Nationals get under Figueroa's skin in Mets loss

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Nelson Figueroa - Waaaaaaaah
Published 5/13/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa had a rough night last night. The Washington Nationals smacked him around, beating the Mets 10-4 and those darn Nationals, they actually had the nerve to be happy about it, and that got poor Nellie all mad. He got madder than the the time David Wright stole his blankie and wouldn't give it back. ...

Mets' Nelson Figueroa compares Nationals to high school girls
Published 5/13/2008 at Big League Stew
... 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 ...

Journeyman Nobody Questions The Nats’ Professionalism
Published 5/13/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... etiquette being violated. Last week, we suffered through extensive debate regarding Joba Chamberlain’s fist-pumping, and over the weekend, Ryne Sandberg threw a shitfit over an opposing manager’s team bunting with a 6 run lead in the Class-A Midwest League. None of that, however, tops Mets starter (and losing pitcher in Monday’s 10-4 defeat at the hands of Washington) Nelson Figueroa taking umbrage at the Nationals cheering for their teammate.  From Newsday’s Anthony Rieber. Figueroa took issue with the ...