Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 30, 2008
Nationals First

I have to admit that Acta doesn't have many good choices for a leadoff man, but Cristian Guzman? Of course, he hits the first pitch for a line single into right for the first hit at Nationals Park.

Update: A wild pickoff throw by Hudson allows Guzman to take third base. He threw it to the outfield side of the bag, and ended up rolling down the rightfield stands.

Update: Milledge strikes out looking on a 2-2 pitch. It was low but in the strike zone.

Update: Hudson strikes out Zimmerman, as another low pitch fools the batter. Hudson is doing a good job of making up for the error.

Update: Nick Johnson makes a fine return to regular season baseball as he takes an inside pitch for a double. Just to show he's healthy, he surprised everyone by going for two. The throw from Francoeur was off, but Johnson would have made it anyway.

He then scores on a Kearns single, once again beating the throw by Francoeur. It was, of course, Kearns that Johnson collided with at the end of 2006 that led to the femur break. The Nationals lead 2-0.

Update: Lo Duca grounds out to end the inning, but the Nationals fans get a real treat as their team plays an excellent first inning in the new park.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:31 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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Seems like Dukes is the closest thing to a traditional leadoff hitter they've got. Maybe Acta wants to give it to him but he has to earn it. If Guzman is still leading off in a couple months, Acta's reputation with the stat community is going to take a serious hit!

Posted by: anais at March 30, 2008 09:04 PM

I had the same thought about Guzman initially, but looking at the numbers Guzman was pretty good in the few games he played last year. If he somehow figured something out last year and that carries over to this season, he'll be a fine leadoff man, however unlikely that may be.

Posted by: Anthony at March 30, 2008 09:26 PM
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