Tales from the Press Box 4, Friday

I know a very few things, but one thing I do know: baseball players love songs that feature the steel drum. For years I've waited for a place where I could hear Soulja Boy and Jimmy Buffett without getting up from my seat.

Top seven, still two to one, Nats up.

PS: most trivial gimmick yet? Which show do you prefer, MAJOR LEAGUE BALLPLAYER, Family Guy or The Simpsons? I would have instantly forgotten such a winceful game, but here's the twist: Family Guy beat The Simpsons! The Simpsons at it's worst runs through Family Guy like a horse through a preschool.

Top of the seventh, one out racked, Lannan makes his way out of the game to half-stand/half-sit (so, crouching) ovation.  In comes the drunk guy to fondle his fat date; hello, Julian Tavarez.  Strange about that, it was the Nats' infield that gave Lannan the bench...there was no Coach? What is this, a democracy? Who's going to tell them that candlesticks always make a nice wedding present?