End of the road
Submitted by Jeff on Tue, 09/26/2006 - 5:36am.
- The wheels came off the tracks for the Nationals last night, but it wasn't until after the game, when their charter train suffered a "minor derailment" in Wilmington, Delaware on their way back to DC. No injuries were reported.
- On the field it was a different story: Beltran Perez picked up his second win in as many career MLB starts, allowing two runs (but also six walks) in 6.1 innings. Ryan Zimmerman had a three-run double, helping improve his chances of winning the NL Rookie of the Year award. And the Nats won their last road game of the season, downing the Mets 7-3.
- Nick Johnson did not return home with the team after Monday's game, remaining in the hospital in New York "until he improves his mobility", which should be in the next couple of days.
- Austin Kearns sat out the game Monday, recovering from both physical and emotional pains from his collision with Johnson Saturday. "It's hard for him to sit here and say he's hurt and he's sore, because you got a guy in the hospital with a broken leg," said Brian Schneider.
- Randy St. Claire left the hospital Monday but is still recovering from pneumonia. It's not clear when the pitching coach will return to the dugout, or even if he will be back before Sunday's season finale. Bullpen coach Randy Knorr is filling it for St. Claire in the interim, including making mound visits during the game.
- Alfonso Soriano will be the free agent "jewel of the off-season", writes Steven Goldman in the New York Sun, but will he be worth the money he'll be asking for from the Nats and other suitors? Goldman's skeptical. "More significantly, his newfound patience is solely the result of his being the biggest bat in a weak Washington lineup."
- Bill Ladson's mailbag includes questions about 2007, how to send get-well cards to Nick Johnson, and a rare comment from a fan (sans response from Ladson) about Frank Robinson.
- A Post editorial concludes that plans to develop a mixed-use parking development by the new ballpark are dead for now, but that the next mayor and council shouldn't give up on the idea in the long term. "A short delay might have certain advantages. For example, lead Nationals owner Theodore N. Lerner and his group will have a chance to improve their relationship with city leaders -- a critical condition now missing."
You are absolutely right !!!
You are absolutely right !!!