Bowden Has A Change of Heart on Hill

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Outdueled
Published 8/12/2007 by Jeff at District of Baseball - MLB returns to DC
... Just a day after saying that Shawn Hill would make another rehab start, Jim Bowden changed his mind and said Hill would start Tuesday when the Nats open a homestand against Philly. "I thought about it overnight, and after thoroughly looking at it and the way he pitched the last time out, he might not be as crisp and 100 percent as we'd like, but I think he's still our best pitcher," Bowden said, explaining his flip-flop. ...

Webb Gem
Published 8/12/2007 by ck at The Nationals Enquirer
... What the Hill? ...

That Boy Is Out Of Control
Published 8/12/2007 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... says that the organization is "stunned" by his lack of command. WaPo says that he's in a "precarious position." The latter's clearly a valid assessment given his performance, but the use of the word "stunned", well, stuns me. This year is about building for the future and sifting through the bargain bin to find any hidden masterpieces. Chico might be closer to a velvet Elvis than a Renoir, but if that's all you can afford, you might as well put it up on the walls of your trailer. Ripping the poor brushwork of the design does no good after you've hung it. You knew what you were getting into when you bought it. I suppose you could hide it in a different room, or sell it to some other poor sap in Columbus. But for now it's your painting. Although that velvet John Lennon/Yoko Ono is starting to look pretty sharp... hmmm...