SEEN AND HEARD AT SHEA STADIUM
NEW YORK - Most people look at Shea Stadium and see a ballpark long past due for the wrecking ball after this season. Manny Acta doesn´t see it that way. The Nationals manager took his typically sunny view of the Mets´ ballpark, which will be replaced next year by adjacent Citi Field. He cited his fond memories of the Mets´ 2006 National League Championship Series run while he was third-base coach.
“2006 still, up until I advance farther, is still my best year in baseball,” Acta said. “Being in the playoff atmosphere, that´s the place to be - packed stadium, chanting, you feel the energy. That was just a great experience.”
- Ben Goessling
BY THE NUMBERS
.618 Winning percentage for the Nationals when Ryan Zimmerman, Lastings Milledge and Elijah Dukes are all on the active roster (21-13). The team was 35-75 when one or more of those players was hurt.
WEDNESDAY´S GAME
Nationals LHP Odalis Perez Record, ERA: 6-10, 4.19
Mets RHP Mike Pelfrey Record, ERA: 13-9, 3.62
Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: MASN
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