Lastings Milledge will be the starting centerfielder for the Washington Nationals this season. "These guys believe in me, and they figure I can get the job done," Milledge said. Milledge said the Mets didn't believe in him. "Because I'm inexperienced, they like experienced guys, especially Willie (Randolph). Here it's good to have people really believe in you. I really didn't get any love over there. Which is fine; they're a big market, and they are not going to wait around on young guys." "The Mets have to win now," he said. "They haven't won a World Championship in (22) years."