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the nomination of cass r. sunstein to be administrator of the office of information and regutory affairs of the office of management and budget shall be brought at that close.

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the presiding officer: on this -- are there anyone wishing to vote or to change their vote? on this vote the yeas are 63, the nays are 35. three-fifths of the senate duly sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. the chair lays before the senate ar letter of resignation -- a letter of resignation of senator mel martinez of florida. withou objection, the letter's deemedead and spread upon the journal.

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. kaufman: there's not a quorum call, is there? the presiding officer: there is not. mr. kaufman: i rise once again to speak about one of our nation's great federal employees. all of us are here, along with our colleagues in the house, have returned from a busy work period. i know that we, like all americans, appreciate the extra day off we just had on monday to rest an recharge. to spend time with family and to enjoy a barbecue. it's important, though, not to lose sight of what labor day really represents. america was founded on the belief that if you work hard,

you can achieve your dream. when american workers set themselves to a task, no challenge is too great. since the 19th century, labor day as served as an opportunity to appreciate those who have made our economy the strongest in the world. even with the challenge that we faced on wall street and main street, i remain confident in our economy, precisely because of our great workers. american workers built the canals an railroads that fueled the westward expansion of early years, laboredn the first industrial factories, weaving tects tiles an manufacturing -- text tiles. our workers made possible our soaring skylines. whenever they were called upon to serve, they laid down their tools an took up arms to defend liberty at home and overseas. today our workers produce microchips,omplex machine parts, and quality products sold in markets worldwide.

i know that american uorkers will continue to excel as we transition into a green economy. the history of labor in our country can be tol through the stories of amecans who have worked hard because they dream of providing a decent life for themselves and their families. the great labor leader samuel gompers, when asked what motivates american workers to organize for better pay and condition said, we want more schoolhouses and less jls, more books and less arsenals, more learning a less fights. in fact, more of the opportunity to cultivate our better mates. it took american workers many decades to win safe working conditions and bette wages. today the dedicated employees of the departnt of labor continue to ensure that american workers are safe, treated fairly and

have access to employment opportunities. this also includes a commitmt to protecting workers' hard-won benefits. the men and women of the department's planned benefit securities division engage in legal proceedings to make certain that employees' rights under retirement income security legislation are upheld. tts a busy office. and it's attorneys and staff work on behalf of our nation's labor force an retirees. on july 4th, 2006, christine spicer, who had worked as a secretary the device for 25 years suffered a debilitating stroke. after -- hearing and sight impaired and unable to walk. unable to perform the office task she had done for a quarter century. she could have chosen to retire on disabity. however, she was determined to return to work and keep serving the public.

christine engaged in a difficult course o physical, speech, and occupational therapy. she returned to work in 2007, and now serves as the lead secretary for the dision chief, a job entailing gre responsibility. despite lingering problems with speech and difficulty walking, christine oversees the division's payroll system, and a number of special assignments in addition to her secretarial role. she's been cited by her colleagues as disciplined and cheerful and truly one of the labor department's unsung heroes. the employees of the department of labor continually serve american workers by safeguarding their right to a living wage and providing what our dear friend and late senator ted kendy called -- quote -- "hope that the pces of their employment isot an unsafe workplace and death at an early age." unquote. i call on my colleagues and all

americans to join me in honoring christine spicer and all of the outstanding public servants in our department of labor. mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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to pressure at any point to his career. he's not going to do it when it comes to a hits record for the yankees. he's going to get it. it's not matter of if. it's when. we're hoping he gets four hits tonight and we can be part of history for sure. if not, it will be tomorrow, or it will be next day. derek jeter in my mind will go down as one of the best players ever to wear pin sripes,. >> the rays are hoping he doesn't get a hit. they've lost carlos pena. they've lost seven straight. now eight and a half out of the wild card. how did this all come apart? >> you have to go back the august 5th. they thought they had a chance in the american league east.

they thought they had chance in the wild card race. they have since lost 12 games in the american league east, seven games in the wild card race. the bullpen 2-11 in that period of time. in the seven games they have throrks bullpen is 0-5678 it's not getting it done. but it's not just been about the bullpen. there is no margin for error. offensively they're not hitting the ball they way they have all season long. they scored 19 runs over the last seven games. it's very difficult to win that way. everything haslett them down. defense, which was such an important part of their team last year, has been a big problem this year, as well. "so you think you can dance" many expectations they had coming into the year have not been fulfilled. it looks like it's going to be about next year for the tampa bay rays. >> they're trying to play spoiler. yankees-rays on espn tonight at 7:00 eastern. u.s. open. four seed venus and serena taking on yan and zheng.

the williams win the game and go up a set. on serena with the backhand winnery they were champions here at flushing meadows in '99 ten years ago. second set, williams sisters serving for the match and that was it. they win in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, and thus they do advance. meanwhile, in the men's, an upset, top seed americans bob and mike bryan, the twins, go down in three sets. world cup qualifying. christian know ronaldo and portugal in a must win against hungry. portuguese borrowing a slogan from american politics, yes, we can. pepe following suit. 1-0 portugal. ronaldo draws all the attention from the defense. and pepe in. later in the first half, ronaldo attacking. gets the stop but nice save by the hungarian keeper.

portugal holds on the win. with two qualifiers left, they leapfrog hungary for third place. david beckham starting on the bench as england looks to clinch a world cup spot. hosting croatia. 18th minute, england up 1-0. after a penalty click, steven gerrard, the header, the goal. beckham loves it. 59th minute. same score. lennon taken down. play continues. england has a good attack going. eventually glen johnson crosses and frank lampard scores the header. fabio capello's men up 3-0. 66th minute. gerrard pops it up, wayne rooney brings it down. gerrard another header. another goal. great team play. eighth win in a row for england. 5-1. they clinch a spot in world cup 2010 and a lady in the crowd gets a shirt from david beckham. as melanie oudin continues her charge at the u.s. open, we

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>> 17-year-old melanie oudin is being called a giant killer at the current edition of the u.s. open. the unseed american unseated fourth seeded elena dementieva in the second round after losing the first set. then in the third round, oudin's

unlikely run at flushing meadows continued with a win over former u.s. open champion maria sharapova. she again proved on after dropping the first set. same story in the fourth round for the talented teenager from marietta, georgia. she dropped a set and then toppled the third consecutive russian, nadia petrova. melanie will face ninth-seed caroline wozniacki tonight in the quarterfinals. >> it's kind of hard to explain how i've done it. like today there are no tears because i believed that i could do it. and it's like now i know that i do belong here, and this is what i want to do. and i can compete with these girls no matter who i'm playing. you know, i have chance against anyone. mentally i'm staying in there with them the whole time, and i'm not giving up at all. so they're going to have to... if they're going to beat me, they're going to have to beat me because i'm not going to go anywhere. >> with melanie oudin stealing

headlines, we now welcome a former teenage tennis prodigy herself and former world number two andrea yager, who is now an anglican dominican nun. now, andrea, back in 1980 you were 15 and became the youngest quarterfinalist at wimbledon, also the youngest semifinalist at the u.s. open that same year. what was it like to be thrust onto the world stage so early? >> well, it was exciting. you have to imagine with melanie's situation, cow can hear her excitement and her exuberance. if you're playing something you love and you're able to do it in some of the grandest stages across the world, i mean, wow, it's just such an opportunity, and it seems like she's just appreciating every moment, and that's why i think she's doing so well. she just has that excitement, that exuberance, the ability to put together those big matches, and it's just so great for not just the u.s. open but american tennis in general. >> in almost 20 years have gone by, but what kinds of pressures

are teenage players under yesterday and today? >> i think there's definitely pressures in the sense of there's responsibilities. there's expectations on you. i think melanie's able to enjoy this experience so much because she was ranked 221 i think last year, and she's been rising up in the rankings. she started i think 70 before the u.s. open, so she's always been an underdog some everything she's doing is surpassing her goals. and that's great. but there eventually will be a time where she's going to have to keep her seed or keep her ranking, and things definitely change in that. when i was 14 years old on the tennis circuit, i loved the experience of traveling the world, but it certainly changed by the time i was 18, 19, 20. you become more of an adult in an adult setting, and it's certainly different than the youngster you were when you got on the tour in the first place. >> an degree, yeah we just heard melanie oudin's words, "i know i do belong here." what's your take when you listen

to that? >> i love it. i think it's terrific because you look at her matches, and she's gone through a lot of three-setters. she's dug in deep. she's fought. she's persevered. she's had an injury. she's, you know, had a lot of different circumstances to deal with, and she's just shown fight, and that's what we love about athletes, we love about heroes and underdogs. they go out there and give it their all, and like she said, they're going to have the beat me, and that's a champion in the making, for someone just to say, i'm going to give it my all, i think it's great. >> now, you reached such a high antiing, number two in the world, in an interview a few years back andrea, you said you purposely avoided the number-one ranking. how so? >> well, i think... i mean, everyone has different goals in life, and mine was... i loved traveling on the circuit and i loved helping kidsment i loved going to the hospitals and helping kids in different environments, and having that

cut-throat personality to be number one in the world, i saw the toll it took on others, and i saw what it took. i was determined i could do the hard work. i could get up at 5:00 a.m. and train or stay out late and train, whatever was required for that, but i just didn't want to become someone that was soulless, and so i didn't really have enough education to understand, you can be number one in the world and a champion and be good-hearted and be caring and be kind to the world, and so i just didn't have enough education, maybe being a youngster that early on the circuit, that was the one thing that affected me, and i learned that later. you see it in so many champions now that they're great humanitarians and also great athletes. and so back then i just was kind of struggling with that a bit. >> and andrea, even though you're following a religious life, it seems like you still follow tennis somewhat. how do you think the women's overall game has i involved since the time you've been playing? >> i loved it.

you had my era, chris evert, martina navratilova, pam schreiber. women's tennis is reaching tremendous peeks, but then saab teen yeah, seles, capriati, graf. now you look at the williams sisters and the strength of the russian players, and certainly we hope melanie has a great career ahead of her. women's tennis is very strong. i'm very happy to see it's a sport you can have for a lifetime. i think melanie's grandmother is like 77 and still plays tennis. and so it's a sport that you love to see people out there and enjoying it. >> and lastly, andrea, what words of advice do you have for melanie oudin and other young ladies who may suddenly find themselves in the spotlight? >> well, in terms of her matches, i mean, try to start real well. that's just a match thing because then maybe she can win in two sets, not three. but i think she has a real good solid family background. her parents seem to be real good

in terms of keeping her life balanced, same with her coach, and same with her mindset. her mindset is this is tennis. i'm going to put everything into it. but off of the tennis court i'm stg going to be a human being. i think that's real essential. it's something every athlete should aspire to, to still be a well-rounded person outside their field. when you're on that court, you're on that field, and give it your all and perform to your best abilities and, you know, certainly give thanks to god if that's how you feel you got there. >> former teenage sensation and former number two player in the world, andrea jaeger, we appreciate your taking time to speak with us, andrea. >> well, thanks for having me on. >> top stories ahead, including where is richard seymour. adam schefter telling us why he's holding out on oakland. hey, it's jimmy football, hey.

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adam dunn as the nationals prepare for game number 2 against the phillies. josh bard in the batting cage with eckstein looking on. the nationals looking for their first win against the phillies since april 29. slow down philadelphia run to the crown. we'll find out next if they can do it, on masn.   welcome as the nats prepare f

game 2 against the phillies. it is game number 2 after the nationals fell 5-3 yesterday. lannan looks okay, a rough 7th inning shut everything down. >> he couldn't have thrown better. he was making pitches. his change-up was outstanding. hit the fly ball the right field. got the breaking ball up. he was killing us, ball to left field and drills it out from. another john lannan situation he got frustrated and gave up a lot of runs at one time. >> look at these stats, most of the last few starts for land en. he gets into trouble. >> that's the things that happened to a lot of pitchers. one inning, lose concentration and keith em. i don't -- rhythm.

i don't know if it's mechanics or get into it. this will happen. he seems to give up the crooked numbers at one time. had to learn to slow the game down a little bit, when things get out of control, step off and slow down. when it's going good i get into a good rhythm. when is going bad i have to take deep breaths and say i have control. one thing i take from that i have to learn the step back and kind of take back control of the game. >> there was a lot at play. they are building confidence in john lannan wanting him to build confidence and walking martinez. we're going to give them that last chance at martinez and it

didn't work out. >> i like that in jim, that has to happen with other pitchers also. when you get in a jam you can only pitch out when you have the experience of doing it. jim riggleman is managing for his life. he's trying to win ball games. sometimes it's difficult to push a guy to see if he can get out of the situation. jim did that last night. i think it's concentration. still a young guy. we look at john like he's been around 10 years. he's only been here 2 years. >> one guy that hurt the nats, ibanez. >> he jumps on a fastball and killed it. it looked like if you throw him anything up, most left behinders -- handers hit the

ball down. he hits it up. >> that you don't make the quality pitch on, and you know, he would be the first to tell you, he's not tony gwynn, he's not barry bonds. he's not that talented of those guys. he has to work for every about it of it and he does. he's one of the people that gets the most out of his ability and you know, i saw it last year and i see it. he's hurt us more than anybody, but, i think his numbers are indicative of the same he's done the last couple years look at the numbers against the nats. >> these numbers, it knauss yates -- that's yates me. 20 rbi, 8 home run, that's a

lot of racking the baseball. he said this guy, he mentioned bonds and those guys. he's had three seasons in a row hit over 100 rbi, 123 one year. 33 home run, 5 times over 20 home runs. >> you look at the fact that you have chase utley and howard in front of you. you will see different pitches. maybe i can relax. >> the key to a lot of these guys that are good big league hitters is they put on ballclubs that have real deep lineup and this club is deep. there's no chance you will be able to just cruise through an inning and not a pitch or two there's guys that will hit the ball if you make mistakes. you have to be on your game, not just for 7 innings but 110,

115, 120 pitches. >> one guy that scouted ryan zimmerman was the director of scouting. dana brown. he will join us to talk about the future of nationals including mr. strasburg. stay tuned. nats xtra is conning after this. did you know fios has a multi-room dvr? so you can record in one room and watch in up to six others. (cable guy) you can do that with cable! living room. bedroom. kitchen. thank you.

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out and have results for what you worked so harfor. brad meier and derrick noters. there was derrick norris the 20- year-old catcher in hagerstown this year. player of the year in the minor league for the nationals. dana brown, you had to be excited what they did this cease on. >> very excited. when you can get depth in your draft. you look for first rounders to be good. second round tore be good. when you get depth in your fourth and fifth rounder it's exciting. >> dana, give us evaluation of where our minor league system is, we have great young pitching. some of the position players. >> the good thing is, from the

system standpoint, a few years back, before we were able to get those extra picks and things like that, we were far back in the standings. we've crept up quite a bit, so we're at least higher than midway in the standings in term of win/loss record. in terms of pitching prospects we have a few guys fighting back from injury, but we have a lot of the prospects and we have position players coming along which is exciting. the exciting thing they are middle of the diamond type players. >> the biggest signing was that of steven strasburg. he worked hard, now he's back up here for a while. how's steven doing? >> he's going to be steven. we're excited about him. when you have a guy with power and command, it's an exciting time for the organization.

we're hoping he will be top of the rotation-type starter. hopefully we can point out wins and he will go down for a while and head out for fall league and get his work in and we're excited about his career getting started next year. >> got off to a great start. going to arizona fall league. >> drew is a high energy existing -- exciting closer. what a thrill to watch him. i don't think he had a great day today, i saw him, he threw it up to 97 with a plus breaking ball. he's very exciting. we're excited about him. with the bullpen struggling this year, adding a guy like that, that's exciting. >> brad meyers made the move to harrisburg. what have you seen from brad that made hit the minor league pitcher of the year. >> he's always had a good year.

when we signed him, he had to get used to pitching program. in professional baseball you throw more. once he got used to the pitching program, and bought into it, his career took off. he had the good sinker and slider and it's exciting to see what he's doing right now. >> mandel everett. >> mandel, first of all, he's one of those guys where you're area scout is excite billion dollars got him later in the draft and looks like a quality pick. those are the guys you really build your reputation on as an area scout. we're excited about him. going to the fall league. good starter. in terms of everet, he will have a good story. had to fight back from tommy john. usually them come back in a couple year, it took him longer. he's not as strong, he's turned

the corner, 8-1 with a -- we're excited to have him. we've been struggling up at the top. chris morerro, michael burgess, some of the position players. >> excited about marrero, opening he'll be a middle of the order power back. we signed him as a 17-year-old, not as a 18-year-old. he's going to come out and think he will hit power. he's feeling his way. he will hit more power later. power will come. he's working on driving the ball and staying in there, occasionally has a tendency to step out. he's working on driving the ball to all fields. he has the power. his average is good and driving the baseball. >> thank you for taking the time to give us the update. dana brown.

desmond with the big club. debbie taylor caught one the short stop. >> i'll tell you, when he's soaking in everything he can from this experience of being in the big leagues in september for the first time. 60ed him about it. >> i just want, this is the opportunity to get a taste of what i can do, and show the fans i'm going to play hard. i think they will like my enthusiasm. what can do you? >> i just feel i'm a spark. like niger, we play the same game. run the bases hard and try the leg out base hit and stretch singles into double. >> you had a .354 batting average in syracuse. what was the key of your success? >> hitting the ball up the middle. early i wanted to hit home runs. this year i said i'm going the stick with my game. hitting the ball into the gap,

doubles. hitting harder ground balls. >> were you able to spend time with rick eckstein last year in the arizona fall league. how helpful was that? >> it was good. i've had the same hitting coach, troy, and i went out and met eck, he said lights on areas hi not heard of before. it sparked my brain from the right way. >> anything you can share with us that he told new. >> it was a concept, getting off the your backside. i knew to do it, but putting it in my head and consistently trying to do that every bp and that's how it happened. >> what will your feeling and like when you go on the field for the first time? >> think once i get out there i want the ball to come to me. i don't want to sit out there

and wait. hopefully i'm in the action. >> anyone in the clubhouses that given you advice that's helpful to new. >> as of being in the big leagues? >> not legaly. a lot of guys, we're all young. they are doing it for the first time too. guzman said do your thing. that's what i'm going to do. >> ian is sharing a locker next to guzman trying to soak up as much as he can. he's improved his game at the field and in the plate. he's emerged as a leader. let's go back to byron and ray with more. look at the numbers, sarasota, florida the 20-year- old, he has a bright future with the nats and looking for infielders that can play ball. >> he's an offensive shortstop. talk about his range and yard,

he hit .330 this year. each year he's getting better. he's hit 15 home runs in a season. he has pop. this year he had 25 doubles. he's able to hit for extra base hit. >> now it's time for hold of the day presented by just for men hair color. the minor league hopes for nationals. wilky with 12 holes. tyler cliff order now back with the big club. just as though keep the team in the game, you can stay in the game with just for men hair color. coming up the nationals and the phillies. who'll start in the top line for each team? we'll have the details after this quick time-out. in the dark. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $30. that's just plain mean.

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 ibanez 3 homer in the last games. one in the previous 34. the phillies are 18-8 when he hits a home run. there's lineup for the phils.   dukes .447 in the last 13 g with a .588 on-base percentage. thundering the ball for the nationals. expecting that to continue for dukes. jim riggleman will sense out maxwell to lead off. guzman the short stop. dunn will bat third, ryan

zimmerman at third. today is september 9th, 2009, this dealt in baseball history joined by phil wood. 9-9-0 9 is the year that ends in 9. >> we're in the 9th day of the 9th month and the 9th weir of the decade, this only comes up every 10 years or so. how well washington had done playing major league baseball on the 9th of september in the 9th year of decade. in nino 9 lost to boston. that club finished 7th. 29 they lost to white sox again, that club finished fifth. in 39 the yankees beat them. joe haynes took the loss. 1949 the nats lost their 90th

game of the year. 5-2 the score to the a's. 1959 the white sox beat the senators 5-1. 7 singles was all the club could manage. 69 they drained double head or thers. you have to go back the 189 to fine washington beating another team to 9th of september in a year ending with 9. hopefully a new tradition. >> were they a big league club. that was a national league club. tonight a new tradition starts. >> the odds are against you. let's turn it around. the nationals preparing for philly, the pinching mock against lee. can mock turn it around in

we'll see, against the cy young award winners with the indians. it's the nationals and the phillies in game number 2. the preview is next from nats park after this. i'm here on this tiny little plane, and guess what...

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be singing the blues tonight. it will be difficult. cliff lee ins mock. lee is last couple starts not where he wants to be. >> he's not done well his last two starts. 8 out of 10 starts he's gone 8 innings with 4 complete games. he has 7 starts with the phillies, 5-2, just what this club needed. mock, a guy over his last 6 outs has a 2.63 e.r.a. he has gotten better. his breaking ball sharper. the fastball elevate and has become a solid pitcher on. those stats don't indicate how well he's pitched. >> he said what steve tells him. one pitch away, we're one pitch away.

>> that's the attitude. >> it is. you can not 33, 4, 5 pitches ahead. you have to focus on one pitch and put the effort on that pitch. lee was a teammate of sabathia, sabathia, this will be a tough matchup. >> cleveland has given up a lot of talent. the amazing thing about lee, he was annex poe -- an expo, treaded to cleve land and he's been. >> lee again mock. we'll see what the nationals can do. bob carpenter and rob dribble will have the live play-by-play and we'll break down the highlights after the game and see if the nationals can get their first win over the

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 . >> bob: last night the nats were in position to pick up a win. the top of the order generated an early lead. but the end keep quickly thanks to a power happy offense and a bullpen by committee. mock getting his chance against lee for the phillies. 

 >> bob: fans walking into the ballpark know they may see power when the phillies are in town. 196 homers the most in the league. maxwell playing centerfield. only the yankees and the rangers have hit more home runs than the phillies. we saw that last night. bob carpenter, rob dribble, the phillies dominating tonight. how do you keep these guys from hitting the ball out? >> rob: you can't take a pitch off. you've to press the issue. you have to control the game, and john was controlling the game until the 7th inning. the third time through the lineup they got to him. weather goes the other way after he got them out. ibanez the same thing. i'm going to pull this ball and

ruiz comes up, he has a lot of pop in his bat. he almost has double figures in home run. john controlled this game. he had this game steadily for 6 innings, that's why you have to go 9 strong. that's task for mock. you see the third time through. >> first time he's faced a phillys as the starter. ryan howard, 38 homers and 116 rbi and adam dunn, 35 long balls, he's driven in 92. the big boys will shine in this series. @x@0@p@0@6p)@)@)p,

 >> bob: right now it's a beautiful night at the

ballpark. there's a chance of showers in the area shall but the sun is reflecting off the west side of the capital dome and it's beautiful at the moment. here's the phillies lineup. how are they 11th in the league in batting average, second in run and first in home run. ibanez hitting .463 against the nats this year. 8 of his 30 homers against washington pitching and 20 of his 82 runs batted in. mock has given up 8 home runs in 10 starts. he does not give up the long ball a lot, as he gets ready for a power laden phillies lineup. >> rob: he needs to hit his spot on every pitch, if it's getting it out of zone or getting it down. don't take a pitch off aslan --

asp lannan did. >> we'll look back at this as a great start for mock. >> bob: the nationals defensively a different look in center field. maxwell gets the start. he will lead off when we set the lineup. gonzalez at second, ward after nieves starts 3 games in a row behind the plate. jimmy rollins, 0 for 4 with a strike out last night. hitting .242. mock's first pitch a fastball in there. >> rob: the thing i liked about lannan, it was one bad inning. he pressured the issue. he threw mainly fastball, set up the secondary pitches. >> bob: a bouncer, gonzalez one out. >> rob: 2 fastballs, one out. >> bob: the nationals have lost 8 in a row to the fill these year, phillies this year.

they have 4 players at 30 or better. utley got there last night. ibanez there and howard. guzman likes phillies pitching whether it's here or north. here's victorino. and mock throws him a strike. >> rob: i was told no other team has more than two players with 30 plus home runs or more. that's how they have so many runs. some guys get on via the hit, the other gentlemen, 3, 4, 5 guys like to get everybody in with one swing. >> bob: the phillies last 14 homers have been solo. vicreason -- victorino to the wall in right field. it's at least a double. he will take 3, but he takes the one out two-bagger. shane victorino is hitting over .340 against the nationals this year. >> rob: i thought you would say

3,000. >> bob: it only teams that way. >> rob: we talked about hitting your spot. that change-up is up in the zone. victorino jumps all over it. and pulls up. he was looking like he was going for 3, as bob said you pick up the 3rd base coach, he stops you at second. >> bob: he has 11 triples and leads the league with born of houston. there's a good baseball man, sam, the pride of george washington university. >> rob: he was one of my coaches to world championship team in cincinnati. excellent coach. big on fundamentals. works the defense too when they are doing their defensive drills. >> he will manage again. chase utley. he's the fourth best in the

league. >> rob: has the big shift on. 3 infielders on the right side of infield. off speed, 2-0. >> rob: there you see it. 1, 2, 3. 11 year veteran, kulpa has the pleat. scott at first. ester brook at second and mills at third.   utley 85 rbis after homerin here. he had a good rip, nice running fastball. >> bob: he scored the same number of runs. 96s arrive an zimmerman and got clifford on a inside corner fastball. >> rob: see how utley drops the head of the bat, he's short as anyone in the major league at getting from the back of his

stance to front with that bat. he doesn't do too much. >> bob: if he hits a ground ball the short stop it's an easy rbi single. they go the center and maxwell is there the grab it for the second out. now it's the youngster, mock, and the still rather young veteran, ryan howard. last night howard window-4, flied out the right and hit 3 ground balls against the shift. they are a throwback. they know their roles. the big power guys try to hit home runs and get rbi. the base stealing guys and table setters do their thing.

don't try to do too much. one of the best defensive teams in baseball too. they don't give you extra outs and they will force to you play good defense in the field. that's one of the trade martian of a good team. that's why they are the reigning world champion. >> phillies had two error last night. a ball fouled by howard. the pirates made one last night, none today, the teams have the same total. 62 errors. >> since 2006 your home run leaders. the two big 1st basemen. >> bob: guess who hit 2 in milwaukee? >> >> rob: you're kid you want to adopt, albert pujols. off his former mate. jeff suppan. >> bob: he's hit 47 home runs now. >> rob: matt halladay makes you throw a couple more pitches and

he does not miss them. >> bob: with matt holliday they are 32 and 11. off speed and get as way. victorino is at 3rd base. so mock gotta head, he's -- got ahead, he's nibbling. >> they need to keep matt halladay. i think that team in the bronx will go after him. mock throws a hard breaking ball. you know bard is thinking i have to keep it in front of me. he does. happened to roll up his sleeve and over his back. he did a nice job keeping that from a 2 bag advance. >> bob: bard has to be alert here. victorino at 3rd base anything getting 15 feet away from home plate. because of shift where zimmerman is playing, if victorino wanted to he could

take a 50-foot lead off 3rd base. there's no one to hold him. there's no reason for him not to be halfway down the line. >> rob: he is halfway down the line. >> bob: mock has to be tempted to run after him. up the middle. well-played. and the phillies are done in the top of the 1st inning, maxwell leads off next. these bags right here-- they fly free! i wouldn't pay to fly in here. why would these airlines charge for bags? why do you charge for bags? what's a flight without bag fees? about a hundred bucks cheaper. free, free, free, free, free, free, free. we love taking care of bags. bye, bags! we'll see you when you get home. ♪ ( ding ) ♪ so you can record in one room and watch in up to six others. (cable guy) you can do that with cable! living room.

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 >> bob: bottom. first. the nationals are tied for  fourth in the league in batting average. 8 th in run, 9th in home run. in the middle. lineup the fifth best home run combination in basketball, baseball, dunn and zimmerman. willingham is struggling. dukes with a 9 game hitting streak. he's hit .447 his last 13 games. >> rob: you can ask jim riggleman about giving morse a start. >> what was his response. >> he's not a middle infielder. he won start against gonzalez. but against right handed pitching pete orr will get his time. they consider morse a infielder. he won't relieve any of the guys at those positions.

maxwell comes in 5 for 36, in 18 ball games batting a buck 39. >> bob: lee getting him on 2 and churches him -- crunches him not looking. he will come and get you. cliff lee challenges a lot of the hitters. tale of 2 cities. 7-9 in cleveland to start the year. 5-2 in philly, 2 times this season he's gone 6 inning or more, 19 time he's gone 7 innings 17 wins better in 2008 than 2007. >> guzman all year has been hitting great right-handed. .3 06. he had his 48th multihit game last night. and he jacks this to gab in right center. werth will not get it. it's up against the sign for a

one out, guzman double. guzman has 36 extra base hits. 23 doubles, 7 triples and 6 home runs. >> rob: fastball away. he will throw mostly fastballs tonight. but fastball, 80% of the time, set up the secondary stuff. fastball up and away. goes with it. getting a double for his time. >> dunn moves up into the third spot today. which is unorthodox move against a left-handed pitcher. sometimes when dunn and zimmerman what r not generating a lot. rigger man will flip --

riggleman will flip-flop them. 1-1. >> rob: fastball in, adam may have been looking for a breaking ball down and away. surprised him. northrop grumman the information power house. >> there you saw the breaking ball. >> rob: texas won today. they won at cleveland 10-0. they continue to put pressure on the red sox. they are only a game and a half out of the wild card now. >> bob: dunn to center field. he made a great adjustment on a breaking ball. guzman is safe with a touch of the plate and the nationals lead on dunn's 93rd rbi. that is as well as i've seen dunn adjust to a pitch all year long. >> bob: i thoughed -- showed up

for work at 2:30 and adam was on the field taking batting practice and working a lot with rick eckstein to improve his game. right there, sometimes you don't need to hit a huge home run to drive in runs. that's a big run to get ahead of phillies. >> rob: dunn tying zimmerman for team rbi lead. and ryan goes up swinging. did he get it? >> no. it's right in front of the bullpen. you could probably take your thumb and for finger and that's how much of the bat separated that fly ball from a home run. 2 outs in the inning. phillies tied with pittsburgh for the number one spot in the league defensively. it's hardly worth our team to tell you about the regular 7 guys. the decision is who'll catch.

tonight it's paul bako. they have as consistent a starting self as anybody in baseball. >> here's willingham. another thing that i love about cliff lee, reminds mow, better stuff, as far as the fastball, strike thrower. 39 walks in 200 innings pitched at this point in the season. he's coming and he's coming throwing a lot of strikes. >> rob: lincecum leads this league with 200 1/3 inning. in the american league, sabathia at 206. >> lincecum shelved with back spasms. lee will takeover. that lee, 4 - one strike outs

to walk. 154 strike out to 131 walks. >> he will challenge people and give up hits. he's given up 210 hits. low the willingham. the count is one evidence - -- 1-2. >> he said i deserved to go down, ways not pitching well. >> rob: finished 5-8 with a 2.69 era. willingham trying to pull that pitch. rollins to utley. the nats just like last night get an early run as guzman scores. insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard. gecko: ah, gecko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd have more folks paying attention to me too... i mean - (faux english accent) "save money! pip pip cheerio!" exec 2: british? i thought you were australian. gecko: well, it's funny you should ask. 'cause actually, i'm from - anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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>> i for got. i think it's minute i'd0. they are back? is ricky martin back with them? i ban jed hit one homer -- i ban yeses, 6 against the nats. that is extra bases. mock starts with a change-up. you have to establish your fastball to some of the

players. especially at this level. he waits and gets a fastball and the count in his father -- favor and whacked it in right center field. >> bob: he's hitting almost .470 on off the nats. >> rob: we talked about this. our young starters continue to show their arsenal of pitches the first trip through the lineup. a slider. maybe you don't bring it out to the 4th inning. if you throw every hitter every pitch you feature there's no ytr.piu2@@they @like a you. >> bob: that th u >> rob: they are like ants and tell you what they've seen. >> do you that to 8 hitters. they have seen what you have 7

to ate times. werth opposite field home ever last night. mock goes 92 away. 1-1. >> rob: part of pitching is butting -- putting the hitter defense. now i'm just defensive i'm trying to protect. when you get behind or throw what you have, that pitch is not really something he's getting over orstrikes tonight. you sit on the pitch and that's when you get hurt.   >> bob: he misses on 3 consecutive fastballs. nice balance point, nice t %-, everything is perfect. that's up, brandon left

field. the phillies wil tie the game on werth's 83rd rbi and it's the 5 and 6 guys that are wearing out the nats this this series. ibanez and werth combine for 3 home runs last night. >> rob: it doesn't matter if a guy is hitting . 220. if he get as head in the count he's a 400 hitter. now he can pick you apart. it's the same broken record. work ahead, set up your second reese pitch -- secondary pitches and throw your best pitch the majority of the time. >> nobody out. feliz, base hit left field. 3 hits in a row by the 5, 6, 7

guys. this is the first time through the order tonight. we're not sure what lies ahead for mock. steve is on the way to the mound.   steve, a guy that pitched w at this level will sink into the pitchers. he has to be telling them the same thing you've been preaching on the air here. >> rob: i'm not preaching, i'm giving you the basics. steve, myself and pat, we've gone over this stuff in so many conversations in the last couple months.

we can't throw for them. we've done our time, we've played, now it's up to them. they have to go out there. no one is trying to trick you. no one is trying to misinform you, everybody is trying to help the pitchers become the best they can be. you can say that about st. claire or anyone else. they are trying to give you lessons we've learned so you don't do the things we did wrong. >> bob: first pitch a change-up for a strike. the second a fastball fouled off. it's pretty simple stuff. same thing with the hiters. here's a guy hitting .208. will we do him a favor and throw him off speed. >> if it is off speed, it's something this guy will struggle to hit. not throw a big breaking ball

first strike, which he did to 0- 2 pitch. once you get ahead and the guy is on the defensive. now you get out of the strike zone. you go to peripheral zone, to the outside edges of plate. out in front of the guy, on the ground. they know this. it's not stuff they don't know. you have to execute your game plan, pitch after pitch, hitter after hitter.   >> off speed. >> you saw martinez last night. you know he doesn't throw 95 any more. the 4 pitches he can throw for a strike anytime in the count he will use them wisely throughout the night. what will best serve my purpose to get through the order 2 to 3 times. i'm not going 4 times through order any more. he didn't in his heyday.

he threw 119 pitches and got to the 7th inning.   3-2 change-up to a 208 hitt and the bases are loaded with nobody out. the pitcher coming up. >> rob: see the look on steve's face. disbelief. got a guy that barely gets a hit 2 out of 10 times. he's way ahead, 0-2 and then you throw nothing but breaking balls and change-ups. like pitching scared to a guy

like bako. you can't pitch like that at this level. >> ross detwiler. you have plenty of arms now. first pitch change up to the pitcher, ball one. the nats battery off speed happy right now. >> rob: actually get tired to listening to myself talk about this. >> bob: and a heater fouled off. he's done okay coming to national league. he's 6 for 24. feliz who singled and bako who walked. ibanez home. good pitch. 2-1. >> rob: because he's been all over the place. walked bako he doesn't get the call, the 1-1 pitch right here,

a nice spot. you saw the frame of josh bard. and lee with a base hit. 2-1 phillies. bases still loaded and cliff lee as far as i can tell, his first major league rbi. now because you have not retired the bottom here's the top of the order. 2-1 pitch. you have to come in with a fastball. a good sinker, because now the down and lee, the hitter is the pitcher hitting it in his favor. he can look for fastball and take it the other way. >> jimmy rollins goes up hacking. this is the first time the phillies have strung any hits together to speak of lately. talk about being beaten by the

phillies. they are one of the best in the major league and they will exploit your weaknesses and over expose your weaknesses. what's what hadding. in shy ron was here. >> like a change-up. >> change up to ryan howard that come back and into his power zone. they will destroy you. you might be able to get by the padres or someone else, you can't make mistakes with the

phillies. >> fouled into the corner. there's howard hit the grand slam into philadelphia and hit a home run and come back again martis. 2-2 to rollins. that's foul.   >> bob: 41 pitches with nob out in the second.   i don't think it's a myster what the nationals will to do be this off-season. i don't know there's that much good pitching on the free agent market or trade. >> rob: rollins with a throw roller. a run will score. 3-1, bako to third and the

pitcher lead is second. >> bob: jimmy rollins collects his 62nd rbi.   victorino doubled the first time up. the nats fly infield in. there's a catcher at third and pitcher at second.   >> bob: another change-up.    >> bob: like i said the oth day, i don't see mock shaking off bard. this off-speed stuff the idea of the catcher. and a ground ball to right side, the runners will stay. gonzalez has it, 2 outs. 

 and you have no choice but pitch to chase utley. >> rob: you can't walk chase utley to get the ryan howard.   this is one tough line up t have to pitch to. if you fall behind it's that much more difficulty and you have to make perfect pitches. 

 >> utley into left. could have been worse. and mock gives up 3 in the second, and it's a 2-run lead for the phillies. bag $20 dollas to ride in the bottom of the plane in the dark. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $30. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding ) but i've still got room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so it goes places other laptops can't. i'm bill kurtis, and i've got plenty of room for the internet.

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rememberance night at the ballpark. all active militaryy, police officer, firefighters with a valid i.d. can purchase 2 tickets for the price of one or one for 50% off. you must purchase at the box office tomorrow. hernandez for the nationals tomorrow night. cliff lee as some of you know, originally a expo. florida drafted him in 97, he did not sign. baltimore in 98 and did not sign. the expos signed him in the 4th round of 2000 after he pitched one year at the university of arkansas. not that highly recorded with a 4-3 record in college. he improved his draft position, and of course the infamous

trade by omar. lee, stevens, phillips, sizemore for colon and drew's brother tim. a pitcher. >> rob: there was another drew? >> bob: yeah, tim. >> rob: what about nancy his sister. >> bob: she was busy solving crime. >> tim and j.d. with drafted in the first round in one year. tim would later have shoulder problems, here's dukes. he's walked 11 times in 13 games. that's why his on base average is on the rise. .588 over his last dozen cames. >> -- games. feliz plays it well.   >> rob: you don't mind if f does not hit. this is what he brings to the

table defensive low. did it in one moment. he throws great speed is going down the left field. he was playing it deep. scoops it up in one motion and throws it to 1st base perfectly. that was a good trade when they picked him up from the giants. >> bob: josh bard goes up swinging. pedro feliz was signed by the phillies as a free agent, january 31 of '08 to a 2 year deal. the previous year he only hit .253 in san francisco but drove in 72 runs and hit 20 home runs and san francisco is not continue koozive to -- conducive so power hitting. 

 >> rob: he's so young and u the big leagues at such an early age. i didn't think he was a free agent. 33 years old this year, opening day. >> bob: first year with the giants was 2000. >> rob: feliz and ruiz don't get publicity. without those 2 last year the phillies don't win a championship. i followed them in the postseason. ruiz was amazing behind the plate. >> lee had at least two hitters try the pull outside pitches. willingham and bard, they both grounded out the short. >> it's wednesday. we're all wired up. jim will join us next inning. when the nats are batting. here's gonzalez, 4 in a row for lee since the dunn rbi hit.

gonzalez gets one down the right-field line. that's a good swing for him. he's at 2nd base with 2 out. >> rob: when he has the line drive and looks like he's cutting down to swing, he will have two or three more at bats where he flies out the out field. he has a short, sweet to ball swing, look, short and chopped. bang. made contact. 90 plus-miles-an-hour fastball away. >> he has a good pitch at the top of the swing. >> he can hit. it's just, you can't think your power guy and get this big looping uppercut. that's not his game. here's mock one for 18 this year. that ball glances off the glove of backe and could be a -- bako and could be a fastball.

so on the fastball gonzalez to third with 2 out. mock, one or 18 this year with 12 strikeout. one for 22 career. one hitch have pitcher has his first career rbi tonight. let's see about the other.   >> bob: mock holds his hand low had he has the bat. you wouldn't think he could get to a high fastball like that. watch how his hands get down. strike 2.   >> rob: cliff lee more of a- ball pitcher. coming in 351 out business fly ball, 285 by ground ball. >> bob: that cuss not sound like a formula for success in

philadelphia. >> rob: he probably jammed a lot of righties. comes inside on you hard. >> mock hits the ball well to right center. werth to call the nats are done and stranded 2 and the phillies lead 3-1. e room and watch in up to six others. (cable guy) you can do that with cable! living room. bedroom. kitchen. thank you. (announcer) get the amazing multi-room dvr from verizon fios free for 3 months. you can watch recorded shows in up to seven different rooms. plus get all three fios services, tv, internet and phone for the price of two. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities hurry, this offer won't last. at 800.974.6006 tty/v what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth.

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trailing 3-1. it was 3 months ago that you were drafted by the nationals. and now you have your first professional season under your belt. how would you describe your time in single a and double-a. >> it's craze each a crazy 3 months. i had a lot of fun. i was fortunate enough to finish up in harrisburg. had a blast and we came up short of the playoff. it was a blast. i was fortunate to have success there. >> now you get to join norris and strasburg going to the arizona fall lead, your thoughts on that. it will be fun. i get to play, strasburg is the only guy i have not played. with i played with espinoza and it will be fun. there will be a lot of good hitters out there. and it will be fun. looking forward it to. i know by the time i'm out

there we've missed baseball already. >> hopefully we'll see you here soon. good luck. >> i did hear that drew had control problems, he walked two guys. all summer! are you kidding me? >> rob: i watched video of him today. he repeats his delivery as well as anyone. >> every pitch that he threw it was like a pitching machine. it was wonderful to watch. >> bob: the only blown save he won the game. he had 9 saves in 10 opportunities. ryan howard leads off here in the top of the third. mock has gone 2-2 on him. bounced out the guzman into the shift up the middle first time up. tried to serve one down the left-field line. something drew told me sticks with me, he pointed to area above his belt, he said the thing i found out, 96 right

there is not as good as 92 down here and signaling down by the niece. >> rob: cheese at the knees or below. >> 92 is hard enough if you have movement on it. i talked to people around the ballpark who know drew, and everybody is just blown away by the kind of person he is. >> rob: he's a rotten kid. no manners. series -- i'm kidding. she is wonderful. a good kid and you know, when read your promo. >> bob: we need to tell our fans the game in florida starts saturday at 6:10. they have a concert. and because of mlw rights with fox we cannot come on to 7:05. we'll join you live at that

time. and then rob and i join you at 7:05, our usual postgame menu, gnats xtra. the press conference. all the usual break down and analysis after the ball game. >> bob: here comes ibanez. he has made one out in this sear -- series so far, a 9th inning strike out. on the outside corner. wog-2. >> the thing about the minor leagues. you're playing against the best guy on the high school team and the best on the college team. it like making an all-star team every night. to do as well as he did so quickly. nobody is perfect. don't expect them to be

perfect. they will have peaks and valleys. >> bob: someone asking me. will insurance be the closer, i do. >> who knows. who knows. >> he could and the closer next week. they will let you know. when they are ready they let you know. >> there's not a can't miss any more.   we said, he told me somethi great. he said i can go back and finish my degree at stanford anytime. i can't throw 95 for the rest of my life. i want to work, have fun and play ball while i have this ability to do that. >> 3-2 pitch. ibanez pulls it right side. good change of speed by mock. 2

outs. and the base is empty for jayson werth. and then, we talked about and they will remain anonmotion. pitchers who don't sign their contract who want money more than what they are worth and some have missed one, or two summers of minor league action. he said i kwaned to sign and get to work and take advantage of the opportunity and my, did he. while others are sitting home. if you're 21 or 22, had two or three years of college, you can never get the summers back. >> rob: crew is 23 now, it's to the point of how can you be evaluated even by the team that has your right if you're not

pitching. yeah, you were good in college or high school. >> that was a year and a half ago, if we can't see you, and you have not pitched in 18 months in front of us. independent baseball is one thing. our instructors need to see you, maybe you need to work on something. you have a blister on your finger. maybe we don't want to you throw and get in a bad habit. there's so many things. you can't make the club if you're not even in the clubhouse. >> mock just couldn't get that 1, 2, 3 inning. he walks werth. faces feliz now. >> bob: the nats are down to 10 relievers. sosa has been designated for assign. and marco strada has been taken out of the bullpen. he will start in florida

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 he got off to a bad start a allowed himself to get behind in the count. he hung in there and settled down and got the job done after that. this last inning anyway. we have a hold that club down. we have to play them a lot, you have figure out a way to hold them down. they can exploit your weaknesses, miss the hit by maxwell. going down the stretch you have extra players.

will you try to get them in there as often as possible or more they will have to pay their dues. >> both. when we play these teams who are vying for playoff. you have to be careful you don't play them against one group and not against the other. you don't want a situation where we put our guy that's just came up from triple-a against the phillies and the regulars again the marlins. everyone we play is in contention. it's hard the put guys out there, a little bit at a time. maxwell is out there today. i'll try to get desmond in there soon. you can't put them all in there. it's not fair inform competition for league. we appreciate that. we know you have work with runner in scoring position. thanks for your time.

that's a wonderful point. you owe it to the other team. >> working for the nationals i want to see some of the guys and i forgot that there's other teams that are depending on us to try the beat the phillies and knock them down, so they can get in the playoff. i had forgotten that and apologize. >> he reminded us there's a respect for the game and the teams at this level. the nats have 3 left with the marlins. the braves are on the fringe of wild card. when you play the mets maybe it's a different story. 2-0 to dunn. he fouls one. after singling up the middle he made an adjustment with 2 strikes and took a level swing looking like contact hitter and