THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!

"There's never a carryover unless you have a good game."
(Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 6/12/2008)

Pirates 3, Nats 1: No miscommunication about it -- A nice, quiet loss, with a few blown chances and errors sprinkled on top of another quality start (this time, courtesy of John Lannan) that all goes for naught --and a little comic relief courtesy of Da Meathook.

No gutsy comeback. No shouting. No missed high-fives. No explanation or excuses necessary.

Meanwhile...We'll say it again: the news on Zimmerman IS good news (out at least 4-6 weeks, surgery still a possibility, says the Washington Post). 2008 is a lost cause. Take it slow. Get healthy, Zim. Maybe you can use some of the downtime to update your blog.

AND: Despite what Manny Acta and Jim Bowden would have you believe, Mark Zuckerman of the Washington Times suggests that maybe Tuesday night's Dukes-Acta showdown wasn't an isolated incident; seems there might be a bigger storm brewing under the surface (via Washington Times):

"His image within the Washington clubhouse has to come into question, too. Though Dukes does have a group of supporters among his teammates and coaches, a sizeable number of uniformed personnel have soured on him and question whether the player with the checkered past really has turned his life around at all."

(Photos of Dmitri's adventures in foul territory on the TV set taken by The Nationals Enquirer staff)

Comments

[Dr. Nick]

The only reason for Zim to come back is if a miracle happens and we go on a 20 game win steak and then stay in the wild card race till the end of the year.

Healing his labrum will take at least 7 weeks as blood doesn't flow to that connective tissue.

Dollars to donuts (mmmm, donuts) says he gets surgery in 6 weeks when the shoulder doesn't respond to rehab.

The newest sad thing about Dukes is he's starting to put it together. He's hitting .240 in the last 30 days, with some of the best OBA and slugging percentage of the team. And in the last week he's hitting .303.