ATLANTA, GA | Tanner Rainey earns the save to win this series; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats
After three ugly losses to begin the season, the Washington Nationals collectively were batting near .150, and no starting pitchers made it into the fifth inning. It felt like the team could go 0-162 on the season (sarcasm), and plenty of fans were posting nastiness on social media.
My years of baseball wisdom had me writing the next morning, “you’re never as bad as you look when you’re losing…” That afternoon, the Nationals won their first game of the season on Sunday. With that win, the Nats are now in a 3-1 surge and that leads to, “you’re never as good as you look when you’re winning….” It is the 180 degree turn of emotions. Thus is the life of a sports’ fan. Continue reading
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