The Nats are not playing particularly poorly, but that doesn’t mean they’re playing well. Some of the at-bats I’ve seen have been horrible, most notably Austin Kearns taking a called third strike with runners in scoring position a few nights ago. Collectively, the players are not doing a good job of working the count and being aggressive when they are ahead in the count.
Three stolen base attempts in eight games. That is not good. The Nats have some decent team speed and they need to exploit it.
Willie Harris and Rob Mackowiak are a combined 1-for-19. They ain’t gonna fly.
Elsewhere…
The University of Memphis’ Achilles Heel killed them last night when the team could not hit free throws down the stretch. At one point late in regulation, Memphis was up by three and one of their players was stepping to the line to attempt two free throws. The Memphis bench looked mortified. I’ve never seen a team in that position look more scared than the competition. Every coach in America should show that game to their team to remind them of the importance of fundamentals and concentration. In the meantime, congrats to the Kansas Jayhawks.Nato
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