CRASH LANDING

"We looked at the video several times. We didn't think it was a dirty play."
(Manny Acta, via Washington Post, 9/3/2008)

Phillies 4, Nationals 0: All good things must come to an end, streak stops at 7. And with that, the Nationals have finally, officially, mercifully, been eliminated from the NL East race.

Of course, the story is the Chase Utley-Jesus Flores collision at home in the third. Chase Utley: dirty player, or just playing the game "the right way"? Quick, someone get some real "baseball men" on the line! Upon further review, we're ok with it.

Meanwhile...

• Guzmania knows no bounds: named NL co-Player of the Week. Some would say Guz got robbed!!11!
• Levale Speigner is alive and well, picked up where he left off last year ( .1IP, 3H, 2ER). Hey! Nice debut for Hinckley!
• Someone planted a "Save Lenny Harris!!11!" story on Nationals dot com. Headline: "Harris helping young batters learn fast - Hitting coach understands what players are going through"
• Regardless of the stupid wig he wore last week, there's no way. There's just no way. And we love rumor mongering as much as the next guy...