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Manny Acta Pitches in... Nats Skipper Manny Acta spent part of his morning on Wednesday packing and delivering meals along with Food and Friends, a partner of the Capitol Area Food Bank to some local folks in need of it. Manny said his community service commitment is the easiest part of his job, and he added that no one can second guess him about
More Baseball for Manny How much does Manny Acta like baseball? So much that after yesterday's win over the Cubs, he headed across town to see the White Sox host the Rays. He sat in the family section and got a good feel for how the fans watch the game. He said it was a neat experience from simply getting to the stadium to
Red Hot Ronnie Ronnie Belliard has done an outstanding job filling in for the injured Cristian Guzman. In the month of August he's hitting .440. Last night he collected four hits against the Phillies, including his 300th career double. Yesterday Guzman took batting practice and he told me he's probably a day away from being able to play. With Guzman's return, don't worry, the
You could draw a picture of the human body and nearly all its parts would be represented by Nats injures. Starting with the leg, Elijah Dukes is out with a calf strain, and he suffered a knee injury earlier in the season, as well as a hamstring injury. Alberto Gonzales is sidelined with a sore left glut, covering the butt area. Lastings Milledge had
With a four-run first inning yesterday, the Nats posted multi-run first innings in four of the six games during the homestand for a total of 11 runs in the first. The Nats took batting practice again Sunday even though it was a day game after a night game. "It's a fundamentals thing Manny preaches to us," hitting coach Lenny Harris told me before the
Jesus Flores earned the Heart and Hustle Award this week. It was presented to him by former Washington Senators pitcher Jim Hannan. He is the Chairman of the Board for the MLB Players Alumni Association. Flores will now be among 30 players up for the National Award. Jim told me he was very impressed with the way Flores handled being sent down to the
