In his weekly interview with The Sports Junkies, Nats GM Mike Rizzo calls Joe Girardi a "con artist," saying the Phillies manager had no interest in asking the umpires to check Max Scherzer for foreign substances a third time other than to try to throw Scherzer off his rhythm. Rizzo says Girardi's actions were embarrassing, for himself, for the Phillies and for Major League Baseball.

<p>In his weekly interview with The Sports Junkies, Nats GM Mike Rizzo calls Joe Girardi a "con artist," saying the Phillies manager had no interest in asking the umpires to check Max Scherzer for foreign substances a third time other than to try to throw Scherzer off his rhythm. Rizzo says Girardi's actions were embarrassing, for himself, for the Phillies and for Major League Baseball.</p>

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