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After decades of waiting, a long and seemingly endless streak ended…<\/p>\n

I saw parts of a D.C. baseball victory live. Thus far, I was 0 for lifetime in watching Nats games in person or on TV. Granted, I may have actually seen one full at-bat today, on account of being at work, but I saw something, so this one counts. Thank god this has finally happened after all those years of disappointment!<\/p>\n

To celebrate this long awaited milestone, the Nats are going to do it up right for their home opener. Expect lots of dignitaries from the world of sport and politics, plus a special jersey with a gold border around the Nationals script.<\/p>\n

Nats Head Home After Pounding Braves<\/b><\/a> – AP\/The Post<\/i><\/p>\n
There are a bunch of good features on nationals.com<\/i> in anticipation of opening day, forgive me if some have already been posted.<\/p>\n
  • Home sweet home for Nationals<\/b><\/a>\n
  • Bauman: Baseball is back where it belongs<\/b><\/a> \n
  • Grzenda to have a ball at Nats’ opener<\/b><\/a> \n
  • Bush to throw D.C.’s first pitch<\/b><\/a>\n
  • Q&A with club president Tony Tavares<\/b><\/a>\n
  • Mayor excited to bring baseball home<\/b><\/a>
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    I don’t have tickets to tomorrow night’s game, so I will be watching it at Fado. I figure, I might as well celebrate this glorious occasion by spending money in the city that is paying for the ballpark. WWN<\/i> editors Erica Marker<\/b> and Fritz Hamme<\/b> will also be in attendance.<\/p>\n
    Good Wilbon Quote:<\/b> I care that there is baseball in D.C. I love that. I hated that the city I’ve lived my entire adult life in hasn’t had it. I hate that so many people (like my wife and brother-in-law) have grown up thinking the Orioles are their hometown team…God, I hate that…Now, am I going to the opener? No. It has no emotional impact on me. I’m not from here. I’ve got my hometown team, the sorry and still no-account Cubs. And I want my seat (not that I have a say in it) to go to somebody from here who cares about this, who hopefully is from the D.C. area… <\/p>\n

    More from The Chat House<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i><\/p>\n

    The cheering returns to D.C.<\/b><\/a> – ESPN Page 2<\/i>
    Only read it if you are bored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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