Rally Nats

Is there a patron Saint of oft-injured firstbasemen looking out for Nick Johnson right now? He's totally zeroed-in right now, hitting the ball as well as he ever has. He stung that ninth-inning double. Back-to-back Comeback Player of the Year Awards for the Nats may be in the works.

Lastings Milledge was impressive at the plate today with a two-run, two-out HR in the sixth and a rally-starting single in the ninth. He got a bad jump on Chase Utley's single in the fourth and I think that defense is going to be his issue this year. Also, you gotta slide, son.

Can someone please get Paul Lo Duca one of those gloves that Paul Richards invented to catch Hoyt Wilhelm. I'm hoping that by mid-season Jesus Flores has won the starting catchers job.

All Saul Rivera seems to do is pitch pretty well. Matt Chico looked decent despite throwing a lot of pitches.

Elsewhere...

I don't know who I'd rather have blowing saves for me today: Kerry Wood or Eric Gagne.

Kosuke Fukudome: Instant ramen is gonna get you. Gonna knock you right on the head. You better get yourself together. Pretty soon he's gonna be a legend in Chicago.

Ugly game between the Indians and White Sox. Mark Buehrle threw a round of batting practice in the second inning. Cleveland eked it out in their new uniforms.

The Johan Santana era for the Mets is kicking off in style. Will be fun to watch him pitch against the Nats.