PHILADELPHIA -- Shortly after Monday night's game had been officially postponed, Erick Fedde strolled out to the outfield in a T-shirt and shorts and began to play catch. Initially scheduled to start Sunday afternoon, rain and unplayable field conditions had pushed Fedde's start back another day, to the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader vs. the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
"I asked him, 'Why are you throwing so much?'" manager Dave Martinez said with a laugh prior to the Nats' 3-1 victory in Game 1.
That strategy worked, as Fedde delivered the best start of his young career.