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Article: Lannan Lifts Nats in New York; Washington Ends Four-Game Skid
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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The place mattered. This was New York, and new stadium aside, it
was rocking and loud -- expectant, in that vintage pinstripe way.
Not only was this New York, but it was New York in the ninth inning,
a close game, the opposing starter walking off mid-inning, an
untested closer entering the ring to face the potential winning run.
This was New York, the way John Lannan always remembered it.
"That ninth inning, that's what reminds me of Yankee Stadium,"
Lannan said. "My memories, those 'Let's Go Yankees' chants."
Right before 10 p.m. Wednesday night, a tense game hung in the
balance. The Yankees were playing to keep pace in a grueling
division. The Washington Nationals were playing for their ...