Sweet Sweep!

June 16, 2008

The Nationals are still better than the Mariners! Woo! Thanks to Kory Casto’s Father’s Day home run, first of his career, the Nationals sealed a three game sweep of the Mariners yesterday. I was held in suspense as I went into a concert at Wolf Trap after the 7th inning with the game still tied 2-2 after a few errors, so Tim Redding didn’t earn the win, sadly. Mr. Chatter and I watched the last two innings when we got home. With our daughter sleeping on our floor, we had a hard time staying quiet while we whooped and high fived after Casto’s homer. Sweet! Jesus Colome pitched two scoreless innings and earned the win, with Joel Hanrahan successfully closing out the game that was not a save situation for once.

Paul Lo Duca is returning, but Jesus Flores will retain the starting catcher position he’s earned and my favorite backup, Wil Nieves, also gets to stay. So where will Paulie go? Left field and first base! Seriously?! This should be fun to watch! I hope he hits better than Wily Mo Pena. And remember, trading season is heating up!

Another work week begins with a day off today before the Nationals head to Minnesota and the Twins. So I guess time for me to go mostly quiet again. I’ve noticed I only seem to have time to post on weekends anymore.

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