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At Home, Nationals Still Sick – The Post
Deputy Editor Fritz Hamme and I went to last night’s game with tickets from his company and boy were they nice. Section 211, row 2, between the visitors dugout and home plate. Good work, Fritz!
The game was disappointing, the Dodgers hit four home runs, accounting for all of their scoring, while blasts by 1B Nick Johnson and CF Brad Wilkerson were just short. At least Wilkerson’s blast, to center, was dropped for a 2 RBI triple.
P Esteban Loaiza had an odd outing. He kept his pitch count low with only 83 pitches in seven innings and only gave up five hits. Unfortunately, three of those hits were homers. After watching the Dodgers crush them in batting practice, I was not surprised they hit some out during the game.
In the eighth, the Nats had a two-run rally that kept things interesting and gave enough hope to keep a lot fans in the ballpark.
More from The Wash. Times: Magic disappears at RFK, The L.A. Times: Young Guys Get It Done and The L.A. Daily News: The Choi of it all
Boxscore – ESPN.com
Guillen Says Union Should Inform Players On Substances – The Post
For some reason, Jose Guillen is sticking up for Rafael Palmeiro, putting the blame on the players union for not being specific enough about what you can and can not do.
Why not just hold a press conference demanding you get tested right away, Jose? That is what is going to happen now.
More from The (Fredericksburg) Free-Lance Star: Steroids concerning the Nats
Also, IF Junior Spivey is back in town and is aiming to return to the lineup in September.
JIM WILLIAMS – On media: Hey, Comcast and MASN: Let’s make a deal – The Wash. Examiner
Yesterday, Williams urged the “bright, articulate, and passionate people” of Comcast and MASN to make a deal.