Whoa Nellie! Figueroa rips Nats' chants

MetsBlog.com found this 5/13/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

Mild-mannered Nelson Figueroa was livid at the Washington Nationals on Monday night for what he described as bush-league chanting coming from their dugout.”They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls,” Figueroa said after the Mets lost to Washington, 10-4, in the series opener. “I’m a professional, just like anybody else. I take huge offense to that. If that’s what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think you need to ... [link]

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Buzz: Joe Smith Being Sent Down
Published 5/13/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at MetsBlog.com
... According to Adam Rubin at his blog for the Daily News, the Mets have decided to send down ...

The Hot List
Published 5/13/2008 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... Adam Rubin at the New York Daily News reports that Joe Smith sent down to make room for Wednesday’s starter, who is likely to be either Adam Bostick or Willie Collazo. Hopefully this is a temporary move and Smith will return with the team after Wednesday. ...

Poor Joe Smith
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Vazzano) at The 'Ropolitans :: New York Mets Baseball Blog
... , Adam Bostick was pulled from his start in AAA after three scoreless innings. According to Adam Rubin, Willie Collazo's name has also been tossed around. ...

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Nelson doesn't like the Nationals

The 'Ropolitans :: New York Mets Baseball Blog found this 5/13/2008 on mets.lohudblogs.com

Kevin Devaney back with one final update. Here's what Nelson Figueroa said after tonight's 10-4 loss to Washington, in response to what he said was "singing" and "chanting" from the Nationals dugout in the third inning: "They were cheerleading in ...

Video of Nats Acting Like "Softball Girls"

Hugging Harold Reynolds posted 5/13/2008 from huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com

Nelson Figueroa after a 10-4 loss to the Nats said: "They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls. If that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. They need to show a little more class and professionalism." We found video of the Nats that drives his point home.

preGame: Mets vs Nationals (Game One)

Hot Foot found this 5/12/2008 on www.metsblog.com

The Game: Weather-permitting, the Mets (19-16) will begin their four-game series versus the Nationals (15-23) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm. The Lineup: SS Jose Reyes RF Ryan Church 3B David Wright CF Carlos Beltran LF ...

Classless Nats

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 5/13/2008 from theropolitans.com

I'm usually not one to put a whole lot of stock into quotes as they are usually that same darn thing every time. "We just didn't hit." "Great pitching performance beat us." "I really felt it tonight." And so on and so forth. Once in a while though, someone comes out and really says how then feel. I present to you, Nelson Figueroa on the Nationals dugout antics...

Irony: Thy Name is Nelson Figueroa

D.C. Sports Bog found this 5/13/2008 on sports.aol.com

Remember way back at the end of 2007, where teams were complaining about the excessive celebrations of the New York Mets? Well guess who's complaining this season about excessive singing and dancing of other teams? That's right, it's Mets pitcher ...

Nelson Figueroa - Waaaaaaaah

Russianator posted 5/13/2008 from idiotsonsports.blogspot.com

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.

Figueroa Learns That if You Act Like a Bitch, You Get Treated Like a Bitch

Posted 5/14/2008 on Mr. Irrelevant

After Monday night’s Nats game in Shea — a game the Nats won 10-4 — Mets starter Nelson Figueroa had this to say about Washington daring to enjoy themselves in the dugout: “[The Nats] were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls. I’m a professional, just like anybody else. I take huge offense to that. If that’s what a last-place team needs to do to fire ...

He Who Laughs Last…

Posted 5/14/2008 on Bugs & Cranks

Monday: Pitcher Nelson Figueroa gets tagged by the Nationals to the tune of 6 runs, 5 walks, and 5 hits in 5 innings. After the game he complains about the Nationals cheering from the dugout “like a bunch of softball girls.” He went on to say, “If that’s what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. They could show a little more class, a little ...

Washington Nationals at New York's "Hated Mets": Game Report..."Who Does Ryan Church Think He Is?"

Posted 5/14/2008 on Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts

John Maine on the mound for the Mets at home in New York's Shea Stadium. Maine hits Felipe Lopez in the thigh with the first pitch of the evening. "That means the fix is in," My Brother Scout says, referring to the first pitch of the '19 Series . (I just think it means the Mets are still mad about Elijah Dukes' cheerleading.) Cristian Guzman grounds into a force that would have ...

Nats Kick Mets’ Ass Like ‘Softball Girls’

Posted 5/13/2008 on Mr. Irrelevant

Man, the Nats were tailspinning for a minute there, but then they went to Shea and straightened out with a spirited win. So spirited, in fact, that Mets starter Nelson Figueroa had this to say afterward: “[The Nats] were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls. I’m a professional, just like anybody else. I take huge offense to that. If that’s what a last-place team ...

Since When Was Cheering Unprofessional?

Posted 5/13/2008 on Presidents Race: Let Teddy Win!

Lastings Milledge has officially won me over. New York Mets losing pitcher Nelson Figueroa, after last night’s 10-4 defeat at the hands of the Washington Nationals, called the Nationals players — led by Milledge — “unprofessional” for cheering loudly from the visitor’s dugout at Shea Stadium. “They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of ...

'Girls' can cheer as Figgy gets cut

Published 5/14/2008 on NYDailyNews.com - Baseball

The Nationals might have acted like a bunch of softball girls, but Nelson Figueroa is the one who's a step closer to the beer leagues.

'FIGUER' HATER

Published 5/13/2008 on NY Post: Sports

Nelson Figueroa should consider pitching underhanded to the Nationals, if there is a next time for him. Here it is, girls, go ahead and hit it. "They were cheerleading in the dugout like a bunch of softball girls," the beleaguered Mets...