So the Nats are in the midst of getting their ass handed to them by the Orioles--they lost two in Baltimore, and then last night in DC they were down 10-3 going into the bottom of the 9th, scored five runs and had the go-ahead run at the plate but lost 10-8. Nonetheless, they are up 7 games on those giraffey bastard, 10 games on the Mets who everyone thought was going to win the division this year, and according to the people who calculate such things they have a 98% chance to win the division. Granted, the pitching has carried us all year, but has been kind of shitty lately, which is disconcerting, and Strasburg went on the DL with what we all hope is a minor thing that will let him come back in time for the playoffs but we don't know for sure.
Anyway. To listen to the Nats fans on Twitter talk about it, you'd think we're in the midst of an epic collapse. One guy is seriously like "I'd rather have the team lose 100 games than be inconsistent like this." Oh FFS. I sat through those 100-loss seasons and they sucked [Todd voice] BALLS. The team was a joke and everyone was miserable. No, they're not the Cubs or the late-90s Yankees, and yes the chances are reasonable that they'll lose in the first round of the playoffs. On the other hand, Strasburg could come back, and he Scherzer and Roark could all pitch lights-out in the playoffs and we win the whole fuckin' thing! There's a chance of that, and I like that much better than no chance. Dammit, people, enjoy this while you can.
I don't get our fans. They either don't understand baseball (it's a long-ass season and even the best teams have some down times), or they're so stuck in the football mentality that they act like every loss dooms the season. It's tiresome.
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