Nats not bothered by Figueroa's words
Published 5/13/2008 by Bill Ladson at Major League Baseball News
A day after right-hander Nelson Figueroa accused the Nationals of "cheering like softball girls," Washington manager Manny Acta was unfazed by Figueroa's comments.
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