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Head groundskeeper John Turnour gets ready for game three at Nationals Park, where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs in Washington on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Head groundskeeper John Turnour (from left), assistant groundskeeper Matt Coates and Marty Guetting with the grounds crew conduct measurements for the pitching mound as they get ready for game three at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs in Washington on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ricardo Carmenates of Alexandria, Va., and his son, R.J., 7, make their way into the stadium before the Washington Nationals play the St. Louis Cardinals in game three of Major League Baseball playoffs at Nationals Park in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals left fielder Tyler Moore (left) and second baseman Stephen Lombardozzi warm up before the Nats play the St. Louis Cardinals in game three of Major League Baseball playoffs at Nationals Park in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Assistant Head Grounds Keeper Mike Hrivnak airbrushes a post season logo behind the base path between home plate and first base as he and the grounds crew get ready for game 3 at Nationals Park where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Assistant Head Grounds Keeper Mike Hrivnak airbrushes a post season logo behind the base path between home plate and first base as he and the grounds crew get ready for game 3 at Nationals Park where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Stadium workers Peter Gabauer, right, and Wes Snyder, bottom left, take down a sign to make way for an extra camera platform along the third base stands as crews get ready for game 3 at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Head Grounds Keeper John Turnour gets ready for game 3 at Nationals Park where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right, Head Grounds Keeper John Turnour, Assistant Grounds Keeper Matt Coates, and Marty Guetting with the grounds crew conduct measurements for the pitching mound as they get ready for game 3 at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Marty Guetting with the grounds crew, right, smooths out dirt at home plate as the grounds crew gets ready for game 3 at Nationals Park where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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FILE - This March 24, 2012 file photo, shows Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar warming up before a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Dunedin, Fla. Major League Baseball is checking reports that Escobar played Saturday's, Sept. 15, 2012 game against Boston wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)