'Pitching and defense win championships'
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When the Washington Nationals sent Lastings Milledge down to Triple A, it helped to loosen up the log jam in the outfield; but it should also help the pitching.
You always hear the phrase "pitching and defense win Championships," but why?
Pitchers are very simple creatures. We just want to know that when we make a mistake, there will be a teammate out there on defense who can run it down.
If we know that mistakes will be caught, we can take more chances, meaning, we will challenge more hitters, work ahead in the count, and the ultimate prize, help our team win more games.
Since joining MASN and the Nats in DC, it's been pretty easy to see that Elijah Dukes is the best center fielder the Nationals have; he has great instincts, runs great routes to fly balls and has a rocket for an arm.
Also with this move Josh Willingham will get more playing time, which is a really good thing. The Hammer can play and hit.....
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