MVP?
By Jamie Mottram | July 29, 2009
DMV is a daily roundup of District-Maryland-Virginia (mostly) sporting links.
Since acquiring Nyjer Morgan almost one month ago, the Nats have won 39 percent more games, scored 14 percent more runs and allowed 15 percent fewer runs. How much of that is attributed to Morgan I don’t know, but he has played a stellar CF, hit .389 and stolen 13 bases. He also led off yesterday’s game, the Nats’ fourth straight win, with his first HR. [WaPo]
Point: The Nats shouldn’t trade Josh Willingham. [Nats Journal]
Counterpoint: The Nats should certainly trade Willingham. [FJB]
A “sign Strasburg” sign shows up on TV in Milwaukee. [D.C. Sports Bog]
Watch a man break his arm arm wrestling at the Bullpen. [D.C. Sports Bog]
O’s lose in extras at Camden, have dropped five out of six. [The Sun]
Chris Tillman debuts for the O’s tonight against Zack Greinke. [Toy Dept.]
Fridge loses 15 more pounds, 95 in all. [Tracking the Terps]
Not to be outdone, Mike Williams has now lost 108. [WaPo]
Five position battles to watch at Skins training camp. [TWT]
Rick Maese talks to Jim Zorn about clothes, music and porn. [Skins Insider]
Cooley and Colt Brennan mock Jason Witten and Romo. [Chris Cooley]
Sources say there’s nothing to Vick-to-Washington. [Redskins Insider]
Lindsay Czarniak eats with Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly. [NBC D.C.]
The Caps are still relatively young and inexperienced. [Japers' Rink]
Kornheiser on getting back into radio this September. [D.C. Sports Bog]
Some fun tales from Dewey Beach after dark. [City Desk]
Today: Royals-O’s (7:05), Nats-Brewers (8:05)
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Topics: DMV, Nationals, Nyjer Morgan | 2 Comments »
July 29th, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Despite everything the local baseball wonks would have us (few) Nats fans believe, the equation looks like this: Morgan + Willingham = ANY chance of success in the next few years.
Their production to value ratio enables the team to go for a big-name SP (or two?) and shore up the bullpen.
Johnson, Guzman, Harris (Sorry big Willie) = expendable, and the team should do the smart thing by trade deadline for once.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Someone’s gotta go in the Dunn/Johnson/Willingham triumvirate. Without knowing what’s being offered I can’t say which one, but to retain all three would be to fail.