and harper sirleaf. funded by thomas shippers and 1734 and chartered by the va 1762, is the oldest town in the state. today, shepherdstown is home to a division of the u.s. fish and wildlife service, a bureau of the department of interior. that is where q&a cameras went in late april to talk with

historian, douglas brinkley, about his upcoming book on the influence of our 26 president on the history of the conservation movement. the book is titled, "the wilderness warrior" theodore roosevelt and the crusade for america. >> host: doug brinkley why did you want to start our conversation about your book at this center? >> guest: this is the national conservation training center. this is where biologists get trained, make sure that our rivers and that are marshlands are taking care of, that manage endangered species. it is the headquarters of u.s. fish and wildlife but conservationists leaders from all over the world come here for seminars and to learn proper methods and techniques. here on the side, like walking pastoral the pictures of karabell in alaska. roosevelt was interested in all of the wildlife including carabelle and what interests me is writing a book like "the

wilderness warrior" is roosevelt really is the father of the u.s. fish and wildlife and john is known as the creator of the sierra club. is roosevelt that realizes the federal government has an obligation to save species, birds and animals, to save plants and trees and to be the president has no obligation to make sure that we put aside for generations on boring natural wonders like roosevelt did, like the grand canyon or mount olympus or the petrified forest and they turned this training center for conservation into a museum almost for theodore roosevelt. c-span: when did you first get interested in theodore roosevelt? >> guest: i have loved him since trial that. i love evan morris's booker fees and david mccullough, but they really got interested in him in 1992 when i have a program, the magic bus that brings students across the country and i went to the badlands of north dakota.

that is where tr spent his ranting days as a cowboy. that is where he did some of his hanting but he wrote these incredible books, particularly for example called the wilderness taunter. many people come in on the hunting part in between was this incredibly informed writing about the biology, the echosystems as we call it today at the vet plans. roosevelt knew more about the badlands than any personal-- so i fell in love with that particular american landscape and then i was teaching at hofstra university with the late john keeble who was a professor who died unfortunately of cancer. john and i co-hosted the caused her presidential conference. i was cochair on theodore roosevelt's the papers coming in from all over in the started realizing and john caple helped me realize this, there had never been a book written on tr and conservation, tr and the wilderness of vinnie magnitude. there was a university press of a little bit of notes so i had this great opening and i started

realizing that between the civil war, the manson proclamation of lincoln and world war i with woodrow wilson roosevelt using the white house to promote conservation and nature and what he called the strenuous life, to save birds. his involvement with the audubon society and the eventual creation of the u.s. fish and wildlife international monuments. it is changed america. if this summer anybody opens up annapolis, uco levesque green. you are looking at roosevelt reserves, roosevelt monuments. he put aside 240, almost 240 million acres of wild america said now is people are talking about environmentalism and corrine movements, roosevelt is becoming the key figure to understand because he was the only politician of his day who have absorbed darwin and to it understood biology and understood bird send migratory patterns and understood mating

habits of deer and elk and antelope and actually did something. he is a president who in his young days shot the buffalo and he is the president to created wichita mountains in oklahoma reserved for buffalo. c-span: one of the things you have seen throughout the center are stuffed animals. >> guest: roosevelt was trained in the art of taxidermy. in fact as a young boy his teacher in new york was a man named john bell, who had been audubon's students so there is a linkage between john james audubon and roosevelt and young tr had asthma. he was very sickly but from really eight years old on march he was obsessed with birds. he created his own roosevelt newseum, brian. his father was the founder of the american museum of natural history in new york and young tr just became a bird lover.

his first document we have as tr as a young boy is about birds and the last article he wrote before his death at age 60 was about birds. i am not saying he does like birds. he was one of the words-- world's experts on coloration, variation, inventory and what we have been he created these burd reservations, 51 federal burd reservations are now the heart and soul of u.s. fish and wildlife. all the people watching this have heard of u.s. fish and wildlife but they don't realize that all began with these 51 bird reservations that roosevelt trying to save egrets and spoonbills and pelicans etc. on both coasts. c-span: before we go any farther, explain where this conservation training center is located. >> guest: we are in shepherdstown west virginia, not too far from washington, about 90 minutes. it is a beautiful campus here in west virginia.

it is the archive where did the research because they have the papers, not just of early conservationist but people like rachel carson in the 1960's who worked for u.s. fish and wildlife so for me this places an archival treasure trove. in addition i went to the places roosevelt saved so i would go to various bird places that he saved and they had local archives, one in michigan, one in arizona. i even went to puerto rico recently to see the key national forest, which he saved for the national forest service, which is our only rain forest in our entire protection system in the united states and it is home to where peurto rican parents. it is a spectacular parker couth seeking coded puerto rico, i would go to these places meet the local superintendent for ranger or wardman, what have you and interview them and also get local documentation but this is the nerve center for what i

consider roosevelt great america. c-span: we are standing in the roosevelt room. when you look behind you there is a photograph, a large photograph above the fireplace. who is in that photograph? >> guest: that is theodore roosevelt with the great naturalist in 1903. remember roosevelt becomes president in 1901 because mackinlay is assassinated. seered is sworn in in buffalo. immediately only two months as president tr stars this aggressive conservation program because he had created the first boone and crocket club tr created was the first protection for big game group. he was a member of the audubon society and as governor of new york tr beacon considering erratical long preservation of natural resources. in 1903 tr gets on the training goes to yellowstone with john burroughs. then he goes to the grand canyon

and then he ends up in the redwoods of northern california and then goes to yosemite, and here is the president of the united states with john mere and they camped out. they spend three days in the mild. the camp under the redwood trees which roosevelt thought, the red words were great cathedrals. they slept in a snowstorm without a tent and roosevelt, with his enthusiasm, the greatest day i have never spent my life freezing in a snowstorm with john mayer. they would try to out naturalist to each other. nobody new birds like tr but tamir was one of the botnets so he would talk about the plants and roosevelt was out playing in with the birds but they had a friendly competition. roosevelt thought mere was one of our great figures. they had some differences. tr was a hunter conservationist and mere thought only in extreme cases should they hunters shoot an animal. roosevelt believe that was nonsense that you had to

constantly hunt, that hunters were the great conservation is. at one moment by a campfire mere says to roosevelt when are you going to give up that bullish punting thing of yours? tr, uncharacteristically said i know i need to. i should. of course he didn't. he ended up going to africa, collecting for science but also getting specimens and gets back here taxidermy question. before dna, before banning of animals, before radar the way our great ornithologist for example would study birds was by many specimens. you had to have a wide selection of them to study in the laboratory. roosevelt as president collected for the biological survey for what is today's u.s. fish and wildlife aware every he went he would send specimens in. he would send scans and to get them analyzed because tr, and

keep one of my book brian, after the civil war the first people going west wanted the geological survey was the big deal because people wanted a map. it was about money, where is the copper, where is the school, where is this think? tr, by the 1890's is interested in a biological survey. i want to know what wildblue flowers we have, what kind of insects, what kind of song birds, i want numbers and so he start. and it's indicative of what they expected. but, he looked good yesterday. rex ryan, the new head-coach, liked what he saw. and, discussing, how both quarterbacks looked yesterday, it was really, elaborated quite a bit, about sanchez and barely mentioned clemens. but, then, today, clemens came in and did very well, with the

exception. last 15 minutes of practice. but, probably for the first time, in brief start to training-camp, he had the first team defense on its heels. drove the jets the length of the field and threw a gorgeous strike to cotchery for a touchdown. and then sanchez, went in with the second team and went, 3 and out. >> clemens is number 1 right now, on the depth-chart. what does ryan say, he needs to see, from sanchez? >> he wants to see, him be the number-1 quarterback. i think, the jets are comfortable, and him working himself, not a first team, earning his reps, and he'll be the second team quarterback and he'll have to show, with the second team, that he deserves the more reps.

and you would expect him to do that, given his pedigree and the fact that he had a good offseason, and, that, he'll get those, reps and they want to see a leader. command the huddle. who can, be number 1 material. i think the one thing, that's hurt sanchez ear, through the first couple of days, three sessions now, is the fact that, some of the linemen, on the sidelines are comblearng, that he just doesn't seem to have the indicated denies down. and that's been leading to penalties. that's not good. >> learning curve, continues. the jets have a pair of disground telled running-backs. what can you tell us about washington and jones? >> they're both in camp that's a good sign. and it shows, a good indication of the character of both guys. they want new contracts, and washington is entering the final

year after rookie contract. that, is paying him probably below, what he is worth, it is below. and he wants an exextension, and thomas jones, of course, is getting up in years. he's looking for a little security, especially, after the jets, drafted the reigning award winner in shawn green. so, two guys, who want deals. but, they haven't gotten them and may not get them. but they're showing up. because they're being "team" guys, and, they want to be here and be a part of what's going on, and, reporters are able to talk to both guys yesterday, and the question was asked about holding out, if things don't turn their way with negotiations. and both of them will be here. they're here and they'll play football for the jets. >> we have about 20 seconds here. gholston, the pick, did not have

a strong rookie season. how is he ajusting to rx ryan. >> he's looking good. doesn't look like a number 6 pick. but, he's back to wearing his old jersey number, 50. and had some good numbers there then and there's something about gholston, that looks right. he's a little more comfortable. and laid back. and seems to be ready for this challenge. >> good stuff for espn.com. in court land new york. many thanks. >> thank you, kevin.ving-type a bottom and carry that speed to wall. >> you have to make sure you carry that exit speed because if you don't, somebody will get to

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coach described him following his disaster round. he trippled his 13th. it was long john's 6th-straight tournament in five different countries. he's lost over 80 pounds, in the last four months, and isn't eating properly, and hasn't slept well. he admitted, i don't have the feel i used to. and i don't have the confidence, i just don't have it. smith, took it a step further saying, what i saw friday was scary. it was a literal disconnect. hasn't eighteen or slept in a week. his body needs food and his muscle is breaking down.

his round caused him to miss the cut. he plans on seeing his doctor next week, and he'll decide, whether or not to play in the p.g.a. championship, in two weeks. >> for more, let's welcome in, rich learner, host on the golf channel. he's battled his share of demons over the years. what's the most alarming part of this story? >> just how unhealthy he is. you can lose weight. and at least, to some people, look good. but you can be terribly unhealthy. and i think, john is, no better, than he was, when he was, 270 pounds. and i also think it just speaks to his compulsive nature, alcohol origampledge or dieting.

he goes head long over niagara falls. and, who knows where the bottom is with john. i do know that, players, on tour, have told me, in the past, and i don't mean to be, alarmists. but they have said, they won't be surprised to wake up and read the worst news, about john daly. you feel for him because he has troubles and he's a big hearted soul. but, he really, needs to get a handle on his health. 600 calorres a day for a man that size. a friend of mine is a doctor, told me, a guy that big, should be consuming, a minimum of 1,500 calories a day. he's starving his body and brain, and not sleeping. so, all that combined, it isn't shocking that he shot 88.

>> how would you characterize, his support system. >> well, john has been traveling the last month-and-a-half, with a crew from the golf channel for another reality series. this is the second go around, yet untitled. and it will be on golf channel and it will be as real as it gets. get the highs and lows. so, he's had a girlfriend, new in his life. i haven't met her. good person. looks after his businesses and is doing well in, that respect. but, he may not have a real handle on the ups-and-downs, of the world of golf. the disappointment that a pro-player may feel after a given day. so, there's a girlfriend, not seeing a whole lot of his kids and misses them and then he has a producer, with whom he has been friends for a long time. and rick smith, and rick is a

good man. and, i think, he has john's best interest at heart. so that's the support system, at this point. he's seen -- he's seeing a counsellor of some sort, i don't know if it is related to addiction or what. but it will help him, push through the psychological warriors. >> you covered him and you know him on some level, is golf good or bad for him right now? >> that's a good question, kevin. my gut, says that john probably should go somewhere, for six months and get well. whatever that entails. i'm not a doctor, but my own gut, having seen john, and having known what he has been through with the booze and gambling and the addictive behavior, i don't think it's great for him. but, it's what he does, and he

needs to make a living. and he has support payments, three, four marriages and gone through a lot of money, and i would say, maybe not the best thing for him. but, it's what he does. >> one of the favorites on tour. he played well at the british open. if you could characterize woods, the contrast in his rounds between thursday and friday and saturday. >> well, between john daly, and tiger, two gifted individuals and gaps between the mental stability. tiger, on thursday, first, round, since he missed the cut a couple of weeks, said it was maybe, as bad a putting performance, as he has had. and putted brilliantly, and took care of his business on those scoring holmes.

12, 13, 14. and it is ironed beautifully today. he's in a good rhythm and first of three weeks, in a row. he has done that 21 times. and the third, has never been a major. it will be this time, and tiger wants to be in prime shape because, he's without a major this year, and that hasn't happened since 2004. so, i would suspect, by playing here, and playing bridgestone next week, tiger will be, ready to go, and, historically, he's been phenomenal. keep that in mind. >> two opposite ends of the spectrum. many thanks. >> thank you for having me. >> u.s.c. coach pete carroll know that's a program is not allowed to hire consultants and have him coach on the field.

he had long time special-teams coach rodriguez, attend some practices and monitor some games and give some advice. if you consider that coaching, then they may have committed a violation. he says everything was done by the book. joe schad caught up with him for more. >> there's not a lot to tell but, we have gone through all of the right steps, and done our homework, to set it up, so this would be okay. and issues, and guys, have come through, to help us build a program. the rules are clear, and the guidelines, we tried to stick to everything and we did that. but, there's, i can see why people are interested and want to see what's going on. so, the question has been raised. and wore helping out. >> you have a athletic and smart quarterback in aaron, and true freshman, do you have it in you to put a true

freshman-quarterback, on the field, at ohio state. >> i don't have any problem at all. we've had fresh man's start at every position except quarterback. this is that opportunity, that we might get here and, we'll get another one. but, matt has presented himself, in a way, unlike anybody we ever had. in cassel, and j.d. beauty. so we'll have to wait and see. the competition will display that, if we do a good job, and air roven is in great position to take this team over and go. the great benefit he has, you have, an entire offense coming back. thethe running-backs, and receivers, and good high level group. they know what's going on. they'll help the quarterback play well. so whoever takes over, it should be in a good setting, and this is the kind of kid that could do

that. >> five quarterbacks are on the roster, and matt barkley could win the job. still to come on "espnews," tiger made a huge push in round two, and we'll show you the shot that has him atop the undefeated professional boxer floyd "money" mayweather has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen.

so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. . >> the nationals and the pie vats -- pirates getting ready for pnc. they prepare for the game. there are nats fans looking on and getting ready at the park looking for their first win of the year at pnc. welcome back. byron kerr and ray knight. it is "nats xtra" presented to you by verizon wireless. whether you lose, it is a tough loss to swallow. >> it is a tough loss. we had some opportunities. we made a couple of bad plays. we haven't made any errors in

seven ballgames, i believe it is seven now, but we just didn't get key base hits when we had to. we had an opportunity to win late. >> i was going to say a lot of players on each team know each other well. nyjer morgan was a big at-bat and it comes up with an out with two men on. after the game he talked about that at-bat. >> basically i got a little excited knowing there was the opportunity to tie the game and we may possibly win it, but the emotions, i think they lapped up in my first at-bat and i think they came back in my last at-bat and i kind of got out of my element a little bit. i just wanted to do something special. >> you know he wanted that one receiptity bad there, ray. he had lastings milledge across the way, the former national and niagaraer coming up big. he has three more chances, three more games, at least in this series to get something

going. >> he has played so well. he has played great defensively. he's gotten some big base hits. he did get a good pitch to hit and maybe a little anxious. but he has helped this ball club immensely, just with his attitude and his play, the and i look forward to seeing him go out there tonight. it is a game of redeeming features. sometimes you get them and sometimes they get you. >> certainly a big day with the trade deadline in major league baseball. nick johnson and joe beimel leaving and that means there are two roster spots available. elijah dukes is back and jorge sosa has been called up from syracuse. >> elijah is swinging the bat well. he was hitting right at .280, three home runs. he was swinging the bat decently when he left here, it was just a matter of numbers. elijah is a big powerful guy. i thought last year that he was probably the most talented player on this ball field. certainly 5-2wise, he is, he has tremendous power.

he can run, throw. he is a good outfielder. the problem is that he is physically struggling. his knees are giving him a struggle. he struggled with his knees the last couple of years and it is just matter of keeping him healthy as he has those -- i think they're@ritic knees. jorge sosa is a guy who has been around. this is his ninth team. he has been in the big leagues for nine years. he was lights out down there. his last 16 relief appearances, he was 1.37 with the opposition only hitting .170. so just one more arm for jill riggleman to go to. >> lots of time on the phone from mike rizzo yesterday. >> yes. >> and the interim general manager. he has some thats on elijah and jorge coming up. >> he is swinging the bat very well and working on a lot of the things that we asked him to work on. he has been great down there. he loves him and now he is going to get a chance to come up here and play.

sosa has been throwing the ball extremely well. that's why we brought him in lieu of a couple of other guys. he's throwing the ball the best on the staff right now and he is by far the manager and the pitching coach's choice to be called up to the big leagues. >> mike rizzo on elijah dukes and jorge sosa. jorge sosa is going to join the bullpen for the nationals along with sean burnett, the former pittsburgh pirates. we get a view of pnc park and debbi taylor. you had a chance to chat with sean burnett. how is he doing so far? >>reporter: he has been doing a great job. he has only allowed one earned run since he has gotten here. i tell you what, coming back to pitch third, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2000 has been a little unique. i ask him what his emotions were like coming into this weekend. >> sad and happy at the same time. it is good to see some of the guys. i had some good friendships with and the coaches and stuff. at the same time sad, too, that

i'm gone. i'm happy to be in washington and helping them trying to establish a winning team. >> are you looking forward to get ing into the game and facing them and how odd is that going to be for you? >> it is going to be real odd. you're going up against really good friends, kids you grew up with. hopefully the first one, get it out of the way. hopefully the fans, system of the things i said not meaning as bad as they sounded. hopefully i'll get a few claps. >> you did call the pirates the laughing stock of baseball, but the way you meant is the way they traded away some of the young talent. >> it was more coming from a pirates fan and the article came out as more of me saying that. the question is if you were a fan, how would you react. it is tough to be a pirate fan, and they have a plan and they're starting from scratch and i wish them the best. hopefully they can turn it around because it is a great town. >> you've had some success now with the nationals just giving up one run in 12 appearances. what has been the key to your success so far?

>> just throwing strikes. i know what i'm capable of and i'm going to have to play to contact and rely on my defense. so far the defense is playing great behind me and i have been getting guys out and putting up zeros. i'm just going to keep it rolling. >> the bullpen in washington was a problem for the first half of this season, since the all-star break a2.84 e.r.a. and just a lot of good thins happening there. is it nice for you to come in and be able to contribute in a positive way? >> yes, especially you get traded and the nerves, and you want to fit in and pitch as good as possible and show you belong. so the key was trying to get off to a good start. i was fortunate to do that. i guess they had a lot of trouble since the beginning of the year, but since i came here, they were sol nid the bullpen and they're going to get some experience. there is some talent here. >> is there anyone in particular that you're impressed with in the bullpen? >> in the bullpen? >> a lot of the guys. i haven't played with too many guys and just watching the way they go about their business. they have some guys that have been established and some guys that are trying to earn that

spot and show that they belong h next year, too. it is kind of a cool group, and the starting rotation has the real good arms and there is some impressive talent there, too. >> the future is bright in d.c., isn't it? >> it is. there are people with a little more experience and thing also turn around. as of the all-star break, they are playing great. they'll get their experience and things will be really good in the near future. >> and i asked jim riggleman before the game now that joe beimel is here how will that affect sean burnett and he says he'll definitely get an increased role. byron and ray, back to you. >> thank you very much. ray, you look at this situation for sean burnett with joel hanrahan getting a chance yesterday going against his former team. the nats were able to get on him a little bit. how about burnett facing -- well, it is going to be a lot of different pirates he hasn't seen, but will they know him going against anyone ?els. >> and that always goes up, when you're traded, you go back to the team you grew up with.

the thing he -- he is going to be able to handle it. he has been through a lot. he was 26 years old starting the season. he missed almost two years with the surgery. he was their number one top- ranked rookie pitcher his first year, going into his second year he was ranked their best prospect. the third year, their best prospect and then he started having arm trouble. he lost only 17 games early in his career and then they converted him to a closer in annapolis. h weiss able to get over the hump from the injury. he is throwing the ball. he has a power arm. a power sinker, slider, changeup, and he just seems to me to be very calm. >> now it is time for the stay in the game hold of the day presented to you by just for men hair color and it is all about sean burnett. 15 career holds for mr. burnett. seven of them this year already. he tries to get things going not only for the nationals and also for the bullpen. just as sean burnett keeps the team in the game, you, too, can

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contact. he came here and everybody was struggling throwing strikes, and it took a guy who had not had one day in the big leagues tho show you could miss bats, throw to contact, the defense work hard for you and be successful. he has pitched lights out with under a 3.00 e.r.a. his last six starts. >> he didn't get a decision against the pirates, but the nationals, that was the last time they had beaten pittsburgh. >> we'll get them tonight. >> and you look at stammen and what he has been able to do with the nationals. you have jordan zimmermann, john lannan, the likes of colin balester coming up, garrett not and i love that shot in milwaukee. this is a future. none of the guys are on the opening day roster. >> you can go probably 12 deep with good arms. we just acquired three more. i was talking to phil wood prior. two guys that you don't know much about a guy that projects a number two starter, another guy, tommy john starter, 95% of

those guys get healthy and we just stockpiling pitching and you think about getting on straussberg, and we've got so many different people that are ready now in the minor leagues to make that push to triple-a and then on to here day in aday out. man dell got called up, myers got called up. you're looking at mcgeary throwing the ball well. there's just a lot of people down there that have great arms and they're stockpiling. i wonder sometimes when are we going to start getting some real good position players. we did certainly in one with nyjer morgan. >> it is vir gill vazquez getting the call. he has struggled recently with those decisions,ny straight. >> yeah, he's a minor league guy that just bounced around, three times in the last year he was playing off of waivers. so a lot of people don't think he is a major league pitcher. he throws the fastball, elevated abig curve ball. 100 in his career. 840 minor league innings, and only just a little cup of

coffee with detroit where he had an 8.67 earned run average. you know, you keep going out there pitching and pitching is so thin in the big leagues, if you hang around long enough, you'll get a chance. she just going to have to capitalize. i don't expect him to throw a gem. he hasn't done that. he has given up a lot of hits, at least seven hits in every outing. >> and home runs too. already four this year. that would be flies to see from the nationals. it is now time for our diamond dust segment here. we move over to phil wood who joins us here on a saturday night. >> how are you? >> good to see you. >> it is interesting, you see it every time you watch or attend a big league baseball game. not just once, but dozens and dozens of times because it is on every uniform and it can be found on anything, what am i talking about? the mlb logo. while this year marks 40 years of divisional play and 40 years since the moon landing, it is also the 40th anniversary of the logo. it was first adon'ted in 1969 and featured on every uniform

that year to commemorate what was then the game's 100 anniversary as professional sport. everything but one, which we'll tell you about in main it. the mlb logo features the sill wet of a batter, and not totally unlike the nba logo which features jerry west. it is of a jeer nay iic players although for years they thought it was killebrew. who created baseball's logo? until recently his identity was somewhat object cure. his name is jerry deal i do, which means that every baseball player is wearing an original. in 1968 he worked for the marketing and advertising agency that had baseball as a client. one afternoon he was asked to come up with something. in a couple of hours he came back with a magic marker sketch that 40 years later endures. he didn't get any extra money and 40 years later he sigh says he doesn't want any. doing the logo was just part of

his job. still, he says, some additional recognition would be nice. as a yankee fan, it would be nice if somebody threw some tickets his way. as for the one team that wouldn't wear the patch that 1969 season, tonight's opponent, the pittsburgh pirates. the patches were red, white and blue and the pirates management thought it clashed too severely with the team's black and gold colors, so they left it off. in recent years the teams have been allowed to color coordinate the low go with their uniforms, but the national also always be red, white and blue. >> very interesting stuff. thank you very much, phil, as we get ready for august to start. that means that july is in the books. and the last half of july was certainly a good one for the washington nationals. we'll look at the plays of the month of the month of july as we continue nats' extra with the bucos and the nats, after this! hey mom i need some minutes.

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anyone in baseball. zimmerman has gotten hot in the last 10 days. sean burnett, the 0.75 e.r.a. we have a lot of guys playing really well and the defense has gotten better. our starting pitching has been pretty solid. it is just a matter of scoring runs. >> i bet you we'll see a couple of home runs maybe in the plays for july. >> i believe we will. >> let's check it out. >> there it goes. >> he was in there. >> how far is this baby going? upper deck! >> there it goes! happy 4th of july, number 300! >> the first pitch swinging. fair ball and nick does it again. stammen for the second out. >> and a double play.

>> larceny by lannan. back hand throws immediately. look at that, right on target. >> and nyjer morgan. there he is. >> there is one from willingham. adam dunn. three in a row for the nationals! >> the runner is trapped. he throws for a double play! how about that? >> outstanding! >> morgan back and back and back and leaps and he's got it! >> guzman gets there. >> brilliant shut of out for john lannan. he was able to get the first win. >> the drive to center. it is a grand slam!

austin kearns wins the game for the nationals! >> a run for adam dunn. and willingham has the grand slam, two grand slam in one game! >> i think that is making up for a few of those solo home runs. >> you don't get the opportunity to do that many times, much less come through in both situations. >> nyjer morgan is going to homer to lead off the game. >> this is just laying down some smack em, yak em. >> ryan zimmerman there smacking some home runs, showing some pow were the biceps there. five homers since july 24th. so very impress if for the nationals. and zim has been finding that power after his hit streak at

the beginning of the season. what has been the key to his success, rick eckstein? >> i think it is a mentality and a mindset. it is just going up there and executing his plan, you know. he always has a good solid plan, and, you know, at times you have a sense of you know what to expect and what's coming. and let's say you know a curve ball is coming. but right out of his hand you see a curve ball. maybe it is not out of the zone or not a pitch to drive, but you're still swinging because you nee a curve ball is coming. so he's doing a really nice job of staying with it himself and executing his plan. >> ryan zimmerman, the face of the franchise for the nationals. he is only 24, ray. >> he's still a baby in this game, and at 78 home runs, he is away head of anyone else. the only guy that you can throw in that group is just four years older, prince fielder. he has 139, but he has also played one more full season. this is an accomplishment over three and a half years.

he has been able to hit 20, 25 home run as year. so now he is on pace to hit positive 30. that's a part of the maturation process. when you get better balls to hit. he's always had the power, bat speed and now he is getting better balls to hit and as a result he is hitting a lot more balls for power. >> the message boards are saying what's wrong with the national ? we have this, that, this. ryan zimmerman, boy, he hasn't been hitting recently, and i just wanted so bad to write in there. 30-game hit streak to start the season? this is one guy you don't have to worry about because he got it back with the hitting the and he is getting it back with the fielding as well. >> when you go 162 games, and he is going play the majority, you're going to have hills and valleys. it's a matter of how you are consistent over a long period of time. you're going to have a week, 10 days, when you just don't hit the ball hard, whether you're tired, lose your concentration, timing, it is just going to happen. there is no other sport that demands like this sport demands. you play 16, 18, 20 games in

football, basketball, 80 in the playoffs. but 162 games plus 30 in spring training. you're looking at 200 games. it is impossible physically to go out there 100% every game. a lot of times these guys are sick with a little bit of flu, cold, something not right in their body, aching, but over the due time, they always say check the bubble gum card and you'll see how this guy is going to end up. he is going to end up with 30 home runs with 100 rbi's-plus. >> he is in the lineup again tonight looking for back-to- back-to back. we're going the look at the lineup force the nationals and the pirates as we get ready for game two from pnc park. stay in your chair! i started sam adams

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. >> nyjer morgan is going to lead off at center field. josh bard is catcher. and the former national, lastings milledge, getting it done at least last night for the buckoes. 2-4 in his debut in a pittsburgh uniform against his former team. the pirates will step up with andrew mccouchen, one of the guys they love in center field. alongside lastings milledge, he'll be in left. doumit is batting clean-up. and moss is in right field. ronny cedeno was just acquired in a trade at shortstop and vazquez is the right-hander that will start tonight. we're looking for the match-up. the nationals are looking for the first win since may 21 against the buckoes. what do they do do get a win? >> they have to be parable patient. they have to get to this kid early. in the first inning after that he goes to 3.90.

>> bob carpenter and rob did i believe have the call coming up from pnc park. enjoy the game, everybody. we'll see you after the game on "nats xtra" from pittsburgh! st. nothing's gonna hold you down. st. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com.

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