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Nats Win It In the Eleventh<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Last night was another big win for the hometown team. The Nats got down early when \u00a1LIVAN!<\/b> gave up two runs in the third. Nick Johnson<\/b> got one of them back with a triple that scored Jose Guillen<\/b>. The next batter, Vinny Castilla<\/b>, got Johnson home on a ground out. That would be all the scoring for the rest of “regulation” as \u00a1LIVAN! and Josh Beckett<\/b> dueled. <\/p>\n

The Marlins blinked first, replacing Beckett in the ninth with Jim Mecir<\/b>. \u00a1LIVAN! stayed in to pitch the ninth and I thought to myself, “I have a bad feeling about this” since his pitch count was approaching 150 pitches. \u00a1LIVAN! must have found my lack of faith disturbing, so he proved by wrong by getting out of the inning without giving up any runs. Then, I pulled a Frank Robinson<\/b> and passed out.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, when I awoke there was still a ballgame on. Chad Cordero<\/b> got through the 10th without allowing a baserunner — it must have been a dream. Naturally, the Nats failed to capitalize, so we were spared Cordero closing the game with a 1-2-3 inning two nights in a row, protecting us from unreasonable<\/i> expectations.<\/p>\n

In the 11th, Bobby Ayala<\/b> decided to pitch Cordero style and let the lead run on. The important thing here is that runner did not score and not that I cannot remember the exact sequence of events.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the inning, Jamey Carroll<\/b> lead off with a walk off of Nate Bump<\/b> (HDFS ’02). Jose Guillen<\/b> came up and hit a ground ball the pitcher, sure to be turned into a double play…but no! Bump tossed the ball over high and prevented it from being fielded cleanly; both runners safe. With the winning run at second and another one on first, things looked good.<\/p>\n

Fearing imminent doom, Florida elected to walk the next batter, Johnson. The decision looked smart after Castilla popped up and failed to get the runner home. However, the intentional pass merely delayed the loss for the Fish. Rookie of the Month Ryan Church<\/b> hit a fly to left field that was deep enough for Carroll to tag up and head home. The throw was way off the mark and the ballgame ended with Mel Proctor<\/b> screaming into the microphone (again) as Carroll slid across the plate. Good night, everyone!<\/p>\n

More for The Wash. Times<\/i>: Church makes Nats a winner
<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n

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

Soros’ pitch for Nats throws MLB a curve<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
More analysis George Soros’<\/b> entrance into the bidding for the Nats. My gut says that MLB will find a way to not award the team to the Ledecky\/Soros group. They do have an anti-trust exemption after all and I have to think they would happily use it here. One Nats (in Idaho) blogger vowed to drop the team<\/b><\/a> if Soros has any stake. Others indicated as much in the comments. Me, I don’t care. I will not (initially) be applying the same expectations of ethics to the Nats owners as I do to the Baltimore owner. Why, yes, I am a unrepentant homer, got a problem with that?<\/p>\n
Thomas Bosewell<\/b> – Interest Rates Are Just as Important as the Sale Price<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
Boz goes on about all the folks interested in buying the team, except Soros. He also gives a backhanded compliment to Linda Cropp<\/b>:<\/p>\n

Baseball should be very leery of any group without long-established ties to the District. Why? Because the one disastrous tripwire that can still blow up this baseball project is the D.C. Council. The name “Linda Cropp” makes Selig scream in the night. Good. Anything that keeps baseball on its toes probably helps D.C.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thom Loverro<\/b> – Is this just an illusion?<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
Loverro invokes the late Tug McGraw and gets a pretty astute quote from GM Jim Bowden<\/b>:<\/p>\n

In a small market, you have to build up your bullpen to compete. You can’t compete with Atlanta’s payroll for a starting rotation. If I can’t beat you in the first five innings, then I have to beat you in the sixth, seventh and the eighth to win in a small market. If you don’t beat us in the first five innings, then we can play with the big boys in the sixth, seventh and the eighth. I may not be able to beat you in the ninth, but in the sixth through the eighth, I can beat Atlanta and the other teams.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let’s hope this is our first and last year as a small market.<\/p>\n

Dick Heller<\/b> – Multi-hued caps make me see red<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
Heller rambles on about pink Nats merchandise and the cost of anything at the stadium. He recommends getting stuff at “Modell’s, The Sports Authority or online.”<\/p>\n

I don’t recommend getting anything online at the Sports Authority. I was given a cap for Christmas that was ordered through them and it has yet to arrive. It is bizarre. Anyway, I recommend that you buy all your Nats merch in the District, since they are paying for the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Wilkerson’s pain reaches hand<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
If you wanted to see Brad Wilkerson<\/b> during last night’s game you had to wait for the commercials. The problem with his arm has moved down to his hand and he is now day-to-day. Also, chinese food is the culprit for Johnson’s acid reflux on Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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