“World Series or bust,” Davey Johnson said before the 2013 season. “That’s probably the slogan this year. But I’m comfortable with that.”
Nats fans remember these comments all too well — and the listless mediocrity that followed in 2013. And then there’s Bryce Harper’s ill-advised “where’s my ring” comments ahead of the ‘15 campaign, and we all know how catastrophic ‘15 was. No need to revisit either year, thank you very much.
In sum, the Nationals don’t have a great track record when it comes to pre-season comments mirroring post-season promise. Maybe Davey Martinez, the proverbial “new guy,” didn’t know. Maybe he didn’t care. Whatever the case, he sat there in the clubhouse, on Day One of his tenure, and made his view clear: the Nationals can and should win a World Series, not after a three-year program, but in 2018. Right now, in baseball time. Continue reading
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