olsen has 72 and 45.is is changing speeds masterfully today. 71 back up to 88. >> he didn't miss it by much right there. he's missing the final game of the series. 3-2 to zimmerman. the entire infield converging on a sunny day and the pitcher will cover 1st. zimmerman is wearing what some would call a comfortable color. francis does not overpower you and you can't wait to get up there and hit and before you know it, you're 0 for 3. >> today is not the major test for francis. it will be tomorrow when he shows up to the park and how does that shoulder feel. >> bob: yeah. rockies are heading to rigly for the next 2 days. he gets the changeup, down and in, to the right hander. >> you have to step out. if he's standing on the mound and ready to pitch, you have to call time and step back out. you can't let him sit there and be in a groove. if murray saw you working and you have a nice repetitious rhythm going, he would try to call time out and break your rhythm. willingham will take another walk. the only 2 iss

bodily harm could be the last hitter for olsen -- barmes could be the last hitter for olsen. 2-2 delivery. he broke his bat. >> another great pitch that jammed him. left fielder is way out there and they are staying out in right field and you may be able to find guzman. there he is. hey, christian, come on in here buddy. we have a game going on. i would suspect this to be his last inning in the 8th. again, finding the fair ball and it's going to back up willingham and the wind is pushing that ball toward the corner for the 2nd out. now it's olsen to face the right-handed batter. evidently not. scott olsen will give the nationals 6 and 2/3rds today. a very good hitting colorado team. 5th in the league in batting average and in runs. a good job by scott olsen. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye t

olsen took advantage of ramirez. >> rod: and that did olsen a big favor too.nd jumps out there and throw him a very good pitch and that's where pudge rodriquez comes in. doesn't sit down the middle and call a fast ball. he's making you locate your pitches properly. have a purpose to every pitch. >> bob: averaging 19 pitches. >> rod: you also don't want to go out there with a 4-0 lead and throw batting practice. if one of your pitches isn't working, okay, take one or two that are and use them and try to use them effectively. obviously he's not being very economical and neither is nolasco. they're throwing upwards of 20 pitches for olsen and what is it about 22-23 pitches an inning for nolasco. yeah, 24, 25. >> bob: he's thrown 72 pitches in three innings. >> rod: he knows he's having a bad day. >> bob: 2-1 to cantu. jorge took a big time rip at that one. >> bob: the mets got three in the second. david wright and jeff francoeur have each hit their fourth home runs and leaves philadelphia 3- 1. and a 2-2 to cantu. >> bob: that's pretty well hit to left center but

olsen got him reaching.unning by tulowitzki with the ball behind him and gets to 3rd with 1 out and desmond throws out helton. come on out to the ball park thursday night and show your appreciation. come early, first 15,000 fans, through the gates receive a free camo hat. you can get it all at nationals.com. here's olivo now with the chance to tie the game. i think guzman is in his all day long no doubles defense. >> bob: he hasn't played much right field. he's out there somewhere. i wouldn't mind him trying to hit awe few soft ones in front of the right fielder. >> bob: 3 of 7 for the nats here. 4 rbi and 3 homers. gunning down every base runner in sight. this is the 0-2. he's the eye level. very nice. if heck get a home run to right field, i would pound this guy away. throw in and go way away. he's right on that one. tulowitzki started the inning with a double and went to the 3rd with a hit from helton. that ball hits to left center. that's inside. >> yeah. >> bob: that's the 5th rbi of the series and 19th

francis and olsen were tremendous. you know, if one guy misses an entire season and he's throwing as good as anyone. they allowed 1 run and it's down to the bullpen and that's the difference in the ball game. they were keeping us off balance with off speed stuff. and the fact that adam dunn was sick maybe helped francis a little bit. fabulous day for both left-handers. for the nationals, they pitched good ball games but were not able to scratch out enough runs to beat colorado. their bullpen has been put together by some needles and thread and they did a great job against us too. they shut us down when they had to. >> when you look at zimmerman, who was fantastic thursday night, but after that dunn, willingham, morgan, rodriguez, the rockies pitched our best hitters as well as anybody has this year. >> yeah. sometimes you have to tip your hat. you can second guess all you want and talk about them being losers in years past. they are a good ball club and they are playing together well and they lose hard. they all lose t

pitcher, scotty olsen will miss his next start because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. olsen missed most of last year because of shoulder surgery and jim says his latest injury, not connected to last year's. one of the most compelling stories of the spring, the virginia women's lacrosse team moving forward. the cavaliers won last weekend, but today on the road, they lost 17-7 to north carolina. virginia will award love tomorrow. men's tournament, quarter final third seed in maryland against notre dame. the irish up 5-2 in the 2nd until john halls cuts the deficit to 5-3 at the half. 8 minutes later, notre dame up to the task. grant, you can whip it. whip it good. 6-3 notre dame. ends their season at 12-4. notre dame wins. >>> season not over for the maryland women's lacrosse team. sarah and caitlin mcfadden, both five goals. mcfadden had three assists. the terps head to the semifinals for the second straight year. let's talk some soccer now. dominik was quoted this week as saying you can't afford to take anything lightly. there are no easy leaks in this league. he was t

the nats have the top of the order due up in the 8th. 3:00 tomorrow, olsen, francis. lefties will rule at least try to here at coors field. for the series finale. great breaking ball. from one batter's box to the other. >> rob: that's why i'd like to see sean burnett out there more often. he needs work to stay sharp. >> bob: does your breaking ball go that big if you're not tired at least? >> rob: no because you're not overthousanding it. -- overthrowing it. but just imagine you're a long distance runner and you don't run for a while and somebody goes out there and says run the 100-yard dash. you're fresh. as a pitcher, your adrenaline kicks in and you're trying to make a tough pitch which is technique and mechanics and you're too strong. and the worst thing to do on a breaking ball is be too strong and overthrow it. it stays up in the zone and those usually leave the ballpark. >> bob: 2-1 to seth smith. >> rob: and i know atilano's last start, he was working on a couple of extra days rest and they didn't like that because he's a sinkerball guy. you you want him of th

plus the thing about olsen is he's got a real attitude and a chip on his shoulder. as he's pitching well he doesn't want to come out of the game and you look at the last four starts and this is not a guy who we thought would be the number 2 starter on the team but that's what he is. >> i am guessing today, when e looks at the e r. a. against the rockies career ux 9.79, that's his worst against any ball club, he's got something to prove. >> it was the last start that he has something to prove. as we head into the 2nd and 3rd of the season, i think he's looking ahead and who is coming up from the minor leagues and wants to establish himself as a strong part of the top end of the nats rotation. again, i look for a similar effort this afternoon. >> when you talk about guys making a statement francis has not pitched in a major league game since 2008. >> he had surgery in the prior season of '09. he gives up a lot of hit, 10 nearly every 9 innings but he's a former first round pick in 2002 but his e.r.a. is usually in the high 4's. this is a guy who has made it all the wa

. >> if we get a good outing from scott olsen, we have a chance to win the ball game f. we don't, it's going to be tougher. i know our players will respond professionally and give a good effort. but it comes back to pitching. >> reporter: and scott olsen on the mound tonight for the nationals and also one note, ryan zimmerman sitting on 99 career home run, hits one tonight, 100, hitting a milestone. dan, also i stopped nats' owner mark learner in the tunnel and asked him about his mishap when shagging balls yesterday. he said, i'm doing all right but could be doing better. >> we talked about that last night. they said that was a pretty gruesome thing. he's fine, though. riggs really lit into the team last night, didn't he? >> reporter: he did. he said, we didn't give the fans their money's worth. they came out and played really poor. it was uncharacteristic of the team. the orioles, the worst team in the major leagues and now there's rumor that dave extremetrembley is on the hot seat. >> hakem dermish at nationals park, hakem, thank you very much. >>> turning our attenti

. >>> the nationals placed scott olsen on the disabled list, inflammation in his throwing shoulder.e spark they needed to get the win streak going. washington down 2-0, he got all of that. the two-run bomb, left field, we are tied. top of the fourth, watch this. adam jones, the rocket, to the wall, morgan reaches up, the ball bounces off his glove. he thinks it bounces over his wall, throws his glove and discussed. it it landed right behind him. jones runs around, he scores, two-run inside the park home run. for-3 birds. another blast, going yard. that is a two-run home run for baltimore. in control, right? the sixth inning was big, adam dunn up the middle. guzman scores, the nationals win. a bank of the maryland terrapins trying to complete their work in the n.c.a.a. lacrosse tournament bracket, taking on notre dame. not good. around the net, he shoots he scores. notre dame up. seven-four irish in the fourth. at travis lee, on the doorstep, and he makes it count. there was no comeback for the terps. scott rogers closed the door. notre dame sans the terps home. >>> the maryland wome

. >> revealing no structural damage to scott olsen's shoulder just inflammation going on the 15-day disabled list. he missed last season because of an injury to the shoulder. jim riggleman saying it is not related. >>> the woman's lacrosse team winning and the coach said it was a different kind of game playing after love's death. a moment of silence for love. finnegan was one of the heros last week an got it going today early. scoring three minutes into the game. but too much. too much from the other team. 11-2 at the half. carolina wins. >>> top seeded terps. tough to beat a maryland team when you've got two young ladies like this dropping nickels everywhere. kaitlin mcfaden had five on it. maryland advancing to the semis against syracuse. they win today moving on in the ncaa tournament. >>> men's tournament quart quarterfinals. behind the net to the front of the net cutting the deficit to 5-3 at the half. 8 minutes later notre dame. 6-3 notre dame. maryland gets upset 7-5 ending their season at 12-4. notre dame advances to the final four. >>> well, at least it can't get any worse than this

scott olsen hadn't given up a home run in his last five starts and his e.r.a. for that period was just over one. a streak that ended abruptly tonight. 12-12 in their 24 meetings up to now. adam jones with the two-run crank in the 2nd. olson would leave after 3 with shoulder tightness going to the hospital right now. nats down 4-1 in the 7th. willie harris closing that gap. morgan aboard. makes it 4-3. tying run on in the 9th for ryan zimmerman and he flies out harmlessly to center field. riggs, are you worried? >> we played a great ballgame tonight. we just got beat. we played good baseball. i'm in a much better mood tonight with that loss than i am tonight. i'll tell you that. >>> a minority owner of the wizards in 1999 which means he had eleven years to think about what he would do with the team when he acquired the rest of it and today some of those ideas came pouring out. he outlined a variety of his aspirations for the franchise once he takes over in full. including a possible name change away from wizards. and the likelihood that he will switch the team c

. >>> pudge rodriguez left yesterday's game with lower back pain and put left handed pitcher scott olsenn the 15-day disabled list because of left shoulder tightness. >>> after the death of virginia senior yeardley love, julie meyers says the best therapy for her team is to keep playing. meyers and virginia in north carolina, hoping continue their run in the ncaa tournament. taking on the tar heels in the quarterfinals, playing for yardley love, murdered earlier this month. virginia, down 2-0, until charlie finnegan scores, all tar heels after that. the tar heels win 17-7, ending virginia's run in the n krncaa tourname tournament. a tough way to end the season for the cavaliers. plenty of emotion and the head coach proud of her team after all they've dealt with. >> i think the end to this season, given all we've been through, have you been with us for so much, makes it especially hard. i am completely impressed and proud of my team. i'm so proud of their families, i'm so grateful for who comes to virginia to play for us and tend of the game, one of our fifth-year senior says there is not

. >> coming up tomorrow, scott olsen gets the ball at coors field. >> some great outings with the nationalslook, this guy was an afterthought almost. started the year off the roster and came back and pitched exceptionally well and listen, this is the only team that beat him this year with his shortest outing and he wants to atone for that. jeff francis, his first start of the year. they have very, very similar starts, but -- stats, but francis coming off the surgery on his left shoulder. he missed the entire '09 season. on the d. l. since the start of the year with the sore left shoulder. but you can see there again, their lifetime stats, very similar. obviously francis is over .500. he's been with a better team, but in terms of walks and strikeouts, again, very similar. francis is coming off a long period of inactivity. >> the 51 wins for jeff francis, the fourth highest pitcher with wins in rockies history. let's hope he can come back. >> he's been a quality starter at times, but an e.r.a. of 4.7. you give up a lot of runs. >> today the rockies had it going for them. adam dunn went deep i

scott olsen and jeff francis, battle of lefties here tomorrow. 3:00 eastern, on st. louis for two.ore the nats come home for a short two game series against the mets and don't forget interleague baseball is upon us. next friday night, when the orioles come in. >> rob: well, the dangerous little dance for atilano. his second walk and only eight guys in the battle order he's gone through. >> bob: you wonder how anybody can be hitting .375 against him with the bases empty plus the walks when he has the stuff he has? hammel, 1-5 with a sacrifice this year. deadening of the ball. 1-4 on the sacrifice. >> rob: nice job right here by hammel. see him way up on the bat. he does it perfectly like bob said. big, big tall guy, you see him get down there with the knees and let the bat do the talking. don't try to get to the ball with your arms and then slice at the ball with the bat. you let the bat get down there level, bends thrown if you have to and go get it >> bob: phillips at second, gonzalez now, two shots to give the rocky it is lead. >> rob: you're playing with fire anyway. you might p

. >>> pudge rodriguez left yesterday's game with lower back pain and left-handed pitcher scott olsendisabled list because of shoulder tightness. >>> to college lacrosse, the cavalier's coach julie meyers says the best therapy for her team was to keep playing after the death of yeardley love. the cavs are playing in honor of their late teammate, murdered earlier this month. virginia down 2-0 early until charlie finnegan scores. it was all tar heels after that. north carolina scored 11 dwoe 1 in the first half and win 17-7, ending virginia's run in the ncn krnch anc an aa tournament. plenty of emotions among players and coaches. they are proud of their team after all they dealt with. >> i thank you, after all we've been through, makes it especially hard. i'm completely impressed and proud of my team, proud of their families and so grateful for who comes to virginia to play for us. at the end of the game, one of our fifth-year senior says there's not a question that we all love each other and to know that is a pretty amazing and special feeling. >> yeardley love will be honored with a d

. >> reporter: starting pitchers and scott olsen on the disabled list, he debuted a first weekend ine appearing imminent. hopefully he can come and just help us out. >> over 28,000 fans for this series against the orioles. that's okay. but with the possible arrival, there may not be an empty seat in the house. >> thank you. and they pitch tonight in the minors for syracuse. we'll have that tonight at 11. also new at 6:00, an injury to the key nationals player that made delays. join us for that at 6:20. >> all right, see you then. >>> up next, many parents have been worried that kids are getting too many shots too soon, but a new study looks at vaccines and brain developments and has reassuring news. >>> coming up new at 6:00, although the situation in the gulf looks dire, local experts say don't cancel that deep vacation yet. scott broom tells you why coming up at 6:00. >>> if you see a parent spanking their child, do you think next time, listen to your mommy, or do you think that mom needs counseling? take our polls and see what other moms are saying on momslikeme.com. úpp >>> sendi

. >> scott olsen tonight gets the win against his old teammates. first time he's beaten his former ball club. when the fox and i return. nationals win it 7-1 over florida. >>> 7-1 the final in south florida. the falls take game one in the three game series. scott olsen gone 13 consecutive scoreless. he was asked how did you evaluate your performance? >> it was all right. it was a battle the first two innings. we couldn't really find the slider for a strike and then we just threw a lot of pitches. kind of prevented me from going later in the game in the first two innings but after that we settled down pretty good and everything after that was in the zone, right when we want to be. >> was that the key keeping the ball down in the zone? >> it's the key to everybody. i don't throw hard enough to throw by people. i have to be in the zone all of of the time and be able to throw strikes when i'm behind in the count. we were able to do ta today and their offense came through and did fantastic i think it really gabe us a jolt. >> how about nyjer morgan with

i especially want to acknowledge generals olsen and clement and gar for their superb service in these last few years. at a time of some difficulty for the office, they have maintained the highest integrity of the office and they have served their client, the united states of america, exceedingly well. and of course they have been joined in doing so by the career lawyers and others in the solicitor general's office. these men and women have been justly called the finest law firm in the country and they represent the gold standard in central public service. the solicitor general's office is unusual in our government in owing spobs to all three of the coordinate branches in our system of separated powers. the striking feature in this office, the solicitor general traditionally and rightly has been accorded a large measure of independence. most obviously the solicitor general reports to the attorney general and through him to the president and defends the regulations, policies, and practices of the executive branch when these are challenged. in this role the solicitor general is the princ

in 1988 when the supreme court upheld the independent counsel law in morris versus olsen, justice scalia was alone in dissent saying that independent counsel law was unconstitutional because the president should be able to remove those who are serving an executive function reporting prosecutorial intent many when samuel alito was a young lawyer in the reagan administration, he wrote memos strongly endorsing this unitary executive philosophy. if there are now five votes on the court to the unitary executive philosophy it could mean a dramatic change in the law. what might it mean for example with how the members of independent regulatory agencies are chosen and are removable and there could be five votes for that. we'll see when the case comes down. >> at the beginning of this panel, paul calledett which frequently flies under the radar screen even though it's a very substantial part of what the supreme court does. what the solicitor general's office i suspect i spend 40% of my time on criminal cases. and that's reflective in large part of what the supreme court is doing in its docket. th

in 1988 when the supreme court upheld the independent counsel law in morris versus olsen, justice scaliahat independent counsel law was unconstitutional because the president should be able to remove those who are serving an executive function reporting prosecutorial intent many when samuel alito was a young lawyer in the reagan administration, he wrote memos strongly endorsing this unitary executive philosophy. if there are now five votes on the court to the unitary executive philosophy it could mean a dramatic change in the law. what might it mean for example with how the members of independent regulatory agencies are chosen and are removable and there could be five votes for that. we'll see when the case comes down. >> at the beginning of this panel, paul calledett which frequently flies under the radar screen even though it's a very substantial part of what the supreme court does. what the solicitor general's office i suspect i spend 40% of my time on criminal cases. and that's reflective in large part of what the supreme court is doingn its docket. this year might be a case in which

and our lawyer, olsen, that is probably the best constitutional lawyer in the country and said this is fine but it's all unconstitutional. and that's interesting in the courts, and said we don't care about that but delay you and keep you out of the elections this time. that's sort of what he said. that's not going to happen. it's still got to get out of the senate. it's so patently political, if people were members of the judicial committee arguing constitutional issue would be one thing. but these guys are seeing who will get elected in the democratic side and senate. it ought to be embarrassing. and guess what? even "the washington post" thinks so. >> if you look at the polls for 2010, it seems there would be gains for the republicans in mid-term elections. if that's the case, do you think it's easy to get trade agreements passed in 2011? >> first of all, what is today? today is may. election in november; right. now there will be elections next week and the primaries and we saw what happened to bennett in utah and what is going to happen in pennsylvania next week. what is going to ha