Mediocrity

Today I watched the Nats do absolutely nothing...both on the field & as concerns the trade deadline.
I am NOT pleased.
Well, it was a "Christmas in July" promotion in Detroit...and true to form Gio Gonzalez got lit up like a Xmas tree. 10 earned runs in 3.1 IP?
Un-fricking-believable.
"World Series or Bust", is how Davey Johnson defined things back in March. Today before the game he stated, "I guess you can call it a bust now".
Anybody want to take bets his retirement party gets moved up...to before September 1st? Sure sounded (to me, anyway) like he was expecting that scenario...
Waste of a season, to be completely honest.

Can this season be salvaged?

It's only the end of June, but any shot the Nats have of making and/or winning a World Series...has to begin tonight.
And maybe, Anthony Rendon is the key. More in the coming days on all this.
I guarantee it. LMAO

Defending the crown...

It begins in earnest around 1:00 tomorrow (Monday) afternoon.
The Nats' quest for a World Series title, I mean. After all, Davey Johnson said it in no uncertain terms...#WorldSeriesOrBust.
So, I'm saying it too.
Let the fun begin.

Can't wait...

And we wait for the Nats for begin their World Series Natitude run...oh, and also defending their NL East Championship.
This'll be fun...lol
More extensive blog entry, the closer we get to Opening Day. Till then...World Series Natitude!!

Let the fun begin. Yee-ha...lol

The MLB winter meetings start in Nashville later today (Monday), and there's no telling whether the Nats make any moves...or not.
At any rate, the first step towards defending their NL East title happened the other day. That's when Alex Mayer (who got as high as Potomac this past year) went to Minnesota in the Denard Span trade.
We now have a CF, people. Meaning Bryce Harper now moves over to LF. Fun time.
Now, does this mean Denard Span is the final piece of the puzzle? Shit, no!! Not by any stretch of the imagination. But it's an important one. But enough of that...
I want to take time out and congratulate the guys at Rising Apple Blog for starting a podcast soon. Yes, they're Mets fans...but, still it deserves mention. Find 'em here on Twitter, and tell 'em I sent you...lol
For the rest of you, go to my YouTube channel and look on the right hand side of the top of the page. You'll find a link to this blog (and my WordPress non-baseball one) there. I need followers, plain and simple. Help me out, okay?
That's it for now. Adios.

Nationals Add Tarasco to Coaching Staff

Tony Tarasco gets his chance to continue the Nats' winning ways as the new 1st base coach.
Read about it here: Hagerstown Suns Fan Club: Nationals Add Tarasco to Coaching Staff
Man, I love it when winning breeds success. #2013Natitude

Small compensation for not making a World Series, but...

Now that we're almost two weeks removed from the Giants winning the World Series (which, by all rights, should be the Nats' trophy...but that's another story)...the major awards are being handed out this week.
And so far, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) has gotten it right. Bryce Harper won NL Rookie of the Year, and Davey Johnson took NL Manager of the Year. Mike Trout and Bob Melvin took the AL honors, respectively. (Buck Martinez should've won MOY, in my view.)
So tonight (Wednesday), it's Gio Gonzalez's turn to take the NL Cy Young award. If he doesn't, a Congressional investigation is needed. Seriously. (Yeah, like R.A. Dickey really has a shot...LMAO)
At any rate, that's all I need to talk about right now. Maybe later, I'll get around to what the Nats need to address in the offseason.