Opening Day!!!

My favorite day of the year is here! This year is extra special since it coincides with my wedding anniversary (2nd time it has done so for us). Also, I have a Nationals team that appears to be the cream of the NL East. Playoffs, here we come! Oh, and my beloved Orioles have a tough road ahead in the brutal AL East. However, I think they'll still be in the mix come September. Hope springs eternal! Good luck to everyone's teams today! We all can't win, but we can at least stay healthy. ***Make Opening Day a National Holiday***

Counting Down to Red Sox & Opening Day

The first hour of the Nationals game on MLB.com was unavailable due to audio technical difficulties, but the part of the game I was able to listen to was dominated by one terrible word: Bergmann. Though I couldn't see his pitches, it sounded like he was getting manhandled by the Marlins (A sound I am way too familiar with as a Nats fan...). It was a case when stats lie: he only gave up two runs, both of which were unearned. But, in relief of starter Garrett Mock, Bergmann gave up five hits in 1/3 of an inning. Mock took the brunt on his ERA, but it was Bergmann's shoddy work that really stood out for me. He couldn't even retire Chris Volstad, a career .123 hitter. It sounded ugly, and it made me glad I couldn't watch it on MLB.tv. Ah, only four more days until the Nats are back at Nats Park for the Red Sox exhibition and only six days until Opening Day. The bullpen may explode, but everything will be right with my world again...