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Hernandez, Nationals Don’t Miss a Beat – The Post
I listened to most of the game and got to enjoy Jose Guillen hit solo homers, while the resurgent Cristian Guzman and Brad Wilkerson both had two RBIs. ¡LIVAN! pitched well enough, but gave up 4 runs (2 earned) in seven innings. He allowed a number of baserunners as usual, but got four double plays to keep the damage to a minimum. Gary Majewski and Chad Cordero did their jobs in relief, facing four batters each. Cordero now leads the majors with 22 saves and the Nats are up three games on the second place Fleas.
Skipper Frank Robinson served his suspension for the pine tar incident by sitting in the stands.
More from The Wash. Times: Happy return for Nats’ Guillen & Post-Gazette: Guillen’s 2 homers help knock off Pirates
Boxscore – ESPN.com
Nationals’ Expected ’05 Profit Is $20 Million – The Post
That is a lot of money; and noted sport business economist Andrew Zimbalist, who is a professor at Smith College, thinks it could be higher.
Manager Robinson denied appeal – The Wash. Times
More on Robinson’s suspension. Also, P T.J. Tucker is on the DL and 2B Jose Vidro took BP for the first time since May 4.
Return home not sweet – Tribune-Review
Congratulations Pittsburgh, you have won the Jose Guillen seal of approval! He started his career in the ‘burgh, but got exiled to the Devil Rays over questions about his maturity.
NATIONALS NOTEBOOK – Vidro Takes Rehab Cuts In Pittsburgh – The Post
We know about Vidro already, I am linking to this one because of the Guillen comments about his homers. “I’m just so happy it was not in Washington, I can tell you,” Guillen said. They would have been outs? “Easy. Not even close to the warning track.”
The Nationals pastime – CNN.com
More national media for the Nationals, this time for Inside Politics.
The White House Catches Nats Fever – U.S. News & World Report
For the second time in a week Wonkette finds some content for me. Last time, it was the president praising Joe Paterno, this time it is the whole White House praising the Nats.
NBA Finals, U.S. Open, Baseball – NPR
“Scott Simon and Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport discuss the NBA finals, golf’s U.S. Open, and baseball’s surprising Washington Nationals.”