Article: Riggleman, Nationals Strike Out

Brewers 7, Nationals 3

On Thursday, Jim Riggleman got tossed from a baseball game without quite getting angry. This was an ejection, Riggleman-style: measured, even reasonable. There was no dirt-kicking, hat-removing, spittle-launching tirade. Heck, Riggleman argued without any certainty he was right. He argued because he thought his team needed an arguer.

The ejection, when it came, didn't surprise him. It simply meant that Riggleman would watch the bulk of Thursday's 7-3 loss to Milwaukee at Miller Park from the visiting manager's office, bearing witness to an afternoon where subsequent close plays cost Washington more than a lost argument. When this series ended, Riggleman took stock of ...

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