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Vi! Me say Vi me say Vi me say Vi-i-i-dro! Vidro hits and the runners come home!

Man, BallWonk misses getting to sing the Vidro song. He'd all but given up on convincing Ms. BallWonk, much the rest of the Nationals caucus, that Vidro really is a terrific ballplayer in spite of the recent sucking and injuries. With Vidro, BallWonk knows what it feels like to be his nine-year-old cousin trying to persuade all the grown-ups that Hilary Duff is, like, only the best actress eh-ver and her CD is completely the only thing that belongs on the car radio and we should all memorize the lyrics to "Why Not" right now. And everyone rolls their eyes because Hilary Duff might actually be a worse singer than Cher and she was recently out-acted by a car and everyone loves Uncle Mike all the more because he plays the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack in the car every time and never complains.

That's what being a Vidro fan has been like these last two years, but then after being benched in favor of guys who don't even actually play for our team anymore/yet, Vidro comes in to knock two clutch hits with runners in scoring position.

Normally, two-for-five isn't enough to win the primary with the bat, not when Felipe is on base three times out of five with a stolen base and a defensive game-saving play of the game, and not when Nick reaches base four times out of five with his usual solid D, and especially not when two-for-five includes two stranded in scoring position and grounding into a DP.

But maybe there is such a thing as getting on base too much, Billy Beane be damned. And Vidro today wasn't about getting on base. He was about getting off the bases, whether by driving in runs, including the walk-off game winners, or scoring on Fonzie's single.

Delegate Count: Zimmerman 12, Soriano 8, Riker 8, Chief 5, Ramono 5, Pedro Armas 3, Kearns 2, Schneider 2, Patterson 2, O'Connor 2, Vidro 2, Church 1, Barbarian 1, Pedro Astacio 1, Released: 6