Does it figure that the day that overwhelmed sports radio host and occasional Post columnist for topics other than the NBA, Mike Wise, writes a column on how great Ryan Zimmerman is that the Washington Nationals third baseman commits the throwing error that cost the Nats the game? Of course it does!

I don’t argue Wise’s point that the Nats need to make Zimmerman part of a winning team in D.C. — I think they are doing that. Zimmerman seems to think it too. Oh and I don’t think it is time to move him over to first base because he’s having a little trouble throwing 3 weeks after coming back from abdominal surgery.

By they way, the ziMS Foundation gala, A Night at the Park, is tonight at Nationals Park, tickets still available, starting at $75. The ziMS foundation “is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of Multiple Sclerosis.” His mother, Cheryl Zimmerman was diagnosed with the disease in 1995.

The guy whose last name sounds really similar to the “face of the franchise” Jordan Zimmermann, pitched 8 innings without giving up an earned run in yesterday’s 1-0 loss to the Anaheim Angels. Zimerman was 90 feet away as the tying run when Michael Morse struck out on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. The Davey Johnson era starts out with a sweep and now the Nats are under .500. The good news is that interleague is over, so we should never have to deal with designated hitter Matt Stairs again.