GOOD SCHOOLED

"I don't think [Utley injured Flores] on purpose, but he hit him good, and he's out for the season, I believe. Ultimately, you've got to pitch inside. If he likes it or not, I've got to pitch him inside. If I hit him, that's part of the game."
(Odalis Perez, via Washington Times, 9/4/2008)

Nationals 9, Phillies 7: Payback, it certainly is a bitch sometimes. No brawl, but Nats get last laugh against free-falling Phillies, Utley.

Hold the lipstick & rouge, Charlie: Odalis Perez drilled Utley in the first, Milledge took him out in the fifth. Call it even.

Good news: Hey, Nationals went 8-1 on the homestand. Bad news: Padres running away with Worst-Place. There's still time..

Meanwhile...

• The Miracle of Jesus: Flores says he'll be back in '08.
• Not cheap! Nationals to drop prices for season tickets for 7,500 seats (but no, not the goldplated empty ones behind home plate).
• Callups. Catchers.

(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Comments

[Mark]

Good post.

[The Nationals Enquirer]

Thank you, Mark. Glad you enjoyed it.