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Monday, September 25, 2006

Emotional Nats win one for Nick

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NEW YORK -- Nick Johnson's No.24 jersey hung in the dugout. His teammates all honored him by wearing their socks high, just like the 28-year-old first baseman. Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Church wore Johnson's actual gray uniform pants.

They were touching tributes to one of the Washington Nationals' most popular players, who broke his right leg in a scary on-field collision Saturday. None, though, was more fitting than the Nationals' performance on the field during yesterday's 5-1 victory over the New York Mets.

"Guys said they wanted to go out and win one for Nick, but that's just one game," manager Frank Robinson said. "We want to win a lot of games, for ourselves and for Nick."

After an emotional 24 hours tending to their injured teammate and then learning he should be ready to return next season, the Nationals found comfort in Johnson's favorite place -- the baseball diamond.

They responded with a crisp, well-played game, riding six strong innings from right-hander Tony Armas Jr. and clutch hits from Zimmerman, Alfonso Soriano and others to beat the NL East champions with relative ease.

"It was very important because we showed that we miss him," said Soriano, who doubled, scored a run and drove in another with a sacrifice fly. "We played very hard. I think this game was very special for us and for the organization because everybody misses Nick Johnson."

That much was obvious from the moment Washington took the field before a crowd of 44,543 at Shea Stadium. All nine players had their pants pulled high around their knees, an idea that someone came up with before the game and quickly circulated around the entire clubhouse.

Church typically wears his pants all the way down to his ankles, so he knew he would need to find a new pair. Zimmerman noticed several extra ones hanging from Johnson's locker, so the two borrowed from their teammate and played the game in his garb.

"My pants are made to be over the shoes, so we're like, let's go ahead and wear Nick's," Church said. "They were just sitting in there."

And how did they fit?

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