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May 24, 2009

Highway robbery

The Orioles just can't get a break on Sunday. Nick Markakis hammered a ball to the right field fence and Austin Kearns just made one of the best outfield catches of the year, slamming face-first into the out-of-town scoreboard.

Loved the MASN replay of Nationals starter Shairon Martis watching the play and then calmly pumping his fist like there was nothing to it. Meanwhile, Kearns was picking himself off the warning track and trying to pull his nose back out of his face.

Martis, obviously, is the brightest light in the Nationals rotation. He entered today's game with a 5-0 record, which is no small feat on a team that has only 12 victories all year.

Posted by Peter Schmuck at 1:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Just baseball

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They got a break. Jones was out at second on the steal. Even Jim Hunter said so you know he REALY must have been out.

Posted by: EC | May 24, 2009 3:39 PM

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