Adam Kilgore had a pretty great response to Nitkowski’s drivel:

Ps, you knew I was gonna find you on here.

I had turned my back on him before this, but it’s an example of why he’s so bad with some of his decisions. With all of the disastrous bullpen management this year, I’ve wondered if he listens to McCatty, or any of his other coaches, at all. That he had no idea what had just happened (or what had happened an hour…

They do, and it’s surprisingly powerful in the sport. Why the rest of their own union would want to stand with him is a separate question.

Because fucking Buck went out there and stopped him. He tried to escalate. Shit, he tried to get booted earlier in the game when he went off on the ump. See this shit is what’s so annoying. Bryce argues a pitch and everyone talks about what a prick he is. Manny argues, pimps (I honestly don’t really care about that,…

Shut your fucking mouth.

I think you just think that because you listen to him every day, and you hear all the times he’s not homerish. The times I’ve listened to him, I can see the same ‘homer’ complaints. Bob and FP praise the other team’s players all the time too. I just think it’s easier to hear a homer slant when you root for the…

Just want to say, as a Nats fan, thanks for not falling into the anti-Harper B.S. Can we take the best halves of your pitching staff and ours, add Harper and David Wright and build a super team without being traders (please god, tell me I don’t really have to point out that was intentional misspelling)?

As someone who doesn’t watch him every day, I’m definitely willing to accept that may be the case and will take your word for it. That aside, I still contend he has the most punchable face in baseball.

You did exactly that in 2012.

So how does this make you any different from Nats fans. Most of us that have been around are no different than you (well, we don’t go attacking other fan bases, but otherwise). Yeah, the ballpark has more seats now that their season is all but over, but Philly fans are no different. There’s like 7 people still going…

It took you 40 minutes to come up with *that*?

Honestly... nothing really. Over their careers, a lot.

honestly... not too much really; I was probably exaggerating there. He went ballistic earlier in the game when he stepped out without calling time, and then wasn’t given it. Mostly my thing with Machado is the fucking faces he makes at everyone when he gets all pissy. The larger point is Bryce had done any of what…

Meh... at least we got to watch the MVP all year.

He really isn’t though... the cool shit he does just doesn’t make Deadspin or Sportscenter. I’m a fan, and can admit he is far from perfect, but the balance is well in his favor.

I agree completely. I’m not down with going near the head.

Better the the fucking Phils on all those fronts.

If I was saying from a standpoint of biased homerism... I’d have no issue with you calling me out for it. But I really don’t have an issue with recognizing what players for my team can be... Papelbon can definitely be a prick, and he’s obviously a douche (c’mon with the alter ego bullshit). But Bryce really honestly…

C’mon... in a world of asshole baseball players, Bryce doesn’t even register. He’ll argue with an ump on occasion, but he never goes after other players, and he treats fans (particularly kids) better than just about anyone out there. He’s honestly about as good of a star as you could ask for.