Nationals fans now realize what is on the cusp, and more and more fairweathereds up there are quickly jumping on the wagon and learning Stephen Strasburg’s name, so they can brag about how they know so much about him, and heard about him “a long time ago,” when draft-time rolls around.

I wish the fans could dictate how the players play the game for teams that are doing poorly, because if that were the case, when the Padres and Nationals tangle up, we’d be seeing softball floaters being pitched, nobody swinging, and the game being decided by bean-balls, ejections, unearned runs, and eventual forced forfeits. Kind of like in that old Nintendo game, Base Wars with the bionic robots; if your friend decides to be a dick and chooses the custom team, and hits 40 homers in the first inning, you can still win by endlessly plunking his players and eventually killing them. Sure, the final score would be like 178-0, but you’d still be the victor for having more players alive.

He’s had a few rough outings this year, but so have a lot of closers. He’s also pitched well. I hate knee jerk crap like that. Research your baseball before you talk shit, whoever wrote that.

Too easy

Beck – Loser

Kapler’s home run, or the last 2 seconds of the Charger game?