does a good job for us.an opportunity to stay close to them and tavarez was huge too, those 2 scoreless innings gave us an opportunity to come back. [audio indiscernible]. >> i think john lannan is no longer a kept secret. i think a lot of people are aware of him t. fact -- the fact he had over 20 quality starts last year. they are aware of him. but you are right, i mean if we would have had a better offensive club last year and this year so far, i think his name would pop up a little bit more. but we are fine with that. i mean he is here. we know he is going to pitch for us every 5 days. he is going to be part of the solution. >> debbi touched on it with the bullpen. but the fact that they have pitched the way they have over the last 2-3 week period, with as much maligned as they were as a group, how good is that to see for you and what does it do for their confidence? >> it is good for us and the rest of the ball club. obviously confidence has risen up for them. i think the big part of it has been having b

that's a good pitching ball club. hopefully tomorrow we can scratch a few more hits out and get a pugh more runs. >> thank you johnny and rob upstairs as we break down this game and look at the offensive side of it. key moment was the bottom of the fifth inning, down 3-1, one out already on the board and they decide to go with detwiler so they hiked what they saw there instead of going with the pinch hitter there ray. >> that's because we have to push these starting pitchers deeper in the ball game and give them an opportunity to win a ball game. you're never going to win games in the fifth inning. the old timers were able to win 23, 24 games with guys able to go deep in the ball game. there were several times, many times in my career, where the starting pitcher would be in there in the fifth inning, the manager would allow him to hit, even with a runner on second base, just because he believed in his offense. our offense not perqing now but it has perked on the majority of the season earlier so i like the fact he let

this was a good game tonight. the lockerroom was excited about winning the ballgame, but item we know this game is over. now we have to focus on the next game and this team is going to come with more of a defensive effort. we shot the ball spectacular tonight and that's going to be the number one salt that they look at our percentage and will come with a tougher defense. >> in the back on your left. >> rashard, the team took 14 three-point attempts. probably the fewest in the playoffs and a record shooting percentage. was that by design? was that discussed? >> credit goes to the lakers defense. they were rung us off the three-point line. they know we live and die by the three-point line. bet the ball to dwight first. and those guys are doing a great defensive job of crowding dwight and pushing us off the three-point line and you have to do what the defense gives you. >> any other questions? thank you. >> look what the magic have done in the finals. in the first two games in l.a. -- their offense was tremendous in

nothing good happens after it's 2-0. >> good change-up, decent slider and fastball. maybe showing a little too much too early, especially to a very good hitting team. >> missing the corner. i think martis' body language indicates he thought he had a strike here. a good lock at it. it was outside the box, 3-1 now. this is getting dangerous. that's a high strike. runners on microsoft here. that might have been a little outside. >> you can't walk the bases loaded with rios coming up. he's been hitting the ball pretty well. you'd be just asking for trouble. he's still going to have to establish a fastball. you're going to have to throw fast balls over the plate. you can't nitpick and think your change-up is going to bail you out all the time. >> bases loaded. he's heading for a 30 pitch first inning, and his pitching coach is headed for him! >> 's headed for a tongue- lashing. >> third base wells a walk, second base rolen a hit, first base lind a walk. there has not been one routine at bat in the first inning from the nationals standpoint. always one pitch away from gett

good morning. caller: good morning, steve. i do not have a whole lot of opinion on this, as i do not think it makes much difference. what is concerning me this morning is i was watching the president's talking to the french president yesterday. has anybody mention that that our flag behind them was dragging the floor? has anybody said anything about that? host: at the news conference? caller: in france. host: i have to admit, you are the first to pointed out. caller: that really irritated me. one of the rules of the flag is that it is not supposed to touch. it was the only one. there were three flags there. it was not just touching, there were three or 4 inches touching. host: this is the video that we have from yesterday. we will continue to watch it. it might have been in what was called the location inside. thank you for bringing that to our attention. we will go to atlanta next. should this deal between fiat and chrysler be blocked? ruth later ginsberg is fielding a question -- ruth ginsberg is feeling the question -- fiel

it's a good way to judge, good yard stoic judge your own ball club.now, to do that of course, this 0-4 has got to stop. >> rob: you've got to beat the club. >> jim h.: they have that dreaded series. the 11 am game on monday morning. willie harris grounded out his first at-bat. >> jim h.: after that game which was the fourth loss in a row, they would have rather run the marathon which is what they'd run that morning, than play at 11:00. it's kind of weird. i don't know, you being a reliever, but when i was a starter, a lot of times i'd pitch some of the b games and you'd play those games at # 1:00 in the morning. throw to second by wieters, the tag, out at second base. so there you go, wieters catches his first of the day, as anderson hernandez goes. and it appeared to me he had a pretty good jump. what did matt wieters do, pretty big lead and he takes a look. that's a little surprising. just a strong, accurate throw, good footwork, nice tag right there. >> rob: right down on the base which is what you're supposed to do. nice throw. >> jim p.: i played

good breaking ball off-speed pitch. that was a pretty good pitch to uggla.serve it into right field. there's sanches beginning

caller: good morning, it is a good day for the iraqis. the invaders are pulling out of their cities. it dick cheney, his daughter, and all the neocons want to keep the invasion's going forever let them put on the uniforms and go over there. host: jack is joining us from minnesota. good morning. caller: my thoughts are that it is just about time. please do not cut me off. i have waited for 30 days. it is about time. if we in fact a liberated them to use that quaint phrase that the bush administration used, we should have been able to leave in about -- two or three months after we invaded? this has been seven years. the real reason of course the weak and then it was not for liberation bet for oil. let me state a few facts. the me emphasize that assertion. we have been using iraqi oil since 2003, 2004. that is the first fact. fact number tworay hunt, the son of the invidious h.l. hunt, the bigamist and oil autocrat has begun production in mosul. the third thing, now we have gotten our government in iraq to open outside contracts outside of t

that is not good.his job is to get victories for this staff. >> bob: a screamer into the seats foul. >> rob: you may start the game and leave the game, but you want to leave your team in a position to win. >> bob: marco scutaro, 33-year- old infielder from venezuela that got -- they got in a trade from oakland a year ago november. he hit .267 for the jays last year. he's hit .302 right now with a .404 on-base percentage. home plate umpire, 18-year veteran, crew chief brian gorman. jason smith james hoye, c. b. bucknor and mike everett around the bases. number two to the angels' .22. breaking ball, little chopper. zimmermann right there. >> rob: step and throw. nationals defensively, adam dunn cannot d. h. because we're in a national league ballpark. he's in left. willie harris, a wonder play in new york last night. dukes is in right. then, guzman, hernandez,zimmerman, johnson and behind the plate josh bard. adam dunn back in left field. he told debbi taylor he really enjoyed dhing a couple of days ago

he made some good pitches. we had some good swings. this game was just not meant for us. >> you get another shot tomorrow, right? >> exactly. >> beauty of baseball. thanks a lot, up with a. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, amber, with juan samuel. we go to bowie where john mariotti had another fine outing. seven innings to pick up the earned run. walk three, struck out one. 12 more ground ball outs for john mariotti. the sinkerballer work very well at double-a as he picks up another win. 2-4 since being promoted to the bowie bay sox. here is a look at the minor league scores as bowie beats

here's josh bard, a good spot for him. he doesn't hit well against against left-handers, but he's swinging well. in 10 games in the month of june josh is eight for 29, batting .276 and he's been a little extra-base hit streak of his own lately. there's will getting a day off. 0-1 to bard. breaking ball, little bit low. ricky romero, 24 years of age from los angeles, graduated from roosevelt high school there, teddy roosevelt high school. that's a good take by bard. pitcher on deck, something brewing for the nats. second consecutive inning two on, nobody out. this time in scoring position. a strike on the corner. >> try to widdle the 5-0 lead down little by little, get yourself back in the ball game. there hasn't been a lot of adversity in last week. haven't had to come from behind like we did the first couple of months. >> ball 3. >> that was this ball club's strength. now you do have the bullpen, and that should give you the confidence to come back and take this game. >> by the way, that was the pitch romero threw to stri

good morning, mike. >> good morning. let me say this to the democratic congress. if you believe we are going to spend our money to support insurance companies, you people have lost your mind. i think democrats want to loose in the midterm elections. go ahead and come up with a healthcare that is provided by these hacks insurance company. if you figure out that $100 million people paid $100 a head, that would pay for the whole -- that's almost half a trillion dollars. we could pay through for own healthcare system through the government. instead of saying you0oh have a preexisting condition and we can't. i can tell you note mere stories of people stuck with hospital bills above $100,000. >> how much would you say you spend per month per year? >> right now, it costs $400 a month for a single person. >> that's for yourself? >> that's for myself. i'm in construction. my regular insurance is almost $400 a month. it's insane. every time these companies get a premium from us, why should we make insurance companies let's move on to our line for democrats. what do you thin

being in control of my money feels good. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high-definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way. >> back at the yard, it loo like the orioles are very close to signing their top draft pick from thissier's draft. he was at the yard to receive a physical and he had a chance to walk around the yard, take in a little batting practice and meet some of the guys he very could well play with in the future. he is 6'4", 240 pounds. he is a right-hander out of california, high school, and we're told an official announcement of his signing could come as early as tomorrow. but it will be interesting to meet this top draft pick. i know some of the guys had a chance to and adam jones told me i really like the guy. he kind of has that kaleigh attitude, like me, i think we'll get along great. >> jim: another guy who has that kaleigh attitude. >> jim: they didn't shoot -- >> jim: did you give him a lesson yet? >> jim: no. i tell you, what the kid asked a lot of very, very, very insightf

he actually wrote a very good book. the implication in the book is that lincoln saved and corrected things in the american revolution. that it was flawed when it was put together. later, working backwards from lincoln, he came to see that lincoln never said that. lincoln was right in what he said. an abstract truth to all men in all times to be a stumbling block. to the harbingers of reappearing tyranny. lincoln said that and it is a paraphrase of what he said. it is close. we thought, read this stuff. the united states of america had a beautiful beginning, and is being forgotten. so we had the idea that we would start a think tank. what do we know about anything? we did that, and we would teach people and remind people, including in the context of policy disputes, about the meaning and tradition of america. that has been going on for a long time now. who funds it? a lot of people. the bradley foundation, that davis prize last night is a founder of it. the john olin foundation, which is dissolved now, was a big funder o

. >> a good, long one in houston. it's been some talk about the deep one to center, and the hill and all that. straight way, michael borne is out there. watch out for the hill, kid. what? no problem. oh, no, he didn't. borne catches it, that would be ap top play -- oh, yeah, wrong show. >> all right, lee off hawkins. that would tie the game. >> bottom of 13. two outs. two men on for blum. rips it down the right field line. here comes hunter pens. he's fast, too fast. >> for blum, his second straight game with a walk-off hit. russ ortiz, longest outing of the season. 5 and 1/3. i don't know that that's good or bad. derrek lee, the solo home run extended his hit streak to ten games. >> still to come, albert pujols is admired in a slump. when he busts out, he busts out real. and also, phil mickelson, back on the course for the first time since his wife's cancer diagnosis. john daley there as well. we update things in t ♪ ah, that hits the spot. it's drinkability. it means bud light is good where ever you are. if you're a

there are some players who aren't very good. they never will be good. so if you want to get to the top echelon, you have to figure out how you mix that. everyone has franchises that are good, defensively. we think we can do that and achieved a good defense while still being effective, offensive look. may mean some name changes, but it can be done. we intend to do it. >> what happened to the apparent promise to acquire a lease to top 40 free agents each season? is adam done all there is to show after two years? was hit -- wasn't available because no one else wanted him? >> what happened to my softball questions? i know of no such promise. it is contrary to everything i believe. i know that that promise was never made, but it was uninventive question, anyway. >> all we can do is look at the holes that we have and try and fill them. the preference is to fill the holes internally. this is oriented towards pitching. we have holes elsewhere. for those holes, you fill them up through trades. the next would be through free agency. that is what we look to do thi

very good pitch by west. one away in the oriole first. >> buck: one thing you don't expect when you're facing a young starter is a 3-2 hook in your first at-bat. he drops his slider on him. a very good slider and a -- in a good spot down and in. brian swings over the top of it. west has a good fastball at 94 miles per hour and a good late, breaking slider. >> jim: he is averaging since coming to the big leagues, this is only his seventh start. just under six strikeouts for every nine innings he works. here is nick markakis. slices it to left field. on the move, he can't get it! he goes into a dive and it got by him. markakis heads to second base. coghlan a good effort but couldn't reach it. >> buck: nick markakis taking advantage of the brian roberts' at-bat e got to see a lost pitches from sean west. jumps on the first fastball. chris coghlan only played one game in the outfield before they called him up to the big leagues. he's an infielder. he's done an ok job. that's a real challenge for even a seasoned l

cabrera got a good jump.een a couple of moves from rich hill and the throw was just to the shortstop side of the bag but weiters didn't have much of a chance. he has to wait for the curveball with a strong arm but not in time to get cabrera. >> full countful a runner at second and that is outside, ball four. so jack cust will look him over. 27th walk for cust already on the year. and the athletics have 2 on and 1 down. >> now here is one of the guys in the lineup that has seen rich hill in the past. matt holliday has seen him and has a couple of hits against him and he's been red hot. very tough hitter. has the ability to knock the ball out of the ballpark as he did on friday night against mark hendrickson. but with runners in scoring position, he's a dangerous hitter. >> fastball is over but low. 1-0. matt holliday has three consecutive multi hit games and his last seven games he has six multi hit games. he was traded to the athletics in the off season, final year of his contract. curveball, there's a strike

he's got a good fastball, he has a good slider and he has a good change-up. he'll get one and two, but so many times it ends up being 3- 2, 2-2. picks here, picks there as opposed to getting a guy 1-2 and making up your mind what pitch you're going to go with and go with that pitch. try to get an out on a 1-2 pitch so you use only 3 and 4 pitches in that at-bat. he hasn't struck out very many people so that indicates he's not going to miss a lot of bats. that tells you his late movement doesn't surprise anybody. his change-up is his most effective strikeout pitch, but after a while people will start just spitting on the change-up because he throws a lot of those changesups down fading out as you saw him swing, aubrey huff swing at a bad ball. he's not consistent. to me he's the most inconsistent of those starters. because he'll go out there, and he gave you the nine inning start back seven starts ago. since then it's almost been every other start, he's had a tough time. >> can't get past the fifth or sixth inning. you like his change-up as his best pitch now?

good morning. -- pablo. caller: good morning. i need to take you to task concerning or rebate -- rebate. you know the situation he inherited was utter chaos. has he made mistakes? certainly. but i just don't think it is fair to lump uribe basically along with chavez. uribe eventually it will leave power but chavez, ortega, and this guy in honduras and others, they are not going to leave. they are going to try to change the constitution. basically they want to be jr. feel castro -- jr. fidel castro s. guest: the caller has the ability to see in the future, which i did not possess, but it is certainly true alvaro uribe -- and i gave some credit for bringing order out of chaos, but he has amended the constitution in order to perpetuate himself and power. and that democracy cannot depend on one person. the whole point of democracy is orderly transfer of power at the will of the people. and this is what -- and this is why it is wrong to amend the constitution just for the benefit of one offical. host: this comment from a viewer -- you

the nats have done a good job of keeping this scooter off base. he has only been on twice in two extra inning games. it's come to this i. it's yeah, they are playing marco polo. >> bob: yes. >> rob: how many times as a kid have you played that game? >> bob: marco scutaro. he has been one of the better hitters in the american league, one of the better onbase guys. >> rob: once again. i just think that nick johnson came from the yankees, they teach it in that organization pressure on the pitcher when the fire stands there and just keeps taking, taking and taking. >> bob: but it's been a while since the oakland athletics has been in the playoffs. i guess they have not been in there since derek jeter made that miracle play in the colyseum and they are 8 game out of first place. all this money ball stuff, you have to ask, is it working? evidently not. >> rob: the onbase percentage is key. you need some talent, pitchers, bullpen. now, they have not had a lot of dave stewards running through there, mike welshs and mike moore and hall of famer dennis ecke

good luck.ost: our conversation is head of the republican mainstream organization and we have a caller from wisconsin. caller: good morning. i will respond concerning the pool. i think the issue is not discussed adequately in the media. people are voting on the inadequate intermission. america spends more than any other nation on health care yet we rank no. 37 in outcomes. every other major industrialized nation in the world has some sort of a public plan to provide for health care for all the citizens. it seems to me that our system is not working. that is empirical right there. the other thing -- i realize it is expensive and will be tough to afford, but we afforded it an adventure is iraaq and a bailout system, but now that we come to the people we cannot afford. it's seems like a real canard. it is a big mystery. guest: well, i appreciate the comment. i hear this a lot. we are spending on this and this and what can we put into health care, or clean energy, or whatever. let me state a couple

it is good to be in your courtroom again. chairman conyers it is good to see you. thank you for your distinguished leadership on the full committee. my good friend, ranking member sensenbrenner, thank you for your leadership as well and all members of the committee. it is good to be back to a committee that i hold in fond admiration. as you know, my background, my background has been principally in law enforcement and security. as well as an elective office but both as united states attorney, as head of the dea and homeland security obviously we handle national-security matters, sensitive matters at the highest level. and i bring that background to this committee and i would emphasize certain principles that i think should be followed as you address this important legislation. first, as has been acknowledged this morning already there is a national security interest in protecting state secrets. this is not a figment of anybody's imagination. their state secrets. there things we don't want the public to know and certainly our enemies should not know that. there are

you know, james hoye does a good job. he's a good umpire. i was 90 feet away from t i can't tell. it's a bang-bang play. you can't say enough about what zim did. that's a great job to catch it, set your feet and make the throw. we were hoping that blajs doesn't run real well. we talked about it. we were glad we got the out in the inning. you can't say enough about hanrahanment he hasn't pitched for six games and he comes in with bases loaded, one out and gets out of it. you know, there's a lot of unsung heroes tonight. oivelg, dunner dwirves a lost credit for get that go hit. i think our bullpen deserves the win and you look at willie harris making that catch in center field. we're a pretty good team when we catch the baseball. we have to keep work on our defense, do the little things and get where we want to go. >> i'm going to let you go. one final comment how. is that new baby doing? >> i'm doing great. i'm a blessed man. my family is finally back. i feel like i won the lottery. >> congratulations. terrific win. see you at the ballpark tomorrow. josh bard next to the nationals

good morning. >> caller: good morning. i have always been troubled by the remark that he made a young soldier stand up, telling him, asking him also i believe about the equipment and not being supplied with the equipment that should have been on the field. rumsfeld said to him, after hesitating, you go to war with what you have got. to me, that was insensitive and could he have not-- i hope you address that somewhere in your book, if not now. >> guest: i do. i talk about that at length and i talked about it earlier in a program this morning. he has never really regretted the statement. he feels it was taken out of context, that if you read his full statement, he does show some more empathy for the situation and he did, when he returned to washington, send off a number of memos to senior officials, as a report in the book, to try to do better on this issue. >> host: you are right that brent scowcroft that worked with rumsfeld three nixon and ford years continues to have contact over several decades. donald rumsfeld remained

he makes a lot of good plays on defense. pretty good range for a utility player and a guy who goes to his right very well. one thing i really like. he gets a hit his first time up, he's going to get more than one hit. he's one of those kind of players. he's very selfish when it comes to contact. he loves that base hits. he's not just satisfied with one. he had four three games ago, four base hits in one game and he's starting to hit the ball more like did he in the minor leagues right now he says. >> so, orioles have turned the corner. they've won back-to-back games looking to make it three straight as interleague baseball conditions here -- continues here at camden yards. when we come back on "o's xtra", we'll look back to the gem spun by brad bergesen on sunday, the orioles first complete game victory of the year. gecko: uh, you wanted to see me sir? boss: come on in, i had some other things you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah

dude's good. dude's real good. dudes. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >> johnny: our hats and or salutes to those in the u.s. they're. if i had a hat, i would tip my hat. bottom of the second we go with a 1-0 lead for the reds. josh willingham and austin kearns and wil nieves will see what they can do. willingham in left field, out six games because of the stomach virus. went 0-3 last night and 0-4 his last two ballgames. josh playing right field for the first time in his career last night. i'm sure if you were to ask him, he would say it is a different experience in right field. wide open stance for the left fielder. line-drive and phillips has it. one quick out. there's five different flex plans to choose from. enjoyibility national flexible -- enjoy ultimate flex blth. for more information -- flexibility. for more information call 1-888-632-nats or visit nationals.com/grand slam. called strike one to austin kearns. catches the outside corner of the plate. kind of waiting for kearns to break out too, rob. >> rob: yeah. aus

number three, pretty darn good and darn good older. alas number 115 out of 121 was the owner of the then lonely detroit tigers. what's fascinating to me is those are the same guy. 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. b

he does have very good stuff. whens throwing the ball over the plate, there is no reason why he should not be in the big leagues. 19 walks in 26 innings, that's not very good. when he starts cutting the walks down, he will be a big leaguer. >> jim: next tuesday, it is the 2009 amateur draft. the orioles have the fifth pick in the draft. when we come back, you will hear from joe jordan, the orioles director of scouting. where can a marketing administrator be a watercraft engineer? where can a doctor serve his community while also treating patients around the world? where can a student stay in school while expanding his education beyond the classroom? in the us army reserve you'll find the strength to develop new skills and gain an edge to get ahead. there's strong and then there's army strong. visit goarmy.com/reserve are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the new coors light cold-activated can, you're covered. because now every can turns blue

it is very good. as people like to say if it is good enough for congressman it is probably good enough for most americans and that is where we should begin the debate. we can discuss whether we should dial the down or there is something to include that includes hospital care, primary-care prevention, referrals, mental health benefits, it is a fairly rich package and i think most of us would be very happy with it. it is better than what 85 percent of americans have. that is the kind of package i have in mind. >> there are a number of questions about bioethics. i work in a large hospice i see you and when you talk about barriers to reform what about the patient and family is one thing quote-unquote everything done for the loved one when the best medical advice agrees efforts are futile? >> a fantastic question and typically but not always that is the result of a failure of communication through the system but lets us get to the underlying point* of that question which is when we demand services, it is e

they've got good offense, great pitching. when you have longoria do you think there, they're going to score a lot of runs. talking about new york, my goodness. that is like a little league field. every ball hit is going out of the ball park. florida, they've got good pitching. they're coming off a tremendous year believing they can win. they've gotten off to a bad start six games out. they're within striking distance. >> the key to win, hit the cat walks in tropicana. that's my little cheese for that series. that's all it's going to take. hit the cat walks. >> if you hit the cat walk right over the mound, is that a home run? >> no. i'm going to go over that. >> time of the hold of the day brought to you by just for men marry color. arthur rhodes and weathers at the top of the list. mathis rounds out the hold as they look to keep the cincinnati squad in the game. these relievers keep their team in the game. you too can stay in the game with just for men hair color. we mentioned josh willingham. we'll be back to talk about the

you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. . >> deb: nats looking for runs as we look to the bottom of the seventh inning. another pick to tell you about. the 81st pick in the third round, trevor holder, a right- handed pitcher out of the university of georgia, 6'2", 205 pounds and the senior captain with the team so some leadership qualities goin' on there. johnny. >> johnny: debbie thank you very much. you can see the list of the major league. >> rob: going old. mike rizzo dana brown, i know they helped build up that arizona razorback prospects, a lot of old guys in there, a lot of college guys. >> johnny: so they go to the bottom of the sixth at national agencies park. adam dunn trying to get the nationals back in this ball game trailing 3-1.  with only three base hits t far for washington tonight. . >> rob: the one thi just looked it up, i knew there was something professional about cueto, he

many times is nothing the other is it is a lot and it is a good deal. a person has to determine their own situation in regard to real-estate. i strongly recommended against buying real-estate three or four years ago. i knew it was overpriced come overvalued and lo and behold the prices have dropped 40 or 50%. people who jump in four or five years ago said this is a great investment have lost half of their money and furthermore they cannot get out. we have nobody that will buy them that is a very unpleasant feeling. but this is why one must me cautious in terms of real estate but again in terms of refinancing real-estate cbn is on our crew be said i lowered my monthly expenses by $800 to refinance the mortgage and got an extraordinarily good rate and a nice package that worked well for him. he is not going anywhere for the rest of his life he will not sell the house and for him it is wonderful. if somebody is going to move in one month or one year or two years and may not be a good deal. all of this is here in the book "right on the money" and some of th

mike rizzo got some good news today.en more draftees signed. 23 of 50 now have signed contracts, and three of the top four. first pitch, one hopper. bonifacio looked like he might have been battling the lights on that one. that can happen on a chopping ground ball. olsen next, then willie harris. they'd grand slam flex plan we've been telling you about. this will be good for a long time this year, because it's just four games you pay for it and you get one free. pick your plan, your games, your seats, get a free game, it's that easy. nationals also signed their second rounder, the second baseman from cal. he's a 6 to the 2 slugger. >> rob: second baseman, 6'2"? we like that size. >> bob: who does he think he is? jeff kent? >> rob: jeff kent. >> bob: let's hope he's not so grumpy. >> rob: so true. >> bob: but jeff sure could play. he just didn't know how to have fun. >> rob: you know what he said? he said i want to leave this game with no friends at all insuring the game. so, i mean, yeah, i think he pretty much succeeded

i'm pretty good at it though actually. that's awful. >> jim: now, if you're looking for cologne and go to the filene's in massachusetts, you see this 6'5" guy, do you have confidence he understands what he's doing? >> buck: i appreciate his honesty. he could have kept that story to himself. you know what? early in your career, a lot of players worked in the offseason just to get through the wintertime. he came out of university of michigan and was drafted. and then went into play pro

he's a very good outfield we are speed.former soccer player who might have some of the best feet in major league baseball. he puts his bat to good use lately for them. craig stammen, here he is whack in the -- back in the rotation, robment just 48 hours ago, we thought he would be a about giet guy. >> rob: yes, we did. it would have been a good choice because he's very tough the first time through the lineup. you heard debbi taylor talk about it. then he starts to struggle and the average goes up. that's a little bit of just working your pitches and knowing how to work a count. >> bob: facing a free-swinging florida lineup led off by chris coghlan, the left fielder hitting .261. he had an rbi base hit and a sacrifice last night. bonifacio and ramirez. they have a couple of jackrabbits who bat ahead of hanley ramirez who is now the number three hitter here after several years of leading off. stammen batting average .265 trying to get that 9.45 e.r.a. down. he has a 3-2 strikeout to walk ratio. in his first -- actually, 2-1,

good morning, caller.aller: good morning, you mentioned that the proposal to cut children from that state health program -- i have to ask you given your response that these children cannot be cut -- democrats in the legislature and all around the country have voted to facilitate the displacement of that citizens parents -- children's parents from their jobs. they are living in tents because they cannot get jobs because they're discriminated against as americans. you cannot rationalize the displacement of american citizens in the workplace because of arms the children. you take citizens out of jobs where they used to support themselves and replace them with cheap foreign labor which we have to subsidize through the tax base. that is wrong. thank you. guest: well, i disagree with the collar and agree with governor schwarzenegger's comments about the issue of immigration. it is very easy especially in difficult economic times to stereotype or use one group of people as the cause or reason for the economic tro

host: good morning. caller: good morning. you know, i was thinking that it reminds me of the pirates in somalia. like is north korea holding these journalists for money because their people are starving? and maybe they're on the verge of, you know, a civil war of some sort. and is that why they're possibly holding these journalists, for money or for some sort of something else? guest: another very good question. the north koreans have taken a number of actions after their missile and nuclear tests this past spring. they have threatened us out. they have pulled out of the agreements with the south. they have threatened the south -- the south koreans. so to put a bigger context on this, i think what they're trying to do is raise the stakes and play this game of brinkmanship to its most extreme level and try to get the united states to give them more of something. whether it is food. whether it is money. whether it is ultimately recognition as a nuclear state. but, again, president obama and his team have been pretty clear that

you know, this is a good team, good demeanor in the clubhouse.hat's huge. >> you see what david price did. in 2008, he worked in the minor league and then now he is here in 2009. talking to mike griswold, he said he had a great relationship with scott boras. five of the nats are boras clients. that should help in the relationship. >> i think we all anticipate the negotiations over the next couple of months, until august 15th. >> yes, for sure. i feel good about it getting done. there is no way that it's not going to get done, johnny. you take a guy no who is going to fit for somewhere in the slot. he will probably get $8 million. you can ask for the $50 million if you are scott boras. it's going to be $10 million or less to signing him. >> doesn't the silver fox still wish he was still playing, for the kind of money they are getting. >> rob: for a lot of reasons, not just -- >>not just for the money. >> bob: the game against the ray's first pitch tomorrow night. we're going to join the game already in progress at about 7 0-0 on masn 2 and you can

so aubrey is off to a good start tonight. he has 48 rbi's. >> jim: bob, that's what we were talking about. you get a young pitcher and the minute he falls behind, you can look for the fastball. and even if you don't get a perfect pitch to hit, you're quicker because he is looking for it. i don't knowive orioles will be off and running, but that's what they want and that's obviously what ross detwiler doesn't want. >> bob: here is reimold and a first pitch changeup for a strike. >> jim: there is your scouting report. reimold is very disciplined agood fastball hitter, a good hanging breaking ball hitter. he doesn't huck the hanging breaking ball like a lot of young hitters. he attacks it. he throws him a first pitch changeup. and a good one. >> rob: and i like that sequence because now you throw the 83 and you speed it back up to 29. you just have to locate the fastball a little better. >> jim: he threw what i call the zoom ball. i used to throw a lot of those when i was first coming up. a little bit out of control. >> bob: he

schock, my good friend, he and i have a good relationship, we've traveled together, i think he's a good member, he offered we accepted it. notwithstanding that, it took 20 minutes of debate and would be stouget a vote. if you multiply 25, say 15 minute vote. if you multiply that by 127, you come to a high number, making it impossible for us to complete the appropriations process by the end of this jewel. if we don't finish it by the end of july we won't have the opportunity to conference with the senate and therefore would not be able to complete the process in a timely fashion. i don't know whether that's the objective of some, but it is certainly not my objective. as a result, i was not here but mr. obey felt it necessary for us to go to the rules committee for the purposes of constraining time so that in a body of 435 people in which everybody has an opportunity to do five minutes and perhaps get to some -- get yielded some additional time from somebody else who takes five minutes, it would be impossible to complete 10 amendments, much less 127 minutes in a time frame we agreed to in

good slider.een him in person yet, but i know rick dempsey really likes him and the way he keeps the ball down. >> this guy hasn't lost a game since way back, may 19. >> that is a while. >> a pretty tough pitcher. >> yes, and the earned run average is decent. he throws the ball, a lot of movement. he throws strikes and his defense works really well behind him. >> so a good pitching match-up tonight. we thank you for watching us here. for ray knight, i'm johnny holliday. stick around, bob carp per -- carpenter and rob dibble coming up next, the nats and the orioles another ms camden yards! two beers! you got it! are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the new coors light cold-activated can, you're covered. because now every can turns blue when your beer... is as cold as the rockies. it's cold insurance, only from coors light. cold beer: that's our policy. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer.

the morning. -- good morning. caller: i am wondering if c-span could advertise at least a couple of days in advance to let the viewers pick out the subject matter so we can vote on it and determine what the subject matter is going to be for that day. host: you can send us an e-mail anytime you want at journal@c- span.org. i'm not sure we will have a vote but we will take into account what you are thinking, because this program is for all of you. do you have a question for john taylor? caller: the question i got is how do people ever believe what you are saying out there -- you guys were involved in the most disastrous economic system we have ever had. so, for a lot of us, you did not have any accreditation. host: how do you respond? guest: it seems a broad criticism, not quite sure how to react because it is not very specific. you know, what i have tried to do in this book and other books is to look back at what the decisions were and see if we can learn lessons. i think the more government can review -- i think t

that's a harbinger of good things. will throw strikes, pitch into the seventh inning, and he's going to win the game. washington's john lannan's not a sexy fantasy pick, and the fact he's used in only 2% of espn leagues proves it. but. his season e.r.a. a usable 3.68, and at home he's unbeaten with a 1.76 e.r.a. guess where he is on thursday -- at home against the reds. doesn't matter. i'm using john lannan. jamie moyer, who pitched well against the mets in 2007 and 2008, and this isn't exactly a mets offense with all its pieces. moyer has turned the season around with a pair of quality starts last week. time to trust him. especially against the struggling tim redding. like lannan, moyer is available in many leagues. he's also an example why season numbers don't tell the entire story. i'm eric karabell. espn.com. check us out. the best fantasy analysis around, articles, videos, podcasts, chats, do better in your league. >> penguins forward petr sykora may not play in game seven of the stanley cup finals friday because

john, good morning, can you hear us? caller: good morning. i'm a retired businessman, 40 years of international business and i lived in canada and england and i have family that lived in france and i hear all of these stories of the problems of that people have with health care in this country -- these countries, and i am sure we can find problems but the majority of people are totally happy with their health care in these countries. the thing that amazes me -- i hear all of these people calling in, knowledgeable of the problems in canada and england and so on, totally ignoring the fact that this country has more than enough problems, that is why we are discussing health care in this country. just give one example of the health care in this country, our viewers familiar, for example, with the fact that just a few years ago, the second-largest health-care provider in this country, talking about a hospital group had dozens of heart operations which were totally unnecessary and for which they have subsequently been paying back the government's a

dude's good. dude's real good. dudes. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. way to ship. >> concentrate and get some better at-bats with situational hitting. i think we are underestimating at the end of the game. that counts even if it is in the 2nd inning. i think we all know they are trying to get it down but right now they are going through that period and we are just lacking that big hit and we can't slug away every single day. we are going to have to win a couple of 3-2, 2-1 ballgames. for that we are going to need the big hits. we need one of those big guys to step up. >> byron: manager, manny acta of the washington nationals talking about the offense or lack thereof as they try to climb out of a swine. byron kerr with ray knight. mark suckerman joins us for game three of the reds and nats. it seemed mark, early on in the season it was the pitching struggling and the offense was getting five runs per game and it has turned around. >> it is remarkable how that happens. last 2 weeks they have averaged three runs a game and they includes a ten run game

good morning. caller: good morning, primarily when i turned the program on you were talking about big tobacco. and i see that @@@@@@@@#) what is on your mind? caller: i was calling about the big tobacco issue. from my experience and from review of mr. willis position, it seems that there seems to be a problem, and the proposed regulation of tobacco by numerous agencies or an agency that has been given dominance over the other agencies in the federal government to regulate the tobacco. be done in that area to curve the abuses, being that the general american public suffers from this product. and if mr. will does not believe that's a positive step, what proposals do you have? we know this is an issue that's been adversely affecting, a product that is adversely affecting the american people. it seems in the united states if there is a product that affects the health of the general public as illegal drugs or marijuana or something of that nature. it's regulated. there is an agency that steps in and doe

it's an flent excellent throw right here by barajas as willie harris a-good jump, good tag by aaron hillt him by a step. >> bob: 3-2. rod barajas now 12- 40 against opposing base runners. >> bob: so, nats need a runner again. there's another walk. kearns up here in the sixth. >> rob: let's check out mr. carlson on the x-who. 500 frames per second. let's x-mo. 500 frames per second. brings up the led. deceptive delivery. very cool. that's just some great stuff. i don't know if he's strong enough to lift that glove up. is he? that's a big, old glove for a 160-pound man. i'm just kidding. >> bob: tonight's copyrighted telecast presented by authority of the washington nationals. may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form and accounts and descriptions of this game may not be disseminated without express written consent of the washington nationals. austin kearns is 10-74 last. a biggs big spot to help his team right here. he hits for kip wells who threw one pitch, got out of that sixth inning jam . i'm sure on the toronto side, they're lamenting the fact that thefd they had to take the

a good pitch. >> gary: 1-1 count. infield stays in. jones and it's 1-2 and he didt get a good cut at that. >> jim: back to back changes. and the arm action is so good. location certainly doesn't hurt. it's like the changeup hits wd sheer on the way to home plate. when you throw 95, 97 -- tuesy night, throws breaking balls early, and ended the game with the fastball right by him. >> gary: pie, the potential tieing run at third. here is the 1-2 delivery. jones will take it. it will miss. and the count will go to 2-2. rodriguez has been seen by a number of the orioles before s he was pitching in the american league, angels. he has 1-1 record against the orioles. and he has 11 saves and 12 opportunities against the os in his career. 2-2 count. delivery to jones. 3-2 as he fell away after he t that one go. >> jim: interesting numbers for jones, we showed you the , that was with runners in scorg position. with a rub under on third, he hit -- with a runner on third, he has yet to get a base