"That was impressive. That's as good as it gets. He just handled those big-time guys really well, especially since he didn't have his usual command."
(Manny Acta, via Nationals dot com, 4/26/2009)
Nats 8, Mets 1: Zimmermann and Jesus do their part to salvage lost weekend in NY.
Thinking about a Strasburg-Zimmermann 1-2 punch in 2010 just might get us through 2009.
Hey, at the very least, Jordan Zimmermann will give Nats fans a reason to tune in at least once every 5 days the rest of the season.
Meanwhile - this should put to rest any doubts about Manny's job security. *wink* *wink*
Injury shocker! Shawn Hill to DL; it's his elbow again. Maybe Mike Rizzo isn't a complete buffoon after all!
When does Zimmermann get a good nickname? The "flash" stuff doesn't do it for me.
We should call him "J-Zim" in protest, as that is a clearly poor nickname.
Posted by: ckstevenson | April 26, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Yeah, we're still lukewarm on "flash". Hate J-Zim, too. Originally liked "Z-NN", but not so sure about that anymore.
Air Jordan?
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | April 26, 2009 at 11:25 PM
He shall go by the nickname of J-Z. Hip-hop references are allowed, are they not?
Posted by: Editor | April 27, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Hip-hop references are always welcome, Editor. Supppose we could live with J-Z, but still feel like there's a better option out there...
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | April 27, 2009 at 08:37 AM
Why didn't The Zim Reaper ever catch on? Or The Zimm Reaper, even....
Posted by: J | April 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM
And everyone knows that Betamax was the superior format for video tape!
Posted by: NTPNate | April 27, 2009 at 06:20 PM
Hmmm. Zimm Reaper has a nice ring to it. That might get our vote - if we're voting and all...
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | April 27, 2009 at 06:42 PM
Nate - ah! point well taken!
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | April 27, 2009 at 06:44 PM