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When he christened Nationals Park with a game-winning home run on Opening Night 2008, the legend only grew and I named him <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/category\/mr-walkoff\">Mr. Walkoff<\/a>. Or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/tag\/mr-walk-off\">Mr. Walk-Off<\/a> if you prefer hyphens. He&#8217;s come through with one annually. Until this year. More reading before Game 3, the first playoff game in Washington, D.C. since 1933&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>79 YEARS IN THE MAKING, 3 MONTHS IN PREPARATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2012\/oct\/9\/nationals-park-staff-has-been-preparing-for-the-bi\/#ixzz28tMeo8eX\">Nationals Park staff has been preparing for the big day since July<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Wash. Times<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mr. Gambino said his work to prepare the stadium for its first postseason game was similar to readying the riverside facility for Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>The difference, he explained, is that around the All-Star break in mid-July, Major League Baseball issues binders \u201cwith various requirements for the postseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat ranges from ticket requirements to hospitality and broadcasting, field preparation, things like that,\u201d Mr. Gambino said. \u201cObviously, this year we need to pay close attention to it, so right after the All-Star break we started regular committee meetings, and as our season became more and more successful, it broke into subcommittees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The months of preparation winnowed down to weeks. Finally, last weekend, Mr. Gambino\u2019s crew put the finishing touches on the ballpark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>FRANKS!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Frank Robinson throws ceremonial 1st pitch for Game 3, Frank Howard for Thursday&#8217;s Game 4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Nats\">#Nats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Cards\">#Cards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23MLB\">#MLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Fendrich (@HowardFendrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardFendrich\/status\/255847525037273088\" data-datetime=\"2012-10-10T01:49:38+00:00\">October 10, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>WALTER JOHNSON&#8217;S DAUGHTER AND A NEW MEMORIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/10\/10\/sports\/baseball\/walter-johnsons-daughter-links-washington-to-its-baseball-past.html?pagewanted=all&#038;_r=0\">Big Train Is Still Rolling<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Now, Washington is in the National League and its Nationals will play here Wednesday afternoon in Game 3 of their division series against St. Louis. It will be the first postseason baseball in this city in 79 years, and Johnson\u2019s daughter, now 89, is following along avidly.<\/p>\n<p>The little girl turned great-grandmother represents one of the last direct connections to her father\u2019s life. Her only remaining sibling, Edwin, died at 94 in August. According to the Baseball Hall of Fame, no one is alive now who played in the major leagues when Johnson pitched and managed.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas watches many Nationals games on television and reads newspaper articles about the team, which relocated here from Montreal in 2005. A color photograph of the rookie outfielder Bryce Harper graces her living room mantel, next to a stuffed-eagle doll in a Nationals uniform. On a nearby bookshelf rests a baseball signed by the team\u2019s former first baseman Dmitri Young. \u201cYou are the sweetest lady,\u201d Young wrote on it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She&#8217;s not a fan of the statue of her father in front of Nationals Park.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Johnson statue, situated in a Nationals Park concourse and depicting the pitcher releasing the ball with multiple arms, should be done in \u201cwith an acetylene torch,\u201d said her son, who was visiting on the day his mother was interviewed. He was not smiling.<br \/>\nThe Nationals are making amends. They now plan to dedicate an eight-foot-tall Johnson monument, a replica of the one that President Harry S. Truman unveiled at Griffith Stadium, then the home of the Washington Senators, in June 1947. It was shortly after Johnson\u2019s death. The original monument now stands at the entrance to Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>BOB SCHIEFFER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natsenquirer.com\/2012\/10\/on-face-the-nation-bob-schieffer-talks-79-years-without-playoff-baseball-in-dc.html\">Bob Schieffer on 79 years without playoff baseball in D.C. on Face the Nation<\/a> &#8211; <em>Nats Enqurier<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTFeUCeIXOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>MAMA DON&#8217;T TAKE MY CORTISONE AWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2012\/10\/08\/mlb-cortisone-shots\/1621781\/\"><br \/>\nCortisone: Is it worth the shot?<\/a> &#8211;<em> USA Today<\/em><br \/>\nGOOD: Zimmerman&#8217;s season was saved by cortisone. NOT SO GOOD: <strong>Carlos Beltran<\/strong>&#8216;s may have been as well. The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder hit two home runs on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Hasn&#8217;t anybody done the obvious &#8220;Kodachrome&#8221; parody?<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAKE ON ME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/take-on-me-becomes-a-nationals-battle-cry\/2012\/10\/09\/aa2b1b46-124b-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html\">\u2018Take On Me\u2019 becomes a Nationals battle cry<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><br \/>\nIf the Nats make the World Series, A-Ha might show up. They are pleased with Michael Morse&#8217;s at-bat music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IAN DESMOND CAN&#8217;T DO IT ALL HIMSELF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/nationals\/nationals-shortstop-ian-desmond-finally-has-a-big-stage-to-show-off-his-talents\/2012\/10\/09\/261fc2a4-125d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html\">Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond finally has a big stage to show off his talents<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><br \/>\nDesmond can&#8217;t do it all though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAYBE HARPER CAN HELP<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/playoffs\/2012\/story\/_\/id\/8466093\/looking-back-bryce-harper-thrilling-rookie-season\">Bryce Harper&#8217;s wild ride<\/a> &#8211; <em>ESPN<\/em><br \/>\nHe&#8217;d due for a breakout game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAYOR GRAY IS A BIG FAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2012\/oct\/9\/nationals-park-staff-has-been-preparing-for-the-bi\/\">Playoff has extra meaning for Nationals\u2019 No. 1 fan \u2014 D.C. Mayor Gray<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Wash. Times<\/em><br \/>\nMike Rizzo leaves voicemails for Mayor Vincent Gray, who is a big fan.<\/p>\n<p>The Wilson Building (city hall) has the red lights on for the playoffs: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The Wilson Building is red for the Nats <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OlhYwM6t\" title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Nationals\/status\/255785690716057600\/photo\/1\">twitter.com\/Nationals\/stat\u2026<\/a> (Via @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nationals\">nationals<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcsportsbog\/status\/255787744268255232\" data-datetime=\"2012-10-09T21:52:05+00:00\">October 9, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An interesting mayor&#8217;s bet with St. Louis is happening too &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/mike-debonis\/wp\/2012\/10\/09\/in-d-c-s-baseball-bet-with-st-louis-flags-are-on-the-line\/\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In D.C.\u2019s baseball bet with St. Louis, flags are on the line<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em>The terms are these: Should the Cardinals somehow take three of the four two of three remaining National League Division Series games from the Nationals, Gray will fly the official St. Louis flag above the John A. Wilson Building for a day. Known as the \u201cthree rivers\u201d flag, it alludes to the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri and Meramec rivers near St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Nats win, St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) will, for a day, fly a D.C. flag above his own City Hall \u2014 and not the official D.C. flag, but the modified version with \u201cTaxation Without Representation\u201d written on the two bars of the Washington arms.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a little bit different from the half-smokes-for-toasted-ravioli bet you might have been anticipating. Gray spokesman Pedro Ribeiro said comestible-based gambling is \u201cplayed out\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Comestible-based gambling is NEVER played out. Why not do both? The flag idea is pretty sharp. I&#8217;m sure Mark Plotkin is a very excited boy, he might not even yell at any co-workers or service employees today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TODAY&#8217;S USA TODAY COVER STORY<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/nationals\/2012\/10\/09\/stephen-strasburg-washinton-nationals-call-of-duty-ps3\/1623061\/\">Strasburg shutdown? Not exactly (video)<\/a> &#8211; <em>USA Today<\/em><br \/>\nYou really need to see Stephen Strasburg with his eyed glazed over playing Call of Duty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLAYOFFS ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/nats-playoff-run-sets-off-millions-in-spending\/article\/2510263#.UHVWu1E6LIV\">Nats playoff run sets off millions in spending<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Wash. Examiner<\/em><br \/>\n$$$ for DC<\/p>\n<p><strong>GAME IS AT 1:00 ON MLB NETWORK<\/strong><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t get it at my office either. \ud83d\ude41 Charlie &#038; Dave it is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Jackson vs. Chris Carpenter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something was missing from the 2012 Washington Nationals season &#8211; the annual Ryan Zimmerman game-ending home run. A walk-off. Zimmerman has hit at least one annually starting in 2006 when he homered off Chein Ming Wang on Father&#8217;s Day. He then hit one on July 4, 2006. 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