(Photo by Reuters Pictures. Let's face it: Lastings MIlledge was set up to fail in 2009.)
"And what we got, we addressed two of our biggest needs: athleticism and speed and defensive ability in center field ... and a bullpen guy that we can have control of for the next three years." (Mike Rizzo, via Washington Times, 6/30/2009)
"We are open for business. We improved two of our greatest needs. We have a great character guy in Morgan. We have our center fielder."(Mike Rizzo, via Nationals dot com, 6/30/2009)
Piece by piece, Mike Rizzo begins dismantling Jim Bowden's monstrosity. If only Mike could tell you what his two greatest needs are.
Nyjer "Nook Logan sans HGH" Morgan and Sean Burnett are a bandaid at best; certainly don't address any of the long term needs.
And so, we bid farewell to Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. Hello Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett. *shrug*. Okay.
Kearns or ...
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