Nats bench tardy Milledge on Thursday

We've Got Heart found this 4/25/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]

Nationals center fielder Lastings Milledge found himself on the bench for most of Thursday's 10-5 victory against the Mets because he was late for work, according to manager Manny Acta. [link]

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Felipe’s Night
Published 4/25/2008 by Kristen at We've Got Heart
What a fun game to watch at the new park and a great night for a big Nats win! And Felipe was just the guy to do it. I have to say, I’ve been on this bandwagon for a long time, patiently waiting for him to work through his slump and start to showcase his talent. Tonight, his moment arrived. Fighting for a spot in the lineup, switching to left field when the team was down an outfielder and showing a tremendous attitude has really helped Felipe excel in recent weeks and we couldn’t be happier for him. With a the bases loaded on a 3-2 count and 2 outs, fans throughout the park stood up and the park really (finally) came alive. Lopez went deep to ...

Lastings Milledge Benched for Lateness

Larry Brown Sports found this 4/25/2008 on sports.aol.com

Lastings Milledge started Thursday's game against the Mets on the bench. But it wasn't an ordinary day off. Milledge was benched by Manny Acta for being late to the ballpark ... an infraction which is nothing new to Lastings. "He showed up late for ...

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Hot Foot found this 4/25/2008 on www.newsday.com

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Big League Stew found this 4/25/2008 on www.bugsandcranks.com

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Richie Rich posted 4/25/2008 from homerderby.com

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