softball team. lisa communications. >> john allen, a reporter for congressional quarterly and the shortstop of the n.p.c. softball team. i sense a them. vice president of communications and community relations for the nationals, also a guest of our speaker. >> skipping over the podium just a moment, we have jonathan of bloomberg news, former n.p.c. president, the speaker's committee member who organized today's lunch and coach of the division championship-winning softball team. we have jeff dufour, columnist for the washington examiner. are you a member of the n.p.c. softball team? >> another team. >> and the community relations director for the national. >> paul dixon, author of "the dixon baseball dictionary" and other books. and finally we have amy, an original member of the n.p.c. softball team. [applause] >> of the old washington senators it was often said washington, first in war, first in peace, and last in the american league. substitute nationals for senators, and national league for americ

if milton bradley goes from team to team, he's always a problem. even though when you look at his stats in the off season, you say, wow, we further those stats on our team, we're going to score this many more runs and win more game, you have to understand how he's going to relate in this clubhouse and he's always been a problem wherever he's been. there's always something with milton bradley. i don't think he's a terrible guy. i just think that he has a personality that rubs people the wrong way and he's a little bit, and beto i know he was with the dodgers, he's a little bit combustible. >> a little bit? you think? >> he's gone after broadcasters. he's gone after writers, which i know andrew you used to be, so you know that feeling. he's had run-ins with umpires. he gets into it with everybody. in high school he was always that guy he's so good, but you know there's something going on. your roommate analogy, i'll take you one further. it's like that hot girl, holly hunter or halle berry, something about them, they're so gorgeous, then you wonder w

it is not just us, but team after team after team. so, to sum up, we have great relations with all the indices in d.c. who play baseball in their countries. we need to step up our efforts which were set back. we know is still a critical part of success in baseball. players not just from the dominican republic, but from all of latin america. it is of critical importance to us because we are so heavily weighted in the draft. we know that we will not be able to make our next big international push until 2010. it is a job remains to be done. >> speaking of the pacific rim, the world baseball classic display major league talent from several countries, especially japan and korea. are you pursuing players from japan and korea? >> we are not pursuing players that i can identify, but we are scowling. we have to people that made trips to the area. it is becoming more and more important. several years ago, we did not know it would succeed here. everyone realized the kind of talent that was there. we signed a lower level guys that never panned ou

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every team has good things for me, you know. >> one of the things is if you go to one of these team,be pretty tough rather than being on playoff team. how important is it for you to get a lot of minutes right off the bat. >> if i get some team, i won't get minutes, get chance to play with, you know, pressure with my teammates. so we're going to see. >> how are you going to work out your biothat you get here the play next season? >> my agents are working on that, so i don't have to worry. they're going to resolve that. >> so you're very confident that you'll the playing next season in the united states in. >> it's my dream. >> the comparisons to pistol pete mare vich. you have the similar hair. how fair is that to sort of compare you to one of the greatest basketball players of all time in the united states? >> i don't think that i can compare with him. he was a great player in the nba. he was a scorer. i am not a scorer. i am more a point guard, you know, so it's hard to look like him because i have like 500 d.v.d.sfrom the media who give them to me and then i look like pistol, but t

we have a team that does shoot well. they were doubling dwight in the staples center both nights and he was making good passes, turkoglu was making good passes, rashard found his rhythm and we still needed the rest of us here tonight. they were giving us the same shots, making the same plays, and this league is a make and miss league. first two games i'm missing, i look horrible. tonight i'm making them and look good. that's what the league is bat, make and miss. >> skip, the distribution of minutes looked a lot like people thought they would, how much did the continuity you had, playing in the first quarter, and same in the second half. >> i think i helped myself with that one, by making shots. coach leaves me in the game. missing shots, he pulls me out. we need jameer to get going. he encourages me and i encourage him. i know his heart, psychologically because of injury, coming back after a half-month layup but the minutes, again, after the first game, just a thing of finding a rhythm and staying in it, staying in the

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most of those teams are very, very solid.ey're chasing the phillies, so they have to play well there, but they'll be undermanned. the pitching has to come through. that's been banged up. you have a newcomer on the mound that has done very, very well, but they need a surprise at times in the good side of the category. >> well, good side is red hot fernando nieve who you had eluded. to why has he been so good lately? >> well, back in '06, he had 11 starts. he was the 3-3 with a 4.20 e.r.a. he was like 24 years old. in '07 he hurts his arm. he has to have tommy john surgery. comes back maybe a little too quick. now he's got a different mindset. he's aged and matured. he's not thinking about what people think about. he's thinking about what he needs to do and to do his job. that execution-type thinking instead of result thinking or situational thinking has really done him well. his secondary stuff has come along. he's giving the league hard time now. >> he's been a bright spot for the mets, nieve has. prince fielder has been a br

the teams are the same. they are working on a player development and scouting and being aggressive in signing talent and waiting until the moment was right to strike a free agent. we made an effort in 1990 to sign a free agent that did not work out well because of an injury. we did not sign our first real free agent until 1993 when we had already been to two world series. we are on course here. we hope to achieve the same success. >> can you give us some advice on what can be done to

philadelphia has a real good team.y have a big addition with pronger, one of the top defensemen in the league. he is going to the hall of fame on the first ballot. the question as it always is, is the goaltending. they're making some changes there. chris pronger gives them great defense and makes them a dangerous team in the east. >> e.j., thanks for joining us here, we appreciate it. >> any time, mark. >> back to interleague all, beltway ball, nationals and orioles. this is melvin mora, in the sixth with two on. roped, to the left field corner, double. nolan ryan. we have 5-1. they're not done in the sixth. how about the baltimore chopper, aubrey huff there, brings in brian roberts and adam jones. orioles score eight in the sixth inning, tied for their most prolific inning of the season. they get their 100th interleague win. they're just 100-127 all time. >> meantime, in cleveland, the reds, facing the cincinnati. ryan -- facing the indians. garko's, seventh home run of the year, harang winless in his last six starts.

it is again, will to discipline, multi team approach. we need that ownership and buy yen at all levels and integrate. and when i said working together i think a lot of times we look at the planning process so government centric we forget the community is more than government. as you have here some of the volunteer agencies represented with red cross and people that promoted united way with 211 and brokering those resources is critical we bring about the team approach and we work has not just representing government but with the private sector does. to me it's always the challenge does it make since to have all been supplied by other areas of the community on served and we can do that if our focus is we are going to build a government centric team and we all recognize. we have to build a team that involves all the partners that can serve in support citizens but most important need schrag or citizens understand they have a role to be as prepared as they can so that when disaster strikes we can focus on the most honorable citizens because w

mike kawlija led both teams. [laughter] which should be a lesson that i assure you i've kept in mind because it does say about the job we are in. i'm going to turn over to people who want to ask questions. i will be mindful that again and didn't know new insults but if anybody wants to try i'm willing to take your best shot. i'm looking forward to anything you scott. [applause] >> what are the magic ingredients used by the boston red sox and new york and yankees that put them to the top every year? is mauney one of the elements? >> i can talk about this for hours. let me sum up my feeling on this. what do i have, have until 2:00, right? i will tell you from doing this in many sports over many years i have a very strong belief that smart always beats rich. if you're smart. and many examples of this. but when you're smart and rich that is a tough combination. both of those franchises or extremely smart as well as being extremely rich and they are able to parlay that into continuous success. the yankees had a good s

there's been a lot of things and attention on this team. they need to give their fan base something they can get excited about. there's so much talk about lebron in 2010. that's really up to lebron james. the knicks don't have control over that. if that doesn't happen, there are some other great players in that class available free agents, chris bosh, dwyane wade constituent at the moment. they have to make their fan base excited now and point towards the 2010 cap room direction and get off and running. a lot of stakes are high in this draft. >> rachel nichols reporting from knicks camp. see you on espn's draft coverage all night long. >> thanks. >> tennis, anyone?s a second round wimbledon. the ladies side, the five-timese champion and the third seed venus williams taking on kateryna bondarenko. first set venus crushes the backhand down the line. the left knee wrapped up, but it didn't seem to bother her today. the first set takes it. day.nd set, venus no problem, sailing through to round three. >> she put a lot of balls back in play. so w

lakers are not an a great defensive team. an adequate defensive time.u chase it you will get good looks. and they moved it right to left, differently people touching it. it seemed that every time everybody penetrated, the kickoff pass went to the guy with the open look. it helps when you shoot with confidence. they didn't shoot that ball in l.a. and the change of venue did wonders for rafer alston and michael pietrus. both of them had big games. if you make the lakers chase it you have a better chance. they don't mind one or two passes. and beyond that, one or two paces you get will a good shot. >> and they didn't get caught up in the three-point shots after 50 in the first two games. and rafer alston can use his dribbling ability and get past fisher. and hedo turkoglu can take guys off the tribble. and the missed lay-ups, this time they converted inside the paint. they were making shots from everywhere in this game, but not taking the long shots, passing, being patient, and looking for the better shots inside. >> orlando with five different players wit

are you a member of the softball team? okay, disloyal. israel, community relations director for the nationals. paul dixon, author of the dixon baseball dictionary and other books. and finally, we have amy from platts and an original member of the npc softball team. [applause] of the old washington senators it was often said washington, first in war, first in peace and last in the american league. substitute nationals for senators and national league for american and you can describe the situation for our local major league team today, and today speaker. in fact, it is hard to think of anyone that this had a worse season than the washington nationals except for perhaps the republicans. [laughter] today's speaker formerly served as president of the atlanta braves, who ran off in an unprecedented 14th straight division titles. the braves have not won since he brought his baseball expertise to the nationals. so far however, success on the field-- ball field has eluded the nation's capitol despite a new stadium attendance is down unless you co

team-based service, emergency preparedness and response.zs team-based service, emergency preparednessand response.es team-based service, emergency preparedness and response. they are our first line of defense against swine flu and food-born salmonella and health threats of natural dezaires such as what we saw with katrina and rita. the epa, the coast guard, the indian health service, just to name a few. despite their vital role, the commissioned core faces a work shortage. in the last year alone, the number of physicians serving as public health service officers declined by 5%. the dental officer core has lost one fourth of its workforce in the last six years. the pharmacy and nursing corps face similar workforce shortages. so given this need, the creation of this public health sciences track has been strongly endorsed by the commissioned officers association of the u.s. public health service. and this committee, senator kennedy has received a letter from former surgeon general c. everett coop urging us to include this provision in the health reform package. i introduce this bill, or

softball team. >> kerry brackets ton. >> lisa, pigano, communication manager for the nationals. john allen a reporter for congressional quarterly and a shortstop for the team. shartise vice president for communication relations for the nationals. stipping over the podium for just a moment, we have jonathan of bloomberg news, the speaker's committee member who organized today's lunch and the coach of the division championship n.p.c. softball team. stipping over our speak forea second, we have jeff of dufor, of the examiner. are you a member? >> no. >> israel negron, community relations director for the nationals. paul dixon, author of the dixon baseball dictionary and other books. and finally, we have amy fi ckling, an original member of the n.p.c. softball team. [applause] >> of the old washington senators it was often said washington, first in war, first in peace and last in the american league. substitute nationals for senators, and national league for american, and you can describe the situation

this is a tough team, not a cupcake team. extremely well coached. executed extremely well and we have our work cut out. >> last question in the back. >> kobe, mark, espn radio in tampa bay. the adjustments that pietrus and court any lee made on you. they didn't have answers in game one and two but tonight had a little success against you. >> called four more guys. i mean, they do the whole kitchen sink, man, and they did a great job staying on my body, and they brought help from the weak side, and simple as that. >> thanks, kobe. >> kobe, howie evans. did the crowd play a factor in that guy jumping up and down with the regular flag? is that something that the nba says is okay? >> what guy and. >> the guy -- you didn't see him? >> maybe if i saw

it's always normally the older team. but also it hurt the psyche of the losing team. all orlando magic has been hearing about is kobe bryant, points in the paint, we missed so many open shots, we didn't do well when they made us put the ball on the floor and they closed out to us. so in this situation, it favors the home team and the team that's ahead with the winning record in the lakers 1-0 they're up in this series. >> one guy that we haven't talked about, jameer nelson, at least there was speculation about whether he was going to play. he looked somewhat effective, stan van gundy said i made a mistake, i played him too long. who would you handle the situation in game two? >> it's a tough situation. first of all, it takes communication. it sounded like rafer alston was caught off guard. you have your all-star but now rafer also needs to help get you to this point along with anthony johnson, his backup. maybe a little bit better communication. like coach van givenedy said, maybe play him shorter spurts instead of 12 straight minutes. >> only one field goal made in g

as andy macphail says we're not a farm system for other teams.elp them as well. >> that is a great point. >> how about luke scott? here is a guy, he is very streaky, and when he is hitting the ball well, he can carry a ball club. he can pound the ball out of the park. people look for that. >> i don't know why u you would be looking to move him. i told andy that and he said i'm with you. there is a guy who is a left- handed power bat who is under our control this next and the next season. is he untouchable? of course not. but at there point he is a guy that they'd like to have on this club. it is not like he is blocking somebody in triple-a who is beating down the door and oh, we have to move luke scott. he can be a part of this future and this whole rebuilding plan. if the right offer comes along, they'll listen. they are not actively shopping him. as andy says, he like this is outfield. he likes markakis, jones, reimold, scott and pie. they're young, talented. he weren'ts to hold on to luke scott. he can be part of the puzzle here and i agree. >

lineup cards, home team are white. visiting teams are blue. you always carry those lineups in your pocket just to make sure. all the players are listed on the card they just have -- it's something interesting i hohn least didn't know until i managed it's a kurty to list all your position players. they don't necessarily have to be on the lineup card, but the lineup has to be on there and you list other players as a courtesy. some people put the pitchers on there. some people don't. that's the official lineup card. you get a copy of it after meeting at home plate. >> jim: yeah, there are some bench coaches who actually sell those cards out to the managers that will get cards from teams. there's the official lineup card. that's the one that hangs in the dugout, so the players know who is coming up next. that's why you see all those dots that are filled in who made the last out in an inning which means the next name would lead off. there's some teams that actually put the starting pitchers on thecard even though there's no way the other four start

john lannan, the team has won four of his last five starts. he has emerged as the team ace. earlier in the season when he faced the marlins, he wasn't as confidence as he is. we didn't have closer mike macdougal. the same team that the marlins faced earlier in the season has changed in a significant way. >> bob: here's a note on john lannan, he ties tony arm is for second all-time national wins on the road. since steve came aboard three weeks ago, it's been a total change on this pitching staff. @ >>> we're back here at land shark stadium in florida, it's the first of three games with the florida marlins and i'm joined by steve mccatty. first of all, you've been doing a great job. scott olson makes his return to the big league roster in the starting rotation with the nationals. what can we expect from him? >> he's been up to i think it's 86 pitches in syracuse, we'll just watch, because this heat takes a lot out of you, we'll see how he's doing. if he spots his fastballs and gets some quick outs, he can get us a little deeper in the game. but i expect him to use his fastball

and it is hard to believe it is a 15-42 team. >> rob: it is. and this team was nine games better last year with the wins. but, you know what, it comes in cycles. they can still with a 66-29 flurry at the end of the season finish 500. >> johnny: right. >> rob: that is when you look at numbers and you have to start with small goals. try to win series. obviously we are not going to win this series against the reds. but when you go down to tampa, say we have to take two out of three. go up to new york and try to take two out of three. start small with your goals and build upon that. i think one of the smaller goals that this team has had over the last few weeks try to get -- weeks is try to get better pitching and they have. they brought in steve mccatty. the starters have been stronger. the bullpen is much stronger than it was. we showed the graphic last night and that is a small goal that you have accomplished. now you have to get the offense on board. work on the defense every day you can. things can always turn around for a ball club and can al

there are so many people looking into it and again on just us but team after team after team that has been subject to the problems we have in the dominican republic and internationally in general so to sum up we have great relationships with all the embassies in d.c. play baseball in their countries. we really do. i've become personal friends with a number of these investors. we need to step up efforts which are set back by the missteps of the first couple of years but we know it is still a critical part of success in baseball. players not just from dominican republic but all through latin america and increasing the pacific. it is of critical importance to us because this year we are heavily weighted in the draft and with the draft expenses are going to be. we know we want people to make our next international push until ten but it's a job that remains to be done and is important. >> speaking of the pacific the world baseball classic is played major league talent from several countries especially japan and korea. are they pursuing players from korea and japan and if not, why not? >> w

but what do you think of this team's offense? they've managed just two runs in the last four games. >> joe torre said as much before the game started tonight. there is no question the offense has eased up a bit. the dodgers still have -- they're tied for the best batting average in baseball. much they could tie with the bluejays. in six games where they've scored two runs or less, now the way the dodgers explained it, they don't see anything particularly wrong, they're not going to change anything. but there's no question that some of the power they saw early in the year from the likes of andre eeghtier and matt camp and things like that have got to start showing up. until manny ramirez gets back on july 3rd. when you think about it, their top home run hitter at the moment is casey blake. not what they expect when they broke camp. >> you mentioned manny ramirez, and the team misses him. but what is the talk in the clubhouse about the outfielder right now. >> the players say he's the only way they can make it to the postseason. as

this is happen to team after team after team who is in subject to the problems that we have had. to sum up, we have great relations with all the indices. -- to all the embassys/ we need to step up our efforts. it is still a critical parts of success in baseball. this is all through latin america and the pacific rim. it is a critical thing of importance. this year, the draft. we still do not know the draft expenses will be. we will not be able to make a big international push until 2010. it remains important. >> the world baseball classic this year displayed major league talent from countries like japan and korea. are you now pursuing players from korea and japan, and if not, why not? >> we are not pursuing players particularly, but we are scouting all over the place. we have two people that make trips there annually to stay on top of things that happening in the pacific rim. it is becoming more and more important. seven years ago, we did not know that we would succeed here. everyone realized the kind of town that was there. we are aware of it. we are on top of it. we did draft a

they have a very fast team. you go back to the 80s and talk about vince and willie mcgee and all the speed they have there, and running wild on the base pads. they used to steal on us like it was nothing. >> bob: those ball clubs used to routinely steal over 200 bases a year. crawford was reaching for it. anderson hernandez charging, close play and out. the nats rescue the inning with some good defense. ú we've got a ton of stuff we've gotta pay for. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way. >> bob: the top of the sixt inning, nats lead 2-1. zimmermann could be around for another inning, we'll see. here sunday, off day monday, on to

>> coming up on espnews, it's not a rivalry if one team keeps winning. so far this year it's been a one-sided affair between the red sox and yankees. new york city is one of the most expensive places to live. why mark sanchez won't have any trouble buying a new home -- or two. and kobe bryant is the best closer in the nba. how he and the lakers have left the door wide open for dwight howard and the magic. captioning by captionmax ♪ >> we are keeping you ♪ ♪ >> we are keeping you current with the latest news, scores and highlights, this is espnews available in high definition, along with j.w. stewart, mike yam with you, and sports fans love streaks but the yankees not a fan of this one. >> yammer, dating back to last year, the red sox have beaten the yankees seven in a row, tied for their second longest win streak against their archrivals. johnny damon says, "hopefully, we'll beat them sometime soon." bottom two, dustin pedroia off chien-ming wang, nick swisher giving chase, but it's into the seats for a ground-rule double. george kotteras scores. red sox

as buck mentioned, caesar izturis is back with the team.e lives in the miami area, so a good opportunity to come over and be evaluated. he did a little bit of running today. he also swung off of a tee, but he told me he is still feeling pretty weak from the a pen deck tom me he received on june 5. he is nervous to get in a full swing of the bat. as i said, he will be evaluated an the orioles will determine what he will do, what will be the next step. we do know he will go back up north with the team, though. jim? >> >> jim: amber, thank you very much that is the first step as you get back to the team and then the baseball-related activities, rehab in the minor leagues. once you get back in game conditions, it comes back to you. this is a hard smash to andino. he plays it flawlessly. and a three up, three down inning. the orioles hold the 1-0 lead. cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everything. that's why pnc is introducing your new cfo, cash flow options designed to effectively improve your cash flow. cfo helps

he was with the team a little bit last year. he told me down in aaa, his job was to throw that in a 3/4 position. he was sidearming a lot. he has been consistent with the arm strength. he is ready to take on the oakland a's, if he has to. last year with the oriole, they were hitting .256 against him -- lefties were hitting .256 against him. we'll see. a lot of left handers in that oakland line-up. we'll see if he is called as a left handed specialist, jim and rick. >> jim: thank you, amber. jamie walker is no longer on the club and we'll see what is going on with sudden cesar izturis. they were talking about the orioles not being able to hit but one guy who was hitting now gets append sites. it's been that kind of a week for him. disappointing end to jamie walker's career. the fact of the matter is, when you are on the team to get left handed batters and you can't get them out, something had to be done because that was his role. going back to his first year, 2007, the success or lack of success against the left handed batters be

guys aren't going to trust you. >> this team has been on the incline, it's a team on the rise, but if you look at his res incline, it's a team on the rise, but if you look at his respect and credibility, it's on the decline and their trust in their head coach. this timeline under brad childress, remember williamson, when his grandmother died, and he atte2r head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head.r head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your head. over your

they happen to every team.out and how do you overcome it once you get there? >> you just kind of hope with the quality kind of hitters we have in our lineup, that they all don't go into those little slumps at the same time. i think that's what we saw a couple weeks ago in three or four of the quality hitters. brian roberts struggled to get on base. nick markakis has struggled. still struggled. melvin mora was struggling. that's three of the first five guys you're going to see in our order that weren't getting on base. weren't getting those business hits or driving the runs in from second base. the other guys will have their days here and there. luke scott was doing outstanding. nolan reimold was doing very good. players like that were trying to pickup the pace. just not enough to overcome some of the pitching performances we were seeing. >> new york mets in town. interleague baseball continues. pitching matchup tonight. it will be mike pelfrey on the mound for the new york mets and jeremy guthrie looking for a

try to give your team an opportunity to win.some starting pitchers have lost that kind of focus where my first job is to the team, to get to the sixth and seventh inning, be the bridge to the bullpen and not blow number the first few innings. >> jim h.: ripped to right field, down the line, fair or foul? it is a home run! it got out, just by the foul pole. gregg zaun stays hot, the orioles get on the board. >> jim p.: it got around that foul pole pretty quickly. he pulverized this 2-2 fastball. you could see, down the middle. boy, does it get out of here in a hurry. >> jim h.: so zaun hits the home run, his third. he is now 7 for his last 10 with a couple of home runs. robert andino batting now and it's a one-run game. >> jim p.: real good defensive player. >> jim h.: nice hop there for alberto gonzalez, and he is retired. two away here. >> jim p.: what an arm. >> rob: he's got a great arm. he's really changed. made a bunch of errors earlier in the year. got sent back to the minor leagues. came back, shortened up his swing, he's

espn is standing by the story that the team did exactly that.eemed to leave the door open for favre to come to town at some point. >> i think we're anxious to see favre throw the ball, is that where you're standing to see him throw before you make any concrete decision on that? >> no. i'm not that anxious. no. i'm not on mood elevators or anything like that. but you always want to see that happen. >> is the plan for you to see him throw at some point? does that leave the door open? >> you know what, that's down the road stuff. the guy's retired right now. and we'll have to talk to him about that. >> given how important the quarterback position is, is that something that can extend to the week before training camp? you know, the end of july? is that something that you need clarity on prior to that? >> do i need clarity on it? >> again, it's hard to speculate, kevin. it's hard. like i said the other day deadlines, you know. >> >> look the ncaa has placed ample banana bam's football program and 15 other teams on three years probation for major viol

i don't want to be a distraction for the team. i'm happy they have supported he. come back and make up and we move on. that's all i can do. >> the first round of the mlb draft is in the books. insider keith law has been falling it closely and we know that stephen strasburg's the no-brainer of the draft. why were gms drooling over this guy. >> you don't see a package like that in a college or high school starter like that very frequently. i saw him touch 99 twice. ing in under 94. with an outpitch breaking ball. locates both pitches extremely well. he is in great say. went undrafted. got to san diego state, got in shape, and velocity started to creep up. after his freshman year touched 97 and hasn't stopped since then. if way was to sign quickly could pitch in the major leagues this year. he is represent bid scott boras and those negotiations are likely to drag out. >> how do you propose for them to get a deal done here? >> well, my strategy -- and i don't know if they would use it -- put a big offer on the table, 25 million, take the offer today, 25 million, you'r

head coach dan took over in midseason when the team was out of playoff contention and led them not only to the playoffs, but to a championship. and in winning the title, sydney crosby became the youngest captain to hoist the stanley cup in the 115-year history of the trophy. and as in all successful organizations, the leadership of the penguins starts at the top. the incomparable mario will now have his name engraved on the stanley cup for the third time, this time as team owner. just as he did when he came into the league as a player, mario took control of a franchise threatened by bankruptcy and relocation. by from that he built a championship team that leads the league in television ratings, merchandise sales and sellouts. yes, madam speaker, these penguins can fly. congratulations go out to the entire organization for completing the hat trick of champions, winning their third straight -- third stanley cub. the 2009 pittsburgh penguins have earned their well-deserved place alongside the greatest sports legends in the city of champion shs -- champions. i yield back the balance of my t

i think a lot of teams have trouble playing on the road. eaton best teams in baseball. they say they can play .500 baseball on the road, still, that's pretty darn good. orioles right now are 5 1/2 games away from playing that good on the road .500. you think about the beginning of the season where they spent a lost time in their own division. they go up to boston. they played up there. they have not played well up in boston especially early on in the season. they have to go play the new york yankees and the toronto blue jays. they have not done well. as of late year dash last year, tampa bay is starting to give the orioles a lot of trouble. the orioles fundamentally are not a good team while they're on the road either. they don't play good defense in other teams' ballparks whichmeans they should take more time taking ground balls, cutting the man off. they're not good at that on the road to. explain that, i really can't. you go to seattle, they usually in the past have played very well against seattle. this year, seattle pot little better offense against them than they

he recognized how well the team did last night. a classy kid. there's rick eckstein. >> bob: nationals are down, if you will, to number eight in the league in batting average at .257. they were hitting in the .270 range for quite a while. manny acta's ball club, second or third in the league in runs for a while now down to number 10. lately, the pitching has rescued that and josh bard has a four-pitch walk. both hitters that tallet walked tonight have been on four pitches. celebrate father's day at nationals park. nats-jays, 1:35. first 10,000 fans 18 and up receive that great-looking gym bag free. it's presented by geico. free pregame autographs and after the game kids run the bases this sunday. willie harris. willie bounced out to the second baseman first time up. willie struggling with the bat. it hasn't affected his defense that's for sure. not like him to be 2-30. that ball gets by lyle overbay. bard heading for third. harris digging for second. alex rios digs it out and pat listach does need to hold him and he's still going to hold as the

back on the team charter.etty good and will be able to be comfortable on that airplane. >> jim: the oriole have a long flight home following its game. and they have tomorrow off. and andino goes down on three pitches. there is the first strikeout for vin mazzaro. two down in the second. today's leaderboard presented by fire stone, a tradition of innovation. and the american league batting leaders with adam jones coming up, who began the day 5th in the league in batting at .343. >> buck: cabrero, ichiro, youkilis and then adam jones 5th. and they'll spruce that up with the first at bat, leading off in the leadoff spot. >> jim: it's kind of amazing when you look at the stretch the orioles are in. and there is another base hit for adam jones. he's on for a two-out single. so adam now with 25 multi hit games on the year and that leads the club. but the way this team can hit, when they are all healthy and in there with the regular lineup, it's kind of amazing with so many of the hitters at the same time in the rbi

he fits right into our program of our green and growing young team. and that's why he's here, so he can unpack his bags, go look for a house, and relax. he ain't going any place. >> spain's ricky rubio one of three point guards the t-wolves took in the first round of the nba draft, but might not be on minnesota's opening night roster. his father told market.com that rubio may play a few more seasons in spain. that's fine with the t-wolves. >> i knew going in we may have to wait a year. may have to wait two. you know what, in two years, rickey rubio will be all of 20 years old. and we are the rare team right now that can afford to wait. our horizon is three, four years out. we know that. we are not going to win an nba championship in the next couple years. we need to start adding pieces to this team. we need to be aggressive. we may have to make some trades, but we needed to start accumulating some real core pieces to figure out how to become a championship contending team. >> t-wolves just the second team in the last 20 years to make two of their top

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