'FIGUER' HATER
nypost.com 5/13/2008 — The Nationals get under Nelson Figueroa's skin in their 10-4 rout of the Mets.

Nationals blow away Mets
nydailynews.com 5/13/2008 — Not until Monday night did Nelson Figueroa witness a truly amateurish display, he suggested. Incensed at the chants emanating from the Nationals' dugout during the Mets' 10-4 loss Monday night at Shea, Figueroa ripped them afterward.

Whoa Nellie! Figueroa rips Nats' chants
nydailynews.com 5/13/2008 — Mild-mannered Nelson Figueroa was livid at the Washington Nationals on Monday night for what he described as bush-league chanting coming from their dugout.”They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls,” Figueroa said ...

News: Nationals’ Cheerleaders
metsblog.com 5/13/2008 — Nelson Figueroa allowed five hits and six runs, four earned, while blowing three seperate one-run leads. Figueroa told reporters that the cold, damp weather did not impact his ability to grip and throw the ball adding… “At times it seemed ...

Nationals get under Figueroa's skin in Mets loss
newsday.com 5/13/2008 — Nelson Figueroa was frustrated by his own pitching, that's for sure. But that doesn't fully explain the vitriol the Mets' starting pitcher unleashed on the Washington Nationals Monday night after a 10-4 loss at Shea Stadium.

Nationals get under Figueroa's skin in Mets loss — Newsday.com - Mets 5/13/2008
Nelson Figueroa was frustrated by his own pitching, that's for sure. But that doesn't fully explain the vitriol the Mets' starting pitcher unleashed on the Washington Nationals last night after a 10-4 loss at Shea Stadium.

Mets righty calls Nats "softball girls" after loss — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/13/2008
Nelson Figueroa should consider pitching underhanded to the Nationals, if there is a next time for him.

Mets righty calls Nats 'softball girls' after loss — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/13/2008
Nelson Figueroa should consider pitching underhanded to the Nationals, if there is a next time for him.

Here we Nelson, here we go (back to the minors) — Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs 5/13/2008
If you’re a top talent like Jose Reyes or Joba Chamberlain, you can carry on all you want on the field and it will generally be seen as a way to help you maximize your ability. But if you’re a player like Elijah Dukes, someone who ...

Life on the back pages — Nationals Journal 5/13/2008
Until yesterday, I'm guessing, Nelson Figueroa was largely irrelevant -- and perhaps entirely unknown -- to the casual New Yorker. But last night's Figueroa-led controversy at Shea proves that a little smack-talk, at least in this town, is still the ...