Is It Lastings Or Ladell?

Hot Foot found this 5/25/2008 on metstradamus.blogspot.com [flag]

Hi kids. Just wanted to keep you informed on old friends, and alert you to the new craze in Washington, where Lastings Milledge has taken to a new celebration style during home runs. You see, apparently high fives are more for fans than for third base coaches. So when Lastings rounds third base after a home run, he ... wait for it ... takes an imaginary handoff from third base coach Tim ... [link]

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Milledge, The Next Bo Jackson?
Published 5/25/2008 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... Metstradamus points out a new flourish Lastings Milledge has added to his home run trot. He motions like he’s receiving a football in a hand off from third base coach Tim Tolman as he turns third base and heads home. ...

Dear Lastings

The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus found this 5/25/2008 on nats320.blogspot.com

Dear Lastings: As you rounded third base tonight after your Home Run in the bottom of the fifth--your very first at New Nationals Park--you pretended to take a football handoff from Third Base Coach Tim Tolman. Then, after you crossed home ...

The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers: News: Branyan called up to Brewers

Brewers Bar found this 5/25/2008 on milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com

WASHINGTON -- Left-handed hitter Russell Branyan has been called up to the Brewers, and manager Ned Yost will waste no time getting him in the lineup. Tony Gwynn Jr. was sent down to Triple-A Nashville as the second half of the transaction. Branyan ...

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Hot Foot found this 5/25/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

Nick Evans is back in the lineup today. Still no Ryan Church, who remains woozy. The depleted Rockies are now without Matt Holliday, who landed on the DL with a hamstring strain. Reyes, ss Castillo, 2b Wright, 3b Beltran, cf Delgado, 1b ...

Evans' three-double debut leads Mets

Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 5/25/2008 on www.newsday.com

Knowing full well that his job could be at stake this weekend, Willie Randolph filled out a lineup card Saturday that included Fernando Tatis in rightfield and Nick Evans, an emergency call-up from Double-A Binghamton, in left.

Whither Julian?

Hot Foot found this 5/25/2008 on www.boston.com

OAKLAND, Calif. - Bartolo Colon is a good friend of Julian Tavarez. He said his old buddy wants to pitch for the Mets. At least that would his first preference, but there's no indication yet whether the Mets or any other team are willing to sign ...

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