The 'Ropolitans

Forgot to mention this before...

With the first pitch of the game, John Maine nailed Felipe Lopez in the leg.

This has to be (hopefully) retaliation for the taunting and yelling that went on in the Nationals dugout on Monday night. If that's actually what it is, I must applaud Maine.

This is exactly what you do as a pitcher. Instead of talking about it later, you either peg a guy where it won't hurt the next day to send a message, or knock a guy on his butt with a pitch over his head.

Good stuff.