Thanks for all your questions. Keep them coming!...

Q: I have read that Travis Lee, Larry Broadway and Dmitri Young are competing for first base. What about Robert Fick?
-- Nick Rierson
Germantown, Md.

A: Far be it for me (or anyone) to forget about Robert Fick, one of the funniest guys you'll ever meet in a major-league clubhouse, but he probably falls into a different category from the rest of those guys. Lee, Broadway and Young are true first basemen. They don't really play any other position. Fick, in many ways, is more valuable because of his versatility. He can catch, he play the outfield and yes, he can play an adequate first base. I think you'll see him making a few starts there on and off, but he's more likely to serve as a "jack-of-all-trades" type, not to mention a late-inning pinch-hitter off the bench.

Q: Remember the Seinfeld episode where George changed the Yankees uniforms to cotton and it was a disaster? Any feedback from the team on the MLB change to polyester hats?
-- Tina Sellers
Tysons Corner, Va.

A: Ah, a classic episode, featuring a memorable cameo by Buck Showalter, not to mention Kramer's tutilage of the Miss America contestant ("Which state is she from?"). Haven't heard any specific complaints from the Nationals about their new batting practice caps, which boast a gaudy, red, curvy area over the ears, but I haven't heard any major compliments yet, either. It should be noted that these hat designs are created by MLB and are imposed on every team in every camp. So it wasn't something the Nats came up with themselves, just something they were told they have to wear.