In what can only be described as a crushing loss, the Washington Nationals fell to the St. Louis Cardinals in game five of the NLDS. The Nats went ahead 6-0 in the third inning with a power barrage that had been missing most of the post season. The Cards fought back little by little until, with two out in the 9th and down to their last strike, scored the go ahead runs to win 9-7.
I take solace in two things. 1) During spring training, no one in their right minds would have predicted that the Nats would have made this far, let alone have the best record in the MLB (Hell, not three years ago the team lost 103 games). It was a great season. 2) Most of the team, which, overall, is VERY young, will be around for a long time. They will get their chances at post season play again.
Unlike the haters and the fair weather fans out there, I don't have any bad words for Davey Johnson, who should be in line for Manager of the Year in my opinion, or for any of the players. The simple fact is this: the Cardinals were the better team, and they won. It's baseball.
I'm terribly disappointed, but I LOVE THIS TEAM!
See y'all in the playoffs next year.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Here we go! It's do or die for the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS!
Boy oh boy oh boy! So far, this entire NLDS has been insane! All four series, Tigers/A's, Giants/Reds. O's/Yankees, and The Nats/Cards, have gone to 5 games for the first time in MLB history. It's been exciting baseball all around.
Now, as the Nats/Cards game 5 approaches, I find myself getting more and more excited. The Nats have their best pitcher on the mound, Gio Gonzales, who struggled to find the strike zone in game 1, but has a history of bouncing back from a tough outing and dominating. The real question will be the Nats offense. Can the Nats get to Adam Wainright, who struck out 10 in game 1? The Nats have the momentum after a dramatic walk-off homer by Jayson Werth last night in front of a boisterous hometown crowd tied the series at 2-2.
No matter what happens, it's gonna be a wild, fun ride! GO NATS!!
Now, as the Nats/Cards game 5 approaches, I find myself getting more and more excited. The Nats have their best pitcher on the mound, Gio Gonzales, who struggled to find the strike zone in game 1, but has a history of bouncing back from a tough outing and dominating. The real question will be the Nats offense. Can the Nats get to Adam Wainright, who struck out 10 in game 1? The Nats have the momentum after a dramatic walk-off homer by Jayson Werth last night in front of a boisterous hometown crowd tied the series at 2-2.
No matter what happens, it's gonna be a wild, fun ride! GO NATS!!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
PRETTY FRICKIN' BUENO!!!
NATIONALS ARE NL EAST CHAMPIONS!!!!
A sensational season! 96-64! Best record in baseball! As a fan that jumped on the Nats bandwagon from opening day in 2005, this is truly a great experience! After all the losses and the futile seasons, this is definitely worth the wait. The first playoff baseball in DC in 64 years since the Homestead Grays went to the Negro League Championship in 1948. Man, I would love to be back in DC today!!
Now it's on to the next task: the NLCS!!
GO NATS!!! GO NUTS!!!
A sensational season! 96-64! Best record in baseball! As a fan that jumped on the Nats bandwagon from opening day in 2005, this is truly a great experience! After all the losses and the futile seasons, this is definitely worth the wait. The first playoff baseball in DC in 64 years since the Homestead Grays went to the Negro League Championship in 1948. Man, I would love to be back in DC today!!
Now it's on to the next task: the NLCS!!
GO NATS!!! GO NUTS!!!
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