BRAVES' PITCHER HAS "WASHING INCIDENT"

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Foul Balls found this 7/16/2007 on www.withleather.com [flag]
Atlanta Brave's relief pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma went home to Venezuela for the All-Star break, and he's still there: In what General Manager John Schuerholz described as a "washing incident," Ledezma apparently left his passport in his pants pocket and tossed it in the washing machine, detaching and damaging his visa. Mr. Schuerholz has coined my favorite new term.  I'm going ... [link]

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