Slap Happy

The Bushslappers are on a roll. The Slappers have now won six in a row and 10 of 11 and are sitting in fifth place overall, 1 1/2 games behind Honolulu. D.C. lost closer Jonathan Papelbon over the weekend and the effect was felt in their most recent game. With an 8-3 lead in the ninth, Joe Nathan and Dan Wheeler proceeded to blow the game and surrendered five runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie it at 8 and send the game to extra innings. Finally in the 12th, Jose Reyes bailed them out with a triple and was sac flied by Matt Holliday. Papelbon will miss around two weeks.

When David Eckstein went down with injury in Sunday's game against Arkansas, everyone was sure that Philadelphia GM Anthony Pucci would have Khalil Greene's number handy. Greene had recently been cut by the Animals, but the club decided to go with Bobby Crosby instead, opting to sign Scott Baker instead of Greene. "I already had my ticket to Philly in hand when I saw the news on Sportscenter" said a heartbroken Greene. "I just can't believe he would do that to me!" Crosby, a former Arkansas Golden Falcon is 2-4 so far in the two games since Eckstein's injury.

Look for a new This Week in the DMBL article later tonight.