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Let the Games Begin

Believe it or not, it hasn’t been this early since 2013, but after a second straight offseason where prune juice seemed the better choice than orange juice, it’s still not too soon.

In years past, I would remark about expectations, but it’s difficult to discern with the obsession over whether the Bryce Harper era is really over. There’s certainly one in the local media who is his analog—well past his prime*—and eager for him to leave, even putting words in the mouth of “one prominent Nats vet.”
* Well, except playing “when did you stop beating your wife?” games.

For us, I don’t think that matters very much. Harper comes back, someone gets traded or released. Seems rather doubtful that that’d be Victor Robles… and even it were, imagine the haul in return? But I don’t think he’s coming back.

Anyway, like Dave Martinez as the manager, we’ll pretend we belong here (sans cabbage, natch) and return to posting almost every day (as opposed to almost every week) until about mid-March or when it seems apparent that most of “our guys” have been sent to minor-league camp.

It starts tonight with a 6:30 p.m. on MASN, the first of seven games televised this spring.

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  1. Luke are you going to get your Churchill dog that spring training cap I like with the Walter Johnson era W on the Capital dome ??
    Unleash the hounds could be another moniker for games begin

    1. He looks like maybe he is ready to lick @AOC like a lollipop on a sidewalk in Queens … or maybe its Chelsea Janes?

  3. Boswell is no doubt running interference for the Lerners, because that’s what “access journalists” ( read: stenographers to power) do best. I doubt he’d be out on a limb leading the don’t let the door hit your rear end chorus if there was any real chance Harper is coming back.

    Personally, I’m looking forward to a whole season of watching Soto and Robles play together without the moping, lollygagging distraction next to them in right field. Maybe now when the Nats are on ESPN, they’ll be forced to actually talk about somebody else on the team for a change.

    1. I am looking forward to watching FP’s favorite player “Spanky” playing for the Nats for a full season … finally!!! Eaton has everything you want in a major league ballplayer and teammate and then some … Rizzo did truly get value for his 3 pitcher swap. Bad luck of injuries. They happen. They may happen this season. And depth in the minors isn’t as good as a GM like Rizzo would like. If they happen, Martinez may end up having to ask Turner to return to the outfield while they bring up prospects like Kieboom and move Kendrick back to starting. Not sure they can afford to go with Taylor sans Harper in the lineup. Harper really extends a lineup and makes injuries easier to manage .. in spite of his “lolligagging?” Gee, Harp really wanted to play every day? He didn’t sit out spring training like one veteran. He didn’t decide which days he would pitch like another. He didn’t yell at his manager from the field. He didn’t run from first to third on his own at the speed of a turtle?

      1. I didn’t say Harper was worthless–I implied that he wasn’t worth $300 million, which he isn’t.

    2. Speaking of that? Boz isn’t the only one writing about Bryce. Many would strongly agree with long-time DC sports writer David Aldridge’s take. His telling last paragraph?

      “If this group breaks through where other Nationals teams failed, they’ll get their deserved glory. Anything less, and you’ll be thinking about the breakup, and how great the ex looks in his new suit.”

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