DMV: Da Meathook Is Doin’ Yardwork

Pittsburgh Pirate Lastings Milledge was told by the front office that he needed to prove he could play his way on to the Pittsburgh Pirates roster.  Do two home runs in Class A Lynchburg last night count? Milledge had a solo shot in the first inning to put the Hillcats on top 1-0.  Unfortunately, that wasn’t [...]

According to Baseball in DC’s Twitter feed, Nationals 1B Dmitri Young will make a start for their class A minor league team tonight. Dmitri Young has not played in a game since July 11th, 2008 and has been sidelined with various issues. Check back to NLEC for more.

BODY COUNT Since finishing last in the major leagues last season with a 59-102 mark, people have been dismissed at all levels of the Nationals' organization: PLAYERS Dmitri Young, an All-Star in 2007, has spent the year on the disabled list and in the minor leagues. Tim Redding, who led the team with 10 wins, was nontendered. Odalis Perez, the Opening Day starter in 2008, was released...

Chatting at 11. Submit questions here. This being the slowest sports week of the calendar year, you better be creative. * Here are the sneaks Nick Young wore last night to score 36 points in Summer League. They're Kobes, and they're not in approved Wizards colors, so he won't be wearing these during the regular season. "I don't' know, I thought they was hot, and I like to go out...