Hook, Line and Stinker

If the Nats faced Jorge Julio every night, we'd have the start of a dynasty on our hands. Dunno what Freddi Gonzalez sees in Julio, but he's obviously overvaluing "veteran presence" in the Marlins closer juggling game; five arms have recorded saves for the Fish this year and any of them would be superior options to Julio or overhyped arm Taylor Tankersley. Gonzalez should've left Tankersley in the game to pitch himself out of a jam, but better judgement doesn't always prevail at one o'clock in the morning when you're racing to finish a six hour game that should've been over three hours ago. Stars of the game in order:

1) Divine Providence
2) 3 Hour Rain Delay
3) Ryan Zimmerman

Bump Zimmerman up to 1st if you're feeling generous. His 9th inning walk-off grand slam is the reason the Nats put together back-to-back victories for the first time all season. Zimmerman has not been seeing good pitches this season with no protection in the line-up, but he crushed it in dramatic fashion. Time to add RFK to the list of venues for the Shakespeare in Washington Festival? Maybe not, but it feels good to get a break from The Comedy of Errors once in awhile. Some of the team's moms are purportedly appearing in a pre-game ceremony to commemorate Mother's Day this afternoon. They have a legit chance of sweeping the Marlins and taking the entire series. Unbelievable. And if not, they'll have plenty of shoulders to cry on.