I am not of the mindset to obtain some other team's castoffs. When a veteran player is released or available, usually the call from most Yankees fans is for the Yankees to sign the guy.
Randy Johnson takes the headline for week nine with his chase for 300 wins. He will be taking the mound on Wednesday in Washington against the horrid Nationals. This will be his first try at reaching the milestone, after a couple tries to get to 299 wins.
NATIONALS' CATCHER JESUS FLORES HOMERS TWICE OVER THE WEEKEND AGAINST THE METS
In their first trip to CitiField against the New York Mets, the Washington Nationals fell Friday, 4-3, and Saturday, 8-2, and won 8-1 behind Jordan Zimmermann, Jesus Flores, and Austin Kearns on Sunday.
FRIDAY: Johan Santana dominated the Nats once again, allowing one run on six hits and one walk, striking out 10 in six innings.
It's been a long time since the Washington Nationals have been shown any real respect by the media, though to be fair, they really haven't deserved any.
Halfway through the team's inaugural season in Washington, the Nationals were atop the National League East with a 50-31 record.