Natosphere sounds off on Nyjer Morgan

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Given the incidences of Nyjer Morgan and his play the last few weeks, we decided to take a peak around the Natosphere and bring you an array of what the Washington Nationals bloggers th8ink of Nyjer Morgan and his future in Washington. 

In case you missed it, one night after Morgan plowed into Marlins C Breet Hayes, Marlins P Chris Volstad throws behind Morgan, causing Morgan to charge the mound and incite a brawl on the diamond.  This is after Volstad already hit Morgan once, and Morgan retaliated by stealing 2nd and 3rd bases.  Wow, there you go, what a rudimentary summary.  Regardless, so what the heck does Nats blogosphere think.  We will show you . . .

From Nationals Inquisition . . .

I can see no reason why the Marlins shouldn’t take majority if not all blame for the “fracas” last night. They potentially retaliated for the Hayes incident at least three times before the sixth-inning by hitting Morgan and two other Nationals with pitches. Why was that needed? The Marlins had a near 15-run lead. When is enough enough for the Fish? Morgan took one blow and that is expected. Two blows and something needed to be done. Chris Volstad exposed himself as a punk.   Nyjer needs to cut the reaction to the fans. The throwing up the hands in victory after a fight, the cussing, the ball tossing– really it is the only thing I can ding him on. If he wants to cuss and yell at the fans, do it into your glove, not on camera and Youtube. That is embarrassing to Natstown.

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Morgan wasn’t trying to get his team back in the game.  He was trying to show the Marlins that getting hit didn’t hurt him.  He was, simply, showing up the pitcher in a game that was already contentious.  And Manager Jim Riggleman was wrong not putting the stop sign on … Last night, in addition to injuring the Marlins catcher, he again engaged fans (caught on video) with expletives, while on the field.  Morgan has been playing recklessly and with anger since Riggleman moved him down into the eighth spot in the lineup early in the Cardinals series.  Morgan now has established a pattern of disregard for the safety of the players on the field… He needs to be sat down, whether by suspension or by his team, before anyone else gets hurt.

From William Yurakso . . .

The Nats have a real problem with Morgan. the centerfielder’s instability is hurting himself and his team. Morgan really needs to sit, perhaps for the rest of the season, and is certainly going to be suspended for his actions last night …I don’t have a problem with that necessarily because Morgan is too volatile right now. Also, Riggleman’s handling of the situation has been poor. Apparently, neither Morgan or Riggleman has lost he clubhouse, but maybe they should have — the team doesn’t need to deal with any of this nonsense. I don’t think I have a problem with Morgan never playing for the Nats again.

From Federal Baseball . . .

Can you honestly argue that Morgan’s decision to steal the bases was solely about trying to get the Nats within 10 runs and cut down on the lead? Do you believe that? I think Morgan’s decision to respond negatively to his manager’s comments in the press recently was a poor one. I think his decision to run the Cardinals’ catcher was a poor one. Should he have stolen the bases? Harold Reynolds doesn’t think so, Rayn Zimmerman along with some of Morgan’s teammates questioned the decision, but Morgan decided what he thought was the correct response. If he’s given the opportunity to make his own choices and makes poor choices each time, isn’t it about time you took the power to make those decisions out of his hands? Something tells me MLB is going to make the decision Jim Riggleman says he wasn’t willing to, and “put the hold on him.”

From Nats 320 . . .

The Florida Marlins had every reason to be pissed off at Nyjer Morgan this evening and that’s why they threw behind his head, AGAIN, two innings later in the top of the 6th. The final volley that erupted into the biggest scrum involving Our Washington Nationals in recent memory.

But it didn’t have to be this way. Nyjer should have just taken it like a man.But what everyone will remember at the end of the day was Nyjer Morgan being taken off the field, jersey pulled completely out of his pants, marched to the dugout by Bullpen Catcher, Nilson Robledo. And seeing Nyjer Morgan raise both hands in triumph to the fans of The Florida Marlins.   Rocky this was not. Embarrassment was more like it.  Nyjer Morgan seems to be playing with anger in his heart. And that’s not the type of play The African Queen and I can not support.