[Riggleman] was very flowery in his praise in Jayson on and off the field. He feels, like I feel, Jayson's best days haven't been had yet. ... I've been a fan of his lineage and his family.
— Mike Rizzo
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"It makes some of our contracts look pretty good. That’s a long time and a lot of money. I thought they were trying to reduce the deficit in Washington." - Mets GM Sandy Alderson, via ESPN New York
"The #Nationals offer on Werth was so far above everyone else that Boras didn’t even ask other interested teams if they wanted to match it." - JStark on Twitter
In spring training of 2000, several of his teammates from the Houston Astros organization were in their hotel when two gunmen burst into their room. Miles was in the next room and the gunmen took him hostage. The police arrived before the gunmen were able to take him to their getaway car, but one gunman fled the scene. The other forced Miles back into his room where he ended up wrestling the gunman to the ground. The police entered the room and shot the gunman while Miles held him to the floor. The gunman survived his wounds, and his accomplice was later captured.[4]
Jon Jay started in center field for a second straight game over Colby Rasmus. Rasmus' playing time may continue to ebb in the team's series against the New York Mets. The Mets are expected to start lefthanders Jonathon Niese, Hisanori Takahashi and Johan Santana. La Russa guaranteed that Rasmus would receive at least one start; however, Rasmus entered Sunday on a one-for-20 skid while Jay has remained perhaps the team's hottest bat. Ryan Ludwick is expected to start Tuesday, forcing another decision between Rasmus and Jay.
