Ex-Met Milledge always the center of controversy

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Mets' Nelson Figueroa compares Nationals to high school girls
Published 5/13/2008 at Big League Stew
... in the NL East, these Nats-Mets meetings are sure getting interesting. Earlier in the season, Willie Randolph got a bit jealous when his players showered attention toward former Mets coach Manny Acta and catcher Paul Lo Duca. Then, last night, Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa goes out and pitches like he's throwing underhanded and then starts the best postgame sniping of the season when ex-Met Lastings Milledge and the Nationals have the audacity to show some enthusiasm: Nelson Figueroa "They were ...

Mets Act Like Little Boys
Published 5/13/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... , writing that "there's no question the Nats were out of line with their cheerleading from the dugout. I mean, chanting "Let's Go Austin!" is ridiculous," although he admitted Nelly might have overreacted. And to rub in salt in Nelson's boo-boos, Lastings Milledge gestured to the Nats dugout after a double and then explained the move thus : "You gotta have fun out here ... and I can do it here and nobody is going to give me crap. We have fun out there and that's the way it should be." Well put, L-Millz. For the second time this month, we have a local team having fun and ...