I had heard such horrible things about the Natinals coming into this game that I was a little disappointed. True, it was classic Natinals baseball: keep the game close, and then once Manny Acta goes to his bullpen the game turns into a laugher (losing pitcher: Julian Tavarez). But after Brad Penny’s 2007 season when his ERA was almost lower than his BA (3.03 ERA and .246 BA), I was hoping for one of those games where the pitcher shuts out the other team and hits a homer. Was I expecting too much?

MLB has clearly given up on the Nats. After the game I went to my trusty iPhone to re-watch some highlights but was in for a little surprise. Clicking on Bay’s game-tying solo homer got me a video of a routine pop to center (clearly Trupe is editing the highlight reels). Ellsbury’s RBI triple is a video of Brad Penny stepping into the batter’s box. Bay’s two run single? That’s a nice sweeping landscape of the bleacher seating in NatsTown. Apparently the only video that MLB lets out of the Nats is the terrible commercials. I guess it’s like the old philosophical question of a tree falling in the woods: If nobody watches the Natinals, are they actually that bad? (The answer to both questions is yes.)