PHILADELPHIA 6 Washington 1(CBS Sportsline Boxscore)

Phillies Soak Up the Scene – The Post

Nats learn how success feels – The Wash. Times

At the start of the season, I joked that I was an optimist when I said the Nats would go 62-99 (with a rainout) because I was an “optimist.” It turns out I was considerably off, with the Nats having won 73 games. Not bad, though we didn’t learn too much other than some of the “core” players — Felipe Lopez, Austin Kearns and Brian Schneider really aren’t very good. We also learned that every pitcher other than Matt Chico is fragile. Ryan Zimmerman may be a Gold Glove third baseman though (The Post). Also, the article notes that Bob Carpenter may be back, something I mentioned yesterday.

That was fun watching the Nats decide the NL East wasn’t it? The next time they make a difference, I want it to be because they are the ones in pursuit of a title, not merely destroying the Mets. The spin is the Nats have no gained playoff-like experience, but I’m not sure I buy into that theory.

Jason Bergmann didn’t pitch well yesterday (The Wash. Times). Oh well, it kept the Mets out of it, so that makes it tolerable.

By virtue of this year’s fourth place finish, one can argue that this was the Nationals most successful season.

How long until hockey season? Football season seems like a lost cause.