John “Rambo” Maine Shows Heart
dugoutcentral.com 5/15/2008 — When I watched John Maine groove that first pitch right at Felipe Lopez Tuesday, I had to stand up and watch it again as they played it in slow-mo. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. For the first time since forever it seems, a Met pitcher ...

FLORES PARA LOS METOS!
nationalsenquirer.com 5/15/2008 — Great "Streetcar Named Desire" reference. Freshly minted WaPo Nats' beat writer Chico Harlan vaults to the lead for "1st Annual Nationals Enquirer Award for Creepiest Opening Paragraph in a Baseball Story (mainstream media)": "Three hours before the Washington Nationals played their 41st game of the season, Manager Manny Acta lathered his head in a rich foam -- a temporary helmet of white.

Redding and Zimmerman Combine to Lift the Nats
dcprosportsreport.com 5/15/2008 — The Washington Nationals took a 2-1 series lead with a 5-3 win against the Mets last night on strong starting pitching from Tim Redding and another home run off the bat of Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman hit number 7 on the year, his second homer in consecutive games. Since Zimmerman’s self imposed benching in early May, he has hit .316 with 4 home runs, 2 doubles and 6 runs batted in and has lifted ...

TPoSGD: The Mike Gill Show--Something fishy going on...
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 5/15/2008 — As per usual, it is time to get ready for my weekly segment on ESPN 1450's Mike Gill Show. Today we toss around the following...

Aaron spelling doom for Mets
nydailynews.com 5/15/2008 — Can that Jorge Sosa move can be rescinded? Aaron Heilman may be the reliever in need of reassignment. Heilman entered with the score tied in the 7th inning and allowed four runs as the Nationals won, 5-3, at Shea Wednesday.

Zimmerman, Redding lead Nats by Mets 5-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 5/15/2008
Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Jesus Flores hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh ...

Nationals use four-run seventh to beat Mets — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 5/15/2008
Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 ...

Zimmerman, Redding lead Nationals past Mets 5-3 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/15/2008
Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

Mets' Castillo returns to lineup — Major League Baseball News 5/15/2008
Luis Castillo, openly discussing the possibility of the disabled list on Wednesday, was instead back at second base for the Mets in Thursday afternoon's game against the Nationals.

Bergmann outduels Mets' Pelfrey — Major League Baseball News 5/15/2008
Nationals right-hander Jason Bergmann found himself in a pitchers' duel with Mets right-hander Mike Pelfrey. When it was over, it was Bergman who came out on top as Washington defeated New York, 1-0, on Thursday afternoon.