"But here's the thing. If this was happening to this kid in college and you knew that, then you also knew that he can pitch through this stuff. So a little bit is, ok, let's see this kid pitch through it.

"I also look at this from the player's standpoint, that this is your job. This is what you do. You're never going to be 100 percent healthy, feel perfect. So you have to take accountability that you're gonna throw sometimes, your arm's gonna hurt. You're gonna be out there on the mound sometimes, the mound is gonna be terrible and the dirt is gonna be a little loose and it might not be so great. You can't constantly be complaining over every little thing.

"So for me, a little bit has to be put back on Strasbug here. Ok, you throw a pitch, it bothers your arm, and you immediately call out the manager and the trainer? Suck it up, kid. This is your profession. You chose to be a baseball player. You can't have the cavalry come in and save your butt every time you feel a little stiff shoulder, sore elbow.

"I mean, excuse me. There's guys I played with that had screws holding their elbows together. Chris Sabo played two weeks on a broken ankle. I put a steel plate in my wrist so I could be back in five weeks instead of three months. So, this is your choice. You can either suck it up and be a man at 22 making $2 million a year [with] a $15 million contract, or every time you get an ache and pain you can go out of the game and say I'm gonna let down the other 24 guys right here and possibly end up forfeiting the game."

"What Mike Rizzo and Jim Riggleman do, that's totally different," Dibble said. "They have to think of the long-term ramifications of what they're doing right now with this kid's career. As far as this kid? Stop crying, go out there and pitch. Period.

"There's so many [other] guys....Josh Willingham, who is gonna have surgery on his left knee, was playing with torn cartilage in his knee, could barely run around the bases. This is the simple answer to this, you need to know the difference between pain and injury. When I was 12, my arm hurt. When I was in my teens and I would throw and walk off the mound when I was a starter, my arm would throb. I couldn't even hold a glass of water. And you know what? I loved it.

"I was so sick, I loved it, 'cause I felt 'ok, I'm throwing hard enough to make my arm shake when I'm just standing there.' So I was a totally different animal than I think has been created here with Strasburg, where now you're telling this kid as soon as you feel any arm pain, call us and we'll come help you. Please.

"This is the major leagues. This is not college any more. You're not on scholarship. You're being paid to do the job and guys depend on you, and I think it's unfortunate that the Nationals and the team are in a situation here where this kid now, he feels any kind of arm pain, he's gonna call you out? That's scary to me."

And like I said, the discussion ended with Dibble lamenting the nature of the modern player.

"You give these guys $15 million bucks, please," he said. "Get your butt out there and play every fifth day." *Credit to Dan Steinberg for putting all of this together*

 

This is the guy we should be sending around the league to other major league city's as our Broadcast Ambassador. This should attract players to come here when the broadcaster can criticize the decisions of the front office, coaches and the manager and still have a job. Dibble is the old guy at the end of the bar for the past 50 years reliving his glory days, for everyone to hear. The only thing is, you get to hear it for 162 nights and not just on a Friday or Saturday night.

 

For all you Dibble lovers; lets keep him for a long time! He is doing a great job!!!

Is Dibble on vacation or did they send him to Kansas City? I didn't hear him on the broadcast before the All-Star break; which was really nice to listen and watch the game without him. I don't hear him tonight as the Nats play the Marlins. I do know he has been voting for himself on my last blog because there is no way anyone in their right mind could enjoy listening to that guy. Does anyone know what happened to "Dibs"? I hope, since the Nats are trying to improve on field, they decided to improve in the booth also.Nationals vs Marlins coverage

Maybe I am just spoiled, because I have the MLB Package and get to listen to baseball commentators all over the country. Having to listen to Rob Dibble give color commentary on MASN is so painful. I've tried to find the game on another channel so I could hear the announcers from the other team talk, but they are blocked when the Nats are on. I've tried putting the TV on mute, but I miss the sound of the game. I have to go to the game in order to not hear him talk and say the same things over and over again. Saying the same thing over and over again is fine if your only going to watch one inning or one game during the season. You would think with all of the retired major leaguers out there doing color commentary for other teams, they could have gotten someone schooled in the science of communicating to the audience at home watching. I feel sorry for Bob Carpenter; there are many times that Bob throws Dibble a softball and Dibble goes into one of his arrogant rants, like Bob doesn't know anything. Maybe, this is the way the Nationals hierarchy wants people to feel so you go to the games and not watch on TV. I hope as the Nats improve on the field, they make a change in the broadcast booth also.Giants vs Nationals coverage

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What do you think about Rob Dibble?

20%

Good enough for now.

17 votes

40%

He's a keeper.

33 votes

29%

Must go.

24 votes

8%

Move someone from the radio up to the TV booth and move Dibble down.

7 votes

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