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Relief Efforts: Who's next in Washington?

By Eric Karabell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Well, even I have to admit the Nationals' bullpen situation is just sad. I rejoiced Monday night when the Phillies' Raul Ibanez smoked a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning, but how could you not feel a little bad for Washington manager Manny Acta? He really seems like a nice guy, and he's not the one who built this awful team, especially its porous bullpen. I mean, Jordan Zimmermann brings promise to the rotation, John Lannan is reliable, and who knows, phenom Stephen Strasb ...

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