misterirrelevant.com - 4/23/2008
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The Nats broke a three-game skid with a win over Atlanta , putting them six games ahead of the 0-21 ‘88 Orioles after 21 games, which is all one can hope for when one’s 3-4-5 hitters hit .225, .222 and .213, respectively. But it was John Lannan’s second straight lights-out performance , so that’s nice.
Really though, I’m just posting this as a distraction to ...
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Jon Rauch probably has trouble finding nice gloves
Big League Stew —
... no idea how the fine people of Washington did it, but it appears that the right foot of former Bullets center and cologne salesman Gheorghe Muresan has been salvaged and somehow attached to the right arm of Nats reliever and fellow skyscraper Jon Rauch. Forget Dmitri Young, Rauch's claw puts Da Meat Hook to shame. Also, to paraphrase Tiny Elvis, "Hey boys, take a look at that bear claw! Man, that thing is huugggge." (Thanks, boss!)
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