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WASHINGTON 6 Pittsburgh 5 (ESPN<\/span> Boxscore<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Nats had seen a comfortable 5-1 lead turn into a 5-5 tie in the eighth inning. Micah Bowie had put together a solid 5+ innings, but Jon Rauch<\/span> and Billy Traber<\/span> couldn’t protect the lead out of the bullpen. Prior to their arrival on the mound, Saul Rivera<\/span> and Jesus Colome<\/span> each put in an inning of hitless work. I can’t help but think Manny Acta<\/span> over managed.<\/p>\n

The Nats prevented what would have been a rather devastating loss in the ninth. <\/p>\n

After Felipe Lopez<\/span> struck out, SS Cristian Guzman<\/span> singled to put the winning run on. <\/p>\n

3B Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> hit a ground ball in the infield that the Pittsburgh shortstop couldn’t field to get on. <\/p>\n

PH Ronnie Belliard<\/span> struck out swinging for the second out. <\/p>\n

RF Austin Kearns<\/span> drew a walk to load the bases. <\/p>\n

The third pitch of LF Ryan Church’s<\/span> at bat was wild and Guzman scored from third without a play. Game over!<\/p>\n

After Blowing Early Lead, Nats Relish a Wild Finish<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i><\/p>\n

Almost heartbroken<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n

Despite the exciting finish, the sports sections seem more interested<\/span><\/a> (The Post<\/span>) in the season ticket prices<\/span><\/a> (The Wash. Times) in the new ballpark. I suppose it is the bigger story.<\/p>\n

All lower bowl tickets will cost more than $25 while all upper deck tickets will cost $20 or less. The most expensive seats will by $400. Nats president Stan Kasten defeded the pricing as a way to keep prices lower elsewhere in the park. It is expected that the Nats will have ticket prices will be in the top 5 in MLB. Most curious to me are the $40 seats in what used to be called the bleachers. (Graphic<\/span><\/a> from The Post<\/span>)<\/p>\n

I saw on the video board something about a Negro Leagues exhibit, but I couldn’t hear it too well. It turns out that exhibit is at the Mayflower hotel downtown. P Ray King<\/span> was there with former Gray James Tillman<\/span> and Sean Gibson<\/span>, who said was Washington was a second home for his grandfather Josh Gibson<\/span>. The Sun<\/span> has more column inches<\/span><\/a> on the exhibit. I’ll have to check it out.<\/p>\n

So, will you be watching the game at 1:05 today or the first televised MLB draft on ESPN2? The Nats have the sixth selection<\/span><\/a> (The Post<\/span>), along with four others in the first seventy picks. Of course, due to the nature of baseball player development, we won’t know if the highly touted scouting operation<\/span><\/a> (The Wash. Times<\/span>) does a good job today for several more years. More<\/span><\/a> from The Free Lance-Star<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Bowden<\/span> has his weekly column<\/span><\/a> in The Wash. Examiner<\/span>. Well, his weekly dictation.<\/p>\n

For some reason, The Wash. Examiner<\/span> profiles a Detroit scout<\/span><\/a> instead of a D.C. one.<\/p>\n

Other notes:<\/span><\/p>\n

  • There was a Gustafsson<\/span><\/a> sighting last night! Joe Riley<\/span><\/a> too.\n
  • I left right after Guzman crossed the plate. I ran from RFK to the Metro (I am feeling that today), arriving at the same time as the train. I reluctantly switched at L’nfant<\/span> and was rewarded with a 2 minute wait. Oddly enough, I ran into Fritz<\/span>, who left in the eighth inning. He was stuck on the platform for Yellow<\/span><\/a> for a long time. He wasn’t too happy.\n
  • Does anybody know the name of the song that played over the p.a. when Bowie was replaced? It one of those not quite jazz\/not quite smooth jazz tunes and I have been wondering for about ten years what it is called and who it is by. Anybody know? It is quite an earworm.\n
    ©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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