(The Hammer and Matt Capps pose with Miss Virginia Samantha Casey on Sunday during a USO 'Salute to Our Troops' event at Nationals Park. Photo via Getty Images.)
"Incredible. He's really amazing. I just hope [the Nationals] allow him to grow at his own pace and mature nicely, because he's an amazing talent."
( New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, on Matt CappsStephen Strasburg, 7/12/2010)
Good luck tonight to Matt Capps...
Funny thing is, we were opposed to the idea of Stephen Strasburg appearing in the All-Star Game, but now that game day is upon us... we changed our minds. Hey Charlie Manuel, is it too late to reconsider?
Guess there's always 2011.
Meanwhile...
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Bryce Harper wins The Golden Spikes Award for top amateur player in the country. Add a few more dollars that big bag of cash you'll be handing over, Mr. Lerner.
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MASN has officially added Strasburg's Major League debut to its library of Nationals Classics, and they're re-playing the game on Wednesday, July 14th and Sunday, July 18th, both at 7:00 p.m. on MASN and MASN HD. You'll want to tune in.
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When Miss Virginia threw out the first pitch on Sunday, and JD Martin caught it and signed it for her, I speculated that he was also writing his phone number on the ball.
Posted by: Carl | July 13, 2010 at 07:43 PM
If Martin wasn't a married man, I'd say you're on to something there, Carl.
Posted by: The Nationals Enquirer | July 13, 2010 at 09:03 PM