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He's arguably baseball's best story playing for baseball's worst team, leading the NL in batting while chilling on the trading block. He's Dmitri Dell Young, apple of my eye not once but twice in recent months, and I hope the Nats don't deal him over the next two weeks.

Why not? For one, I need someone other than Ryan Zimmerman to root for in this wretched everyday lineup. And, more importantly, Dmitri may qualify as a Type B free agent this offseason, meaning that if Washington loses him after offering arbitration, they'll get a supplemental first round pick as compensation. That's more than they'd get from a contender leading up to the deadline and fits in perfectly with The Plan.

So let's rejoice in Da Meat Hook and support the "KEEP HIM!" movement while we can with these new t-shirts. I'm unfamiliar with their origin, but Agent Steinz passes them along and I'll be wearing one on next week's Blog Show:

For more on our favorite National, who's been hitting a Splendid Splinter-esque .406 over the past 51 games, visit your friendly neighborhood blogosphere:

Alyssa Milano Makes a New Friend [Deadspin]
A Shirtless Dmitri Young Greets Caron [DC Sports Bog]

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• #1 Comment from littlekeep 
  7/18/07 5:29 PM | Permalink

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