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Article: Lannan Can't Win For Losing; Another Quality Start Ends in Poor Finish
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- The Washington Post
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- June 23, 2008
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Rangers 5, Nationals 3
By now, John Lannan's pitching mastery is hidden, writ small like
fine print, overshadowed by all the losses that tend to accompany
his finest work. The end result always speaks loudest, which is why
Lannan, standing in front of his clubhouse locker yesterday, again
assessed his outing with chilled enthusiasm. He lamented the two
mistakes that reduced a near-flawless start into merely another good
one.
Conditioned to this routine, Lannan said all the right things. At
some point, the offense will come around. At some point, odds will
even, and one of the most puzzling statistical aberrations of this
baseball season will recede to the mean. At some point, an all-star ...