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SWITCH: Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta, not starting catcher Paul Lo Duca, will catch the ceremonial first pitch from President Bush on Sunday night at the new ballpark. VIERA, Fla. — Washington Nationals manager Manny Acta, not catcher Paul Lo Duca, will catch the ceremonial first pitch from President Bush as the Nationals open their new stadium Sunday night. Lo Duca and a team ...
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The Roundup: Bush Won’t Be Throwing to LoDuca
Published 3/28/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
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Paul Lo Duca Will Only Catch Odalis Perez on Sunday Night
Published 3/28/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... to the rest of the District in their new ballyard. Tongues have been wagging about how the team would handle President Bush's first pitch on Sunday. Their catcher, Paul Lo Duca, was one of the stars of the Mitchell Report and Bush spent a large chunk of his 2004 State of the Union decrying steroids in sports. The sight of Lo Duca grinning and trotting to shake the President's hand after the toss is probably one Bush's team would like to avoid. The Nats are willing to play ball. Rather than risk embarassing the President, manager Manny Acta ...
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The Washington Nationals are now in Philadelphia following an exciting Opening Day 3-2 win last night against the Atlanta Braves that saw third baseman Ryan Zimmerman christen new Nationals Stadium with a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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