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Foul Pole Is A Bit Pesky In the Nats’ Close Win<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Braves’ Jordan Has a Homer To Left Ruled Fair, Then Foul: Nationals 3, Braves 2<\/b>
Who knew that I simple holiday baseball game would have such Shakespearean
overtones? I was at RFK and did not actually see the disputed home run\/foul ball off the bat of Brian Jordan<\/b> since we were sitting on the third base side a few sections from the foul pole. I booed anyway because that is what the crowd was doing and I knew they would not lead me astray<\/i>. I have never seen that kind of reversal of a call at a ballgame. You can see video of it by going to this ESPN.com article<\/b><\/a> about Jose Vidro<\/b> returning from the DL around the All-Star break and clicking on “Related Video:
Nationals beat Braves with the help of an overturned home run call.” If this was NFL instant replay, the call on the field would have stood.<\/p>\n

Tom Boswell<\/b> describes how Frank Robinson got the umps to change the call<\/b><\/a>. When he was vice president of on-field operations he worked with the umpires for a few years and learned how they make their decisions. Using that knowledge, he got them to overturn the call.<\/p>\n

Other than the homer that wasn’t, the other big news was P Tomo Ohka<\/b>, who did not give up an earned run in seven innings of work, lowering his ERA to 3.20 while raising his record to 4 – 3. Gary Majewski<\/b> pitched the 8th to get the hold and Chad Cordero<\/b> notched his 12th save, even though he gave up a homer to CF Andruw Jones<\/b>.<\/p>\n

In the field, the Nats were pretty bad with two errors, one of which led to a run. 1B Nick Johnson<\/b>, who went 3 – 4 with two runs scored, saved the Nats from a SS Cristian Guzman<\/b> throwing error with a great catch and tag off of first base. The baserunning also left a lot to be desired with both Johnson<\/b> and CF Brad Wilkerson<\/b> getting thrown out on the basepaths.<\/p>\n

More from The Wash. Times<\/i>: Nats finally find a bit of luck<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Boxscore<\/b><\/a> – ESPN.com<\/i><\/p>\n

Now Up for Bids, the Nationals: Let’s Begin at $300 Million<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Bidding officially begins today with nine potential ownership groups involved.<\/p>\n
EDITORIAL<\/b> – Another bad baseball deal<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
Criticism of MLB for the MASN deal as the time for bidding on the Nats begins.<\/p>\n
Patterson, Cordero returning from injuries today<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
P John Patterson<\/b> returns to the rotation today. He started off strong this season, but saw his ERA climb in his more recent starts. Chris Needham<\/b><\/a> has got to be thrilled that Will Cordero<\/b> is coming back too.<\/p>\n
NOTEBOOK<\/b> – Guillen Is Feeling Powerful<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
RF Jose Guillen<\/b> does not think that numbers on the fence are accurate dimensions after getting two long outs yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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