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Last night after watching the Washington Nationals fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second consecutive night, I tweeted<\/a> “You know that *skepticism* we have of Rick Eckstein and the team doctors\/trainers? I have that for the #Nats optometrist too.”<\/p>\n

It is oversimplifying matters to suggest that the need for more thorough eye exams could be the root of all of those Nats strikeouts, but I’d like Danny Espinosa<\/strong> to get a good eye exam. I like to think that is the issue and not that he’s just not a good hitter, a la Rick Ankiel<\/strong>, who should be nothing more than a fourth outfielder. Espinosa’s strikeouts<\/a> are just brutal (The Wash. Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n

You could say that K Street<\/a> is a two-way street.<\/p>\n

The Nats 4-2 loss meants this is the second series of the season that they didn’t win. They have to win the next 3 games against Pittsburgh or I lose an annual bet.<\/p>\n

FURTHER READING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rehashing a strange 3rd inning<\/a> – CSN Washington<\/em>
\nIT was strange and the third run was preventable, but Ian Desmond hesitated on the throw home. Then he almost hit a home run, missing by a few inches.<\/p>\n

Stephen Strasburg, healthy and \u2018one of the guys,\u2019 might be baseball\u2019s best pitcher<\/a> – The Post<\/em>
\nNo other D.C. player combines athletic excellence and intelligence as well as Strasburg. It isn’t even close. He is on the mound tonight to try and salvage the series.<\/p>\n

Where do the Nationals fit among D.C.\u2019s pro sports teams?<\/a> & SNYDER: Nationals\u2019 bandwagon is starting to fill up<\/a> – The Wash. Times
\nThe Nats rank #3, fairly far behind the Capitals who always make the playoffs and of course, the Redskins who are #1 by about a light-year, performance notwithstanding. A successful Nats team could overtake the Caps in a few years. The Wizards and DC United round up the rest. If the bandwagon is a little slow in starting up isn’t a terrible thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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