it is hard to win. >> jim riggleman. >>> you are looking live at nationals park, or jim riggleman is having a team meeting. he will be holding his first practice with them as manager shortly. they played against the cubs tomorrow. it will be a little bit different with the new guy at the helm pulling the strings. >> we have had him here as the bench coach. it will be not too much different. he is very professional, does things the right way. >> i think everyone knows inside that everyone has to pick up and keep pushing forward and everything will be all right. >> the nationals looking for a positive outlook on the second half. >>> i have a tough time believing that the national league all stars have not won since 1996. that is incredible. the tv ratings were down 4% from last year, and once again the american league team from behind to win the game. carl crawford, he thought he had a home run for the national league lead, but crawford robson that the fence. that was gone. -- crawford robs him that the fence. that was gone. the american legal at the home field advantage in the world s

jim riggleman not happy.'ll see if there's going to be a change in attitude tonight, a little bit more focus, a little bit more working on the small things that help you win a ballgame. the nationals and the san diego padres tonight from nationals park here on masn. welcome, everybody. nice to have you with us on a saturday night from our nation's capital. welcome to nats town and a good crowd on hand this evening for game two of this weekend series against the padres who limp in at 38-59, the nationals 28-68. the silver fox looking mighty good tonight, our show brought to you by our good friends at verizon wireless. errors, errors are going to kill you every single time. i think the focus of jim riggleman's conversation last night to his ball club behind closed doors to get their attention, you can't continue to make the errors. nobody's trying to make errors, but it is what it is. 94 in 96 games. >> well, jim riggleman has always been a guy that thought about pitching first, defense second, offense third. a

jim riggleman could have done this one of two ways, rob. he could have left martin in for another inning or two. >> rob: why? >> bob: but you're battling back trying to win a game. >> rob: we're in a different zone than most teams that are just trying to get through five innings. you have to try to win every ball game. you are also testing a lot of these players, seeing who will be one of your guys that you keep. some of you may trade. you have two weeks to the deadline. i thought he may have pinch hit for martin in the last inning or two innings ago when he had the bases loaded two outs and the pitcher up. >> bob: alberto gonzalez has been pinch hitter extraordinary this year. 5-8 with 4 rbi's. >> rob: on a team that is almost 40 games under 500. i'm right there with jim riggleman. >> bob: a comebacker and the nats pick up two runs on three hits. they finally get some runs against hernandez. 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 wan

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replaced by his bench coach, jim riggleman. a move management said had to be made out of necessity. >> he's a good person and a good baseball guy. with that said, it was a team that we thought was underachieving and needed a different voice and a different director at the helm. >> we'll talk about that new voice of jim riggleman later on in the show. brian, he's known to be a little bit more hard-nosed than manny acta and with a bunch of young kids on the roster, a little tough love may what can the team needs to get turned around. >> dave ross, live in the newsroom. question of whether a fairfax county school should be allowed to expand. for this school, it is not all that simple. tonight, there is a fight to keep it from happening. he's been accused of nazi war crimes before but the case against john demjanjuk has gotten huge! >>> the secrets of the cia. the whole point of the agency but when it is a secret from congress, how covert is too covert? back in two. o progressive.com! how's that car insurance? gre

. >> jim riggleman is still looking for his first win at the national's manager. the nationals are 0-4 since the all-star break. they've committed six errors, given up 37 hits. this ball club is in a major funk and jim riggleman firmly believes his star players need a break. starting tonight, he's giving ryan zimmerman the day off. >> we've got 25 straight and we're just going to find a day for each of them, actually, today, willingham, ryan is out of the lineup, just strictly to have a day to sit back and watch one and regroup a little bit. >> jim riggleman as they get ready for the mets tonight at the park. for golf fans, how do you not feel crushed for tom watson? he'll be 60 years old in september and he was eight feet away from winning the british open. this was heartbreaking. almost 60 years old, sure, you have to believe he was totally exhausted, mentally and physically. he was left six inches away from the greatest feat in sports history. >> my hat goes off to tiger for what he goes through on a weekly basis. with all the things pulling at him, as much as

jim riggleman now is 3-7 as the skipper. the nats have won three of their last five ballgames.'s on. - oh, it's on, all right. - it's on. - it is totally on. jimmy, it's on. it's on. oh, yeah, it's on. pilot: affirmative, it's on. (tucci) only at&t has the best selection of full keyboard phones. like the lg neon, just $29.99 after mail-in rebate.  >>> tonight in this 13-1 win for the nationals over the padres. homers by ryan zimmerman a. grand slam by adam dunn powers the team to the victory. coming up tomorrow as our nats post-game show on masn brought to you by verizon fios. john lannan goes for his 8th win of the season tomorrow at 1:00. >> nine quality starts and just been able to throw the ball extremely well day in and day out for two years in a row. >> last 10 games his e.r.a. is 2.08. >> he's, that's what i'm saying, that's pretty good. >> eight-plus innings. that's correct. and for chad gaudin will start tomorrow for the padres. >> yeah, chad gaudin has been all over the place. he's played with oakland, tampa bay, toronto, oakland, chicago and san diego. 266 ga

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jim riggleman making his nationals manage earial debut and are playing the cubs. always good crowds for the cubs no matter where they play. so we know that the crowds are going to be good. the question is are the nationals going to be good. they are hoping that by firing manny acta and bringing in jim rigglem riggleman, it will bring a new flavor, the change of pace, new atmosphere out here at nationals park for the team that desperately needs one. jim riggleman, career baseball guy, played the game while growing up in rockville and went to richard montgomery high school. he went to frostburg state university. he was drafted and then played the minors. he had been coaching or managings now at the major league level for 17 years. riggleman said he's not expected to really change a lot. but he will expect maximum efforts at all times. >> it is as great game and it is america's game. and all that. we do keep score and, you know, you are trying to win. we have to get better results and that's the message in the room has. >> totally different being a bench coach. we wi

. >> the nationals waited for the all star record and waited for jim riggleman. and the worse record in baseball costed him job. here's the deal, the nationals are not fundamentally sound and don't play with a lot of emotion. and their record is unacceptable. and when a team makes the worse in errors and worse in the national league. something had to happen. and ryan zimmerman is with the all stars and tells us that manny is the fall guy. >> the manager is the scapegoat in every sport. but you can only have so many members and pep talks, but when it comes down to it, the players didn't get it de. we are a better team than what we have done. unfortunately manny had to take the fall, and when this happens, it's hard to pinpoint what weren't wrong. >> a very honest ryan zimmerman. so jim riggleman will be introduced on wednesday, and while he's been the bench coach, he's got more experience than manny. he has managed three times in the majors, you see the record, with chicago and for the mariners last year. and his most successful year was when he took the cubs to t

as we speak jim riggleman is addressing the for the first time as their new manager. a unique opportunity for riggleman because he is a hometown buy. went to high school in rockville and frostburg state. he said that this experience is bittersweet just because of how fond he is of manny acta. >> manny did a great job. he is an outstanding manager. many great days ahead for manny. but, you know, we have been in this situation where the losses are mounting up and a change is made. the manager generally pay as price for that and it is unfortunate because he's really good. we are going to miss him. if we have any success here in the future, i think we can attribute it to the equity manny put into this. you know, i miss manny being here and i love my conversations with him. but it is a unique opportunity for me to be here in my hometown and manage a ball club i grew up watch. >> general manager mike rizzo said you are a fierce disciplinarian. he said you are going to teach these players how difficult this game can really be. do you feel like if they needed more discipline?

. >>> jim riggleman has not done much better than many act out. the nationals trying to get their first victory tonight for jim riggleman. terrace carlos zambrano. but how does the pitcher do that? it was two-one, cubs. ramirez, watched the crowd. they are cheering. it is like they brought wrigley field to washington. the nationals lose. >>> spectator was killed today in the tort of france -- in the tour de france. she was crossing the street when she was struck and killed by a police escort motorcycle. this is the third time in the last 10 years a spectator has been killed. the guy in the yellow jersey gets to wear it one more night. he is still leading. lance armstrong is still fourth, 8 seconds back. >>> tom watson won the british open in 1975. you remember that, right? >> sure. >> 9:00m.a.gh rire, he, t m.a.rh . >>> the mild temperatures continue? >> one more day of very nice weather. showers and thunderstorms monday through wednesday, slightly cooler. the temperatures are well below average this time of year. >> thank you for joining us. we w

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and jim riggleman is going to go ahead and make a change.res had one position player left on the bench. and so after a delay. and maybe. waiting for beall medical to get ready, after giving -- beimel getting ready. it is 1-1 for the padres in a 2-2 game. how cold is it? it's chilled down to 34 degrees... for a taste as cold as the rockies. it's aged cold. it's filtered cold. and it's served in cans, bottles, and glasses... that tell you when it's cold. why? because refreshment isn't everything. it's the only thing. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer.  . >> bob: joe beimel into the ball game and face the left-handed macias. and jim riggleman, pretty much knowing bud black is out of position players. no real right-handed pinch hitters available unless you want to employ your last catcher. and it is 1-1. >> rob: they have eight relievers and three bench players. >> bob: this game can go on awhile. and big slow breaking ball. and macias, as a pinch hitter. one for nine with a rbi. 20 major league at bats and bee medic

trust spray n' wash bright and white. . >>> a new era under way for the washington nationals. >> jim riggleman was officially introduce as the interim manager of the nats yesterday. he takes over for manny acta. va riggleman has been described as a disciplinarian. so is that description accurate? we asked the new skipper. >> i think i'm easy in the sense that, if players not playing well, i understand that. it is a tough game. but if they're not playing hard, then that irks me. if they are not respectful of the game, respectful of the uniform and the fans. >> we'll see how that works. >>> from the baseball dial and to the court, as in a court of law. if you've burn around washington enough to remember the trials of marion barry, lorena bob its and zacarias moussaoui, of a probably seen the courtroom stretches. >> john henrehan has a report. >> reporter: bill hennessey as made a living by hustling from one d.c. courthouse to another. he is a court artist and his work allows people to see what happens inside the courtroom where cameras are generally forbidden. sotime it is the defendant who is f

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the nationals 0-3 in the jim riggleman era. >> good things happen to good people. know if it's going to be tomorrow or three days from now, four, five. maybe it's next week. we're going to try to make it happen tomorrow. we thought we were going to make it happen tonight and it's going to happen. and you know, i'm not going to quit, and nobody in there better quit. >> jim riggleman keeping it positive. we're in chicago. orioles against the white sox. brad bergesen cruising along and until the fifth. alexei ramirez grounds it to short. izturis fields a good throw to first. ty wigginton has some problems. he says that's an error. i know. it's my bad. wouldn't you know it, the very next batter, jermaine dye takes bergesen's off-speed pitch deep to left. a two-run home run. uh-oh. it's die's 21st of the year and the orioles lose by one run, 4 i 3 is the final. >>> 59-yr-old tom watson joked today that some doubters who thought he had gotten lucky to lead the british open after day one now might be saying this old geezer might have a chance to win the tournament. watson

gonzalez pulls it, that's going to tell jim riggleman something. that's a good quality out, his young pitcher did not throw the ball right over the plate to a dangerous major league hitter. wil nieves. so the nats go catcher, second base and center field up the middle with three defensive changes from last night. two outs, runner add third, kevin kouzmanoff, 51 rbi's. >> rob: he throws his fastball about 88 to 92. he's got a good cutter, you saw it there. and he's got the great breaking ball. you just kind of work on two pitches tonight. took something off of the breaking ball right there. >> bob: well done. wally bell, 17 year veteran has the plate tonight. >> rob: as we said last night, did not have a good breaking ball, great fastball, worked it around, was able to get the win last night. >> bob: and we talked about this before, the san diego road uniforms. they don't go road gray, it's called sand. a tribute to the beaches out there. the trim on the jerseys and the uniform pants. and a bouncer out to short. nice big hop for cristian guzman and

were they just showing him and might jim riggleman be staying with tyler clippard here?rob: yes, they are. >> bob: and the nats fans are applauding. they like the way the pitchers are going after things tonight. the two out bases empty walk by j.d. martin back in the second inning, that led to a five run explosion. >> rob: and jim riggleman's also saying i don't maybe want to burn willie harris right here with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, he may get another chance to use him later on in the game if need be, if it became a tight game. that's what managers and coaches do. always thinking.   >> bob: a red-hot nyjer morgan on deck. 3 for 3 tonight. fastball for a strike, 1-2. two on, two out. some weather blew through here, now pitchers are blowing away hitters. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here,

he gives it to the skipper jim riggleman. you talk about a nice moment right there.ot to mean a lot to jim riggleman. >> my goodness, a guy that's dedicated his life to baseball in the minor leagues for a long time and never got a chance to may in the big leagues and comes as a coach and finally gets a chance to manage with the padres and had a good year with the cubs whatever year that was and went to the playoffs and then comes home and has the dream job and suffers through four straight defeats after suffering through all the other losses and may be one of the top five highlights of his career. >> let's go back and take a look and see how they got rolling tonight. they got a couple runs in the 4th and 5th. >> only had four hits in this ball game and ties a season low and still shut out new york 4-0. just goes to show you, doesn't it. >> if you can pitch, the los angeles dodgers made a habit of winning pennant but zimmerman in the 1st and dunn gets a base hit in the right side and the only team that hasn't played him -- [ audio difficulty ] 

. >> jim riggleman upset. in boston, the orioles taking on the red sox. the top of the third. brad penny facing adam jones. jones lifts one intoenter. check this out. jacobi ellsbury on the move. beautiful diving catch. that would end the inning. bottom of the sixth, boston leads it 3-16789 dustin pedroia up. man on second. sends one into right. nick markakis comes up. ellsbury, great throw. ellsbury out. the orioles lose the game 3-1. tom watson was the most celebrated british open winner, now trying to win senior british open. watson joked yesterday the way maryland native fred funk is playing, they'll have to cut off his knee if anyone wants a chance. funk is a tournament record 11 under through two rounds. in sunnydale, england. players were causing quite a buzz. here is tom watson's bunker on the first hole. he hits it just perfectly. snugglels it up nice and close. he could tap in for birdie. he shot a one under yesterday. seven strokes behind the leader. and then funk on 18, second shot on the par. using an 8 iron. i would say it's a pretty good choice. the ball headed

jim riggleman is now taking over as the interim manager.other teams in the past, most notably in chicago with the cubs and his experience and fiery demeanor is something the top brass hopes light the fire under this very young team. >> more after hard nosed disciplinarian type of manager t a player's guy. he understands what it takes to be a successful major league player and successful major leue franchise. so we think that we've got an experienced guy that's done it before that can really relate to the players and the clubhouse. >> while the fatses are content with -- nats are content with all of today's changes, not everyone is in agreemen take the fellows at espn. they offered this critique of the firing of manny acta. >> this was one of the most ill- conceived teams ever put together. i mean, they had questionable charters. they - characters. they didn't have players that can catch the ball, couldn't defend. he just didn't have a chance. it's a bad team and they aren't exactly where they should be in terms of personnel. >> is there any

. >> new skipper jim riggleman. >> as of today his headaches guilt -- get shifted to veteran baseball man jim riggleman who found out in the middle of last night he was getting promoted. >> he has nine years of major league managerial experience. he grew up in rockville and went to richard montgomery high school. and frostburg university. with the world "interim" in front of his title will he have a chance to be here after this fall. >> he has a chance to lift the team above what they have accomplish sod far. if he's successful in that that gives him a leg up on the job permanently. >>> -- as for nationals fans their relationship with acta was affectionate these last three years. but even the mousted arrival them seemed to -- most loyal of them seemed to realize it was time. >> he definitely needed to go. i have been a season ticket holder now about four years. watching them play you would see mistakes you would expect do see in little league. >> i don't know that it is his fault but when you're this bad you have to do something. can't change ownership, might as well change management

jim riggleman, you are at manager now.y sixth, still tied until willingham unloads deep to left field to what proved ton the game-rein winning home run. -- roved to be the game- proved to be game-winning home run. >>> yankee stadium in the bronx. bottom two, bases juiced, two outs. base hit to right center. yanks up 4-0. top of three now. still 4-0. two on, two out. drives it to right field. sorry, o's fans. yankees defeat the orioles 6-4. the os are off today. >> the washington castles will host the world team ten physician finals. they took on the springfield lasers last night. they got the win 21-14. >>> the d.c. divas the area's most successful football team having posted a 67-17 record in their nine-year history. >> the plays range from a police detective tie lawyer to a stay at home mom. divas are perfect 150-0 this season outscoring their opponents 389-84. they will play the independent women's football league saturday against kansas city. the divas got there with a last- manhunt come from behind 27-21 victory over

jim riggleman was blunt after the game. >> it was a step backwards. you know.-- a breakdown all wait around on the ball club, all of us. you've got to fight to win a ball game. as i've told the ball club, losing's easy. winning's what's hard. that's the challenge. it's hard to win. >> jim riggleman looking for his first win as new interim manager of the nationals. >>> other baseball news, orioles beat the white sox 10-2. >>> washington freedom superstar abbe wambach recorded her 100th career goal today in front of her hometown crowd in an international friendly against canada. let's go to rochester. late in the second half. the kick worked up to cheney with the smooth pass. up and und to wambach. wambach digs in, from the right corner, delivers off her left foot. the game winner. her 100th goal in international competition, done in her hometown in front of her mother and father. usa beats canada 1-0. it's a cool story because she grew up the youngest of four boys. she plays on the boys' soccer team when she was little. those guys taught her how to play the game

. >> manny acta is out and jim riggleman is in. the washington nationals are forced to make a big change. >> and anti aging check list. look younger and live longer. that comes up later today. >>> the nationals waited until the all-star break, but they fired many active. they handed the keys to jim riggleman -- they fired many active. -- they fired many acny acta. when a team makes 82 errors with a high era, something had to happen. >> a change for a shake-up may be what it takes to take the pieces that are talentednd make them produce better results. i think everyone feels we have talent. hopefully it is the change that spurs them coming together. >> the nationals will start an 11-game homestand after the break. >> thank you. >>> 5:27. >> linda bell joins us live for business headlines. >> good morning. cit group is having active discussions with regulators about a rescue. cit funds about 1 million businesses and has about $10 billion in debt. they have not sold bonds in more than a year. the ftse is concern that standing behind d

bench coach jim riggleman is expected to replace acta.ll make a formal announcement later today. the team finished the first half of the season with just 26 wins, the worst record in the league. the team lost 5-0 in acta's final game as manager. hakem dermish has more in your sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with baseball. nationals taking on the astros in the final game before the all-star break and the nats' bats went silent. houston had no problem. kaz matsui hit his third home run of the season and the astros shut out the nationals 5-0. the nats end the first half with the worst record in baseball at 26-61. >>> in baltimore. os and blue jays, brian roberts went 2 for 4 in the game with two rbis. the os beat the blue jays 4-2. baltimore ends the first half with two straight wins. they go into the break with a 40-48 record. that's good for last place in the a.l. east. >>> in golf, 23-year-old south korean eun hee ji won the u.s. women's open with her final putt. she sunk a 20-foot birdie to win the fir

john lannan gave jim riggleman the game ball. it was a fun night at the park. >> when was the last time the nationals won a game? >> it was good to see. it's encouraging. >>> 6:26. >> coming up, why a trip to the dairy aisle could cost you more money. seven on your side with a consumer alert. >> i am pamela brown live on capitol hill. i will tell it what president isre there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any other company - improving and expanding our network, to keep you in control. and behind the scenes, that takes work by our employees, who pride themselves knowing, that

jim riggleman, congratulations to you. the nationals got the new manager his first win. the nationals shut out new york last night. top of the third. mets with two on, two out. look at the grass at the fence. shut out still intact. -- look at the grab at the fence. adam dunn scored easily from third. john lannon was untouchable. he scattered seven hits. the nationals went forgers zero. jim riggleman gets his first win as manager of the national spirit it was a fun night at the ballpark. there is a look at sports. >> thank you. >>> 5:25 is your time. time for business headlines from chicago. good morning. >> good morning. ben bernanke will be in the congressional hot seat again today trying to fend off criticism for rescuing failing financial institutions. he is getting top marks from investors. a bloomberg poll shows almost 75% server it have a favorable view of bernanke and say he deserves another four-year term after his current one expires in january. keep an eye on the housing market. there'll be a report on home prices later this morning. prices fell slightly after

jim riggleman has been ejected. >> rob: this is a great job by jim riggleman. >> bob: the thing you would rob, why would he not ask for help unless he feels he is 100% sure? and evidently joe west does. but he missed the call. >> rob: it is a tough angle, he misses the call and it's a foul ball. right here you can see him make contact with the bat and let go of the bat after he makes contact and jim has a right to ask the home plate umpire to ask for help from the other three umpires. >> bob: but evidently joe west wouldn't do it. >> rob: one of the reason you have all these instant replays is to get the call right. that is all major league baseballs and the teams want, get the call right. >> bob: one out. j.d. martin in to bunt. he is 0 for 1 as a major league hitter but his one walk after the rain delay on saturday night led to amazing things for the nats jim let him in to hit knowing he wasn't going to pitch. the bases were empty with two outs when he drew that walk and then the nationals went on to have the huge inning, scoring five times in the second and winning the game 13-1. pat i

they are now 0-3 in the jim riggleman area. >> good things happen to good people. things ought to happen for these guys. i don't know if it's going to be tomorrow or, or three days from now, four, five. who knows? maybe next week. we're going to try to make it happen tomorrow. we felt we were going to make it happen tight. it's going to happen. you know, i'm not going to quit and nobody in there better quit. >> jim riggleman keeping it positive. >>> hey, we're in chicago, orioles against the white sox. cruising along until now. the os lead it in the fifth. 1-0, ramirez grounds it, izturis fields it. goodhrow to first. ty wigginton has some issues. it goes off his glove. that's an error. wigginton knows it. says that's my bad. wouldn't you know? very next batter, jermaine dye takes the off-speed pitch to left. gone and out of there. a two-run home run. ouch. dye's 21st of the year. the orioles lose by one, 4-3 is the final. >>> 59-year-old tom watson joked yesterday that some doubters who thought he had gotten lucky to lead the british open after day one now might b

insiders say jim riggleman could take over. ahead this hour, we'll go live to the ballpark and get an update from our own dave ross. >>> our big story, just hours from now, the confirmation hearings begin for president obama's first selection for the highest court, sonia sotomayor. the 55-year-old federal judge will face tough questions on capitol hill from republican and december six members of senate judiciary comidee. -- and democratic members of the senate judiciary committee. >> had a number of her speeches, for example, she has advocated a view that suggests that your personal persons, even prejudices, she uses that word, it is expected that they would influence the decision you make. >> one's experience, one's venue, one's way of look at an issue does come into it somewhere along the line and i think most of us have seen this over and over again. >> president obama selected sotomayor in late may to replace justice david suit wore retired last month. >>> house democrats could unveil their plan for health care reform as so

they've lost six straight and jim riggleman locking for his first win.ne guy that's happy about the ace taking the mound tonight, that's willie harris and feels confident john lannan can help stop this slide. >> we're all excited for john lannan whenever he pitches and not only him, all of the pitchers. i think john lannan is more experienced as far as experience goes but we're out there working hard behind all of them no matter who they are and looking forward to lannan going out and keeping us in the ball game and hopefully we can get big hits. >> he's done that almost all yearlong. >> two years, johnny. over the last two years, john lannan is in the top 20 in quality starts and every time he goes out he gives them an opportunity to win. 8 of the last 9 have been quality starts and he's gotten the earned run average to 3.64 and the thing that follows him from last year is the offense isn't scoring runs for him and barely three run as game for john lannan and 6-7. if they would have scored 4 rubs a game for john and last 7 innings, his record would be 9

the nationals showcased their interim manager, jim riggleman. he says he understands guy's not playing well, but they aren't -- but if they're not playing hard, he has a problem. >> if they are not playing well, i understand that. it is a tough game. but if they're not playing hard, that irks me. if they're not respectful of the game, the uniform, the fans, the organization, if they do that, then there is a problem. >> we will hear more from jim riggleman at 6:00. >>> the big talk around the water cooler is about the president's pitch at the all- star game. give him a break. we were not expecting 90 m.p.h. heat. albert pujols saved him with the launch forward. he said it was a huge thrill. >> i think major league baseball and the cardinals for giving me the opportunity -- i think major league baseball and the cartels for giving me the opportunity. that is one of my best experiences. >> after the ceremonial first pitch, the president joined joe buck and tim mccarver and the broadcast booth, and then he took a shot at the washington nationals. >>

the fans were on their feet for the last out, standing ovation, especially for the very likable jim riggleman who got his first victory in washington. >> you just have to feel like our guys can really pitch. it was an amazing game, momentum-wise. you would not think it would be that way, but it makes you feel better the next day. >>> espn it is reporting the nationals are not making any progress in negotiating with steven strasbourg. it is still very early. the deadline is not until august 17. espn says they have not made any serious overtures and does not look like a deal will get done. i asked stan kasten, and he said it is up to strasbourg. >> generally, to get signed because theyant to play in the major leagues. it almost always, you find a way to come together. >> i hope so. >>> the orioles and yankees played a matinee and new york today. the yankees, bases loaded, nick switcher takes the pitch to right center field. posada scored from second base. third inning, posada, the ball is in his wheel house. that is a souvenir. get a new baseball. the yankees win the game, 6-4. >>> philadelphia

sound, as we call it, from jim riggleman after the game. jim stover and jd martin tomorrow night. second, one out, now bergmann has fallen behind 2-0. . >> rob: can i take back the pnc scouting report. >> bob: which said? >> rob: don't help them. >> bob: yeah. well the nats have only walked two tonight, one intentional. >> rob: yeah, but the four errors kind of helping the other team. >> bob: there you go. >> rob: they don't need any help. >> bob: that's fair. gwynn who reached on an error scores, gonzalez who reached on the intentional walk goes to third, and it's now a 6-2 game and the ball club has shot it in the foot again here in the seventh inning. . >> rob: i think you put too much pressure on bergmann in the second inning. >> bob: i'm not saying a word. >> rob: any way a pitch on the inner half after he gets behind 2-0, that's fun fun for the guy at the plate, he knows it's a hitter's count, kouzmanoff wins the battle. . >> bob: left fielder chase headley the next hitter and the nats will be further into their bullpen. ron villone on his way. bergmann retiring only one of

. >> i will be meeting with jim riggleman later this afternoon to discuss a multitude of issues that we have with the ball club, and the upcoming calendar. and with that said, we are taking all questions. >> identify yourselves. >> reporter: joe white with the associated press. you think that you can do better for the rest of the season. can we talk about the timing of this? and do you think that another manager could have gotten more than 26 wins out of the talent? >> as far as timing is going, this is a decision that we finalized over the weekend with the management team here in washington. we feel that the team has under achieved. we feel that we had a better ball club that we show on the field. 26 and 61 is not only unacceptable to the family, but also the ball club. we feel with a different voice and possibly a different feel in the clubhouse, we could have a more successful second half of the season. we, you know, we think that we have pieces in place to have some type of success. we also acknowledge the flaws as a ball club, and we are working hard before the trade deadline to

jim riggleman will take over as general manager.s past experience includes managing the cubs and mariners. the nats hope a new voice can make that spark. >> jim's experience veteran major league manager we hope the change kickstarts some of our performances into coming into a way that produces wins at a greater rate than we have been experiencing. we have talent that's greater than 26-61. that's what we hope to see in the second half. >> we hope to have a continuation development of our young starting pitching. that's job number one. we need -- i would like to see the players play the game the right way. to execute better, to execute the fundamentals better and to play a better brand of baseball. >> the team will get together for the first time as a unit on wednesday for manndatory workous and you have to think the players are a little bit stressed out. >> don't they have more errors than anyone else in the league so far and on pace to be the worst team in baseball? i don't know if firing manny acta will make a diffence. go out ther

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jim riggleman, we have already seen he likes to do that, guys you wouldn't normally see stealing bases  . >> bob: bases empty, two ou josh bard the hitter.   . >> rob: well, and tonight c be roy hal's last start for the blue jays if he is dealt before the deadline. the deadline from the blue jays is the 28th because he would come back up for the next start on the 29th.   . >> bob: by the way, that is a home against tampa bay the? >> ray: geez, you get a perfect game thrown against you by buehrle and you have to come back and face holiday. >> bob: fouls it back just over the screen. matt holliday, by the way, in the second inning tonight singled and scored a run, acquired by the cardinals from the a's for three prospects so he scores as they put him in the lineup immediately, he is hitting fourth behind pujols. the a's who they are playing is red hot, in the sixth game over atlanta, and the yankees have taken a 2 1/2 game lead on the red sox in the al east, they have won seven s

the team hop to get the first win under manager jim riggleman.esterday was a rough one against the cubs. awesome defense, though. scoreless in the top of the first. derrek lee is at the plate with the shot down the line. gloved by ryan zimmerman. he makes that throw to first for the double play. that is good stuff. a great way to start the game. look at it again. ryan zimmerman makes the grab. then with the swift turn there, all the way to first baseman nick johnson. a great play. but then some not so good defense from the nationals. in the fourth inning, th nats up 2-1. jake fox with the ground ball to short. look at that error. alberto gonzalez lets it squeeze right by him. man, you can't make mistakes like that. next batter is an old national. it was alfonso soriano. alfonso makes the error hurt even more. home run saturday night. home run sunday night. alfonso suddenly getting healthy. the cubs sweep the nationals, losing sunday afternoon 11-3. >> today was a step backwards, you know. it was just -- just a breakdown all the way around on the

tonight is the first game under new manager jim riggleman.to reporters yesterdays and talked about the guy that came before him manny acta. >> he is an youth standing manager that i know really good days are ahead for manny. anyone would be fortunate to have him. it is a situation where -- i have been there and you lose a couple of games and you lose enough and the manager usually takes the hit. >> listennen starts tonight. he won five of his last seven starts. >>> our time 6:25. in four minutes the name change going on today at an american landmark. >>> also, more delays for red line riders. how the investigation in to last month's crash will delay you now. angie? >> let's talk about the traffic. 14th and independence. we are live. a great example of the clear drive in the district. >>> and mix of sun and clouds this morning but muggier than it has been and a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast. we will talk about that when 9 news now this morning returns. >>> a pop quiz. what's the name of this building? well, if you said the sears towe

jim riggleman said today austin kearns can still help this ball club. give him a start now and then to see if he can do so. under way at 7:06. cloudy skies, threat of rain. 75 degrees, and j.d. martin's first major league pitch a strike. so is his second one, and it's 0-2. >> you saw by the walk to strikeouts, he is going to throw a lot of strikes. a sinker, cutter, great change- up, and great curve ball. so he has two excellent out pitches. hopefully he can get over the nerves and butter flies and the parents being here and just go out and face a bater in the beleaguered met lineup. >> whoa. there are four batters in the mets lineup tonight that haven't hit a home run. their 52 homers, the few northwest the major leagues. >> and a 1-2. >> bob: half swing. you hope it goes foul. but it doesn't. [ cheers and applause ] . >> bob: and it's a hit for angel pagan. it just hugged the grass all the way down. >> rob: well, an excuse me swing right there, it hits the dirt and goes fair. all willie harris can do is sit there and catch it. pagan has excellent spee

jim riggleman 0-5 as interim manager. >> it doesn't matter where you play, whether home or away.are struggling and don't get pitching. that's what we had really stressed over the last month, is that we've got to get starting pitching in defense. our offense, they're just not going to score a lot of runs. the first part of the year, i think was an aberration when we scored five runs a game. now after the last two and a half months we are barely averaging three and a half a game. when the pitch gorse out, they know they have to give up four runs or less to be in the game and we've done that. a lot of times, but we haven't been able to score a lot of runs. tonight, martin a little flat, offense scoring, you know, in the 2nd inning. >> one bright spot tonight, and i think you saw it right here on masn. the pitching of tyler clippard who came from the bullpen. back up to bob and rob, and he was lights out tonight for this club. >> bob: three perfect innings, johnny. we thought that logan kensing would follow it up with two perfect after that. gave up the francoeur home run but at one

. >> jim riggleman wants to see both at the ballpark tomorrow.

out here this morning, met with jim riggleman and talked to the guy. i don't want to say they are excited to get things going but they are certainly ready to get the second half of the season going because as we have seen, 26 wins for the nationals, nowhere to go. we will have more are here at nationals park. >> is there a difference in mood yet? can you sense a difference in move with riggleman at the helm? >> i think the guys are curious to be honest sxwu see what will happen. >> all right. thanks. appreciate it. >> when we come back why the bar codes you see in the grocery store are popping up in the doctor's sxofs the hospitals. >> also, that nation's first double hand transplant patient already making a miraculous recovery and we will tell you about that. ???o?o?cxqq >>> a georgia man is recovering after becoming the first person in the united states to undergo a double hand transplant. jeff kepner had both hands and feet amputated ten years ago. in may, he underwent the double hand transplant at the university of pittsburgh medical center. d

jim riggleman says oh, man, i know why manny acta had stomach issues. bottom of the 6th, still tied. willingham goes 4-4 as the nats defeat the mets 3-1 to tak two of three in the series of orioles and yanks in a matinee at yankee stadium. the bases loaded stand two outs, -- -- the bases loaded and two outs, yanks up 4-0. top of the 3rd, still 4-0. two on and two out. one drives to right field. yanks bet the o's 6-4. the washington kastles will host the team finals this sunday. why not play in them. a win tonight over the dreaded springfield lasers would get them one step closer. men's double -- [ inaudible ] nadia who joined the team this week also a winner. lasers lose. d.c. divas, you have heard of them? they're the area's most successful football team aving posted a 667-17 record -- 67-17 record in their nine-ye history. they're women. they are a perfect 10-0 this season outscoring their opponents. they'll play in the independent woman football league super bowl saturday in texas against kansas city. they got there with a last- minute come from behi