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.
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