'Girls' can cheer as Figgy gets cut

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 14
Published 5/14/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... A GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE WOULDN'T LOOK SO BAD RIGHT NOW: One day after he ragged on the Nationals for acting like "a bunch of softball girls" in their dugout while he was pitching, the Mets designated Nelson Figueroa for assignment. (New York Daily News) ...

Quote: Leadoff Hit By Pitch
Published 5/14/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at MetsBlog.com
Last night, John Maine hit leadoff hitter Felipe Lopez with a pitch, most likely in response to the Nationals’ ‘cheering’ from the dugout the previous night. In the Daily News, Peter Botte writes: “Willie Randolph, a self-described baseball purist who has attempted to get the Mets to confine their celebrations to inside the dugout this season, jokingly asked Maine if he ‘hit (Lopez) on purpose’ as they crossed paths in the post-game interview ...

Figueroa Learns That if You Act Like a Bitch, You Get Treated Like a Bitch
Published 5/14/2008 by Chris Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... “[The Nats] were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls. I’m a professional, just like anybody else. I take huge offense to that. If that’s what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think you need to show a little bit more class, a little bit more professionalism. That’s why they are who they are.” And a 9-20 career record with a 5.12 ERA this season is why Nelson (picture on the right) is who he is: A minor leaguer: The Nationals might have acted like a bunch of softball girls, ...

Celebrating, Fun Now Frowned Upon in Baseball
Published 5/14/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... Figueroa, the losing pitcher, said. I m a professional, just like anybody else. I take huge offense to that. If that s what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think you need to show a little bit more class, a little bit more professionalism. They won tonight, but again, in the long run, they are who they are. Actually, I must correct my previous paragraph: It was former Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa who made those statements Monday night. The team designated him for assignment yesterday. I guess being a professional just isn t enough when ...

Who's Quitting Now? Annika Sorenstam, Among Others [No Mas]
Published 5/14/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... I quit. The health of the Democratic party is much more important than my personal ambition. — Hillary in 2012 • That's it, I quit. ESPN, and everyone, is against me! (runs into bathroom, locks door). — Tom Brady • Whew! So tired; all that running and jumping and so forth. We quit. — San Antonio Spurs • You can't fire me, I quit! Oh ... it appears that you can fire me. — Nelson Figueroa • You'll get this newspaper when you pry it from my cold, dead ...

Sinon Bulls Alum Plucked by Rays, Another Former CPBLer Departs
Published 5/15/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... Unfortunately, another CPBL album, Nelson Figueroa has apparently been solved by MLB hitters. After a few solid outings Figueroa has recently been roughed up, and on Tuesday the Mets designated him for assignment. ...